Balfolk is the contemporary face of traditional dances, the necessary change that followed the disruption of the pillars of the old rural and urban societies. And it is still changing but, how?

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Cenizas is the international laboratory where dancers, teachers and organisers gather to exchange, learn, teach, confront and, essentially, grow. In its fourth edition, we will work on the three pillars of the residency: dance exploration, balfolk pedagogy and balfolk promotion.

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Cenizas means "ashes", we wish to be the phoenix starting its journey, again and again, in a circle that embraces all of us, and goes beyond each one of us. And this year the phoenix will happen at the end of the residency with a festival called: Fénix Festival.

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We will dance together, but it’s far more than that. We will re-build our communities, share knowledge and feelings, provide each other pedagogical tools and help each other to promote culture. We are culture, we are Europe, we are the dances before we were born, we are the dances that will come soon.

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The Residency

30 people during one week of hard work and hard fun will share their knowledge and energy to drive themselves and balfolk to newer  lands.

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Fenix Festival

Two days of intensive workshops and one concert per night, a nice festival more focused on training. A beautiful gathering to have a lot of fun and share what we've learned and created through the week.