The Flamenco Viene del Sur 2008
Series extends its circuit to Córdoba, Cádiz
and Jaén
The program is to be held mainly in Seville,
Málaga and Granada from January to May 2008
Flamenco-world.com, December 2008
Flamenco Viene del Sur broadens
its area of influence. Besides scheduling the now traditional
series of shows in Seville, Málaga and Granada,
in the 2008 season it makes its first incursions in Córdoba,
Cádiz and Jaén. The variety of the shows
prevails on the bill, highlighted with performances by
Manolo
Sanlúcar, Marina Heredia, Esperanza Fernández,
Manuela Carrasco, Antonio el Pipa, Rafaela Carrasco, Rocío
Molina, La Moneta and El Lebrijano, among many others.
And the thing is that, as the programs states, “this
year stakes are laid on shows based on baile, but as always,
there’s also cante and toque. The program gathers
young talents and recognized artists”.
SEVILLE.
TEATRO CENTRAL
|
Manolo Sanlúcar
(Photo Daniel Muñoz) |
On its original stage, Seville’s
Teatro Central, the Flamenco Viene del Sur 2008 Series
is flanked by the performances of two great maestros:
Manolo
Sanlúcar inaugurates it on January 29th with
the concert ‘El alma compartida’ and El
Lebrijano closes on May 20th with an anthological
recital. The core of the program is baile, with shows
such as ‘Del amor y otras cosas’ by Rafaela
Carrasco, ‘Puertas adentro’ by Antonio el
Pipa, ‘Por el decir de la gente’ by Rocío
Molina, ‘Flamenco XXI: Ópera, café
y puro’ by the Estévez-Paños Company
and Mercedes Ruiz sharing ‘Noche de Jerez’
with Jerez-born cantaor Luis
el Zambo. And the thing is that cante also has a strong
presence on the bill, with Esperanza Fernández,
Marina Heredia and Calixto Sánchez presenting their
respective albums. The touch of guitar will be provided
by Tomatito in concert with his group.
29th January
Manolo Sanlúcar
‘El alma compartida’
5th February
Compañía Rafaela Carrasco
‘Del amor y otras cosas’
12th February
Antonio el Pipa
‘Puertas adentro’
19th February
Rocío Molina
‘Por el decir de la gente’
26th February
Esperanza Fernández
‘Recuerdos’
11th March
Tomatito
‘En concierto’
1st April
Marina Heredia
‘La voz del agua’
22nd April
Compañía Estévez-Paños
‘Flamenco XXI: Ópera, café y puro’
6th May
Calixto Sánchez
‘Andando el camino’
13th May
Luis el Zambo • Mercedes Ruiz
‘Noche de Jerez’
20th May
El Lebrijano
‘Antología’
MÁLAGA.
TEATRO CÁNOVAS
‘Mujeres’, a show directed
by Mario Maya and starring Merche
Esmeralda, Belén Maya and Rocío Molina,
will kick off Flamenco Viene del Sur 2008 at the Teatro
Cánovas in Málaga on February 6th. Just
like its Sevillian counterpart, the series is to be closed
with a recital by El Lebrijano and baile is the center
of attention, although the offer of artists is substantially
different. Those to perform in the Mediterranean city
include Manuela
Carrasco with ‘Romalí’, Rocío
Molina with ‘Almario’, La
Moneta with ‘De entre la luna y los hombres’
and Ballet Flamenco David Morales with ‘Indiano’,
among other artists. The instrumental section will be
covered by Paco Cepero with ‘Abolengo’ and
Japanese pianist Mie Matsumura with ‘Serenata andaluza’,
a concert which Alejandro
Granados and Leonor Leal dance in.
Lebrijano (Photo Daniel Muñoz)
6th February
Merche Esmeralda • Belén Maya • Rocío
Molina
‘Mujeres’
13th February
Compañía Manuela Carrasco
‘Romalí’
20th February
Amador Rojas
‘Kahlo Caló’
26th March
Paco Cepero
‘Abolengo’
2nd April
Mie Matsumura • Alejandro Granados • Leonor
Leal
‘Serenata andaluza’
16th April
Rocío Molina
‘Almario’
30th April
Fuensanta la Moneta
‘De entre la luna y los hombres’
7th May
Ballet Flamenco David Morales
‘El indiano. Bailes de ida y vuelta’
14th May
El Lebrijano
‘Antología’
GRANADA.
