
OPEN SKIN
April 2026 trailer on line
new independent work
Three figures cross a threshold. Three young artists: three young people, one of whom is in the midst of a physical transformation, exploring her feminine identity.
It is precisely this dimension of change —intimate and powerful— that lies at the heart of the work.
They have no faces, no names—not yet. Wrapped in fabric that both conceals and reveals, they exist in a minimalist, essential space where every gesture carries weight. The red surrounding them is not merely a backdrop: it is tension, it is living matter, it is the pulse of something about to emerge.
Here, the body is not a given but a field of possibilities.
It moves between constraint and openness, between what has been assigned and what can be chosen. Every touch becomes a negotiation; every distance, a statement. The rules do not vanish—they are crossed, bent, rewritten. Desire seeps into the cracks, pushing, insisting, transforming.
Gender is no longer a fixed point but an unstable process, in constant flux. Not something to be represented, but something to be built, dismantled, and reinvented. In this space, the body ceases to respond and begins to define itself.
It is an intimate act, yet deeply political.
A statement emerging through gesture, breath, and touch—a statement that speaks of freedom, inclusion, and the right to exist beyond imposed frameworks. The bodies, initially indistinct, become present: no longer hidden, but aware of their own potential.
Around them, sound does not accompany — it envelops.
Synthetic voices, fragments, and loops that repeat and transform create an unstable, almost organic soundscape. It is music that does not describe but amplifies; that does not guide but unsettles. Like the bodies on stage, the sound is in constant evolution.
And so, crossing that threshold, something changes.
There is no defined endpoint, only an ongoing process. A movement that refuses to stop. An identity that can no longer be contained but expands, redefines itself, and exists.
Performers: Valeria García Ortega, Aimar Inchausti, Eki Gone Martínez de Lagrán
Thanks to Escuela Profesional de Danza Castilla y León Ana Laguna, Burgos Spain
Open Skin 30"
Kolly Herdon work