2015 Programme Flamenco Festival London

Flamenco
Festival London

Monday 16 February - Sunday 1 March 2015

Welcome

Photo: Hugo Glendinning

Welcome to the Flamenco Festival London, our flamenco artists in the world, but also to
annual showcase of the best contemporary appreciate the genre’s long tradition, breadth
flamenco from around the world. of approaches and ever evolving nature, which
make flamenco so vibrant and popular still all
This 12th edition opens with a gala over the world.
performance of acclaimed flamenco artists I would like to thank the Spanish Embassy and
and rising stars – this year featuring Antonio the Instituto Cervantes for their support of
Canales, Nuevo Ballet Espanol’s Carlos the event.
Rodríguez and young dancers Jesús Carmona I hope you enjoy the festival.
and Karime Amaya. In a varied programme
featuring dance and live music, we celebrate Alistair Spalding CBE
flamenco’s enthralling rhythms with concerts Chief Executive & Artistic Director
by singer Arcángel and guitarist Gerardo
Núñez, mark the 20th anniversary of Ballet
Flamenco de Andalucía and present a double
bill by Spain’s leading ballet company Ballet
Nacional de España. There is also a chance
to see the flamboyant work of choreographer
Manuel Liñán and, following her success in
2013, the return of charismatic dancer Eva
Yerbabuena in ¡Ay!.

The programme’s wide range of performances
provide our audiences with the opportunity
not only to admire some of the most talented

Cover photo: Javier Suárez

Flamenco flamencofestival.org
Festival
London FLAMENCO
2015 FESTIVAL
STAFF
Gala Flamenca
Director
Antonio Canales, Carlos Rodríguez, Miguel Marín
Jesús Carmona, Karime Amaya Technical Production
Mon 16 February, 7.30pm Belén Castres
Tue 17 February, 7.30pm Press & Production
Wed 18 February, 7.30pm Isabel Aranda, Beatriz Hoyos
Production Assistant
Arcángel Antonia Ceballos
& Guest Artist Patricia Guerrero
Sponsored by
Olor a Tierra
Thu 19 February, 7.30pm Supported by

Ballet Flamenco De Andalucía

Artistic Director Rafaela Carrasco
Images: 20 Years
Fri 20 February, 7.30pm
Sat 21 February, 3.30pm & 7.30pm

Gerardo Núñez
& Guest Artist Carmen Cortés

In Concert
Sun 22 February, 7.30pm

Eva Yerbabuena

¡Ay!
Mon 23 February, 7.30pm
Tue 24 February, 7.30pm

Ballet Nacional de España

Director Antonio Najarro
Grito & Suite Sevilla
Thu 26 February, 7.30pm
Fri 27 February, 7.30pm
Sat 28 February, 3.30pm & 7.30pm

Compañía Manuel Liñán

Nómada
Sun 1 March, 7.30pm

BEYOND FLAMENCO

Lilian Baylis Studio

Olga Pericet & Paco Villalta

Movement & Image
Thu 19 February, 6.30pm
Co-produced by Instituto Cervantes London

Photo: Javier Suárez Olga Pericet & Paco Villalta

Movement & Image
Workshop and Public Performance
at Lilian Baylis Studio
15 -19 February 
Info: education@flamencofestival.org

Karime Amaya

Master Class
19 February, 10am-12pm

Rafaela Carrasco

Master Class
19 February, 6.00-8.00pm

Nuria Garcia

Beginners Workshop
19 February, 10am-12pm, 6.00-8.00pm

Info: info@ledb.co.uk,
0208 9054554

Photo: Yi-Chun Wu, courtesy of The Esplanade Co Ltd

Flamenco What is
flamenco? Not what it was 100,
universal!
50 or even 20 years ago, that’s for sure. Commentators date
the ‘renacimiento del flamenco’, its rebirth, from the mid-1950s,
when it began to spread from the cafés cantantes (cabarets)
and their successors from the 1960s onwards, the tablaos, to
theatre stages and beyond. The 1970s witnessed increasing
influences from the rest of Europe and the USA, a process
which accelerated in the 1980s with the arrival of, amongst
others, Cuban rhythms, blues and rock, to create what was
termed ‘Nuevo Flamenco’. The death of Franco in 1975 and
the subsequent opening up of Spanish society accelerated
the process of change, and Spanish artists began to travel
in significant numbers. The explosion of enthusiasm which
developed around the globe for this very specific art form has
lit the blue touch paper of creativity for new generations of
artists who, responding to interest in almost every continent,
have opened themselves up to embracing other influences
and exploring new areas, each trying to maintain the distinctive
veins of grace, power and ‘duende’ which run through flamenco.

It is now far from being an artistic phenomenon of Andalucía
alone in the same way that jazz is no longer the preserve of
New Orleans. What first ‘made’ flamenco - the grinding poverty,
the lack of opportunity and the precariousness of everyday
existence - now no longer exists. With the many social safety
nets in place, from health care to pensions, social security
to plentiful food, flamenco has lost its original ‘reason’ for
existing. But what has taken its place is that as an art form it
has burst out of its strict original confines and become its own
reason for existing, evolving into a global artistic movement.
Some purists decry this broadening of flamenco, complaining
of a bastardisation of their art form, but most observers and
practitioners celebrate that it seizes imaginations the world
over and that artists have themselves diversified to explore it in
many different ways. Of course, the spiritual home of flamenco
remains Andalucía where it can be found in its purest form, but

!

Photo: Luis Castilla

Photo: Daniel Perez/Teatro Cervantes

Photo: Jesús Robisco

“El flamenco sigue
evolucionando
para convertirse
en universal.”

(Flamenco continues to evolve
to become universal)

wherever flamenco is performed and with whichever external
influences, the elements that characterise it still remain: a
guitar, a voice, a body in motion and some sense of revelry.

