Argentina in Paris: El Contrabandista + Sonatina
Compañía Antonio Najarro

  Friday 4 Oct
  19:30 h
  28, 30, 32€*
MUN Theatre
*There are season tickets available for these three shows: Súper viviente, La Argentina en París and Go figure (50€)*. Also, if you buy your tickets for any Museo en danza show before August 31, you get a 15% discount by applying the code ANTICIPA24.
*With your ticket, you have preference to get an invitation to the corresponding session of Asómate a la danza (until full capacity) that will take place the same day at 18h.

This show is a tribute to Antonia Mercé, La Argentina, one of the greatest references of Spanish dance.

Under the impulse of Antonia Mercé, the Ballets Espagnols brought together a constellation of the best Spanish creators in the fields of music, dance, costumes and scenery. On June 18, 1928, Mercé marked a milestone in history by premiering two ballets at the Théâtre Fémina in Paris, to great acclaim from the press and the public, which are now being revived: Sonatina, by Ernesto Halffter, and El contrabandista, by Óscar Esplá. Antonio Najarro has been in charge of recovering these ballets, creating two new choreographies.

ARTISTIC DATA
Artistic direction and choreography: Antonio Najarro
Musical direction: Miguel Baselga
Stage direction: Carolina África
Antonio Najarro Company
Dancers: Ethan Soriano, Celia Nacle, Daniel Ramos, Alejandra de Castro, Cristina Carnero, Lidia Gómez, Álvaro Brito y Álvaro Madrid
Guitar: Jose Luis Montón
Cello: Sergio Menem
Piano: Coni Lechner
Costume design: Yaiza Pinillos
Video projection design: Néstor L. Arauzo and Davitxun
Lighting design: Sergio Torres
Technical direction and regiduría: Raúl Mallol
Assistant choreographer and ballet teacher: África Paniagua
Production direction: Rubén Carreño
Characterization: Otilia Ortiz
Illustrator of the video projections: Diego Martínez Pereira
Costume design: Taller Paloma de Alba
Headdresses: Yulia Eremina and Sombrerería Medrano
Video projections: Ruth Rubio
Signs: Estéfano Cerami
Music Copyshop (The Smuggler): Foents Editor (Adrián Fuentes)
Scientific advisor: Idoia Murga Castro, Alejandro Coel
A coproduction of Fundación Juan March and Les Arts Valencia

ANTONIO NAJARRO
He graduated with honors for his studies of Spanish Dance at the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma in Madrid. In 1996 he joined the National Ballet of Spain, where he was appointed Principal Dancer three years later. In 2002 he created his own company. He has been director of the Ballet Nacional de España (2011- 2019) and has presented two seasons of the program Un país en danza for La 2 de TVE. Among the awards he has received, the Max Award for the Performing Arts for Best Dance Performer, the 2018 Audience Award at the Jerez Flamenco Festival, the Culture Award of the Community of Madrid and the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts in 2023 stand out.

MIGUEL BASELGA
He began his piano studies at the age of six and graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Liège with Eduardo del Pueyo. He is a performer of international projection endorsed by reviews of media such as BBC Music Magazine or Le Monde de la Musique. He has recorded for the BIS label the complete piano works of Manuel de Falla on the occasion of the anniversary of his death, as well as the complete piano works of Isaac Albéniz, presented at the Festival Internacional de Música Castillo de Peralada. Since these recordings, his concert activity has been increasing and he has performed in such outstanding venues as Carnegie Hall and the 92nd Street Y cultural center, both in New York.

ANTONIO NAJARRO COMPANY
Led by the choreographer Antonio Najarro, the company has been committed since its formation to show the public the new trends in dance and the repertoire of classical Spanish and stylized dance. His shows are characterized by their technical and artistic complexity, the fusion of styles, the rigor and quality of the dance that position the company as a reference of the current Spanish dance.

It is made up of a group of fourteen dancers specialized in different styles ranging from flamenco, stylized dance, bolero school to contemporary dance and classical ballet. They are accompanied by a team of internationally renowned musicians who perform live and with original music.

RELATED ACTIVITIES

► Friday 4 (6 p.m.) Asómate a la danza, with Elna Matamoros

► Friday 18 (19.30h). The language of the lines, with Leonor Leal.

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