Seville’s Bienal de Flamenco 2012 presents a program marked by “dialogues”

Seville’s Bienal de Flamenco 2012
presents a program marked by “dialogues”

The festival is to be held from September 3rd to 30th on several stages in Seville (Spain)

Sara Baras, Manuela Carrasco, Israel Galván, María Pagés, Ballet Nacional de España and Andrés Marín, among many other artists, star in a lineup of 70 shows

Silvia Calado, May 23rd, 2012
Translation: Joseph Kopec

Official website & ticket sales

Complete performance schedule

Seville’s Bienal de Flamenco 2012 will dialogue. The seventeenth edition of the macrofestival in Seville relates the different trends in flamenco, from tradition to the avant-garde, as well as flamenco with other genres of music, dance and plastic arts. The Bienal, which offers 70 baile, cante, toque and music shows, will be held from September 3rd to 30th at the Teatro Maestranza, the Teatro Lope de Vega, the Teatro Central, the Alcázar, the Teatro Central and, as a novelty, the Espacio Santa Clara, Fibes Auditorium and the Andalusian Contemporary Art Center. Sara Baras, Manuela Carrasco, María Pagés, Israel Galván, Andrés Marín, Marina Heredia, Estévez & Paños, Ballet Nacional de España and Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, among many other companies, star on the bill. According to Rosalía Gómez, artistic director of the great jondo event, “the Bienal is conceived as a city project: Seville has to breathe flamenco”. All information about the program, shows and ticket sales is now on the festival website www.labienal.com

Guitar and cante also have a place reserved for them, with shows like ‘Made in Jerez’ by Gerardo Núñez, ‘Ensayo Flamenco 2012’ by Carmen Linares, ‘12 cuerdas’ by Alfredo Lagos and Dani de Morón as well as ‘Colores del fuego’ by Antonio Rey, plus recitals by cantaores such as Rafael de Utrera and Pedro el Granaíno, among others. The bill also revives shows already seen in previous editions like ‘¡Viva Jerez!’ - now with La Macanita and Jesús Méndez as guest artists - and ‘Pastora’ by Pastora Galván. The live flamenco is complemented by an offer of flamenco dancing courses with over one thousand places.

Seville's Bienal 2012 official presentation (Photo Daniel Muñoz)

There won’t be an inaugural show at Seville’s Bienal de Flamenco 2012, but rather an entire week of inauguration. And once again, it will be at the historical enclave of the Real Alcázar where, according to festival director Rosalía Gómez, “three magical nights” will be lived. As it is a Bienal dedicated to baile, the first to perform on September 3rd will be Manuela Carrasco, dialoguing with the cante of Pansequito, El Pele, Juan Villar and El Extremeño. And the other two will be interdisciplinary encounters: 'Las idas y las vueltas', which unites Fahmi Alqhai’s baroque music and Arcángel’s cante; and 'Las huellas' by Los Farrucos and the Indian kathak company of Anuj Arjun Mishra. Meanwhile, the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía will open the doors of the Teatro de la Maestranza, where in the four weeks of the festival there will be performances of 'Utopía' by María Pagés, 'La Pepa' by Sara Baras, the presentation of Marina Heredia’s new album, 'Oasis abierto' by Carmen Linares, 'La Consagración' by Estévez & Paños with Antonio Canales as guest artist, 'La Celestina' by Shoji Kojima and the closing gala 'La punta y la raíz. Un paseo por el baile de Sevilla' which, in tribute to the maestros, will be directed by Rafaela Carrasco on September 30th. The shows will be on an even larger scale at the new Fibes Auditorium which, with over three thousand seats, is to be inaugurated with 'Medea' by the Ballet Nacional de España and 'Camarón 20 años' directed by Javier Limón.

