Algarabía

Jesús Carmona / University of Navarra Orchestra
 March 27 and 28
 19.30 h
  €24 and €28 / UNAV students €14.20 and €17.40
 MUN Theatre

Jesús Carmona and Lucía Campillo join the University of Navarra Symphony Orchestra and the University of Navarra Choir in this project, which is unique in terms of its fusion of disciplines and cultures.

Algarabía is an innovative encounter between flamenco and Arabic poetic traditions. Poetry, music, Spanish and Arabic dance, and flamenco rhythms come together in a vibrant celebration of movement and storytelling that also pays tribute to the music of Manuel de Falla.

The show tells the story of a young Arab botanist (Cynthya Karam) who embarks on a journey of discovery to Spain, studying the ancient botanical theory of flowers. Her intellectual approach contrasts with the instinctive love that a Spanish florist (Jesús Carmona) has for flowers, their aromas, and colors... Other figures appear on stage, such as the dancer Lucía Campillo, who plays the role of a Spanish botanist.

ARTISTIC FILE

INTERPRETATION

Jesús Carmona (Florencio, flamenco dance)
Cynthya Karam (Farah, Arabic singing)
Rafic Ali Ahmad (Spirit of the Garden, Arabic poetry)
Lucía Campillo (Candela, flamenco dance)

Dance:

Aitana Rousseau
Sofía Lasheras
Pablo Egea
Juan Bravo
Aya Ahmad Izzat Al Kanawati (Sharjah Performing Arts Academy)
Kiroules Malak Mounir Boushra (Sharjah Performing Arts Academy)
Noran Ayman Mahmoud Abdelhamed Gebril (Sharjah Performing Arts Academy)
Youssef Moujab (Sharjah Performing Arts Academy)

Music:

Manuel Masaedo (flamenco percussion)
Antonio González Reyes (flamenco guitar)
Belén Vega (vocals)
Aya El Dika Mawla (oud -Arabic lute-)

University of Navarra Symphony Orchestra

Flutes
Sara Lorenzoni
Brooke Hanzhang Liu
Damián Beato de Gracia

Oboes
Elena Asín Vicente
Iñigo Aguirre Zozaya
Héctor Uliaque Plasencia

Diego San Millán Fernández
Valvanera Rubio Lázaro
Mikel Urdin Pascual

Martín Olmedo Rodriguez
Claudia Francés Jiménez
Alma Valentina Ursu Ratiu

Horns
Nicolás Gómez Espinosa
Xabier Uriz Mata
Adrián Esquina Bellés
Daniel Gonzalez Oses
Cristian Levanteri

Trumpets
Ibai Olazábal Iriarte
Unai Iriarte Tellechea
Gergely Kéthelyi

Trombones
Sergio Mediavilla Mugarra
Jorge Gines Insa

bass trombone Íñigo Rodríguez Losarcos

Tuba
Windsor Enrique Álvarez Orellana

Percussion
Alaiz Barrena Nieto
Alba Morales Campaña
Jon Fernández Egaña
Alejandro Carrascoso De la Cruz

Harp Lucia Mena Garcia

Piano Fernando González Castañeda

Violins I
Aitor García Rodríguez
Cristopher Roldán Arguedas
Jesús Mengual
Nora Suárez Cibiriáin
Mónica Pérez Abril
Eeva Sofia Pursimo
Jorge Figueroa López
Lucía Ramírez Fernandez
Santiago Merino Arrieta

Violins II
Oihane Alonso Gutierrez
Naroa Aragón Torres
Lucia Amengual Palou
Mario Ramos Capellán
Ana Isabel Louazel Iribarren
Irene Fernandez Martín
Alma Belloso Saez de Buruaga
Luisa Paola Zapata Licón
Ayela Lucie Wolff

Violas
Mikel Rodríguez Martínez
Asier Lara Trigo
Henar Reina
Paula Requejo
Naiara Urrutia Ruiz
Olga Campos Aranda
Maria Villamediana Rodríguez
Angela Mena García

