Patada a seguir

The back door to virtuosity.

Why is virtuosity so attractive? There are things that can only be achieved with the so-called culture of effort, but that culture only suits a few because meritocracy is a swindle. Chopin was a composer who revolutionised piano technique. For some he is an exponent of true virtuosity. But some of his compositions are mind-blowing examples of the design of marvellous architectural structures. To try to reveal the mysterious beauty that lies behind them using immaterial elements such as sound or light would be too pretentious, but we are going to play that with the first of his Etudes, as if we were taking free kicks, knowing that we will lose the game and that it is good that we do so because without that pressure we can play as much as we want, doing something very appropriate for the times we live in: what in rugby would be called a follow-through kick.

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Photo: ©Andrés Duque

By: Rubén Ramos Nogueira

Rubén Ramos Nogueira moves between live art, writing and music. The lighting designer Antoine Forgeron accompanies him in this work.

With the support of: La Infinita de L'Hospitalet, Teatro Ensalle, Beca d'investigació de l'Oficina de Suport a la Iniciativa Cultural de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Institut de Cultura de Barcelona, Casa Orlandai and Caja de resistencias de la Fundación Carasso and hablarenarte.