A program of activities for cultural revitalization in non-urban areas of Castilla y León

During the month of June, from the 3rd to the 25th, the Castilian-Leonese contemporary dance company Alicia Soto-Hojarasca will present a new project called Un paso adelante, in which it continues its work to culturally energize non-urban areas. For its director, Alicia Soto, this initiative is part of her way of understanding culture and, more specifically, dance, which has guided her career as a creator and that of her company. Since 1994, when he began his Artistic Residency in the Burgos town of Sasamón, Soto has advocated for the importance of the decentralization of the arts in cities, which allows the democratization of art, favoring access to culture outside urban centers and promotes the modernization of ideas, criteria and an acceptance of difference. At the same time, with the different experiences implemented over the years, it has shown how this type of action creates synergies with the local population and its social and educational agents and promotes the activation of the local economy and job creation.

A STEP FORWARD

The program of activities and actions that make up the Un paso adelante project is based on the language of contemporary dance, the arts of movement, dance-theater, urban dances and technology. Dance, by dispensing with the word as the main element of expression, is a universal language that allows reaching unimagined places connecting with emotional intelligence. As there is no word, there is no barrier, and communication is wide and infinite, allowing the public to imagine and feel. In addition, its practice allows us to approach and express different aspects of life and, in recent decades, its therapeutic nature has been demonstrated, helping personal growth and keeping communities together.

For the project, the collaboration of the municipalities of Aldeamayor de San Martín, La Seca, Nava del Rey, Matapozuelos, Medina de Rioseco, Olmedo, Pozaldez, Rueda, Serrada, Tordesillas, Viana de Cega and Villalar de los Comuneros has been received.

A step forward is made up of three pillars: workshops and an image laboratory for social networks (aimed at women, children and young people); an Artistic Residency in Serrada during 2023 and the exhibition of the shows La Petite Voiture 2.0 and Regards (looks), created by the Alicia Soto-Hojarasca company. Both the workshops and the different functions that will take place in the show will take place in different towns in Valladolid with between 300 and 4,000 inhabitants.