“The support of youths who are making an effort to make room for themselves and form their companies” which the director highlighted during the presentation of the program at Seville City Hall translates into shows such as 'De flamencas' by Marcos Flores, 'Rosa, metal, ceniza' by Olga Pericet, 'La otra piel' by Úrsula López, 'Perspectivas' by Mercedes Ruiz, '>>Rew' by Manuel Liñán and Daniel Doña, 'Paso a paso' by La Moneta, the dialogue between flamenco dancing and tap dance 'Flamenco Hoofer's' by Juan de Juan and Jason Samuel Smith, among others. The more modern shows, “without forgetting that they’re linked to the old-time stuff with a string which can’t be broken”, will be situated, besides at the Teatro Central, at the Andalusian Contemporary Art Center, located at the Monasterio de la Cartuja. Israel Galván will be there with 'Solo', as well as Niño de Elche with 'VaconBacon. Cantar las fuerzas' and Ana Morales with 'Reciclarte'. The stage of the Teatro Alameda will host the newcomers, the winners of the 3rd Andalusian Young Flamencos Contest, the children’s shows and proposals of “integrated flamenco” like 'Sorda. Flamenco puro en lengua de signos' by La Niña de los Cupones.

Tradition and avant-garde

The Teatro Lope de Vega will host the duality between tradition and the avant-garde, with the coexistence in its program of 'Tuétano' by Andrés Marín, 'La mar de flamenco' by Joaquín Grilo, José de la Tomasa, Julián Estrada and Adela Campallo, 'Entre el labio y el beso' by Segundo Falcón and Paco Jarana, 'Sortilegio de sangre' by Fernando Romero, 'Travesía' by Gerardo Núñez, 'Así soy yo' by Aurora Vargas and 'Una mirada hacia dentro' by Pepa Montes and Ricardo Miño, among others. And even though the Bienal’s aim is “to open doors to flamenco at theaters”, it will also take advantage of the many unique venues offered by Seville’s monumental heritage. In particular, one of the program’s hubs will be the Espacio Santa Clara, the former convent of the Order of St. Clare recently renovated and the festival’s headquarters, where dozens of acoustic concerts will be held both in the cloister and in the dormitory. Cantaores like Rafael de Utrera, Jesús Méndez, Pedro el Granaíno, Tomás de Perrate and Rocío Márquez, guitarists such as the Iglesias brothers, duos like the intergenerational one of La Sallago and María Mezcle, and that of cantaora La Tobala and Pedro Sierra, as well as flamenco and world music dialogues such as 'Qasida' by La Tremendita and Mohammad Motamedi, among others, will be heard at the historical building. The now traditional nights at the Hotel Triana will also be special, a space specializing in flamenco territories: Seville, Jerez and Málaga. All of it will be joined by a program of related activities, as yet to be defined, which will include exhibits and street shows that “will turn the entire city of Seville into a stage”.

BIENAL DE FLAMENCO DE SEVILLA 2012
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Seville (Spain), September 3rd to 30th, 2012

September 3rd

Real Alcázar_10,00 pm
Series: “DIÁLOGOS EN EL ALCÁZAR”
Title: “RAÍCES DE ÉBANO”
World premiere
MANUELA CARRASCO, dance
Cante, PANSEQUITO, EL PELE, JUANITO VILLAR, ENRIQUE EL EXTREMEÑO

September 4th

Real Alcázar_10,00 pm
Series: “DIÁLOGOS EN EL ALCÁZAR”
Title: “LAS IDAS Y LAS VUELTAS”
ACCADEMIA DEL PIACERE, FAHMI ALQHAI and ARCÁNGEL

September 5th

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
BALLET FLAMENCO DE ANDALUCÍA
INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DEL FLAMENCO
Artistic direction: Rubén Olmo

Espacio Santa Clara. Claustro_11,00 pm
Series: “100 AÑOS DE CANTE”
LA NEGRA and ANGELITA MONTOYA
Guitar, Paco Iglesias

September 6th

Plaza del Triunfo_9,00 pm STREET
Series: “ECOS DEL ORIENTE”
Title: “STORIE DEL GIARDINO DEI PERI”
TEATRO TASCABILE DI BERGAMO

Real Alcázar_10,00 pm
Series: “DIÁLOGOS EN EL ALCÁZAR”
Title: “LAS HUELLAS”
World premiere
LA FARRUCA COMPAÑÍA FLAMENCA and ANUJ ARJUN MISHRA KATHAK COMPANY

September 7th

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
Title: “UTOPÍA”
COMPAÑÍA MARÍA PAGÉS

