This performance at Volkswagen Arena is not merely a concert, but a modern faena. Faena refers to the final dance performed by the matador with the bull in a bullfight.

According to the Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset, it is an existential moment, executed on the fine line between life and death. The movements of the matador and the reactions of the bull represent these two opposing forces, forming a ritual in which man seeks the meaning of his existence. This elegant encounter between life and death allows humanity to grasp both its own mortality and the value of life.

Photographed by Ahmet Emre Saka