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The dancer and choreographer Luz Arcas, founder of La Phármaco contemporary dance company, is premièring a modern dance and flamenco piece that reflects on the animal and human body as a work tool in the Community of Madrid on 15 and 16 April in the Green Hall (Sala Verde) at Teatros del Canal.

Premièred at the last Flamenco Biennial in Seville, the show’s origins are rooted in Malaga and Andalusian folklore through primitive flamenco songs, such as country the jondos and bugles from popular festivities, which are joined by experimental percussion. These palos are sung by Francisco Javier Sánchez Bandera, Bonela Hijo, from Malaga who is accompanied by Bonela Chico on the guitar, Carlos González on percussion and Abraham Romero on the bugle.

In light of the work of animals on the land, Arcas delves into the work as a hopper and submissive element to offer an anthropological look of the movement and the scene based on history and traditions. The show incorporates numbers close to the performance that includes full nudes.

Born in Malaga in 1983, Luz Arcas is a choreographer and flamenco dancer who studied Performance and Choreography at the María de Ávila Dance Conservatory in Madrid and Stage Management at the Higher School of Dramatic Art in Madrid. In 2009, she founded La Phármaco, a group with which she mixes all of the stage languages in the same discourse, featuring dance. Her productions include El libro de los venenos, El monstruo de las dos espaldas, Antes fue siempre fuego and Sed erosiona.

During her career, Arcas has won many awards, such as the Critics’ Eye Dance Prize 2015, the Lorca Prize 2015 for the Best Female Dance Performance, the Injuve Prize 2009 or the Malaga Creates Prize 2009. She was also finalist in the Best Female Dancer category at the Max Awards 2017.

Artistic File:

Venue: Teatros del Canal – Sala Verde

Dance - Luz Arcas
Vocals - Bonela Hijo
Percussion - Carlos González
Bugle - Abraham Romero
Guitar - Bonela Chico
Clapping and Tapping - Carmen Ríos
Artistic Management, choreography and stage design - Luz Arcas
Dramaturgy - Rafael Sánchez Mateo Paniagua
Stage and musical assistant - Abraham Gragera
Artistic assistant and wardrobe - Ernesto Artillo
Flamenco Adviser - Charo Martín
Lighting - Jorge Colomer
Sound Space - Pablo Contreras
Photography and Video - Virginia Rota, Alejandra Amere and Jorge Colomer
Graphic Design - María Peinado
Production Management - Alberto Núñez and Alex Foulkes
Executive Production - Fernando Jariego
Technical Director - Cristina Bolívar
Touring Technicians - José Espigares and Pablo Contreras
Co-production - 22nd Seville Flamenco Biennial, Teatros del Canal from the Community of Madrid and MA scène nationale - Pays de Montbéliard