Maya Triay and Mariona Jaume with Joe's Movement Emporium

This event will feature a performance created by Spanish dancers Maya Triay and Mariona Jaume Camps, in collaboration with the two companies associated with Joe's Movement: Uprooted Dance and The Lion's Den. Through this collaboration, NUS will develop two pieces specifically adapted for these dance groups, each with unique guidelines, premises, and details. Additionally, Mariona and Maya will perform S'Albufera, an existing dance duet created in 2023.

Conceived for Uprooted Dance, the piece The Knots in Between will explore the connections that bind us. Through bodies that intertwine, expand, and release, bonds that unite and relationships that sustain are revealed. The imperceptible ties that shape us become visible through movement. These knots, far from imprisoning us, give us form within the shared space.

Conceived for Lion's Den, the piece As Wild as Caring, in between fierceness and tenderness, explores the body as a territory where wildness and care intertwine. Gazes that offer refuge and bodies that become shelter. In this shared ritual, tenderness becomes resistance, and the untamed, a form of love.

Albufera, a saltwater lagoon which is separated from the sea by a coastal reef. Nature, a sustainable ecosystem. We are part of it, we are nature. A landscape, a specific physical state, precise sensations.

This lagoon is not in Alcudia, nor in Valencia, nor in Menorca, but in our sensory imagination. It is our lagoon. A natural place where we walk, live, coexist. We are nature and we dance cohabitation. With a civilized aesthetic, a beautiful gaze is responsible for drawing and capturing this landscape. We are the lagoon itself, we are mud, foot that steps on it, animal, leaf, eyes.

We recognize it and respect it.
We remember it, we imagine it, we invent it and we dance it.
We have created a landscape and we are zooming in on it.

Maya Triay (1996, Palma de Mallorca) and Mariona Jaume Camps(1998, Sineu) are multidisciplinary artists working in contemporary dance, choreography, and cultural management. Their collaboration began in 2022 through the Art Jove Program of the Balearic Islands, leading to their first joint piece, Trenta-set i mig, which marked the start of their creative partnership.

Maya trained at the Iwanson International School in Munich and has performed with Cinevox Junior in Switzerland and Bialy Teatr Tanza in Warsaw. Since returning to Mallorca, she has worked on various projects, including MiraMiró (Cia Baal), her solo Ella, regadera (EiMa), and the group creation MAREA. She is also a Board member of the Professional Dance Association of the Balearic Islands.

Mariona studied at the Superior Dance Conservatory of Madrid and earned a Master’s in Cultural Management from UOC. She has worked as a dancer with companies like Cia Baal, iXa, Taiat, Jesús Benzal, and Cia. Daniel Morales. As a cultural manager, she is currently working at La Mecànica and Mobofest.

In 2023, they developed S’ALBUFERA, which received the Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics creation grant, premiered at Palma Dansa 2024, and toured festivals such as La Mercè, FiraB!, and Festival Z in Catalonia and Mallorca. The tour will continue in 2025 with the support of Magrana Arts.

Currently, they are working on NUS, a research project exploring tenderness, wildness, and care, further establishing their presence in the contemporary dance landscape.

Established in 1995, Joe’s Movement Emporium is a cultural arts hub that acts as a catalyst for creativity and economic opportunity. Based in Mount Rainier, Maryland in the Prince George’s Gateway Arts District, Joe’s serves more than 70,000 visitors annually. The company has five arts-based youth programs that bridge the creative divide between under-resourced families and those with means. Through programs and productions in education, performing arts, and work readiness, Joe’s integrates progressive education, creativity, and youth development.

UpRooted Dance is a non-profit organization based in the D.C. Metro area. UpRooted Dance creates intersections between dance and other art forms. Artistic Director, Keira Hart-Mendoza collaborates with interdisciplinary creatives to craft vibrant works. UpRooted Dance uses movement, sound, images, and text to immerse viewers through thought-provoking storytelling. This versatile company produces pathways from audiences to explore dance on stage and in unexpected locations.

The Lion's Den is a Filipina-founded, DMV-based dance & wellness community dedicated to creating spaces for people to freely express themselves. We're a welcoming hub that believes how you move in your body impacts how you move in the world. The Lion's Den provides in-person and virtual classes, events, workshops, and performance opportunities to help cultivate confidence and new connections.

Important Information

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• Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• Doors open 20 minutes before posted showtime.
• Ticket holders will have access to the event while space is available. A reservation does not guarantee admission.
• No Late Seating, ticket holders may not be allowed to enter 15 minutes after posted showtime.
• Right of admission reserved.
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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 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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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Spanish Cultural Center - Embassy of Spain, 2801 16th Street Northwest, Washington, United States