In 15 años (15 years), internationally acclaimed artist Poliana Lima explores questions of identity, belonging and visibility through a personal lens. Reflecting on gender, age, migration and cultural lineages, she asks what lies beneath the labels we use to define ourselves, and how we connect with one another beyond them.

Blending movement, voice and lived experience, Lima considers dance as a shared language that carries memories, histories and gestures from one body to another. Individual stories become collective experience, revealing unexpected connections between performer and audience.

At once playful and provocative, Poliana Lima 15 años confronts assumptions surrounding femininity, desire and the body. With openness and defiance, Lima reveals the body as a site of projection, inviting audiences to reflect on their own perceptions, challenges and desires.

  • Poliana Lima

    Choreographer, Dancer & Teacher

Digital Event

Venue: Online

  • Duration: 5 minutes

Language: Spanish with English subtitles

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Dance Umbrella Festival 2026 Across London & Online
7 October - 27 October


Gallery

Credit Raimundo Pérez-Messina

Cast & Creative +

  • Poliana Lima and Cultproyect
    Production
  • Raimundo Pérez-Messina
    Director
  • Safira Álavrez, Álvaro Gómez Pidal, Itza Mendy
    Additional Cameras
  • Graner – Barcelona, Espaciotiempo – Madrid
    Locations
  • Italian Concerto In F Major, Bw 971: Ii. Andante, Johann Sebastian Bach - Glenn Fould, 1981
    Music
  • Carolina Batista, María Jesús Rubio
    Students
  • Yinka Esi Graves, Astrid Bramming and Danielle Mesquita, Natalia Fernandes, Isabella Rossi, Almudena Pérez, Malvin Monteiro, Darío Sigco, Darío Barreto, Miguel Ángel Chumo Mata
    Dancers

Credits +

With the support of Culture Department of the City Of Madrid

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