The Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque, a space within the Culture, Tourism, and Sports Area of the City Council, will host the Madrid premiere of Simulacro by the contemporary dance company Kor’sia from June 20th to 22nd. Inspired by the theory of Jean Baudrillard, which posits that in today’s world it is impossible to distinguish between the real and the unreal, Simulacro delves into a present saturated with signs and screens, where simulation not only replaces truth but erases all traces of an authentic reference, creating a sense of loss, fragility, and artificiality.
In this fractured landscape, the work eschews narrative and conventional representation to unfold a fragmented, disjointed dance without a beginning or end. The piece becomes a metaphor for a broader fracture: that of the subject, time, and the world. In a universe governed by invisible algorithms, where perception is filtered and true experience fades, the work embodies this infinite repetition, revealing the crisis of meaning and the disappearance of the real in the digital age.
Kor’sia
Based in Madrid with international projection, Kor’sia is an artistic collective led by choreographers Antonio de Rosa and Mattia Russo, in collaboration with researcher Giuseppe Dagostino and dramaturge and performing arts professor Agnès López-Río. Their work starts from the body as a tool for thought, emotion, and transformation, aiming to activate scenic devices capable of imagining other possible modes of existence.
Kor’sia is supported by the Ministry of Culture of Spain, as well as the Community of Madrid and the City Council. Their work extends beyond their own creations, collaborating with companies such as Nederlands Dans Theater, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Luzerner Theater, Bern Ballett, Opéra national du Rhin, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Ballets de Monte-Carlo, and Opéra Grand Avignon.
Their pieces have been presented on international stages like Chaillot Théâtre national de la Danse, Tanz im August, Festival Grec de Barcelona, Mercat de les Flors, and the Biennale di Venezia, among others.
For their creation Mont Ventoux (2023), which was also showcased at Condeduque, they were awarded the prestigious Fedora – Van Cleef & Arpels Prize for Ballet, the Max Award for Best Dance Show, and recognition from Time Out as the Best Show of the year.
