Following its premiere at Matadero Madrid in 2024, SOLAZ arrived in Mexico in a site-specific version developed with 20 performers from Mexico, Spain, Colombia, the United States, and Costa Rica. In SOLAZ, joy and pleasure take on a political dimension by activating the body, time, and public space through intensity, desire, and shared presence. The piece approaches performance as a language capable of creating temporary bonds, shifting the usual ways people gather, and opening a space inhabited by a collective body.

The process included a two-week residency with Antonio Ruz and the participating dancers, facilitated in collaboration with La Nueva Red de Bailadores. As part of the residency, an open rehearsal was held at the Centro Cultural de España en México, followed by a public conversation around the body, movement, and the construction of shared spaces between professional and non-professional dancers. This process functioned as a space for encounter and collective preparation, culminating in the public presentation of SOLAZ at the Jardín Escénico de Chapultepec.

Organized by Ruta del Castor and facilitated in collaboration with La Nueva Red de Bailadores, the project expanded the dialogue between the performing arts, contemporary art, and socially engaged practices. With live electronic music by Spanish producer Aire, costumes by Gabrielle Venguer, and an international cast, SOLAZ unfolded as a transdisciplinary and collaborative experience in which public space was taken over by movement, rhythm, and collective participation.

This project was made possible through the support and collaboration of the Centro Cultural de España en México, Acción Cultural Española, Tequila 1800, IBERO, Gabrielle Venguer, and the Compañía Juvenil de Danza Contemporánea de la UNAM.