Experiencing Interruptions?

SIMPLE: THE BODY DOES CARE

Dance, an art that is intrinsic to humanity, and that fulfills us as human beings, is a mystery that could seduce any sensitive spirit. Observing it with the obsessive eyes of a lover who, by getting to know the object of his love, gets to know himself better, in an attempt to decipher her mysteries, I started to investigate, locking myself in for days to talk to my lover, discover her body, which it was three forms: Athletic, Picnic, and Leptosomatic, and each showed me a temper like serpent: Choleric, Sanguine, Melancholic and Lymphatic.

  • David León
    Director
    Dancer
  • David León
    Writer
    Dancer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    SIMPLE: EL CUERPO IMPORTA
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Inv
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 32 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 6, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16/9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FESTIVAL DE CINE DE MADRID
    MADRID
    Spain
    October 14, 2016
    MADRID
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  • DAVID LEÓN
    Country: Spain
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - David León

Dancer, choreographer, teacher and arts education manager, with a solid academic training in both dance and circus, formed with teachers such as Michelle Man, Beatriz Palenzuela, Carmen Werner, Roberto Olivan, Cesc Gelabert, Sharon Fridman, David Zambrano or Guillermo Weickert. Moreover, I have also danced abroad with acclaimed international teachers such as Jeremy Nelshon, Ismahel Houston Jones, Kathleen Hermesdor, Julyan Hamilton, Shahar Dor, Les Slovacks, or the RootlessRoot dance company, among others. I have partaken in festivals such as “Deltebre Dansa”, “Impulstanz”, “100 dancers Copenhaguen” “Contact meet contemporary”, “Ponderosa Dance Festival” “Costa Contemporánea”, or “La Penca”. In 2009 I was granted for three months in the Movement Research of New York.

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Director Statement

I combine my work as a teacher and arts education manager at the School of Circus Carampa and in the Cultural Association Gruñidos Salvajes, projects with more than 20 years of experience in the cultural range of Madrid, in addition to my own creations and side artistic projects. In company, I have danced with: Fugapies and Convivio Danza, and also, collaborations with many other artists and choreographers. On my own, I have created the solo shows "El Amado (the Beloved)" and “Solo danza y malabares”, among others. I am currently working in in a project of dance research called "Danza de los Temperamentos (Dance of Tempers)" that I spread in the form of a show, a lecture-performance, a practical workshop and with the documentary film "Simple: El cuerpo importa (Simple: The body does care)".