This year’s Flamenco Festival showcases a dazzling array contemporary approach. Villalta is also a contemporary dancer
of artists who showcase this ever-broadening spectrum. who brings a performer’s understanding to his photography.
Exemplifying this exploration of flamenco is singer Arcángel
(Francisco José Arcángel Ramos, born in Huelva) who has a Eva Yerbabuena makes a welcome return to Sadler’s Wells
profound knowledge of cante jondo (deep song) which he uses with ¡Ay!, her much praised show last seen at the 2013 festival.
as a base from which to explore new artistic paths. He has She takes the world of dreams and un-verbalised emotions
observed that “Flamenco cannot turn a deaf ear; even if there as the basis for her exploration through dance of the unsaid.
is a movement today to preserve the past, that in itself implies Yerbabuena is one of the world’s best known flamenco artists
the moving on of time and the existence of modern trends”. who successfully explores the seemingly contradictory worlds
He has been described as possessing the most promising of traditional and innovative flamenco through her intense
voice of the younger generation of flamenco cantaroes. In Olor stage presence, itself born out of a tension between her own
a Tierra, he is accompanied by Daní de Morón, whose recognition personal introspection and her expressive stage personality.
by the great Paco de Lucía confirmed his place in the premier
league of flamenco guitarists, and dancer Patricia Guerrero. The Ballet Nacional de España was founded by Antonio Gades
as a showcase for all things Spanish in the world of dance, from
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, under its director Rafaela classical ballet to regional folk dances and flamenco. It has been
Carrasco celebrates its 20th anniversary with Images: through turbulent times, but since the arrival of director Antonio
20 years (Imágenes. 20 años) which revisits five of the Najarro in 2011, the company has re-found its focus. Najarro
company’s most successful creations (Las cuatro esquinas, himself combined flamenco dancing with choreographing for
Mirando al Sur, Leyenda, Del Maestro and En la oscuridad figure skating and stylistic fusions are a mark of his own creations
de la luz). This evening represents a personal journey for for the company, as exemplified by Suite Sevilla which forms the
Carrasco from performer to company director and comprises first part of a double bill at this year’s festival. The other work is
extracts from works which have a particular meaning for Antonio Canales’ Grito, which takes the viewer through different
her, from cherished artistic encounters to productions of types of flamenco: Seguirillas, Solea, Alegrías and Tangos.
particular quality. The company has an ambassadorial role
for flamenco, touring extensively to promote the art form In a perfect example of the spread of flamenco and an
throughout the world. The festival also presents Gerardo exploration of its role in the world, Manual Liñán’s Nómada
Núñez, famed composer, concert guitarist and accompanist focusses on the art form acquiring different textures from a
who fuses his flamenco roots with other, diverse musical selection of geographic surroundings; it celebrates the stylistic
influences, most notably jazz. His compositions are both pluralism which comes from exposure to new influences from
complex and rich and showcase his own talents as a guitarist, outside one’s own sphere. The processes of travel and changes
and he has become a notable accompanist, sharing the in location in pursuit of artistic development are not, however,
stage with great dancers. His most regular collaborator is the without their tensions and anxieties, and it is these emotions
electrifying Carmen Cortés who moves with apparent ease which feed Liñán’s choreography. Nómada is also a true
from ‘classic’ flamenco movement to the most experimental. celebration of the world’s broad artistic canvas of many
A fiercely independent artist, she makes a formidable partner, colours and textures of which flamenco is now firmly a part.
bringing her own questing artistry to their collaborations.
Gerald Dowler
Olga Pericet is a festival regular and favourite and this year she
embarks upon an experimental project with photographer Paco
Villalta and advanced level dance students. The interface
between movement and photography is the starting point for
this exploration of the forms. Pericet is another of flamenco’s
innovators, fusing deep respect for its traditions with a distinctly

This gala brings together some
of the world’s most celebrated
flamenco dancers: the master of
flamenco Antonio Canales; the
unforgettable choreographer
of Nuevo Ballet Español, Carlos
Rodríguez; grand-niece of
legendary Carmen Amaya, Karime
Amaya, a sensationally beautiful
and riveting performer; and the
young star Jesús Carmona, to
round off an evening that will
showcase the best of modern
flamenco. On the stage, take a
look at the Jondo World of the last
decades - innovation, tradition,
experience and youth in time
to the music.

Gala
Flamenca:

Antonio Canales, Carlos Rodríguez,
Jesús Carmona, Karime Amaya

Directed by Ángel Rojas

Choreography Ángel Rojas,
Antonio Canales, Carlos Rodríguez,
Jesús Carmona, Karime Amaya
Music Paco Cruz, Gaspar Rodríguez,
Enrique Terrón, Manuel Liñán,
Daniel Jurado

Photo courtesy of the company PROGRAMME The Artists

Cantes Dancers
Antonio Canales, Carlos Rodríguez,
Performance & Choreography Antonio Canales, Jesús Carmona, Karime Amaya
Carlos Rodríguez, Karime Amaya, Jesús Carmona Lucía Campillo, Carmen Coy
Music Paco Cruz, Daniel Jurado
Musicians
Soleá por bulerías (Siento) Vocals Rocío Bazán, Antonio Campos,
Emilio Florido
Performance & Choreography Carlos Rodríguez Guitars Paco Cruz, Daniel Jurado
Music Antonio Rey Violin Roman Gottwald
Percussion Miguel El Cheyenne
TrillA7 (Paso a dos)
Technical & Staff
Performers Jesús Carmona, Lucía Campillo
Choreography Jesús Carmona Director Ángel Rojas
Music Enrique Terrón Stage Manager Juan Castro
Lighting David Pérez
Modernidad Sound Ángel Olalla
Road Manager Beatriz Hoyos
Performance & Choreography Antonio Canales
Music Popular This Gala is produced by
Flamenco Festival
Tangos de la Chumbera
This programme is supported by:
Performance & Choreography Antonio Canales
Music Popular

De Mujer

Performers Karime Amaya, Lucía Campillo,
Carmen Coy
Choreography Antonio Canales
Music Popular

Alegrías

Performance & Choreography Jesús Carmona
Music Daniel Jurado

Señora

Performer Rocío Bazán
Music Popular

Seguiriya

Performance & Choreography Karime Amaya
Music Popular
This piece is a culmination of the preceding
pieces which express strength, sadness,
happiness and melancholy.

Fin de Fiesta

Performers
Whole Company

Photo: Yi-Chun Wu, courtesy of The Esplanade Co Ltd

Photo: César Moreno Linde Antonio Canales Canales received the National Award for In Caracas, Venezuela, he presented
Dance in 1995. One year later, the show in 2009 his personal version of The
Antonio Canales Gitano premiered in the Teatro Central House of Bernarda Alba, the timeless
was born in 1961 of Seville. In 1998, he joined together play written by Federico Garcia
in the Triana with the Catalan stage designer Lluis Lorca. In 2012, Canales created two
neighbourhood Pasqual to present Bengues in the choreographies for Cecilia Gómez:
of Seville. He Madrid Autumn Festival. As a result Cayetana, about the Duchess of Alba
began his formal of a commission from the National and Cupaima, in homage to Chavela
studies at the Ballet of Spain, he created Grito, which Vargas. In 2013, he worked on Grito
National Ballet premiered in New York’s City Center. for the Ballet Nacional de España and
of Spain, where Abolengo for Farruquito and Karime
he was able to In 1999 he opened the school that bore Amaya. He also danced in El amor brujo
work as a soloist, his name, Fuerza Latina in Avila; he also with Ballet Nacional de España, with
deciding later to make the move to received the Max Award for best dance Lola Greco, Ángel Rojas and Carlos
Paris. There, Canales joined the performer, he filmed the movie Vengo Rodríguez. As a guest artist, he danced
company of Maguy Marin, which opened and he received the Medal of Andalusia. in Consagración de la Primavera and
the doors for him to the world of dance In 2000, the Theatre Festival of Merida Cuatro Lunas, directed by Pilar Távora.
on an international level. He headlined in invited him to premiere Prometeo and That year, he was named distinguished
some 50 performances, appearing on during 2001, he toured Latin American member of the International Dance
show bills with important figures such and Spain with Bailaor. The following Council-UNESCO during the IV Festival
as Rudolf Nureyev or Maya Plisetskaya. year he celebrated the tenth anniversary of Flamenco in Medellín (Colombia).
At this point, Canales had become an of his company with the reopening of In 2014, he danced in Flamenco Festival
international dance celebrity. Torero. In 2003 he created a show in USA in Miami.
Seville that paid tribute to Fernando
In 1988, he received the Navisela award Villalon called Ojos Verdes, also In the last few years, Antonio Canales
in Italy for best dancer. In 1990, Canales receiving another Max Theatre Award has worked in Guanajuato, Mexico,
was also joint recipient of the Best for best dance performer. Carmen, participating in events related to the
International Dancer prize in Mexico with Carmela (2004) showed Canales’ vision bicentenary of Mexico’s independence.
Julio Bocca. In 1992 he created his own of Carmen de P. Merimee. He also took He has also taught at the Theatre of
company with two choreographies: A ti, part in the Seville Biennial Flamenco Madrid, collaborated with the Cervantes
Carmen Amaya and Siempre Flamenco. Festival along with flamenco giants Institute and continued presenting
His next show, Torero, premiered in such as Paco de Lucia, Tomatito and his shows in different European and
Montreal, Canada in 1993. Just one Eva Yerbabuena. He participated in the American capital cities.
year later, the show opened in Madrid, Festival of Classical Theatre in Merida
where it was so successful that to in 2005 with Sangre de Edipo and in
date, the show has been performed on 2006 presented Musical Flamenco Los
more than 1000 occasions. Antonio Grandes, touring until 2007.