TEATRO ALHAMBRA
The program of Flamenco Viene del Sur
2008 is eminently bailaor. It kicks off with the gala
‘Mujeres’ on January 28th and concludes on
May 19th with ‘El gitanito esquizofrénico’,
a show which Javier
Barón, José Valencia and Daniel Méndez
take part in. Except for the toque recital by Manolo Sanlúcar
and those of cante by Esperanza Fernández and Calixto
Sánchez, all the rest is dance. The scheduled
shows, which are to be held exclusively at the Teatro
Alhambra, combine the long experience of Carrete
and Pepa Montes with the freshness of Amador Rojas, La
Choni and Rocío Molina.
Rocío Molina on 'Almario'
(Photo Daniel Muñoz)
28th January
Merche Esmeralda • Belén Maya • Rocío
Molina
‘Mujeres’
3rd March
Manolo Sanlúcar
‘El alma compartida’
10th March
Esperanza Fernández
‘Recuerdos’
31st March
José Losada ‘Carrete’
‘Yo no sé la edá que tengo’
7th April
Calixto Sánchez
‘Andando el camino’
14th April
Pepa Montes
‘Bailaora’
21st April
Amador Rojas
‘Kahlo Caló’
28th April
Compañía Flamenca La Choni
‘Tejidos al tiempo’
12th May
Rocío Molina
‘Almario’
19th May
Javier Barón • José Valencia •
Daniel Méndez
‘El gitanito esquizofrénico’
CÓRDOBA.
GRAN TEATRO
Flamenco Viene del Sur premieres in Córdoba.
The first incursion by the series promoted by the Culture
Council of Junta de Andalucía takes three shows
to the Gran Teatro. On March 6th a gala is scheduled of
the show ‘Cádiz’, a big-budget production
by Agencia Andaluza para el Desarrollo del Flamenco (the
Andalusian Agency for the Development of Flamenco) including
the participation of young Cádiz-born artists such
as El
Junco, María José Franco and David Palomar,
among others. Esperanza Fernández takes the live
show of her album ‘Recuerdos’ to the venue
in Córdoba on April 4th. And on May 17th, the Rafaela
Carrasco Company stages ‘Del amor y otras cosas’,
a flamenco dancing show with a contemporary perspective.
Rafaela Carrasco (Photo Daniel
Muñoz)
6th March
‘Cádiz’
4th April
Esperanza Fernández
‘Recuerdos’
17th May
Compañía Rafaela Carrasco
‘Del amor y otras cosas’
CÁDIZ.
TEATRO FALLA
The first incursion by Flamenco Viene
del Sur in Cádiz consists of two shows which will
take place at the Teatro Falla. The first one, scheduled
for May 9th, is ‘Mujeres’, which makes a stop
in the ‘little silver cup’ after visiting
cities such as Madrid, Jerez, Miami, New York and London.
And following the triple dose of baile, arriving on June
13th will be cante by Huelva-born Argentina,
on tour with her début album.
9th May
Merche Esmeralda • Belén Maya • Rocío
Molina
‘Mujeres’
13th June
Argentina, in concert
JAÉN.
NUEVO ESPACIO ESCÉNICO
Flamenco Viene del Sur 2008 also reaches
Jaén. The series premieres in the city in eastern
Andalusia with the show ‘Cádiz’ on
April 4th. And from the collective to personal proposals
by two young Granada-born artists. On April 12th, Marina
Heredia presents her album ‘La voz del agua’
live. And the program is closed on May 7th by bailaora
Fuensanta la Moneta with the show ‘De entre la luna
y los hombres’, which premiered at Festival Málaga
en Flamenco 2007.
Marina Heredia (Photo Daniel
Muñoz)
4th April
‘Cádiz’
12th April
Marina Heredia
‘La voz del agua’
7th May
Fuensanta la Moneta
‘De entre la luna y los hombres’
