PicassA Dance Performance Captures Picasso's Fractured Vision in Abandoned Radio Building

The former Radio Andorra building in Encamp served as the unconventional stage this Saturday for *PicassA*, a dance performance inspired by Pablo Picasso's universe. Created, directed, and performed by Lorena Nogal—Spain's 2024 National Dance Award winner—the 50-minute show explored the visual fractures in Picasso's language through body movement and fragmentation.

Part of Encamp's 2026 Cultural Cycle, the production drew a large crowd that sold out all available tickets. Designed for non-traditional venues, *PicassA* delved into themes of disaffection, the ephemerality of traces, and the drive for new expressive codes, forging a direct connection with viewers.

The piece unfolded in three distinct sections evoking key periods in Picasso's career: the Rose, Blue, and Black phases. These served as catalysts for emotional, symbolic, and physical shifts. Mobile devices played a starring role, particularly in the Rose period, where Nogal highlighted image manipulation and distortion.

Nogal explained her approach by noting that she drew from "the visual ruptures very present in Picasso's work," adding that her research into "dissociating movements and breaking the conventionality of the body" aligned perfectly with the artist. The performance also decontextualized and reshaped the scenic space, echoing cubism to prompt audiences to view reality through multiple perspectives.