FESTIVAL DE JEREZ 2007. PREMIERE

Rafaela Carrasco premieres ‘Del amor y otras cosas’
at Festival de Jerez 2007

The bailaora is inspired by a couple’s relationship together with Daniel Doña

S.C./ Flamenco-world.com, January 2007

Rafaela Carrasco once again chooses Festival de Jerez to premiere her creation. At the event’s eleventh edition, the Sevillian bailaora presents ‘Del amor y otras cosas’, a show directed by Teresa Nieto, which as she explains, is “a journey through the emotional states of a couple’s relationship”. In the baile, she will star side by side with dancer Daniel Doña. The music is taken care of by Pablo Suárez on piano, José Luis López on cello, Ramiro Obedman on flute and sax, Jesús Torres on guitar, plus Antonio Campos and Miguel Ortega on cante. The show premieres on March 4th at the Teatro Villamarta.

Rafaela Carrasco (Foto: Daniel Muñoz)

‘Del amor y otras cosas’ covers five emotional states: dependence, passion, routine, lack of affection and memory. And in order to capture them, besides resorting to baile and choreography, Rafaela Carrasco has resorted to stage design and “a very special wardrobe”, both designed by Elisa Sanz. “The concept is really modern”, the artist explains.

And the thing is, as she has already shown in previous productions, hers is not conventional flamenco. In baile, she feeds on Daniel Doña’s style, which feeds on Spanish ballet and contemporary. And she lets on about herself that “I do a bit of everything: I have moments of more traditional flamenco, but nearly all of it is a more stylized baile style”.

Standing out on the team is the figure of contemporary dancer and choreographer Teresa Nieto – founder of the Arrieritos company-, who directs the show. And the group of artists includes pianist Pablo Suárez, cellist José Luis López, flutist and saxophonist Ramiro Obedman, and guitarist Jesús Torres, who have composed the original score. Live, Miguel Ortega and Antonio Campos will also be on cante.

Premiere at the Villamarta

The show premieres on March 4th at the Teatro Villamarta in Jerez, a stage she is familiar with. In 2005 she premiered ‘Una mirada del flamenco’ there, in 2003 ‘La música del cuerpo’ and took part in the 2004 edition as guest bailaora of the Mario Maya Company in ‘Un, dos, tres, faaa’. Rafaela Carrasco is also a faculty member of the courses at the Jerez festival, which she participates in this year with a study of the garrotín.

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