"Reality and fiction are two interchangeable faces of life and literature. Every glance of the writer becomes a vision, and vice versa: every vision becomes a glance. Essentially, it is life that transforms into a dream and the dream that transforms into life, just as it happens with memory. Reality is thus elusive and ephemeral."
Gesualdo Bufalino
Young and talented choreographer—of Israeli origins but residing in Spain—Sharon Fridman has found his artistic coordinates in the union that springs from the folklore of his homeland, contemporary dance, and classical ballet. In his adopted country, Spain, his work is regarded as "a small wonder, a feast for the senses, a visceral and electrifying balance" (Roger Salas, El Pais). With Al menos dos caras—the absolute premiere last May in Madrid—Fridman once again demonstrates the strength and vitality that characterize his creations, each of which embodies an autobiographical fragment. On stage are two dancers and an actor who investigate, through a distinctly dramaturgical structure, the separation between “what one aspires to be or do” and “what one is or does,” regardless of personal commitment. The main objectives of Sharon Fridman’s work are research, learning, and the development of a physical language through which to create "a virtual space where the audience can see, feel, and imagine." The performance thus narrates the intimate struggle between two modes of existence because, according to the choreographer, the subjective gaze always lives on the edge between reality and imagination, and it is not always clear where one ends and the other begins. The choreography is supported by ephemeral architectures and large solids whose continuous movement on stage aims to generate ambiguity in the audience's perception of the state, the landscape, and the emotions represented by the dancers: every event, every fragment of reality presents itself to our eyes with multiple faces, at least two, al menos dos.
Sharon Fridman was born in Israel, in Hadera, in 1980. His journey as a dancer began in 1999 with the prestigious Ido Tadmor Dance Company in Tel Aviv and continued first with the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company and then with the Vértigo company; until numerous projects at the Suzanne Dellal Center where he hones his interpretative training. He made his debut as a choreographer with Covered Red (2000) and Anna (2001), both created for the Phrasal group. Between 2004 and 2008, he served as artistic director and choreographer of the Mayumaná company. In 2006, he permanently moved to Spain where, the following year, he founded the company that bears his name. In 2008, he participated in a project supporting young choreographers promoted by the Royal Opera House in London, under the artistic direction of Wayne McGregor. From this moment on, his international career began; in 2011, at the Burgos - New York Choreographic Competition, he was awarded both the first prize from the jury and the audience prize.
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