Luz Arcas premieres Morphine, a solo on spiritualism at La Abadía
The artist Luz Arcas brings her new creation, Morphine, to the Teatro de La Abadía in Madrid. This piece, a solo that she performs herself, is integrated into a larger work titled The Book of Spirits. The work delves into a territory populated by rituals and intangible presences, exploring how to perceive and communicate with what cannot be seen. Arcas constructs a landscape where the body dialogues with visual and sound elements, generating an atmosphere to reflect on loss and memory. 🕯️
A choreographic portal to the invisible
Morphine operates as an access to altered states of consciousness, using body movement as the main tool. Arcas investigates how the body can express experiences that transcend the rational, such as the pain of an absence or contact with the spiritual. Her choreographic language, known for its intensity and visual poetry, is refined here to focus on the purity of the gesture. Lighting, sound, and space merge to create the sensation of a contemporary ritual, where the artist mediates between different planes of existence.
Key elements of the staging:- The body in movement as a translator of non-rational experiences.
- A sound and visual atmosphere that suggests a current ritual.
- The figure of the medium as the central axis of the artistic investigation.
Sometimes, to connect with the beyond, you first have to disconnect from Wi-Fi.
Integration into a global project
This solo is not an independent work, but a component of the project The Book of Spirits. This initiative by Luz Arcas and her company, La Phármaco, examines various forms of the supernatural and the occult through time. Morphine focuses on spiritualist practice and the role of the medium, approaching it from an artistic and open perspective. The performance at La Abadía marks the premiere of this piece, which could later be included in more extensive presentations of the complete project.
Characteristics of the project The Book of Spirits:- Explores manifestations of the occult from a historical perspective.
- It is an ongoing project by the company La Phármaco.
- Addresses the supernatural without dogmas, from artistic creation.