The Malaga town of Torrox is preparing to host a new edition of the creative residency programme In-Progress, a unique meeting space for artists flamencos renowned and emerging artists, such as Lucía la Piñona, María Moreno, La Lupi, Sara Jiménez, Julio Ruiz, Iván Orellana, Alberto Sellés, and the collective formed by Florencia Oz, Paula Comitre and Carmen Angulo. Through research and experimentation, these creators will bring the flamenco to new frontiers. Driven by the Torrox Town Hall y Flamenco Festival, the international platform that promotes the flamenco In cities such as New York, London and Miami, it continues to promote the development of artistic projects through technical and creative residencies. This initiative has the collaboration of the Ministry of Culture and the Concienciarte Foundation, and aims to broaden the horizons of the flamenco, opening a dialogue between different disciplines and cultural traditions.
The 2025 programme once again stands out for its 'glocal' character, an approach that connects the local with the global, offering creators an environment conducive to artistic exchange and creation without geographical limitations. Since 2022, In-Progress has been a benchmark in the promotion of flamenco creativity, carrying out residencies that have led to the production of innovative and multidisciplinary shows. With the participation of artists of great relevance on the world scene, In-Progress has managed to place Torrox already Flamenco Festival at the center of the international map of flamenco.
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Among the artists who will headline this edition are: Lucia La Pinona, Maria Moreno, The Lupi and a cast of young talents who will continue to explore new forms of flamenco expression. Lucía La Piñona will open the cycle in February with Lucia Live, a proposal that delves into the dancer's musical and physical memory and which will be presented as a preview in Torrox before its official premiere at the XXIX Jerez Festival.
In March, it will be the turn of the dancer and choreographer Sara jiménez, who brings his unique creative vision to In-Progress. With an outstanding track record that includes collaborations with the Ballet Flamenco from Andalusia and artists such as Estévez & Paños or Antonio Rey, Sara has been recognized with awards such as the Choreography of the District of Tetuán (Madrid) and nominations as best female dance performer at the MAX Awards. Next, and already in the month of April, Julius ruiz will develop Family, an interdisciplinary project that will merge dance, writing and performance to explore the tensions and relationships in collective creation, with the collaboration of playwrights such as Ernest Artillo.
«Since 2022, In-Progress has been a benchmark in the promotion of flamenco creativity, carrying out residencies that have led to the production of innovative and multidisciplinary shows»
Two projects of great conceptual intensity will follow. Ivan Orellana y Alberto Selles will present Deuteronomy 5: 8-10, a work that will address transcendental themes and whose premiere will take place at the Esch Festival in Luxembourg. Meanwhile, Maria Moreno will return to Torrox in May with In process, a show that challenges the limits of flamenco traditional, following his research into the possibilities of flamenco contemporary, delving into her personal and artistic reinvention, and showing her evolution without losing her purest essence. In addition, on this occasion the artist will once again work hand in hand with the prestigious stage director Rafael R. Villalobos, winner of the European Prize for Opera Conducting in Vienna in 2013 and nominated in 2016 for the International Opera Awards in London.
Throughout the semester, other proposals will pass through Torrox, such as that of the Malaga dancer Anna AlmagroEntitled Ana Almagro x ELAMOR, montage, which combines a unique stage sensibility with a deeply personal narrative, which will premiere at the Málaga Biennial. The creation fuses flamenco, dance and sound in a piece that explores geometric displacements and evolutionary movements, influenced by Martha Graham. Accompanied by constant footwork, the work integrates sound layers with the poetry of María Salgado, the guitar of Raul Cantizano and the voice of Elche Niño, creating an experimental and flamenco atmosphere.
In June, the group formed by Florence Oz, Paula Comitre and Carmen Angulo will develop the second phase of its project Parcae, a proposal that combines elements of dance and theatre to explore the boundaries between life and death. The creative residency will also be part of the programme, consolidating In-Progress as a reference space for the most daring and innovative flamenco creation.
The Lupi will close the semester with The Unpublished, a montage that will bring together a team of 11 artists to present a piece of great visual and conceptual strength, and that promises to challenge the limits of the known, inviting reflection on the future of contemporary creation. This closing will mark the continuity of In-Progress' commitment to the reimagining of flamenco, reaffirming its purpose of being a driving force of change in the artistic panorama.
With an eye on international projection and the promotion of new creative poles, In-Progress continues to demonstrate that the flamenco It is an art in constant evolution, capable of transforming and connecting audiences around the world through innovation, risk and cultural diversity.