Photos: Yi-Chun Wu, courtesy
of The Esplanade Co Ltd

Photo: César Moreno LindeCarlos Rodríguez Jesús Carmona her debut in her parents troupe. She has
Photo: Marcos Domingo performed alongside Farruquito, María
Carlos Rodríguez Jesús Carmona, Pages, Israel and Pastora Galvan, Antonio
was born in Photo: Courtesy of the company born in Barcelona Canales, Manuela Carrasco, Rafael and
Madrid in 1975, in 1985, began Adela Campallo, Torombo and Rafael del
and was only 13 his training at the Carmen, among many others, in four
when he reached age of seven in editions of the prestigious Festival
the Spanish La Macarena y el Flamenco lnternacional Albuquerque
National Ballet’s Niño Morón. in New Mexico. In 2003, she performed
final auditions. He majored in at the Arts Presenters’ 46th annual
His professional Spanish dance members conference in New York, and
dancing career and flamenco at in 2004 she performed a successful
began with the the Institute of six month season in Japan at Tokyo’s
Ballet Teatro Español under the Theatre and Dance of Barcelona in 2004. most prestigious tablao (flamenco venue)
direction of Rafael Aguilar. As a youth Jesús made his professional debut at EI Flamenco.
he also performed with Ballet Teatro the Teatro Zorrilla with the Orchestra of
Español under the direction of Luisillo, the Teatro Liceu in Barcelona at the age The following year, Karime travelled
with Ballet Español de Madrid under the of 16. His career has included working to Spain to appear as a guest artist
direction of José Granero, and with the with diverse companies as Ballet in Antonio Canales’ show Bailaor. In
Zambra Ballet. In Expo ‘92 in Seville, he Nacional de España (as First Dancer), addition, in Ecuador, she participated
worked on La Petenera, directed by Nuevo Ballet Español, Carmen Cortes, El with Los Losada in the 2005 Festival
Emilio Hernández, and he was selected Guito, Esther Carrasco, Antonio Canales, Ouito Flamenco. Later, in 2006, she went
by the Teatro de la Zarzuela to take Rafael Amargo, La Truco, Monica on a tour with the bailaor Juan de Juan
part in Chorizos y polacos with Fernandez, highlighting in each of them as a guest artist on the show Frente a
choreography by Alberto Lorca. his own work, technique and style. Frente, touring more than 30 cities of the
Iberian Peninsula. In the same year she
Rodríguez was a guest soloist with During his period with the National Ballet of was invited to the Festival Arte Flamenco
the Real Conservatorio Profesional de Spain, he also taught courses and master in Mont-de-Marsan, France, where she
Danza in 1992. At the OTI festivals in classes at the Dance Theatre Institute of shared the stage with Gerardo Núñez
1992 and 1993, he was choreographed Barcelona as a guest teacher, in France, and performed alongside Mario Maya’s
by Goyo Montero, and he subsequently Italy and India (Mumbai NPCA). He was troupe, with Antonio ‘EI Pipa’ and the
joined José Antonio and the Spanish awarded with the prestigious First Dance Farruco family, among others.
Ballet as soloist dancer. Then in Award at the 52nd Festival de Cante de
1994, he won the award for the most las Minas de la Union 2012 and the first In September 2007 she toured
outstanding dancer at the Certámen prize as outstanding dancer in the XX extensively throughout Japan’s major
Nacional de Coreografía de Danza Flamenco and Spanish dance Contest cities with the Mexican National Dance
Española together with Ángel Rojas, and (2011). He was also awarded the 3rd prize Company and in 2008 she participated in
he worked for the Teatro de la Zarzuela for choreography in the competition 10th Flamenco Art Festival of Monterrey,
under the direction of Emilio Sagi. Nou Barris-2001 and a Mention in Youth Mexico. In 2011, she premiered the show
Values in the National Contest of Amaya Linaje along with her family. The
Rodríguez has admitted that although Flamenco Dance Hospitalet- Barcelona. show became an authentic claim of
he has performed and knows pure artistic values found in the DNA of one of
flamenco well, it does not appeal to His concern and desire to show his the great family sagas the flamenco has
him, and he understands that the personal side and pave his way into the given. In February 2012, she performed
flamenco of his parents does not speak arts more broadly led him to leave the her show Desde Ia Orilla at the Jerez
to most people his age. Partly born of National Ballet of Spain and the same Festival, and Joaquín Cortés invited her
his drive to innovate within flamenco, year embark on a new adventure, with to be part of his new show Dicen de mi,
in 1995 he co-created the Nuevo Ballet Black and white crib. The show was a which premiered on December 14 in
Español with Rojas, and their company’s critical and audience success at the Madrid, with sold out performances until
performances have been responsible Bienal de Sevilla 2012, Madrid en Danza January 6, 2013.
for attracting a whole new audience to 2012 and Festival de Jerez 2013. In
flamenco. In addition to touring with 2013, he presented Siete balcones, his Also in 2012, Juan Fernández
the Nuevo Ballet Español, Rodríguez third work alone, a great success with Montoya ‘Farruquito’ invited her to
has choreographed and danced for the public and the critics. dance in Abolengo - a new show where
the José Antonio Spanish Ballet, and the Farrucos and the Amayas meet in
he teaches privately and has designed Karime Amaya the setting that made them famous,
some of the costumes used in Furia. flamenco dance. The show premiered
Karime Amaya in the autumn, at the Teatro Nacional de
In 2012 Rojas and Rodriguez premiered was born in 1985, San José (Costa Rica) and the world tour
El Amor Brujo (Love the Magician), from within a family started in January 2013. In 2013, she
the compositor Manuel Falla with the deeply rooted in paid tribute to her great-aunt Carmen
participation of well-known dance stars the flamenco Amaya in the show Con Carmen Amaya
including Antonio Canales, Lola Greco tradition. She en la memoria, together with the dancers
and Chevi Muraday, among others. is Carmen Pastora Galván and Paloma Fantova. In
This performance was nominated as Amaya’s 2014, she danced in the show Cuerpo,
a finalist for best dance show at the grandniece. mente, alma with Jesús Carmona and
Max Awards 2013. Daughter of the Paloma Fantova in the XVIII Biennial of
bailaora Mercedes Flamenco of Sevilla.
Amaya ‘La Winy’ and guitarist Santiago
Aguilar, at only nine years old, she made

Arcángel Photo courtesy of the company
Olor A
Tierra

with guest dancer

Patricia
Guerrero

Olor a Tierra (Scent of the Earth) is
the latest project from Arcángel, one
of the greatest voices from the new
crop of flamenco singers. The cantaor
likes to look across flamenco
boundaries, just like his hero Enrique
Morente, the self-willed innovator of
flamenco singing. For this Flamenco
Festival he teams up with new top
talent in a flamenco group that
makes sparks fly.

Together they bring highly creative
and elegant interpretations of the
age-old flamenco song. The gossamer
refinement of Arcángel’s singing is
perfectly matched by Dani de Morón
and Miguel Ángel Cortés’ subtle
accompaniment, rising stars of the
modern flamenco guitar, and the
graceful movements of dancer Patricia
Guerrero – winner of the famous
Premio el Desplante dance award of
the Festival de la Unión and the
Giraldillo for New Talent at the 2012
Seville Flamenco Biennial. This is
modern-day flamenco, interpreted
with zest and gusto by today’s
flamenco artists.

