The city of Figueres hosts, from July 2nd to 5th, the thirteenth edition of the Figueres Es Mou festival, organized by the cooperative Agitart. This year, the festival focuses its attention on intergenerational dance and community, with a total of seventeen proposals including performances from France, various locations in Catalonia, and the rest of Spain. Eighty dancers will occupy public spaces during the four days of the event.
The cooperative Agitart, with the collaboration of various entities such as the Figueres City Council, the Fages de Climent Library, Figueres a Escena, and the Diòptria cineclub, as well as the A Cielo Abierto network, has made this event possible. Mayor Jordi Masquef highlighted during the presentation the free access to many of the proposals, which "allows culture to be brought closer to all audiences, to socialize it".
One of the notable proposals is the performance by the French company Adhok, titled Sortida d’emergència (Emergency Exit). Starring seven performers aged between 60 and 80, the play reflects on the process of growing old and the fears and treasures of old age. The Councilor for Culture, Mariona Seguranyes, emphasized the importance of street dance "aimed at the community, but also dance as a healing element," and praised the programming of shows "that focus on the elderly".
The festival reclaims the Parc de les Aigües space for the closing event, where three contemporary circus performances will be presented. Two of them are from the Basque Country and will be shown in three different stages, inviting the audience to take a route. Mil primaveres (A Thousand Springs), a "roots" performance by the Esbart Manresà, will also be featured.
Other proposals include Aleta de Marc Fernàndez, which investigates the casteller (human tower) tradition with the collaboration of the Colla Castellera de Figueres, and Prèvia a Agatha (desaparició d’un solo) (Prelude to Agatha - Disappearance of a Solo), inspired by the disappearance of Agatha Christie, performed by Iby. Before this choreography, Mireia de Querol will offer a danced talk on modern and contemporary dance.
