Ainhoa Hernández Escudero

New Adventures 2023 #1 / Supported Artist

Ainhoa Hernández Escudero (she/they). Interdisciplinary maker, performer, and cultural worker from Carabanchel, Madrid, based in Amsterdam. In her work, she explores the strange and the monstrous at the intersection of magic, pop, the post-internet aesthetic, technology, and mainstream culture. They are part of The House of Løstbois. She graduated from the DAS Theatre master’s program in 2022.

Ainhoa was awarded the AFK 3Package Deal 2022-2023 in the dance category, and she received the YAA prize in 2023. She has shared her works in different contexts, among them Frascati (Amsterdam), Bâtard Festival (Brussels), MNCARS (Madrid), La Capella, Gessnerallee (Zurich), Center for Performance Research (NY), Arqueologías del Futuro (Argentina), Museo del Chopo (Mexico), Antic Teatre (Barcelona), La Caldera (Barcelona), La Casa Encendida (Madrid) and CA2M (Madrid).

photo © Hermien Buyse

trailer NEW ADVENTURES 2023 #1 - (DON'T) LOOK ME IN THE EYES

(DON’T) LOOK ME IN THE EYES is a dance performance inspired by the story of the Greek myth of Medusa and the Gorgon sisters. It is a piece for three human performers, two robots, and an avatar; that tackles the monstrous and the relationships between bodies and technology, aiming to reflect on the representations of women and queer characters in the foundational narratives of Western culture.
(DON’T) LOOK ME IN THE EYES attempts to turn the problems that the myth triggers into a sci-fi futuristic dream, tracing a line between past and future to understand and confront some of the problems from the present we inhabit.

Co-produced with SPRING Festival and ICK Dans Amsterdam.
Co-production in residency O Espaço do Tempo.
Supported by AFK, NORMA, Stimulerings Fonds Digital Culture, the YAA prize, Erik Impuls, New Adventures Residency, and Antic Teatre.