PROGRAMME Photo: Moises Fernandez Acosta

Pregón, bulería por Arcángel
soleá, malagueña y
abandolao, taranto Francisco José Arcángel Ramos – Giraldillo award, flamenco’s top prize, in
Seguiriya Arcángel – is one of the leading lights 2012 for the best cante singer.
Guitar solo of a new generation of vocalists who
Bulería a palmas is making waves internationally with Arcángel transcends flamenco borders
Tientos his creative renditions of the classical with a rich imagination, always grasping
Guajira cante jondo repertoire. The singer from the roots, and his subtly expressive
Bulería Huelva (1977) creates his own world voice adapts beautifully to other
Alegrias with a voice that he himself classifies kinds of music. He collaborated with
as unusual within flamenco. In 1987, the Orchestre Tetuán from Morocco
The Artists he won first prize in La Peña La Orden and lent his voice to a number of
at Huelva’s children’s talent contest for contemporary pieces of the Spanish
Vocals & Musical Direction fandangos, a triumph which he repeated composer Mauricio Sotelo. Critics
Arcángel in the next two editions. He has unanimously praise him as the heir
Guitar Dani de Morón, collaborated with artists such as Niño of the late and great flamenco singer
Miguel Ángel Cortés de Pura, Jesús Cayuela, José Roca, Enrique Morente. The word ‘arcangelism’
Percussion Agustín Diassera Mario Maya and Eva Yerbabuena. It was has been mentioned to define his
Compás Los Mellis only after first release, Arcángel, in 2001 beautiful melodic phrasing.
Guest Dancer Patricia Guerrero that his time as a solo artist arrived,
winning several prizes, including the
Technical & Staff

Sound Technician
Ángel Olalla
Management
Flamenco Montoya

Photo: Courtesy of the company

The show, created by the current choreographer
Rafaela Carrasco, covers great moments of the
productions of Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía
throughout its history. Rafaela was involved from the
beginning of the company and since then she has
known it from all angles: as a student, répétitrice,
soloist dancer and since 2013 as choreographer.

This experience leaves on the artist an intense
mark made by the landscapes that have witnessed
the performances of the Ballet, the experiences
shared with the colleagues or the inspiration of
the maestros she has worked with. But above all
else, that inspiration is composed by the pictures
of different productions of Ballet Flamenco
de Andalucía retained by Rafaela which have
significantly touched her.

These pictures have themselves a mark, that of the
directors who shaped them and who put them on the
stage. Rafaela is inspired by these chosen moments
in order to pay a tribute which does not consist on a
simple review of the different stages of the company
but on a personal interpretation of those moments,
drawn with the experience gained during these
20 years. A dream of the artist where the pictures
merge to the freedom of the creation.

Images: 20 Years is a production of Instituto
Andaluz del Flamenco. Agencia Andaluza
de Instituciones Culturales.

Ballet Flamenco
de Andalucía
Images: 20 Years

Artistic Director Rafaela Carrasco Photo: Luis Castilla

Programme The Artists

Del Maestro Artistic Director Rafaela Carrasco
En la oscuridad Choreography Rafaela Carrasco, David Coria
Soloists David Coria, Ana Morales, Hugo López
de la luz Female Dancers Rafaela Carrasco, Ana Morales, Alejandra Gudí,
Leyenda Florencia O’Ryan, Laura Santamaría, Paula Comitre, Carmen Yanes
Mirando al Sur Male Dancers David Coria, Hugo López, Eduardo Leal, Antonio López,
Las cuatro esquinas Alberto Sellés
Musicians Antonio Campos, Gabriel de la Tomasa, Jesús Torres,
Juan Antonio Suárez ‘Cano’
Musical Direction Antonio Campos, Jesús Torres y Juan Antonio Suárez ‘Cano’

Technical & Staff

Lighting & Set Design Gloria Montesinos (AAI)
Images Visuales Tama
Costume Design Blanco y Belmonte
Costume Production Blanco y Belmonte/Pepa Carrasco/Bova Mikhailova/
Talleres Unidad de Recursos Técnicos y Producción (AAIICC)
Bata de Cola Production Amay Flamenco
Tailor Director Pepa Carrasco
Shoes Gallardo
Set Production Taller Recursos Técnicos y Producción (AAIICC)
Recording Studio Estudio RedLed
Sound Design Rafael Gómez
Graphic Design Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales,
Departamento Gráfico, Ildefonso Troya

Production and Technical Team

Personal de la Unidad de Recursos Técnicos y Producción Agencia Andaluza
de Instituciones Culturales

A production of Instituto Andaluz del Flamenco.
Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales.

Photo: Antonio Acedo, Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla

Ballet Flamenco Pagés, El Perro Andaluz, and several participated in the productions De lo
de Andalucía choreographies by Cristina Hoyos flamenco and Requiem (1994), and then
while she directed the Ballet have took part in Los Caminos de Lorca (2004).
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía been nominated for the Max theatre Rafaela also has experience in some of
(Andalusian Flamenco Ballet) has played, prizes. Notable among these is Yerma, the main flamenco tablaos, including
for the last two decades, the role of where Hoyos received the Max Prize for Los Gallos in Seville, Café de Chinitas
ambassador of flamenco. The company best female dance performance; and in Madrid and El Flamenco in Tokyo. In
opens new markets for flamenco and Romancero Gitano, which was the most 1996 she moved to Madrid where she
makes it part of the cultural agendas seen show in Spain during 2006. dances and choreographs, and she also
of countries such as the United States, teaches flamenco classes to all levels
Argentina, Cuba, France, Germany, The dance company has been a in many countries on five continents. In
Italy, Hungary, Switzerland and Mexico. constant source of talents as major 2002’s 11th edition of the Choreography
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía features current flamenco artists emerged: Israel Contest of Spanish and Flamenco Dance,
regularly in the programmes of major Galván, Isabel Bayón, Rafael Campallo, she was awarded all the contested prizes:
international events like Aichi Exhibition Belén Maya, Fernando Romero, first prize for best choreography, prize for
in Japan and has participated in large Mercedes Ruiz, María José Franco, Juan best musical composition and prize for
scale flamenco festivals including New José Jaén ‘El Junco’, Patricia Guerrero outstanding dancer.
York and London. and the current choreographer Rafaela
Carrasco, among others. Rafaela’s dance company has made
Its productions have reached remote nine productions since its creation.
locations, but have also been presented All of this has led Ballet Flamenco Outstanding among them are the
on Andalusian stages. Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía to become a landmark ones choreographed for the Spanish
de Andalucía regularly participates in company within dance and flamenco, National Ballet, Flamenco Festival and
the programme Lorca y Granada en los and its productions have created their Seville Bienal of Flamenco, for which
Jardines del Generalife (the prestigious own audiences within and across she received important awards such
festival held in the Alhambra gardens our borders, awakening an interest in as Giraldillo for best choreography,
in Granada), with several productions flamenco around the world. the Press Prize for best choreography
based on works by Federico García and the Culture Prize of Madrid in the
Lorca which have then toured the main Rafaela Carrasco dance category 2010. In 2012 she was
venues in Spain and abroad. Almost 20 awarded the Giraldillo of the XVII Seville
years of history of the Ballet are full of Born in Seville, Rafaela started dancing Bienal of Flamenco, the special jury
recognition, not only from the audience at the age of eight at Matilde Coral’s prize, for La punta y la raíz. After her
and the critics but also from performing dance school. When she was 18 she professional career and the experience
arts specialists. joined Mario Maya Company, where she of founding her own dance company,
was principal dancer and répétitrice. Rafaela was selected in September
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía has She then entered the Andalusian Dance 2013 as choreographer of Ballet
received the National Choreography Company as soloist with which she Flamenco de Andalucía.
Prize for the show directed by María

