Assaig obert de “Insula” d’Alexandre Duran Davins

INSULA, a creation by Alexandre Duran Davins, is a proposal that invites us to reflect on mental health and the constant friction that human beings experience in order to evolve. Inspired by the Greek concept of Pathei Mathos —“learning through suffering”—, the work explores how moments of emptiness and instability can become engines of personal growth. Through a classic mast structure transformed and limited to just three meters in height and off-axis, Duran redefines the conventional use of this circus apparatus. This deformation creates a space for experimentation that directly appeals to restlessness and imbalance, both physical and psychological. The constant tension of “fixing” the situation becomes a metaphor for the daily challenge of finding balance within chaos. INSULA is a visceral and poetic journey that speaks to what it means to be human, confronting the fragility and resilience that coexist within each of us. A piece that leaves no one indifferent and that opens a window into the complexity of the mind and emotions.

Artistic details:

Direction and performance: Alexandre Duran Davins
Dramaturge support: Carla Piris Lasaga
Lighting design: Marc Duran Masó
Scenographic concept and costumes: Alexandre Duran Davins
Sound design: To be defined
Photography: Marc Duran Masó

A project by the resident artist Alexandre Duran Davins

This is an open essay of a stage project still in the process of creation.