Who we are

This project was born from the need to expand a 36-year-old initiative dedicated to teaching.

This experience has provided us with the key and the drive to create a parallel project where we can broaden networks, expand dance, share creation processes, and, above all, be an active part of the cultural fabric of the Cabañal neighborhood.

After the first two editions and their positive reception and impact, in 2024 we are committed to a third edition where we aim to increase resources, expand the number of residencies, and continue building networks both within and outside the neighborhood.

Our objectives

Create a meeting and reference space for dance in the Cabañal neighborhood through creation proposals, residencies, workshops, and networking with organizations, associations, and other communities in the neighborhood.

Analyze the context in which the Association is situated
Generate links and participation spaces in the neighborhood: students, dance professionals, dance spectators, neighborhood associations and collectives, neighborhood residents, representation and training spaces.
Support and give visibility to new emerging artists in their final year or recent graduates from the María Carbonell academy.
Be a motivating tool for research and exploration for dance teachers and professionals.
Honor the creation processes through research and creation residencies.
Share the processes resulting from the residencies with the neighborhood and students.
Connect the project with exhibition spaces where the processes started in the residencies can continue.
Create and raise awareness among new spectators.
Bring contemporary arts closer through different techniques and styles.

María Carbonell

Professional dance degree awarded in 1984 by the Higher School of Dramatic Arts and Dance of Valencia. Certified Tai Chi teacher. Director of the Maria Carbonell Dance Studio for 35 years. Creator and artistic director of the Delmar Contest, a platform for emerging creators, with over 13 years of experience.
As a choreographer, the following recent creations and directorial works stand out: the show "Origen" in 2004, the show "Hueles" in 2005, the shows "MagnifYINg Sheet" and "Pequeño Antojo de la Vida" in 2006, the show "Sal de Piedra" in 2007, and the creation of the shows "Sternberg" and "Ki" in 2008.
In 2021, she co-founded the cultural association Modus Vivendi Danza with Jose Gijón and Pablo Villanueva, with the aim of continuing to promote dance, particularly in the Cabañal-Canyamelar neighborhood.

Jose Gijón Ferrer

Manager at Estudio Danza Maria Carbonell, where for 12 years she has handled administrative tasks, official studies, project management, competitions, performances, and festivals. She is also part of the Schools Committee of the Association of Dance Professionals of the Valencian Community.
She currently balances her professional work with studies in Physiotherapy at the University of Valencia. She started in this field after her career at the dance school and recognizing the clear need to prioritize prevention, ergonomics, and body care from an early age, providing knowledge for the daily life of a dancer in something as important as her tool of work: the body.

Marta García Navarro

Graduated in Psychology from the University of Valencia and in Choreography and Interpretation from the Higher Conservatory of Dance. Master's degree in Cultural Management from the UV and UPV, and Master's in PERMEA Mediation and Education through Art from the CMCV.
Performer and creator of Lola Boreal in projects such as MARRRR or MAMA, she develops pedagogical and choreographic projects. She is a choreographer and performer for the company Columpiant la Danza, with which she creates choreographic projects such as "VOL.II" I+G or COS I ESPAI. With this company, she has enjoyed choreographic and pedagogical creation residencies at CC La Gomera, the National Dance Company, Artistic Residencies from the Valencia City Council, and Artistic Resistances from the CMCV. She is currently developing the project **Dance and No Gender** in the Red Arte y Escuela: PLANEA and Artistic Resistances from the CMCV. She is also a performer for La Coja Dansa with projects such as Enlluernador, Sòl, or Pròxim.
Since 2018, she has been developing the project O\_O alongside Noe Arcos, with which they have enjoyed residencies, workshops, and research scholarships between the East and the West. She is a teacher at the María Carbonell Dance Studio (Valencia). She works in management and communication at the Association of Dance Professionals of the Valencian Community (APDCV) and is responsible for Audience Management and Mediation for the Valencian festival **Russafa Escénica** and the **Vía Escénica** project.