"I say unto you: one must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star. I say unto you: you still have chaos in yourselves."
Diego Agulló and Jorge Ruiz Abánades have been working together for over 13 years! One of their collaborations has resulted in Dancing Plague, a short film based on three works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the phenomenon of Dancing Mania (aka Dancing plague or Dance of San Vito). This dance mania was a social phenomenon that was known in Europe between the 14th and 17th centuries when large groups of men, women and children would dance ecstatically until, totally exhausted, they would fall to the ground in a trance. This film seeks the link between dance and uncontrollable, bizarre and festive power of chaos.
During the Day of Dance, both choreographers start working with the public and organise a re-enactment of the movie. In other words, you as a spectator are contributing to this performance, scene by scene, we play/dance the entire movie. Lose yourself in this dance pest, let go of all control and find yourself exhausted after an hour with a satisfied smile on your face, prostrate on the floor of our golden room ... W-OOO-W.
