'ETENA DENA' by Olatz Larunbe with Company | E

Join us for an exclusive performance by Spanish dancer and choreographer Olatz Larunbe, as she presents the culmination of her artistic residency with Company | E at the Spanish Cultural Center in Washington, D.C.

ETENA DENA is a contemporary dance piece that reflects on the acceleration of time in today’s society, positioning pause as an act of resistance. Inspired by The Burnout Society and The Scent of Time by Byung-Chul Han, the work explores the tension between hyperactivity and the deep desire to slow down, creating a shared space of contemplation and attentive presence. Through movement, the body moves across states of speed, excess, and collapse, eventually opening the possibility of stillness. Six performers build a physical and emotional journey where movement becomes a poetic and political language, revealing the exhaustion, pressure, and invisible rhythms that shape our daily lives.

Olatz Larunbe is a multidisciplinary dancer and creator with a diverse background ranging from classical conservatory training to international contemporary dance at centers like La Faktoria. After establishing herself as a performer with the prestigious GN|MC (Guy Nader & Maria Campos) company, she has developed a thriving creative career featuring award-winning projects such as the dance film UHOLDEAK and stage pieces like IHTOK. Currently, she balances her artistic practice and the development of her upcoming production (ETENA DENA) with specialized pedagogical work, integrating her degree in Primary Education and therapeutic pedagogy into her dance movement workshops.

A contemporary repertory dance company and dance education and interdisciplinary arts organization under the Artistic Direction of Paul Gordon Emerson and Kathryn Sydell Pilkington, based in the U.S. Capital City of Washington, DC. The company emphasizes international collaborations with the great choreographers, dancers. composers, film-makers and artists at work today and builds its art through engagement with the diplomatic missions from nations around the globe, all based in Washington, DC, seeking out the greatest choreographic, musical and interdisciplinary artists in their fields. The Company seeks to create, perform, educate and engage in environmentally sustainable ways.

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• Doors open 20 minutes before posted showtime.
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How to get there:

The best way to arrive is by public transportation. The closest Metro station is Columbia Heights (Green and Yellow line). Limited metered and two-hour zoned parking is available in the surrounding neighborhoods. Public parking garage is available at DC USA Shopping Mall (Columbia Heights Metro Station).

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