AC/E supports through the PICE grants Iria Arenas one-year artistic residency at PRES where she will research based on the principles of self-organization, collaboration and rigorous practice to develop an independent artistic research project. In this program, individual work and collective research are linked. The participants follow a daily training class, and have their own daily research residency. They receive a regular mentoring and dramaturgical support. Each month, participants follow an intensive week of workshops, seminars and master classes.
Originally from Madrid, Spain, Iria Arenas is a freelance dancer/performer in a constant search of new concepts and fresh ideas from people of all abilities, social and cultural backgrounds in order to experiment and innovate the way of making art. Currently, she is studying towards an MA Theatre and Performing Arts degree at the Complutense University of Madrid, combining her studies while travelling abroad and working as a dancer between Madrid and London.