Sadeh21. Batsheva Dance Company | Ohad Naharin

Batsheva Dance Company presents the Spanish premiere on 15, 16 and 17 October in the Sala Roja Concha Velasco at Teatros del Canal of one of the most emblematic creations by Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, a piece that has become a benchmark in international contemporary dance since its premiere in 2011.

Considered an essential title in the company's repertoire, the work has earned widespread international critical acclaim. Built from a succession of scenes (the 21 "fields" that give the production its name), the show offers a physical and emotional journey in which bodies explore multiple forms of relationship, movement and transformation. The choreography maintains a constant tension between different planes of existence, generating a space charged with mystery that invites the spectator to discover new meanings in every performance.

The stage experience begins even before the dance starts. A continuous hum envelops the auditorium as the audience takes their seats and, once the lights go down, a single spotlight illuminates the stage. Without transition, the spectator is transported to an apparently empty space that gradually fills with moving bodies. As if taking part in a ritual of hypnotic power, the dancers construct a visual and sensory universe from which it is hard to look away, confirming the evocative power of a work that remains one of the great milestones of modern dance.

Batsheva Dance Company is one of the most prestigious and influential dance companies in the world. Founded in 1964 in Tel Aviv (Israel) by Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild and American choreographer Martha Graham, the ensemble has established itself as an international benchmark for its constant pursuit of new stage languages.

Since 1990, under the artistic direction of choreographer Ohad Naharin, the group has developed a unique identity based on a movement of gra