The Company
DAB dantza konpainia, formed in 2022, is a contemporary dance company that understands the body as a space for memory, territory and shared emotion. Its language combines a refined aesthetic with a strong human dimension, establishing a constant dialogue between movement, music and stage presence. Directed by Marina Eskisabel and Iker Sanz, the company was created with the aim of bringing dance closer to the public through projects that address social and cultural issues, generating spaces for creativity, mediation and encounter.
Its work is structured around three complementary lines: the creation of contemporary dance shows that combine artistic innovation and social commitment; the development of proposals in museums and cultural spaces through workshops and dance tours that activate new ways of relating to heritage; and projects focused on well-being, where movement is used as a tool to strengthen self-knowledge, self-esteem and collective bonds. Through these lines, DAB builds sensitive experiences that connect the artistic with the human.
The company’s name defines its working philosophy: DAB stands for Dantza, Arte eta Bitartekaritza (Dance, Art and Mediation). Dance is the basic discipline from which the other languages are articulated; art reflects the constant dialogue with other artistic disciplines; and mediation occupies a central place as a tool for generating links between creation, social context and community.
MARINA ESKISABEL
She began dancing at the Brothers of Egia Academy, and then continued her classical dance studies at the Conservatory of Castile and Leon. She has also developed a career in the field of music (harp and EASO Abesbatza), and between 2019-2022 she was a member of the company Dantzaz, where she worked as a dancer, mediator and producer. For the EASO Choir she has created one choreographie of the Opera to the City and currently runs the DAB dance company. She develops artistic direction in the company and is responsible for the choreographic section of the pieces. She is also a Graduate in Child Education and is currently studying a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Education at the University.
IKER SANZ
He’s been associated with dance since he was a kid, started in different groups in Gipuzkoa and
spent four years studying dance at the Thalia Academy. At 17 he began his professional career in the
dance group Oinkari and in the company Haatik, in various productions directed by Eneko Gil,
Agurtzane Intxaurraga, Iker Arrue and Vitali Safronkin. In 2016 he began to be a member of the
company Dantzaz until 2021, where he acted as a dancer, intermediary and producer. In recent years
he has designed and implemented his own mediation projects and those of other companies, and
currently runs the DAB dance company.
MAIALEN ALBERRO
Dancer
OIER ABREGO
Dancer
MIREN LIZEAGA
Dancer
ENDIKA OSA
Dancer
MADDI GAZTELUMENDI
Dancer
ALAI ORMAZABAL
Musician
IÑAKI PALACIOS
Musician
LUCÍA ARBONIÉS
Cellist
BEÑAT OLANO
Violinist
NURIA ABRIL
Percussionist
GARAZI ETXABURU
External eye
EVA RODRIGUEZ
Atrezzo
HODEI ARRASTOA
External eye
AINHOA TABUYO
Singer
JANTZIZLAB
Costume design
ENARA LARDIZABAL
Singer
NAIA ITURRIOZ
Costume design
MIKEL VITORES
Lighting technician and designer