The CND in the central event of The Herds in Madrid

The Compañía Nacional de Danza joins the urgent call for climate action through culture by starring in the Madrid stop of The Herds (La Estampida) on Saturday, June 7th at 6:30 p.m., an ambitious artistic initiative by the English company The Walk Productions under the artistic direction of Amir Nizar. In this initiative, a herd of life-size wild animal puppets will travel 20,000 kilometers, from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Trondheim in Norway, to raise awareness about the effects of climate change.

The Herds began on April 9th ​​in Kinshasa, and to date, the animals have traveled to Lagos, Dakar, Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat, and San Fernando in Cádiz, meeting with local musicians, artists, dancers, and climate activists.

During their visit to Madrid on Saturday, June 7, the animal puppets escaping climate change will meet with the cast of the Compañía Nacional de Danza, with the musician of Neopercusión, giving rise to an artistic performance entitled A hunt in broad daylight. The performance will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 7:15 p.m., according to the following itinerary:

  • 6:30 p.m. Start after Nave 16 of Matadero, in Madrid Río
  • 6:45 p.m. Veal Shed of the Casa de Reloj Cultural Center
  • 7:00 p.m. Matadero Courtyard
  • 7:15 p.m. End of the show
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Itinerary of the CND's artistic intervention with The Walk Productions (The Herds)

After meeting with the CND cast, the puppets will continue their journey to the Venice Dance Biennale on June 17, directed by Wayne McGregor. They are also scheduled to interact with dancers from Sadler’s Wells East at the end of June (June 27-29).

Trondheim (July 28-30), Norway, will be the final city on the Herds’ 11-country tour before disappearing towards the Arctic Circle.

5. Kinshasa – Congo Basin
1. Kinshasa – Congo Basin
1. Lagos – Kashope Faje
2. Dakar

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