The project Flamenco Real, driven by the Royal Theatre along with SO-LA-NA Productions, closed its first foray into South Korea on August 19 after several days of performances and activities that have brought art jondo to three of the country's main cities.
The tour kicked off on August 16th at the Daejeon Zero O'Clock Festival, a recently created competition that has established itself as a benchmark in just two editions, and in which the Spanish cast had the honor of closing the event in front of nearly 10.000 attendees. The route continued in the Jeonju International Sori Festival, considered the most important musical event in Korea and the only Asian festival included among the top 25 in the world.
The closing of this experience came in Seoul, where in addition to the show, a masterclass was organized. flamenco in collaboration with Instituto Cervantes, taught by the dancers Angels Gabaldon y Ophelia Marquez at Samwon Center.
"With this trip, the Teatro Real reinforces its status as an international ambassador of flamenco and underlines the relevance of an art form that, from the heart of Spain, continues to conquer stages around the world.
The presented program, titled Origins, has brought together Gabaldón and Márquez together with Jesus Carrillo y Jesuli at the dance, Adrian Fando Heredia on the guitar and Antonia Fernández al cante. With a repertoire that covers palos Essentials such as martinetes, seguiriyas, alegrías, tientos, tangos, guajiras, sevillanas and bulerías, the proposal seeks to bring the Korean public closer to the purest essence of flamenco.
The initiative responds to an agreement between the South Korean ambassador to Spain, Lim Soosuk, and the general director of the Teatro Real, Ignacio García-Belenguer, part of the cultural agenda for the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. A program that confirms the growing importance of cultural diplomacy as a tool for strengthening ties.
With this trip, the Teatro Real reinforces its status as an international ambassador of flamenco and underlines the relevance of an art form that, from the heart of Spain, continues to conquer stages around the world.
