BALL L’ARENA – Magazine Teatre Barcelona
The concept ofroot It is increasingly common in contemporary stage creation, especially between music and dance. This is not surprising because it is precisely in the orality, the rhythms and the dance that lies much of the traditional and folkloric repertoire in the roots Of all popular culture.
Flamenco will be very present in the cycle, which reflects many years of contemporary research, experimentation and creation around this art in itself. At first, April 3 and 4 will be able to see Random joy of María del Mar Suárez (better known as “The chachi“), Malaga artist who may have seen little in Barcelona, but is one of the state and international references of contemporary flamenco and his hybridization with gestural theater and new drama. Candle,,,,,, Juan Carlos Léridacreator and tank Seville established in Barcelona and one of the people who has energized contemporary flamenco research in Catalonia as a pedagogue, researcher and artistic curator. The other solo piece of the cycle is Maja y bastarda, of the Andalusian creator and dancer Laila tafurthat while also refers to flamenco (specifically to the flab),, Explore a wider range of dances: those who have not had the attention of history or academy.
On April 6 there will be a series of performances in the Margarida Xirgu square of the projects Wasfrom theEsbart Rocasagna with choreography of Quim Bigas; Envy of erathe spoken explanation and dance on the process of creating the previous one, and The heir creek, A short -ish -solo piece of the dancer and dancer Pere Seda (Sheds up).
April 10 to 13 will be the turn of Jaranathe third part of the trilogy that Laia Santanach He has dedicated to tradition, accompanied by a team of dancers and live electronic music. Also local, April 26 and 27, the brothers and artistic duet Victor and Raúl Pérez Armero (dancer and musician, respectively) will present Rel and staplein which they meet again with the shared interest of dialogue not only dance and live music, but also tradition and contemporaneity, the root and future possible.
Will close the cycle From May 1 to 3 Manuel Liñán (National Dance Award 2017) with their latest show Love Muertaa great production with twelve performers on stage to, from the cobla, deal with a theme as flamenco and universal at the same time as love.
At a time when contemporary creation is required to constantly innovate, reinvent and unify, cultural roots have become a inspirational background for many creators and artists who have been able to see the artistic and poetic potential, as well as a historical, social and even political need. If we are the fruit of those roots, what other fruits do we want to become seed and roots?
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