• Nemian Stage Dance

From Nahuatl, meaning ``the path of life``

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The company

Dance is a song for life; for us, to dance is to live.

We are a performing arts company. We believe that our works should be created with all the elements necessary to generate the magic of theater and art. Our language is built upon movement born from sound and visual imagery. Dance is a song to life; for us, to dance is to live.

Nemian is a Nahuatl word meaning “the path of life.” It defines us because we bring our life experiences to the stage, driven by the personal exploration of each member of our company.

Under the direction of Isabel Beteta, our works are characterized by an aesthetic approach based on the creation of poetic imagery and the use of diverse objects and materials that possess symbolic value and enrich movement and composition.

We have invited different choreographers, both national and international, including: Darryl Thomas (USA), Natsu Nakajima (Japan), Rodrigo Fernández (Chile), Allen Kaeja (Canada) and Oscar Ruvalcaba (Mexico), among others, which has made us a versatile company open to different techniques and themes.

Path

The company was founded in 1993 as a small chamber group with the piece that gave it its name. We received a grant from the Mexican National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) for this piece in 1993-94.

The Nemian company was founded in 1993 as a chamber group, following the creation of the dance work of the same name, for which we received a production grant from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA) in 1994.

Each year we premiere at least one new work, and among our most characteristic and outstanding pieces, which mark a clear and consistent aesthetic trajectory, are:

Heart of the Earth (1995)
Desire (2005)
The Garden of Delights (2008)
The Fall (2011)
In the Shadow of Dawn (2013)
He Who Carries Dreams
or Nothing Is What It Seems (2014)
Temptations (2015)
In Mikiliztli (2016)
History of Stories (2017)
Filling the Void (2018)
Siamese Twins (2020)
Madness From a Life (2020)
Waiting (2021)
Wooden Heart (2022-23)
The Cleavage (2023)
The Embrace (2024)

We have performed on some of Mexico City’s most important stages, including the Palace of Fine Arts, the Miguel Covarrubias Hall at the UNAM University Cultural Center, the Los Talleres Cultural Center, the Dance Theater, the Raúl Flores Canelo Theater, and the Diego Rivera Theater; we have also

Performers

NEMIAN STAGE DANCE

Repertoire

Nemian's repertoire includes both short and long choreographies. Some were created by company members, some collectively, and others were created for the group by guest choreographers from Mexico and other countries, such as those mentioned previously. The repertoire is constantly being updated.

Contact

Los Talleres Cultural Center



    (55) 5658 7288

    Fco. Sosa 33, Del Carmen Coyoacán

    nemiandanzaescenica@gmail.com
    “Isabel Beteta, recipient of the 2015-2017 National System of Creators Program grant from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts”