Dance in front of renowned Picasso
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PABLO Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece “Guernica”, one of the world’s most iconic paintings, last Sunday served as a backdrop to a dance performance for the first time in its 77-year history.
About 80 people sat on the floor or stood as Josue Ullate, a bare-chested dancer in black tights, jumped and leaped before the large black-and-white canvas at Madrid’s Reina Sofia Museum. The 20-year-old performed “Quiebro”, a piece lasting about five minutes and inspired by a song written by the late flamenco singer Enrique Morente that mixes modern ballet with traditional Spanish dance.
It took organizers over a year to get permission for Ullate to perform in front of the painting, which used images of distorted figures — human and animal — to represent the horrors of war. The museum reportedly relented only after Picasso’s family gave its support.
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