13 gifts of the spirit (working title) is the eighth creation of the flock, a co-production with the Mercat de les Flors [Barcelona] and made ​​part of their creation in different European residences: the first in Art Stations Foundation in Poznan from 6 to 20 January, from 1 to 16 February in the Centro per la Scena Contemporanea de Bassano del Grappa [Italy], from 14 to 28 March in DeVIR-CAPa Centro de Artes Performativas do Algarve in Faro [Portugal] and from 15 to 30 April in Hellerau – European Center for the Arts Dresden [Germany], in the framework of project Modul-Dance.

13 gifts of the spirit (working title) is a declaration of intents in which the flesh places itself at the service of the creative spirit that moves us. In this project we will relate with everything that feeds our “spirit” from the standpoint of what is purely creative – from the standpoint of our established but constantly evolving stage language. We are consequently reacting to the spiritual perplexity which it has been our lot to experience and which our craft prevents us from ignoring. We do not pretend to make a reasoned theoretical reflection on religions or spirituality, but rather to delve deeper into the experience of a fiction and to experience creativity as a spiritual fact for both the person in action and the person who observes. The creation of other possible realities is our craft and our faith. The upholding of the act of creating as a spiritual gift is one of this production’s goals. If faith can move mountains, just imagine what it can do with a theatre. We seek to conceive a pagan performing ritual in an attempt to reconcile ourselves with the decadent view that is held today of “the spiritual”, a concept which, although abducted and monopolised by religions, is inherent to all human beings, regardless of whether they may be atheists or believers.