Universidad de Sevilla (CICUS). C/ Madre de Dios, 1_10,00 pm
Series: “ECOS DEL ORIENTE”
Title: “KATHA VACHAK”
ANUJ ARJUN MISHRA KATHAK COMPANY

Hotel Triana_11,30 pm
Title: “TRIANA, TOCA, CANTA Y BAILA”
RAFAEL RIQUENI, PACO TARANTO, CARMELILLA MONTOYA.
Special collaborations: Remedios Amaya, Juan José Amador

Highslide JS
Manuela Carrasco (Photo Daniel Muñoz)

September 8th

Teatro Alameda_7,00 pm
Series: “EL FLAMENCO QUE VIENE”
Title: GANADORES II CERTAMEN ANDALUZ DE JÓVENES FLAMENCOS
INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE LA JUVENTUD
HUGO LÓPEZ LUQUE (dance), CARLOS CRUZ LÓPEZ (cante) and DAVID CARO TORRALBA (guitar)

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
Title: “UTOPÍA”
COMPAÑÍA MARÍA PAGÉS

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “ROSA METAL CENIZA”
COMPAÑÍA OLGA PERICET

Hotel Triana_11,30 pm
Title: “DE TRIANA A LAS TRES MIL. BOBOTERÍAS”
World premiere
EL VARETA, GUILLERMO MANZANO, MARI VIZÁRRAGA, HERMINIA BORJA, BOBOTE, EL ELÉCTRICO, TOROMBO, JOSELITO FERNÁNDEZ,…
Direction: José Jiménez Bobote and Eugenio Iglesias

September 9th

Teatro Alameda_7,00 pm
Series: “FLAMENCO INTEGRADO”
Title: “SORDA. Sign Language Flamenco Puro”
MARIÁNGELES NARVÁEZ, LA NIÑA DE LOS CUPONES

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
JOSÉ DE LA TOMASA, JULIÁN ESTRADA and ADELA CAMPALLO

Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC). Monasterio Cartuja _11,00 pm
Title: “SOLO”
ISRAEL GALVÁN
In collaboration with CAAC

September 10th

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
MARINA HEREDIA
World premiere

Monasterio de la Cartuja_10,30 pm
Series: “FLAMENCO Y OTRAS ARTES” & “48 NOCHES CULTURA ABIERTA EN UNIA”
Title: “RECICLARTE”
World premiere
ANA MORALES

September 11th

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “DE VIVA VOZ”
ROCÍO MÁRQUEZ
Guiter, Manolo Herrera

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “TUÉTANO”
National premiere
ANDRÉS MARÍN
Guest artists: Concha Vargas and La Macanita
Coproducción Festival Montpellier Danse 2012

Espacio Santa Clara. Claustro 11,00 pm
JESÚS MÉNDEZ
World premiere

September 12th

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “DE VIVA VOZ”
HERMANOS IGLESIAS

Teatro Central_8,00 pm
Title: “LA OTRA PIEL”
World premiere
Compañía ÚRSULA LÓPEZ
Guest artist: Jesús Méndez

FIBES Auditorium_10,00 pm
Title: “CAMARÓN 20 AÑOS”
World premiere
Big Band Flamenca, DUQUENDE, MONTSE CORTÉS, LA SUSI, PEPE DE LUCÍA,…
Direction: Javier Limón

Estévez & Paños (Photo Silvia Calado)

September 13th

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “DE VIVA VOZ”
EL CHOZAS
Guitar, Rubén Lebaniegos

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “DEFLAMENCAS”
MARCO FLORES

Teatro Central_11,00 pm
Series: “LITERATURA BAILADA”
Title: “ROMANCES”
RAFAEL ESTÉVEZ, NANI PAÑOS and SANDRA CARRASCO
World premiere
Concept, direction and choreography: Juan Kruz
In collaboration with Mercat de les Flors

September 14th

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “100 AÑOS DE CANTE”
LA SALLAGO and MARÍA MEZCLE
Guitar, Adriano Lozano

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
Title: “LA PEPA”
BALLET FLAMENCO SARA BARAS

Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC). Monasterio Cartuja_10,00 pm
Series: “FLAMENCO Y OTRAS ARTES”
Title: “VACONBACON. Cantar las fuerzas”
EL NIÑO DE ELCHE + BULOS Y TANGUERÍAS
In collaboration with CAAC

Hotel Triana_11,30 pm
Title: “MÁLAGA”
CANCANILLA DE MARBELLA, LA CAÑETA, EL CARRETE, CHATO VÉLEZ, LA LUPI

September 15th

Teatro Alameda_7,00 pm
Series: “EL FLAMENCO QUE VIENE”
Title: GANADORES III CERTAMEN ANDALUZ DE JÓVENES FLAMENCOS INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE LA JUVENTUD
RICHARD GUTIÉRREZ CASADO (dance), MIRANDA LUNA (cante), ALBERTO LÓPEZ MARTÍNEZ (guitar)

Teatro de la Maestranza_8,30 pm
Title: “LA PEPA”
BALLET FLAMENCO SARA BARAS

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “PERSPECTIVAS”
COMPAÑÍA MERCEDES RUIZ

Hotel Triana_11,30 pm
Title: “JEREZ”
LUIS EL ZAMBO, “EL TORTA”, LA MACANITA, JOSÉ MÉNDEZ

September 16th

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
Title: “LA PEPA”
BALLET FLAMENCO SARA BARAS

Teatro Central_9,00 pm
Title: “muDANZAS BOLERAS”
Guest artists: Francisco Velasco, Penélope Sánchez

Espacio Santa Clara. Claustro_11,00 pm
Title: “QASIDA”
ROSARIO LA TREMENDITA and MOHAMMAD MOTAMEDI

September 17th

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “LA MAR DE FLAMENCO”
COMPAÑÍA DE JOAQUÍN GRILO

Monasterio de la Cartuja_10,00 pm
Ciclos: “FLAMENCO Y OTRAS ARTES” & “48 NOCHES CULTURA ABIERTA EN UNIA”
Title: “COLECCIÓN PRIVADA”
COMPAÑÍA MARCO VARGAS & CHLOÉ BRÛLÉ
In collaboration with Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (UNIA)

Espacio Santa Clara. Claustro_11,00 pm
LA TOBALA and PEDRO SIERRA

Israel Galván (Photo Daniel Muñoz)

September 18th

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “DE VIVA VOZ”
MIGUEL LAVI
Guitar, Manuel Parrilla

Teatro Central_9,00 pm
Title: “<<REW”
World premiere
CÍA. PROYECTO GR.
Direction and choreography: Manuel Liñán & Daniel Doña

Teatro Alameda_11,00 pm
Series: “EL FLAMENCO QUE VIENE”
Title: “CUNA NEGRA & BLANCA”
JESÚS CARMONA and CÍA.

September 19th

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “DE VIVA VOZ”
MANOLO FRANCO

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “ENTRE EL LABIO Y EL BESO”
World premiere
SEGUNDO FALCÓN and PACO JARANA

Espacio Santa Clara. Claustro_11,00 pm
Title: “INFUNDIO”
TOMÁS DE PERRATE
Guest artist: Carmen Ledesma

September 20th

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “DE VIVA VOZ”
TOÑI FERNÁNDEZ
Guitar, Eugenio Iglesias

Teatro Central_9,00 pm
Series: “LITERATURA BAILADA”
Title: “ALELUYA ERÓTICA. Federico García Lorca”
World premiere
ROSARIO TOLEDO, JOSÉ VALENCIA and DANI DE MORÓN
Direction: Juana Casado

Teatro Alameda_11,00 pm
Series: “EL FLAMENCO QUE VIENE”
PALOMA FANTOVA / MACARENA RAMÍREZ

September 21st

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “100 AÑOS DE CANTE.”
MÁRQUEZ “EL ZAPATERO” / JUAN MURUBE
Guitar, Eduardo Rebollar

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Series: “LITERATURA BAILADA”
Title: “SORTILEGIO DE SANGRE”
World premiere
FERNANDO ROMERO
Direction: Pepa Gamboa and José Antonio

Teatro Central _11,00 pm
Title: “COLORES DEL FUEGO”
ANTONIO REY

September 22nd

Teatro Alameda_7,00 pm
Kid's show
Series: “FLAMENCO PARA NIÑOS”
Title: “SINFONÍA FANTASMAL”
ANABEL VELOSO COMPAÑÍA