Photo: Luis Castilla

Photo: Luis Castilla

Photo courtesy of the company

Gerardo Núñez
In Concert
Carmen Cortéswith guest dancer

Programme The Artists

Donde duerme la Luna Music & Guitar Gerardo Núñez
(rondeña-farruca) Guest Artist Carmen Cortés
Templo del Lucero Vocals David Carpio
(soleá por bulerías) Percussion Ángel Sánchez González
Ítaca (alegrías) Bass Pablo Martín Caminero
Sevilla
A dos velas (duo double Technical & Staff
bass and percussion)
Soleá un son eterno (soleá) Sound José Luis Álvarez Alario
Jucal (bulerías)

Gerardo NúñezPhoto courtesy of the company guitar album and in August 2012 his
Photo: Uwe Enrich album Travesia reached number 12
Gerardo Núñez on the World Music Charts Europe.
Photo: Javier Suárez is one of the
leading flamenco Carmen Cortés
guitarists of his
generation and is Carmen Cortés,
known for his the electrifying
cross-cultural gypsy dancer
collaborations. celebrated for
He has been her performances
praised for his of flamenco puro,
performances is renowned
and recordings which encompass throughout the
both traditional flamenco and Nuevo world for her
flamenco with its innovative jazz and sensuous and
Latin-inspired rhythms. passionate style.
In addition to training in flamenco, she
Born in 1961, Núñez grew up in Jerez acquired grounding in classical dance
de la Frontera. At an early age he at the School of the National Ballet of
studied with Rafael Aguilar and at 14 Spain. After performing at Tablao Los
he accompanied such singers as Tío Canasteros, she became the lead dancer
Gregorio el Borrico and Terremoto in Mario Maya’s company. Over the years,
de Jerez. At 18 he went to Madrid many of Spain’s most popular dancers,
where he worked with the Mario Maya including Joaquín Cortés and Antonio
Flamenco Dance Company, Carmen Canales, have performed in Cortés’
Cortés and Enrique Morente, and began company. She has been noted for her
to experiment with top jazz artists productions of La Puerta del Silencio and
including pianist Tomas San Miguel and Celestina, as well as Salomé, the first
Nuevo flamenco sax player and flautist, flamenco version of the Oscar Wilde
Jorge Pardo. Núñez has recorded as a work. As a soloist and with her company,
guest artist with Andreas Vollenweider, she has participated in some of the
Julio Iglesias and Radio Tarifa, and most important European dance festivals.
performed as a solo artist in New York, She was the first bailaora to choreograph
Tokyo, Paris, Zurich and Sao Paolo. a granaína, a flamenco style with a free
rhythm. She presented her show Mujeres
His recording Calima, which featured de Lorca (Lorca’s women) at Sadler’s
Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Arto Wells in 2007. Recognised by critics as
Tuncboyaciyan, earned him a German “one of the best dancers of our time”
music critics’ award in 1998, as well (El País), every year, Cortés offers one of
as the Premio Flamenco Hoy and the the most prestigious flamenco courses
Premio Flamenco 1999 in Madrid for with her husband Gerardo Núñez.
best solo guitar album. In 2002 and
2004 he received the Giraldillo prize for
best flamenco guitarist at the Flamenco
Biennial in Sevilla. In 2005 his album
Andando el tiempo garnered the critics’
prize in Madrid for best flamenco

Eva Yerbabuena
¡Ay!

“I will miss: one shadow,
one dream... maybe
The uncertain feeling of having lived
The next second without now...
I learnt from a beggar that in spaces
among dreams are the names of all
those things that are nameless by
being invisible. And they can be seen,
heard, touched...felt, if you take notice.
They are only syllables, words, that
everyone has pronounced without
knowing their meaning; and they are
looking to be breathed in vain, feeling
that there is someone in the world
who has named them, felt them, lived
them just for a while...”
Eva Yerbabuena

Programme The Artists Technical & Staff

Whisper Choreography, Artistic Direction Costume Design & Creation
From sideways & Performance Eva Yerbabuena López de Santos
Neither you nor without you Music, Musical Direction & Guitar Lighting Design & Lights Fernando Martín
Nana and coffee Paco Jarana Sound & Technical Direction Manu Meñaca
Mud Vocals Enrique El Extremeño, Production & Management María Molina
Behind the scenes José Valencia, Juan Jose Amador Stage Manager Daniel Estrada
Black wings Violin Vladimir Dimitrenco Tailor Gabriel Portillo
Percussion Antonio Coronel Photography Rubén Martín

Company supported by:

Eva Yerbabuena Esmerelda and Manolete, Javier Latorre American, French and Spanish cities.
and Joaquin Cortés, and went hand in After closing the 17th Festival de Jerez,
Eva Yerbabuena hand with commissions outside she performed with her new show ¡Ay!
was born in flamenco, including with Carolyn Carlson in the 10th London Flamenco Festival,
Frankfurt in 1970, for the 1999 Venice Bienal. which earnt her the nomination for the
but returned to her Grishko Award for best female dancer,
parents’ homeland, In 2001 Eva was invited by Pina Bausch given by UK Critics’ Circle.
Granada, when she to dance in Wuppertal (Germany) at her
was two weeks old. company’s 25th anniversary celebrations Paco Jarana
She formed her alongside Mikhail Baryshnikov, Marie-
company in 1998 Claude Pietragalla and Ana Laguna. The guitarist Paco Jarana was born in Seville
and has since Since then, Eva has performed annually in 1966. He began studying flamenco
choreographed at Wuppertal. In 1997 she made her first guitar at the age of eight, with his father
nine award winning shows: Eva (1998), screen appearance in Flamenco Women Luis Franco, and went on to study at the
5 Mujeres 5 (2000), La Voz del Silencio (1996), a documentary by film-maker Seville Conservatorio Superior de Música.
(2002), A Cuatro Voces (2004), El Huso de Mike Figgis. She worked with him again in
la Memoria (2006), Lluvia (2009), Cuando Hotel (2001) and the same year appeared Today he is equally well known as a composer.
yo era… (2010), Federico según Lorca in Stomp’s award-winning IMAX film Pulse He has written music for major dance
(2011) and ¡Ay! (2013). The company also (2001). In 2008 she performed in the artists - Mario Maya, Farruco and Matilde
has three assemblage pieces in its Teatro Español’s gala homage to Pedro Corral - but since 1998 has dedicated
repertoire: A Cal y Canto (2005), Santo y Almodóvar and in 2010, she worked with himself to writing, directing and performing
Seña (2007) and Yerbabuena (2009). Carlos Saura in Flamenco, Flamenco. in Eva Yerbabuena’s shows (Eva, 5 Mujeres
5, La Voz del Silencio, A Cuatro Voces,
Eva has travelled the world with her Accolades and awards have included the El Huso de la Memoria, Lluvia, Cuando
company – the first flamenco dancer Premios Flamenco Hoy critics’ award for yo era…, Federico Según Lorca and ¡Ay!.
invited to perform in the Sydney Opera the best dancer of 1999, 2000 and 2001; In 2004 he received the Seville Bienal’s
House, she has also performed in Paris’s Time Out’s award for London’s best female Giraldillo award for the best original music
Theâtre de la Ville, London’s Sadler’s dance performance of 2001; the Seville in A Cuatro Voces and in 2006 the award
Wells and Barbican Theatre, the New York Bienal de Flamenco’s Giraldillo award for for the Bienal’s best guitarist.
City Center, Opera de Dusseldorf and best dancer and performer in 2002 and
Sao Paolo’s Teatro Municipal. Recent best dance in 2006; MAX Stage Arts Awards As a highly respected accompanist of
country tours have included Brazil, Chile as best female dancer in 2004, 2005 and flamenco song, Paco has worked with
and the United States dates in Seoul, 2010, when, for the second time, she won Niña de la Puebla, Chano Lobato, Carmen
London, New Delhi, Lima and Tokyo. the Max for the year’s best dance show. Linares, Juan Peña Lebrijano, Pepe de
Lifetime honours include the Spanish Lucía, El Pele, Chocolate and Enrique
Yerbabuena’s work draws on the teaching Ministry of Culture’s Premio Nacional de Morente. He produced and played on
of her maestros: Enrique ‘El Canastero’, Danza in 2001, the Andalusian Medalla de Segundo Falcón’s Un segundo de cante
Angustillas ‘La Mona’, Mariquilla, Mario Maya Cultura in 2007 and Premio Compás del and in 2008 presented his first show,
and Johannes García, who taught her Cante, which cited her “lifetime achievement, En el Bar Iberia, with Falcón at the 2008
choreography and movement in Cuba. Pina transmission and international projection Seville Flamenco Biennal. In 2012, also
Bausch has also been a decisive influence. of her art” in 2010. Most recently, she has with Segundo Falcón as well as Betica
been awarded with MAX Stage Arts Awards Orchestra of Seville, he presented the
Before forming her company she as best dancer in Federico según Lorca show Entre el labio y el beso, a tribute
collaborated with many figures in the and best spectacle with Cuando yo era… to Agustin Lara, in the Bienal de Flamenco
flamenco world. Her professional career de Sevilla.
began in 1985 in Rafael Aguilar’s show After one year of absence due to the birth
Diquela de la Alhambra. She then joined of her second daughter, Eva Yerbabuena Screen credits include Carlos Saura’s
Paco Moyano’s company, taking roles in returned to touring with different performers cinema films Flamenco Flamenco (2010),
Ausencia, A Tomar Café and De Leyenda. in November 2012. The company visited and Mike Figgis’ film Hotel (2001).
Guest appearances with major flamenco India and started a national and international
figures included Mario Maya, Merche tour which took them to many different

