KIRENIA MARTÍNEZ

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Kirenia Martínez Acosta, a dancer, choreographer, and actress born on July 29, 1980, in Santa Clara, Cuba, has an outstanding international career in the performing arts. She trained at the National School of Art of Cuba, where she obtained the Higher Middle Level Technical Professional Education Degree in Acting in 2000. In 2001, she was awarded the First-Level Title of Contemporary Dance Dancer by the Ministry of Culture of Cuba.

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With more than 25 years of career, her artistic journey began with the Cuban company Danza Retazos before settling in Galicia in 2005. Since then, she has presented her work in countries such as Cuba, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Greece, Serbia, and England.

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Currently, Kirenia distributes and develops choreographic proposals for her own companies, Kirenia Danza and the former Entremáns, in addition to actively collaborating on choreographic, literary, and audiovisual research projects with prestigious international entities.

She is the director of the avant-garde performing arts festival Escenas do Cambio in Santiago de Compostela and co-director of Quince Gotas in A Coruña and Eidosfest in the Courel mountains.

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Under her leadership, KIRENIA DANZA, founded in 2019 and a member of the European dance network IETM, has established itself as a Galician company dedicated to contemporary artistic creation. The company conceives, directs, distributes, and produces stage projects, exploring new expressions at the intersection of movement and words. It has participated in European projects such as Perform for Change, AESOP, and ABMS (recognized as best practice). Additionally, she has worked with directors such as Danilo Cremonte and Nikolas Kamtsis, integrating original creations with commissioned choreographies, theatrical and literary collaborations, as well as educational initiatives for groups at risk of social exclusion (older adults, women, rural populations, and migrants).

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In the field of training, she has participated as both a trainer and student in numerous European training programs on contemporary dance and stage management over the past decade, many in collaboration with the Uxío Novoneyra Foundation. Among these initiatives, the Out of Sight project stands out within the framework of the Creative Europe Ulysses European Odyssey residential exchange program.

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"Instante Gradual" is a solo piece that showcases Kirenia Martínez's versatility and artistic mastery as a dancer. With more than 20 years of experience in contemporary dance, she adapts and reprograms her body according to the specific conditions of each space and moment of performance. The work addresses universal themes such as the passage of time, risk, honesty, and commitment to creative expression, captivating audiences with its blend of movement and emotion.

 

This constantly evolving work has received notable recognition, including its presentation at the opening of the Galicia Culture Awards in 2021. It has been performed both nationally and internationally, with notable appearances at the European Capital of Culture 2019 in Matera, Italy, and the Dance KID program in Malmö, Sweden, in 2020. Recently, the piece was performed at the National Theater of Novi Sad, Serbia, as part of the European Capital of Culture 2022 program.