DIALOGA CIUDAD. PARALLEL PROGRAMME TERRITORY CITY. ART MADRID'25

Dialoga Ciudad is an action that is part of the parallel program of Art Madrid'25. It is a project of poetic actions in the city that aims to transform the urban environment into an artistic stage, integrating itinerant poetry as a vehicle that turns public spaces into platforms for reflection and interaction. Through ephemeral interventions at strategic points in the city, participants will explore the potential of poetry as a tool for emotional and social communication. This project highlights the role of art as a catalyst for sensitive dialogues within the urban fabric, redefining the relationship between citizens and their environment.

Four artists will travel the city with their performative actions, inviting reflection on contemporary artistic practices, reaching key cultural points in the capital, where they will engage in dialogue with passersby through poetry.

Invited Artists: Ajo and Peru Saizprez

Crossing the Traveler with a Poem. A reading of their own micro-poems on the street, interacting with the public and inviting them to read some verses.

Location: Plaza de Pedro Zerolo. Chueca. Madrid Centro, 28004 Madrid.

Time: 16:30-18:30h

The activity Crossing the Traveler with a Poem consists of a performative reading by poets Ajo and Peru Saizprez at Plaza de Pedro Zerolo, Chueca, with a maximum duration of two hours and a short intermission. Unlike conventional readings, this proposal directly involves passersby, who can voluntarily participate in a sensory and immersive experience. Each person who accepts the challenge will choose a poem and allow the poet to approach their ear to whisper it verse by verse. As the words travel through their mind, the poem will be processed internally and then emerge once more, this time spoken aloud by the volunteer, sharing it with the rest of the audience.

Before participating, each person will receive a detailed explanation of the dynamics and sign an authorization acknowledging the risk of being transformed by poetry. This intervention seeks to turn words into a living experience, blurring the boundary between spectator and protagonist, while exploring the power of poetry to penetrate, resonate, and transform those who hear it.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Peru Saizprez. Courtesy of the artist.

Peru Saizprez (Lima, Peru), poet and performer born in Lima, has developed his career in Europe, standing out with books such as Sexo Satélite and Un Corazón con Pelos. Co-author of theatrical works, he conceives his readings as concerts without music, bringing poetry to unexpected spaces. He is the creator of Universal Poem, an infinite poem with over 60,000 verses, and co-founder of the POETAS festival, which since 2006 has been spreading poetry beyond traditional formats. In 2025, he will publish his fifth book with Arrebato Libros.

AJO. Courtesy of the artist.

AJO, a key figure of Madrid's counterculture, transitioned from experimental music to micropoetry, exploring wordplay as a way of life. She directed the Yuxtaposiciones and Experimentaclub festivals at La Casa Encendida in Madrid for over a decade and has published several volumes of Micropoemas, becoming one of the most widely read poets in Spain. Her poetry has graced stages worldwide alongside musicians such as Julieta Venegas and Judit Farrés. A cultural agitator and underground figure, she continues to seek the essence of absolute brevity in her poetic creation.