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DIN A 13 tanzcompany is one of the few dance ensembles composed of dancers with different bodily capabilities, who explore new approaches to movement language. The artistic approach taken by the company is marked by the exploration and visualization of the quality of movement inherent in “differing bodies“ whose diversity forms the basis for the choreographic work. By means of continual artistical and conceptual development of their productions, DIN A 13 creates a stage where differences become one movement.

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National difference (national defences)
The whole is not greater than the gaps in the fences
Freedom of speech, freedom of choices
Four nationalities 10 different voices
Agreements made and lost in time
A score is a rule, a theme, a line
A score is a mark
A walk in the park
A word to be honoured
Or mocked
Or broken
A score is the truth or merely a token
Rules are for safety rules are for breaking
Hands are for holding
Hearts are for shaking

Light choices
Heavy hearts
It's not a blame game

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Adam Benjamin has worked with KIADA several times, with his first contact improvisation workshop "Simplicity & Complexity" being conducted in 2019. In 2023, during Adam's visit to Korea to conduct another session of the contact improvisation workshop, is when the idea of the collaborative residency was decided. At KIADA2024, Adam conducted a one week residency, KIADA Kollaborate, as a research phase to establish some foundational improvisational scores. This the process that led up to the final collaborative performance that will be presented on the KIADA2025 stage.

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A single body becomes a single brush.
Rather than walking across the canvas, the dancer paints with movement itself.
This work is inspired by the life and art of Irish painter Francis Bacon.
His raw emotions and distorted figures are reborn through motion.
Abstract movements and visceral gestures layer upon the stage,
where dance becomes painting, and painting returns to the body.
The audience merges with the piece and the space, and art poses a question.
The stage is both a canvas and a space of creation.

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FRAGA FILMS is an independent audiovisual production company that is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025. During this period, the company has been developing their work across feature films, short films, music videos, advertising, theater and dance, turning audiovisual language into a tangible stage experience. With a blend of experimental fluidity, lyrical sensitivity, and social insight, Fraga Films continues to expand its unique artistic vision. Through collaborations with artists from around the world, the company actively shapes its’ identity within the evolving landscape of contemporary arts.

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Two bodies exist, distinct yet connected.
At first there is space, but movement becomes the bridge between them.
One examines their own body as if unfamiliar, seeking what defines their movement.
When connecting with another body, a point of meeting is created.
Balance and constraint, misalignment and waiting,
are no longer obstructions, but pathways to capability.
They move forward, rising from the common ambition to be one territory of truth.

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Sharon fridman company-is an independent project created in 2006 and based in Israel and Madrid (Spain). The Sharon Fridman Company has its residency at the Francisco Rabal de Pinto Theater (Madrid), where Sharon carries out projects with the community and creates his own works. The company's most recent production, Dosis de Paraíso, premiered in March 2020 at the Donostia Fair (d feria) and will be performed next season at Matadero Madrid, Teatro del Canal, Danza Valencia and Cádiz en danza, among other destinations.

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Dance blossoms upon wheels.
Not through the body, but through the heart, and not as form, but as conviction—it sings of a motherland.
This piece is a tribute to Bharat Mata, Mother India,
expressing cultural beauty and national pride through dance.

The refined gestures of Bharatanatyam, performed on wheels,
convey the richness of tradition and sacred spirit onto the stage,
while the vibrant rhythms of Bollywood burst forth in joy and freedom.

Between the grace of classical and the energy of modern dance,
disability is no longer a limit but a new language.
This stage reminds us that beyond differences, we are one.
Respect, pride, and love, all flow through dance endlessly.

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Nav Utthan Group is a pioneering wheelchair dance company dedicated to promoting inclusivity, empowerment, and artistic excellence. Our performances blend classical and contemporary dance forms, breaking barriers and redefining the perception of disability in the performing arts. From Bharatanatyam on wheelchairs to energetic Bollywood acts, we create mesmerizing stage productions that inspire and uplift audiences.

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A young man, lost in conflict and turmoil,
by the wounds left by his disability, and a strained bond with his father.
But the unwavering support of friends who stood by him,
slowly, these lift him back to his feet.

The past is not a scar to erase,
but a starting point for self-acceptance.
The world is not only adversarial;
within it lies the possibility to discover oneself and grow.

This journey tells the story of a man learning to reconcile with himself,
and find the confidence to believe in himself again.

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This duo is formed by famous disabled ballet and modern dancer from Japan, Koichi Omae, and Wataru Kanezashi. The group, formed in 2008, performed at the KIADA festival in 2017 and disbanded in 2018. This year it has reunited again for the KIADA Festival. In the 2010 Naniwa Arts Festival, they were awarded the New Artist Award in the Dance Artist Division, the Osaka Prefectural Governor Award, and the Osaka Mayor Award. In 2016, the team participated in the New Prague Dance Festival held in Prague and received a standing ovation from the audience. At the festival, they won the Festival Participants Prix and Special Personal Award as well.

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Accepting yourself for the way you are,
revealing truth through art and essence.

"Promêna" meaning Czech for ‘transformation’,
just as ice, water, and air, have different forms and yet the same essence.
We too, transform through simple contact and movement.

Movement becomes dance and dance becomes dialogue,
and this in turn transforms us.
Amid constant transition, we ask;
Who are we really?

The body moves, intermingles, cohabits,
filling the gaps left by another.
The body transmutes and the essence flows.
Listen, feel, and transform yourself.

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Vaciarte is a diverse and international professional dance-theater company based in Barcelona and founded in 2017 by the union of artists and educators. The founders were driven by the need to explore their own language, using all their artistic tools as a means of conveying real, utopian, and dystopian stories. Vaciarte could be described as a place where people pour their art and wisdom into building worlds without creating toxic waste, respecting non-sexist, anti-ableist, anti-racist, feminist, and decolonial values.

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Movement born from the desire to be seen, to be touched.
Through sensation, we form relationships, as a group or a couple.
The wish to be alone in the middle of a space, waiting for something to happen.
Anything can happen in our world.
Will you feel it with us?
Will you become our accomplice?
Shall we dance?

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Liant la Troca is a dance collective created in 2010, following workshops led by Adam Benjamin and Jordi Cortes, initially promoted by Patricia Carmona and the company Alta Realitat. The company is open to people with diverse abilities and backgrounds, and works towards expanding the borders of the arts and dance by conveying the message of integration and inclusion. The members of the collective of Liant la Troca come from different social backgrounds, but they share the need to express themselves through art and dance regardless of their physical abilities.

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The body has lost its words,
and silence trembles with desire.
Between misaligned gazes,
loneliness seeps in without a sound.

But then,
a strange, enveloping rhythm,
slowly, ever so slowly,
begins to rebuild emotion.

Oh! baby,
this is not the end,
but a movement that opens the door to new feelings.

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Onmom Company, founded in 2006, is a professional arts collective that crosses the boundaries of performance, dance, and film, using the body as a medium for communication. Beyond the domestic festival scene, the company actively engages in international exchanges through workshops and performances. Rather than pursuing abstract complexity, the company creates works that resonate with audiences, building a stage where everyone can connect through art.