Antón Yanguas

Open Call stems from Antón Yanguas’ interest in working on the dancer’s confrontation with their self-exposure as an image in relation to their own work. A large part of the work in the performing arts does not happen in the studio, but rather in front of a computer, drafting and submitting applications that must express the added value of a project in order for it to be carried out.

Starting from this reflection, Open Call raises several questions: shouldn't we understand the marketing surrounding the creator’s work in a different way? Because it's more complex than just “knowing how to sell yourself” — the marketing of the image is the very premise from which everything starts. The work never ends and can always be transformed, but we must be accountable for the initial premises. So then, are we much more image than we claim to be?

Building on this idea and focusing on the dancer’s role, Antón seeks to develop a project that expresses a deep desire: to show his uniqueness and to be seen, to fully expose himself, questioning whether that makes sense in terms of public interest. How can one make a concept viable, an image one believes in for its potential, in which the creator fully exposes themselves? How can one be understood in something they wish to express intimately, but must externalize, make understandable, and show — even if they will never see it from the audience's perspective? How to be pure exposure, how to offer one’s full image to the audience?

From this exploration — shaped by different physicalities — emerges a final question and an unresolved doubt, in which the artist seeks to be present in what he does, regardless of his past practices or references. Would a dance without commentary be possible? Perhaps only by becoming pure image can we discover something beyond that, something beyond dance as judgment.