After its successful international premiere, the Ballet Flamenco Andalusia (BFA) presents this weekend in Marbella Blessed Land, a flamenco suite created by Patricia guerrero that runs through the entire “amalgam of palos and territories” of art jondo. The performance, which celebrates the International Dance Day, will be on Saturday, April 26 and arrives with sold-out tickets Marbella City Theatre.
On Thursday 24th, this project was presented in Marbella by the Secretary General of Cultural Innovation and Museums, Jose Angel Velez, along with the Ballet director, Patricia Guerrero, and the Culture delegate of the Marbella city council, Carmen DiazThis “tour of the canteand most representative dances of the flamenco arrives in Spain preceded by the great success it had in its presentation and Chilean tour last January,” commented Vélez in his introduction.
This proposal, which condenses the essence of the flamenco, full of tradition and modernity, old and new, 18th and 21st century aesthetics, is one of the most comprehensive initiatives to celebrate International Dance Day. After its run in Marbella, the work can be seen in Ubeda on May 2; in the Albuquerque Festival (New Mexico, United States), June 21; In prison (France) on July 2; in MijasWithin the biennial of Flamenco from Malaga on July 20; and in the International Festival of Cante from the Mines of La Union (Murcia), August 5th.
«I wanted to show a tour of dances and cante"rooted in different Andalusian towns that have served as inspiration for this complex production, in which musicians and dancers from the company have participated" (Patricia Guerrero)
This is the second production originally created by Patricia Guerrero for the Ballet Flamenco from Andalusia. The director argues that, with it, "I wanted to highlight and stage certain cantesy dances and show a tour of dances and cantes rooted in different Andalusian towns that have served as inspiration for this complex production, in which musicians and dancers from the company have participated.”
Blessed Land has also had the collaboration of the guitarist Dani de Moron, specifically on the subject Blessed Land, and with the dancer Edward Loyal as a master dancer. The dance troupe that will bring him to the stage in Marbella is made up of Adriana Gómez, Álvaro Aguilera, Ángel Fariña, Araceli Muñoz, Arturo Fajardo, Blanca Lorente, Claudia 'La Debla', David Vargas, Hugo Aguilar, Jasiel Nahin, Lucía 'La Bronce', María Carrasco and Sofía Suárez. They will be accompanied by cante by Amparo Lagares and Manuel De Gines, the guitars of Jesús Rodríguez and José Luis Medina and the percussion of David Chupete.
Guerrero, winner of the 2021 National Dance Award, coordinates all aspects of the stage performance and execution of the choreographies that make up the company's repertoire, including the restoration and maintenance of choreographies created throughout the Ballet's history.
International Dance Day
In addition, to commemorate International Dance Day, the Ministry of Culture and Sport has scheduled various activities to celebrate the anniversary in the eight Andalusian provinces. In Seville, the Andalusian Performing Arts Research and Resources Center will host the event. Saint Lucia. Dance, organized by the Andalusian Institute of Performing Arts and Music. Specifically, there will be a reading of the International Dance Day manifesto, signed this year by dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov and later the pieces will be presented All this is not tradition de Rocio Barriga; Mr. Mopa presents: Dances for Dance Day, Juan Luis Matilla, and a third work by Barbara SanchezAll of them have been resident artists at the Andalusian Choreographic Creation Center. The capsules will take place in different venues in Santa Lucía, in two sessions: the first at 20:00 PM and the second at 21:00 PM, with free admission until capacity is reached.
