The title of the piece, Tres espacios (“Three Spaces”), refers to the three types of musical space explored throughout the composition: inner space, relational space, and cosmic space. The piece begins in inner space, with an “emergence from within” characterized by minimal, close-to-the-body movements unfolding in an intimate connection with oneself. From a musical point of view, the inner space opens with extremely soft and fragile sounds, on the edge of audibility, oscillating between breath and perceptible pitch, and calls upon a whole series of playing techniques to animate sustained notes with a subtle inner movement. 

The second section of the work explores relational space, that is, the space between bodies, which both unites and separates them. This space is characterized by movements that move beyond the close confines of self-intimacy and open outward, toward others. From a musical perspective, this dimension of dynamic relationship with the other, of union between bodies that nevertheless remain distinct and separate, is expressed, among other ways, with polyrhythms— different tempos played simultaneously by the four instrumentalists. The result is a kind of being together in difference, characterized by an angular and crosshatched, unpredictable aspect, like the bodies that collide in the encounter. Finally, the last section of the piece, which explores cosmic space, unfolds in a vast space that encompasses the dancers' bodies. 

The dancers occupy the entire stage and direct their movements outwards, spilling into a general space that also includes the audience. From a musical perspective, this cosmic space is characterized by waves of repeated notes that accelerate and decelerate, in a staggered fashion, between the different instruments. Waves intersect and reinforce one another, taking turns, like the surf of the ocean, gradually increasing in intensity until the end of the piece.

*This piece was created collaboratively with Jaime Sierra, choreographer