EL CONTRABANDISTA
April 5th to the 7th 2024
Teatre Martín i Soler
The great dancer and
choreographer Antonia Mercé, known by the artistic name of La
Argentina (she was born in Buenos Aires while her parents were on
tour) renewed Spanish dance and spread it to all of Europe from
Paris, where she settled with her company Les ballets
Espagnols from 1927 to 1929. There she premiered new ballets
with music commissioned from the most modern Spanish composers of
the time, including Ernesto Halffter and Óscar Esplá from Alicante.
The two were on a double bill with La Argentina in 1928, when the
dancer presented Halffter’s Sonatina and Esplá’s El
contrabandista, receiving a resounding success. The Antonio
Najarro Company is reviving those historic performances in a new
production by Les Arts and the Juan March Foundation that is
inspired by the existing documentation (notes, costumes, curtains)
of the Parisian premiere.
April 2024 |
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| 05 | Friday | 19:30 | |
| 06 | Saturday | 19:00 | |
| 07 | Sunday | 18:00 | |
Creative Team
Artistic Director and Choreographer
Antonio Najarro
Stage Director
Carolina África
Costume Designer
Yaiza Pinillos
Adaptation and Costume Design
Antonio Najarro y Rubén Cerreño
Videoprojections Designers
Néstor L. Arauzo and Davitxun
Lighting Designer
Sergio Torres
Cast
Conductor and Piano
Miguel Baselga
Guitar
José Luis Montón
Violoncello
Sergio Menem
Dancers
Carlos Romero, Tania Martín, Jan Gálvez,
Alejandra de Castro, Cristina Carnero, Lucía Cardeñoso, Álvaro
Brito, Álvaro Madrid
A new production by Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, in co-production with the Fundación Juan March