Ballet Nacional
de España

Directed by
Antonio Najarro

Grito and Suite Sevilla

Photo: Outumuro

Grito Suite Sevilla

The Artists The Artists MAESTRANZA
Aloña Alonso and José Manuel Benítez
Choreography Antonio Canales Original Idea, Choreography & Staging (26, 27 & 28 eve)
Music José Mª Bandera, Antonio Najarro Mercedes Burgos and José Manuel
José Carlos Gómez, Music Rafael Riqueni, Miguel Rivera, Benítez (28 mat)
José Jiménez “El Viejín” Diego Losada
Lighting Design Sergio Spinelli Musical Director Omar Acosta PUERTO DE TRIANA
and Ginés Caballero (AAI) Texts Gerardo Diego Inmaculada Sánchez (26 & 27),
Costume Design Pedro Moreno Lighting & Set Design Felipe Ramos (AAI) Débora Martínez (28 )
Costume Production Costume Design Antonio Najarro María Fernández, Patricia Fernández,
Pipa and Milagros “En escena” Sound Design Javier Álvarez Mercedes Burgos (except 28 matinée)
and González Image Design César San Bruno Vanesa Vento, Cristina Aguilera,
Painting María Calderón Assistant Costume Design Mónica Iglesias ( 28 matinée)
Shoes Gallardo José Antonio Arroyo
Female Costume Production BAILAOR
Principals Esther Jurado, Pipa y Milagros “En escena” Sergio Bernal, Antonio Jiménez,
Francisco Velasco Male Costume Production González Pablo Egea, Álvaro Marbán,
Soloists Eduardo Martínez, Bolero Jacket & Cape Maestra Naty Carlos Sánchez,Alfredo Mérida,
José Manuel Benitez, Painting María Calderón Angel Rodríguez
Álvaro Marbán Shoes Gallardo
Female Dancers PASEO DE ENSUEÑO
Mercedes Burgos, FERIA Esther Jurado and Eduardo Martínez
María Fernández, Pilar Arteseros, Inmaculada Sánchez (26 & 27),
Vanesa Vento, Cristina Carnero, Débora Martínez (28 ) JÚBILO
Patricia Fernández, Tania Martín, María Fernández, Pilar Arteseros, Esther Jurado, Aloña Alonso (26, 27
Cristina Aguilera, Mónica Iglesias, Mercedes Burgos (26, 27 & 28 eve), & 28 eve), Miriam Mendoza, Débora
Sara Arévalo Vanesa Vento, Patricia Fernández, Martínez, Inmaculada Sánchez, Mercedes
Male Dancers Carlos Sánchez, Cristina Carnero, Tania Martín, Cristina Burgos, María Fernández, Vanesa Vento,
Pablo Egea, Antonio Jiménez, Aguilera, Sara Arévalo (28 mat) Cristina Carnero, Patricia Fernández,
Alfredo Mérida, Pedro Ramírez, Sergio Bernal, Antonio Jiménez, Pilar Arteseros, Tania Martín, Cristina
Aitor Hernández, Adrián Pablo Egea, Carlos Sánchez, Aguilera, Sara Arévalo (28 matinée)
Maqueda, Ángel Rodríguez, Juan Pedro Delgado, Álvaro Marbán, Eduardo Martínez, José Manuel Benítez,
Juan Pedro Delgado, Ángel Gil Pedro Ramírez (26 & 28 matinée), Sergio Bernal, Antonio Jiménez, Carlos
Adrián Maqueda (27 & 28 night) Sánchez, Álvaro Marbán, Pablo Egea,
Musicians Alfredo Mérida, Angel Rodríguez Alfredo Mérida, Adrián Maqueda, Ángel
Guitars Enrique Bermúdez, Cantaora: Saray Muñoz Rodríguez, Pedro Ramírez, Juan Pedro
Jonathan Bermúdez, Delgado, Aitor Hernández
Diego Losada CALLE DEL INFIERNO
Percussion Débora Martínez (26 & 27), Musicians
Roberto Vozmediano Miriam Mendoza (28) Guitars Enrique Bermúdez, Jonathan
Singer Saray Muñoz Bermúdez, Diego Losada.
Flute Omar Acosta LA ALFALFA Percussion Roberto Vozmediano
Guest Flamenco Singer María Fernández, Pilar Arteseros, Guest Flamenco Vocals Sebastián Cruz
Sebastián Cruz Vanesa Vento, Patricia Fernádez, Vocals Saray Muñoz
Cristina Carnero, Mercedes Burgos, Flute Omar Acosta
World Premiere on Tania Martín, Cristina Aguilera, Guest Violin Thomas Potirón
December 9, 1997 by Sara Arévalo, Mónica Iglesias Guest Cello Sergio Menem
Ballet Nacional de España,  Antonio Jiménez, Carlos Sánchez,
at Teatro Pérez Galdós Álvaro Marbán, Pablo Egea, Alfredo World Premiere on February 19, 2011
(Las Palmas). Mérida, Juan Pedro Delgado, Ángel by Antonio Najarro Company at the
Rodríguez, Aitor Hernández, Xavier Teatro Mira of Madrid.
Benaque, Adrián Maqueda (26 & 28 World Premiere on March 22, 2012
matinée), Pedro Ramírez (27 & 28 eve) by Ballet Nacional de España, at the
Vocals Saray Muñoz Teatro de la Zarzuela.

