A contemporary dance piece that combines clowning, corporeal mime, physical theatre, and work with objects and shadows brings this poetic story to life. A white magician, creator of fantastical worlds, finds himself on the brink of death, lost between hallucination and reality. His imaginary characters, the wanderers, come to life to accompany him on his final journey, sharing memories, games and adventures born of his imagination.

The piece explores deeply human themes such as the end of life, memory and the desire to transcend through art. With precise gestures and a symbolic stage language, the performers invite the audience to dive into a world where the invisible takes shape. Humour, delicacy, and emotion intertwine in this proposal that goes beyond words and connects through the sensory and the universal.

Artists

Onírico Danza-Teatro del Gesto

Group

Gilberto González Guerra

Press quotes

“Situated halfway between commedia dell’arte and the dynamics of silent film, between pantomime and choreographic playfulness (...) Both characters, sometimes literally, sometimes symbolically, jump over obstacles, travel through stretches of imagination, communicate and love each other and themselves, making the audience accomplices. The characters leap over obstacles. They are always running, as if moving from one mind to another, from one world to another, to the invisible that all of us, young and old, carry within (...) the silent dialogue. The mimed sketch at its peak. Onírico. A well-crafted journey to the land of imagination, where genres embrace each other.”

Alberto Dallal. Periódico Reforma

“(...) Gilberto González, one of the few Mexican choreographers with a distinctly personal stamp. (...) this is one of the few dance performances that, due to its quality, has managed to survive the fleeting nature of the genre’s listings. (...) 'Vías de vuelo' is a production you should not miss if you want to understand what the new generations of choreographers are seeking.”

Rosario Manzanos. Revista Proceso

“Gilberto González manages to touch an astonishing range of emotions. (...) Every bodily gesture has vital meaning, a nod, a look, the slowness of a jump. The work of the performers (Ramón Solano, Juan Ramírez and Gilberto González himself) deserves a long round of applause.”

Marcela Sánchez Mota. Periódico La Jornada

“With this work, we have created a unique stage experience in which the audience is moved, deeply touched in their emotions through their own memories, thereby creating bonds of communion between artists and spectators. As a company, we are interested in enjoying, playing, and moving together; remembering what makes us human and connects us to the deepest parts of our being.”

Gilberto González Guerra

“It is an endearing work that explores human fragility. Through sublimation, wit, and fantasy, it poetically delves into the process of approaching death.”

Gilberto González Guerra