Cellos
Xabier Alberdi Obieta
Selma Millán García
Daniela Inda Ezpeleta
Laura Esparza Flores

Double basses
Elias Alegría Azcona
Claudia Gómez Oña
Fran Serrano Castro

University of Navarra Choir

Soprano
María José Palacios
Mariona Esteve Sureda
Cristina Barro Blanc

Contralto
Beatriz Abad Iñigo
Virginia Pizarro López

Tenor
Gaspar Andrés Mestas
Victor Gil Borissova

Under
Jon Martínez de Azagra

Extras (students from the Theater Training Program at the University of Navarra)
Paula Peralta Oslé
Egor García Ganuza
Marisabel Díaz
Alexia Ochoa Mijares

CREATION

Dramaturgy: Ignacio García, Jihad Mikhael
Choreography: Jesús Carmona
Music and arrangements: Josema García Hormigo
Flamenco music: Manuel Masaedo
Includes music by Manuel de Falla and Ihab Darwish

Set design and props: Liuba Cid
Costume design: Yaiza Pinillos
Lighting design: Juanjo Llorens
Audiovisual design: Alejandro Contreras
Pictorial intervention: Carlos Bernar
Costume assistant: Saúl López Mainar
Tailoring workshop: Gabriel Besa, Jota Studio

The designs were created in collaboration with students and faculty from the University of Navarra.

Costumes: Ángela Lizarraga, Javier Millán, Amaya Fernández, Claudia Navarro, Carmen Pellicer
Set design: Martín Murgui, Bibiana Morales, Aitana Martínez, Ana Mouwen, Inmaculada Gómez, Alice Drudi
Props: Marian Rocha, Ana Menéndez, Blanca Aranda, Marta Martínez-Sagarra, Sofía Esquíroz, Sofia Elena Mudde Cruz
Stage and audiovisual background: Lucía Cabrera, Natalia Medina, Leonardo Stoica, Liam Murphy, Javier Zorrilla, Valentina Galindo, Isabel Bonilla, Marcela Novoa, Margarita Matti, Toni Torres, Mateo Pandan, Alessia Allú
ETSA production assistant: Alexia Iraizoz Zabalza
Academic coordinator of the project: Juan L. Roquette Rodríguez-Villamil (ETSA-UNAV)

ADDRESS

Stage direction: Ignacio García, Jihad Mikhael
Musical direction: Borja Quintas
Artistic direction: Liuba Cid
Assistant director: Ana Cris
Executive direction: Khawla Foundation (Rayan Haki), Museo Universidad de Navarra Teresa Lasheras)

UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Orquesta Sinfónica Universidad de Navarra is formed by students of university age. Each year it offers students from the University and other centers the possibility of training and belonging to a quality symphonic ensemble. Conducted by Borja Quintas, its activity is developed throughout the course by top professionals of the music scene and culminates with public performances.

Inspired by the orchestras of the most prestigious universities in the United States and Central Europe, it aims to revalue the role of the arts and music in the university environment and to become a young orchestra of reference. On the horizon it also wants to promote links and exchanges with other national and international university institutions through music.

JESÚS CARMONA

Born in Badalona in 1985, he began his flamenco training at the age of 7. He graduated in Spanish Dance and Flamenco from the Institute of Theater and Dance in 2003 and furthered his artistic training with the most important performers and creators of the time. He has been a member of companies such as El Güito, Nuevo Ballet Español, and Antonio Canales, among others. In 2006, he joined the cast of the Spanish National Ballet, where he rose to the rank of principal dancer and participated as a guest artist in subsequent years.

His restlessness as a creator and performer drives him to leave his position within the BNE to create his own proposals, thus giving rise to the Jesús Carmona Dance Company, in addition to collaborating as a creator for projects of other artists and companies.

Among other awards, he has won the Benois de la Danse Prize 2021, the National Dance Prize 2020, the Ojo Crítico RTVE Prize 2019, and two MAX Awards for 'Baile de Bestias' (Dance of Beasts), for best show and best performer in 2022.