ESPERANZA
Miriam Mendoza (26 & 27),
Inmaculada Sánchez (28)
Antonio Jiménez, Carlos Sánchez,
Álvaro Marbán, Pablo Egea, Alfredo
Mérida, Juan Pedro Delgado, Ángel
Rodríguez, Aitor Hernández, Xavier
Benaque, Adrián Maqueda (26 & 28 mat),
Pedro Ramírez (27 & 28 eve)

The Direction reserves the right to change the cast

Photo: Outumuro Antonio Najarro José Antonio and the Spanish Ballets Skating world as he was sought after by
and Aida Gomez’s Company. In 1996, he Olympic and World Champions to create
Director of the BALLET NACIONAL was a special guest soloist in the play La their competitive programmes. He
DE ESPAÑA Gitana, choreographed by José Antonio created Marina Anissina and Gwendal
Ruiz and Paul Chalmer, with the Ballet Peizerat’s 2002 Olympic programme
Born in Madrid in del’Arena di Verona under the direction (Flamenco), which led them to earn the
1975, Antonio of Carla Fracci. Antonio was accepted Olympic Gold Medal.  He also created
Najarro is an into the Ballet Nacional de España (BNE) Poeta and Otoño Porteño for world
accomplished in 1997, under the direction of Aurora champion & Olympic silver medalist
dancer and Pons, Nana Lorca and Victoria Eugenia Stephane Lambiel, world champion
choreographer, and three years later, he ascended to Brian Joubert, European champions
who studied the rank of principal dancer under the Pechalat and Bourzat and US national
under the most direction of Aida Gomez. champion Jeremy Abbott. Antonio
prestigious performed as a special guest in Art
Spanish dance Antonio’s exceptional artistic talent led on Ice (Switzerland), Champions on
masters in him to choreography as a young dancer. Ice and Fantasy on Ice (Japan) as
various styles of dance including He competed in several editions of well as serving as the figure skating
classical ballet, Bolera School, Spanish the Choreographic Contest of Spanish tour choreographer.
classical, folk, flamenco and Dance and Flamenco in Madrid with
contemporary dance. He graduated with Suspiro del Moro (1995), Movimientos Antonio’s accolades include the Best
honours in Spanish dance from the Reversos (1996) and Nereidas (1999) Choreographer Award at the International
Mariemma Royal Conservatory of where he earned a name for himself Contest of Spanish Dance and Flamenco
Professional Dance in Madrid and winning first prize in the competition. in Seville (2008), the Award APDE 2012 of
performed leading roles, dancing Spanish, Flamenco and Classical Dance
diverse choreographies by the Maestros In 2002 Antonio formed his own Teachers, the Harlequin Prize for the Best
Rafael Aguilar, Antonio Gades, Alberto company, Compañía Antonio Young Choreographer in 2009, the 2010
Lorca, Mariemma, José Antonio Ruiz Najarro, where he created, MAX Award for the Performing Arts for
and José Granero, among others. choreographed and starred in four the Best Male Dance Performer and the
productions: Tango Flamenco (2002), Award Dance of the Community of Madrid
Antonio began his career at the age of Flamencoriental (2006), Jazzing in 2014. Antonio Najarro was appointed
15 performing in prominent Spanish Flamenco (2008) and Suite Sevilla Director of the Ballet Nacional de España
dance companies such as Ballet (2011). Antonio’s choreographic talents on April 11, 2011 and he incorporated his
Antología, Ballet del Teatro Lírico de la grabbed the attention of the Figure position on September 1, 2011.
Zarzuela, the Antonio Márquez Company,

Photo: Jesús Robisco

Photo: JD Woo/LG Arts Center Ballet Nacional De España

Director Antonio Najarro
Assistant Director Azucena Huidobro
Principal Dancers Esther Jurado,
Francisco Velasco
First Dancer Aloña Alonso,
Jéssica de Diego, Mariano Bernal,
Eduardo Martínez, Sergio García
Soloists Débora Martínez, Miriam
Mendoza, Inmaculada Sánchez,
José Manuel Benítez, Sergio Bernal
Corps of Ballet Maribel Alonso, Cristina
Aguilera, Sara Arévalo, Pilar Arteseros,
Mercedes Burgos, Cristina Carnero,
Patricia Fernández, María Fernández
Mónica Iglesias, Tania Martín, Sara Nieto,
Vanesa Vento, Xavier Benaque, Javier
Caraballo, Juan Pedro Delgado, Pablo
Egea, Ángel Gil, Aitor Hernández Antonio
Jiménez, Adrián Maqueda, Álvaro Marbán,
Alfredo Mérida, Pedro Ramírez, Ángel
Rodríguez, Carlos Sánchez
Ballet and Rehearsal Master
Maribel Gallardo
Rehearsal Masters Cristina Visús,
Juan Mata
Dance Instructor África Paniagua
Ballet Masters Tino Morán, Raúl Tino
Singers Saray Muñoz, Manuel Palacín
Guitars Diego Losada, Enrique Bermúdez,
Jonathan Bermúdez
Flautist Omar Acosta
Percussionist Roberto Vozmediano
Pianist Juan Álvarez

Technical List

Executive Director Gachi Pisani
Manager Javier Moreno
Production Director Amanda del Monte
Technical Director Ginés Caballero
Press Director Ana Albarellos
Production Department Ana Jerez
Dressing File Chus García
Management & Administration
Department Samantha Hilario,
María T. Pérez, Francisca Mora
Patronage & Public Relations
Belén Moreno
Deputy Technical Director Pedro Muñoz
Stage Managers Aránzazu López,
Eduardo Solís
Technical Director Assistant
Raúl Sánchez
Scenemen Jesús Manjón,
Juan Francisco Martín, Osvaldo Habibi
Lighting Engineers Rafael Yunta,
Asier Basterra
Property Man Francisco Corrales, Juan Mª
Árguedas Audio & Video Alberto Vidal,
Luis M. Castro, Daniel Flete, Jesús Ávila,
J. César de las Heras
Wardrobe Cristina Catoya, Juana Cuesta,
José Tauste
Physical Therapist Juan Pedro Barranco
Massage Therapist Francisco García,
Juan Carlos Martín, Julián Mínguez
Store Keeper Vicente Antonio Gómez
Cleaning Antolina Pequeño, Dolores Escribá

Compañía
Manuel Liñán
Nómada

With this production, Manuel Liñán offers Photo: Celia De Coca
a format consisting of three female
dancers, three male dancers, three singers
and two guitarists, with the purpose of
creating a show where he may develop
his work as choreographer, director and
performer. Different worlds upon which
the author himself relies, sometimes as
choreographer, expressing his ideas from
an exterior perspective, and other times
as performer, he himself representing
those ideas - two sides which allow him to
emotionally survive in his constant search.

