Javiera Peón-Veiga

HAMMAM explores the “bath” as a collective phenomenon of purge, regeneration and social healing practice to rub the boundaries between the intimate and the public. The performance proposes an immersive experience inspired by the traditional practices of sweat or heat baths present in different geographies and cultures of the world, where temperature, steam and sound operate not only as environmental phenomena but as tactile media capable of moving and making bodies vibrate. The piece enables a body-mind cleansing ritual in a vaporous environment that, by means of a choreographic score that goes through the steps of the hammam – heat, massage, exfoliation, washing and relaxation –, offers an introspective and contemplative experience. — Javiera Peón-Veiga

During the performance, the audience is invited to move around the space in an experience of sound, light and bath, in which boundaries are blurred between performers, scenic elements and audience, and there may be a possible interaction between these elements.