Fareras
Orsolina28 Art Foundation is thrilled to welcome three young, emerging choreographers for the 2026 edition of Call for Creation.
Over the course of three weeks, Helena Olmedo Duynslaeger will devote herself to the development of her first full-evening work, “Fareras”.
At the heart of “Fareras” stands a lighthouse, symbol of hope and memory, witnessing our relation with the sea. Its light becomes a fragile promise, a shared language that connects beings beyond borders. Inspired by poet Antonio Colinas’ vision of lighthouses as symbols of humanism in times of horror and atrocity, light remains a call to hope, dialogue and reconciliation.
Revisiting myths and inherited narratives written in patriarchal societies, five women on stage recreate a rich realm of images and movement, reshaping narratives through their own embodied perspective.
The piece unfolds as a journey through tableaux inspired by what lighthouses evoke: shipwreck, solitude, mythology, farewell, infinity, arrival, memory and encounter. With “Fareras”, Olmedo researches movement beyond the frameworks, where the body composes and decomposes itself, driven by its own will to escape realism. Also inspired by stop-motion aesthetics and visual storytelling, she will be physically researching this imagery by merging bodies, guiding shadows, textiles and other elements, creating vivid visual compositions, like living drawings and characters that embody signals, myths, and narratives.
The lighthouse remains the anchor, once again, witnessing our story.
Helena Olmedo Duynslaeger
Helena Olmedo Duynslaeger was born in Barcelona, Spain. She initiated dance with Spanish dance, traditional dances and ballet. After graduating from Conservatoire Institut del Teatre in Barcelona, she furthered her studies at Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. After discovering the Israeli dance scene and joining Vertigo Dance Company, Helena starts freelancing back in Europe and works mainly with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui with Eastman Dance Company with Nomad tour and being part of the creations of Vlaemsch - chez moi, Hanjo and Idomeneo at Grand Théâtre de Genève, with revivals at the Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam and Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg. She also works with Kor'sia on the creations and touring of Igra, Mont Ventoux and Simulacro as well as on the event in the royal palace of Spain for the entrance anniversary of Spain and Portugal in the European Union, and joined the work of Benjamin Millepied “Grace”.
Her solo works including Anatomy of a Craft, Dream Hostage, Thick Skin and Grifo have been presented at Deltebre Festival, Spain, Turkey’s Solo CerModern Festival, Les Nuits de la Danse in Nice by Aurélie Dupont among others. Alongside creations, performing and touring, Olmedo develops audiovisual projects both in front and behind the camera (such as short movies “Monsters & Madonna” by Maud Rallière, “InBetween” by Lambert Grand and Kériane Nouguier, “Selfie” by Hugo Carlier, fashion projects of renowened brands and magazines, and movement directing music videos as “AFTERIMAGE” Justice ft Rimone and “Bouquet Final” Vanessa Paradis).