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “UNA MIRADA HACIA DENTRO”
World premiere
PEPA MONTES and RICARDO MIÑO

Claustro Santa Clara_11,00 pm
Título: “SON DE PEÑAS”
ANTONIO REYES, MANUELA CORDERO, EL JUNCO, ELI PARRILLA,..
Federación Provincial de Sevilla de Entidades Flamencas

September 23rd

Teatro Alameda_7,00 pm
Kid's show
Series: “FLAMENCO PARA NIÑOS”
Title: “SINFONÍA FANTASMAL”
ANABEL VELOSO COMPAÑÍA

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
Title: “OASIS ABIERTO. MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ FLAMENCO”
CARMEN LINARES
Guest artist: Tomasito

Marco Flores (Photo Daniel Muñoz)

September 24th

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “ASÍ SOY YO”
World premiere
AURORA VARGAS

Teatro Alameda_11,00 pm
Series: “EL FLAMENCO QUE VIENE”
Title: “ZONA CERO”
SARA CALERO

September 25th

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “DE VIVA VOZ”
PEDRO EL GRANAÍNO
Guitar, Juan Requena

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
Title: “LA CONSAGRACIÓN”
World premiere
RAFAEL ESTÉVEZ and NANI PAÑOS
Guest artist: Antonio Canales
Special collaboration: Antonio Ruz

Teatro Central_11,00 pm
Title: “FLAMENCO HOOFER´S”
National premiere
JUAN DE JUAN and JASON SAMUELS SMITH

September 26th

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “DE VIVA VOZ”
SANTIAGO LARA

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “ARRABALES”
World premiere
JAVIER BARÓN and ESPERANZA FERNÁNDEZ
Direction: David Montero

Claustro Santa Clara_11,00 pm
Title: “SÓLO FLAMENCO”
JOSÉ VALENCIA
Special collaboration: Joaquín Grilo

September 27th

Teatro Alameda_12,00 pm
School show
Series: “FLAMENCO PARA NIÑOS”
Title: “CARMELO, CANTES POR CARAMELO”

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “DE VIVA VOZ”
RAFAEL DE UTRERA
Guitar, José Quevedo “Bolita”

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “TRAVESÍA”
GERARDO NÚÑEZ
Special collaboration: Carmen Cortés

Teatro Central_11,00 pm
Title: “LA MONETA PASO A PASO”
World premiere
LA MONETA COMPAÑÍA FLAMENCA
Special collaborations: Javier Latorre and Antonio Canales

María Pagés, Utopía

September 28th

Teatro Alameda_12,00 pm
School show
Series: “FLAMENCO PARA NIÑOS”
Title: “CARMELO, CANTES POR CARAMELO”

Espacio Santa Clara_7,00 pm
Series: “100 AÑOS DE CANTE”
MANUEL OSUNA / TAMARA AGUILERA
Guitar, Paco Cortés

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
Series: “LITERATURA BAILADA”
Title: “LA CELESTINA”
BALLET SHOJI KOJIMA FLAMENCO
Direction and choreography: Javier Latorre

September 29th

Teatro Lope de Vega_8,30 pm
Title: “MIS BODAS DE ORO EN EL CANTE”
PANSEQUITO

Teatro Alameda_7,00 pm
Series: “FLAMENCO INTEGRADO”
Title: “EN MIS CABALES”
World premiere
COMPAÑÍA JOSÉ GALÁN
Special collaboration: Danza Mobile
Direction and choreography: Juan Carlos Lérida

Teatro Central_11,00 pm
LOS EVANGELISTAS

September 30th

Teatro Alameda_7,00 pm
Kid's show
Series: “FLAMENCO PARA NIÑOS”
Title: “CARMELO, CANTES POR CARAMELO”

Teatro Maestranza_8,30 pm
CLOSING GALA
Title: “LA PUNTA Y LA RAÍZ. Un paseo por el baile de Sevilla”
World premiere
Direction: Rafaela Carrasco

Highslide JS
Carmen Linares, Oasis abierto
(Photo Daniel Muñoz)