PROGRAMME The Artists

Caña Direction, Choreography & Performance Manuel Liñán
Music Víctor Márquez ‘El Tomate’, Francisco Vinuesa; Don Ramón Montoya (Rondeña)
Dancers Company Dancers Anabel Moreno, Agueda Saavedra, Inmaculada Aranda, José Maldonado,
Jonatan Miró, Manuel Liñán
Soleares De Triana Vocals Miguel Ortega, Miguel Lavi, David Carpio
Guitars Víctor Márquez ‘El Tomate’, Francisco Vinuesa
Dancers Anabel Moreno, Agueda
Saavedra, Inmaculada Aranda, Technical & Staff
José Maldonado, Jonatan Miró
Costume Design Yaiza Pinillos
Seruiriya Lighting Design Olga García
Light Technician Agnethe Tellefsen
Dancer Manuel Liñán Sound Design Kike Cabañas
Sound Space Héctor González
Tanguillo-Zapateao Management & Executive Producer Ana Carrasco
Booking peinetaproducciones.com
Dancers Company
Company supported by:
Rondeña
Manuel Liñán
Dancer Manuel Liñán
Photo: Celia de Coca Sprung from geniality and simplicity, as he becomes
Fandangos Huelva pure flamenco, a trend setter in flamenco. His
Manuel Liñán presentations are characterised by an
Dancer Manuel Liñán exudes purity absolute control of the stage due to
from himself and his ability to create new paradigms to
Alegrías Cordoba his dance – he is draw from. Manuel weaves a solid
life, freshness and traditional web where the
Dancers Agueda Saavedra, and passion. flamenco voice (cante), the guitar and
Inmaculada Aranda, José After many years the dance are hosts.
Maldonado & Jonatan Miró researching new
techniques, the
Taranto-Taranta-Granaína dancer and choreographer leans toward
tradition, reaching a point of sheer
Dancers Anabel Moreno, Agueda
Saavedra, Inmaculada Aranda,
José Maldonado, Jonatan Miró

Caracoles

Dancer Manuel Liñán

Photo: Celia de Coca

Beyond
Flamenco

Olga Pericet &
Paco Villalta:
Movement
& Image

Workshop and Public Performance,
Lilian Baylis Studio

Photos: Paco Villalta

Workshops Olga Pericet premiered for the opening of the 4th
Flamenco Festival Biennale Holanda
15 -19 March This highly and at the Düsseldorf Festival, Germany.
Studio A Sadler’s Wells qualified dancer She premiered Pisadas, fin y principio
(Sun 15, Tue 17, Wed 18 - graduated in de mujer (2014) at the Festival de
11am-2pm; Mon 16 10am-1pm) Spanish dance Flamenco in Jerez.
Lilian Baylis Studio and flamenco
(Thu 19 2pm-5pm) performance from She has performed in different festivals,
the Conservatory galas and important venues all over the
Photography and flamenco of Córdoba; today world: Flamenco Festival Washington,
serve as mutual inspirations for Olga Pericet is GW’s Lisner Auditorium, Boston Emerson
this research, in which dancers one of the most Majestic Theater, New York City Center,
are guided by both artists, avant-garde Miami Arsht Center, London’s Sadler’s
taking pictures and creating artists in flamenco. Important names Wells, Sydney Opera House, Maison
movement, culminating in such as Matilde Coral, Manolo Marín, de la Dance, Flamenco Bienal Challiot
a special performance in the Maica Moyano and José Granero, among de Paris, Días de Flamenco in Tel Aviv,
Lilian Baylis Studio. others, appear in her academic history. Flamenco viene del Sur, Festival Danssa
Valencia, Festival de Jerez, Bienal de
Public Performance She has been a guest artist with dance Sevilla, Festival del Mercats de la Flors,
companies such as Rafaela Carrasco, Festival de Madrid en Danza, Bienal de
19 March Nuevo Ballet Español, Arrieritos, Miguel Holanda, Festival de Nimes, Festival
Lilian Baylis Studio Ángel Berna, Teresa Nieto, Belén Maya Música y Danza de Granada, Gala del 20
6.30pm and Ballet Nacional de España. She has Aniversario de la Unión de actores, Gala
shared the stage with great dance figures de la Danza Expo de Zaragoza 2008, Gala
Flamenco Festival regular such as Ana Laguna, Lola Greco, Nacho Flamenco Festival 2007 and 2012.
Olga Pericet shares the result Duato, Enrique Morente, Isabel Bayon,
of these five day creative Joaquín Grilo, Merche Esmeralda, Carmen Currently she tours with her three shows:
workshop with photographer Cortés and virtuoso violinist Ara Malikian. Rosa Metal Ceniza, De Una Pieza and
Paco Villalta and advanced Pisadas fin y principio de mujer.
level dance students. In 2004 she choreographed for and
performed in the shows Bolero, Carta de Paco Villalta
Co-produced by Flamenco Amor y Desamor and Un Año Después.
Festival and Instituto
Cervantes London. Alongside Manuel Liñán she created Paco Villalta
Cámara Negra, and formed the Chanta la graduated from
The Artists Mui ensemble with Marco Flores and Daniel Institut del Teatre
Doña, creating a show by the same name. de Barcelona with
Dancer Olga Pericet a degree in ballet.
Photography & Performance Other works as a choreographer He soon started to
Paco Villalta include: Complot, as part of Chanta la work for Catherine
Guitar Dani Jurado Mui, premiered in the dance festival La Allard as part of
Vocals Emilio Florido Otra Mirada del Flamenco; En sus 13, ITDansa, where he
performed at XV Bienal de Flamenco completed his
de Sevilla; De Cabeza (2009), as part of academic training
Teresa Nieto´s company; Recital, Chanta and performed pieces created by
la Mui´s third creation; Bailes alegres renowned choreographers such as Ohad
para personas tristes, created with Naharin and Nacho Duato.
Belén Maya and premiered at Festival de
Jeréz 2010, for which she received the After three whole seasons with Metros
Artista Revelación award. Rosa Metal de Ramón Oller dance company, he
Ceniza (2011) was her first solo creation worked for five years on the creation of
for which she received a nomination the show A New Day by Franco Dragone
for best female dance performer at the with Celine Dion. He has worked as a
Max Awards. De una Pieza (2012) was performer, choreographer and teacher
for different events and shows with
Cirque Du Soleil, Ópera de Montreal, Steal
Focus and Dragone Productions, among
others. He is currently a guest dancer in
Olga Pericet´s show Rosa Metal Ceniza.

As a photographer he has specialised
in live shows by Franco Dragone, Olga
Pericet, Víctor Ullate, Hombres G and
Belén Maya, among others. He has also
worked as a freelance photojournalist
for more than four years doing
photographic safaris around China,
Thailand, Peru, The US, India, Morocco
and Canada. He has worked as Artist
Manager with Marco Flores, Cirque du
Soleil and La Oreja de Van Gogh.

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A Brief History of Sadler’s Wells

Sarah Crompton’s book New beginnings sometimes happen quietly and and give the Vic-Wells Ballet a permanent base.
‘Sadler’s Wells Dance House’ sometimes they are announced. On Monday, The new season opened on 27th September
is available in the foyer and at 7th March 2005 the new director of Sadler’s 1935 to great acclaim with one critic noting
sadlerswells.com/shop/book Wells, Alistair Spalding, decided the time had “the splendid dancing of the young newcomer
come to make a splash. “You’ve got the National Miss Margot Fonteyn, who has a compelling
Theatre for drama, English National Opera for personality and exceptional gifts, though
opera and I want Sadler’s Wells to perform the only just 16.”
same function for contemporary dance.” With
those words, he inaugurated a new chapter Whilst opera continued to be important (Peter
in the history of London’s second oldest Grimes premiered at the Wells in 1945), it was
theatre: its transformation into a contemporary in this period that Sadler’s Wells became most
dance house. strongly associated with dance. It was where
De Valois founded British ballet here and built
Sadler’s Wells was not born of an artistic both a company of dancers and a repertory
impulse but the discovery of a mineral that included her own works and those of
spring in 1683. Richard Sadler built a music Frederick Ashton and Robert Helpmann.
house around the spring to rival the already She also founded a school which remained
fashionable Tunbridge and Epsom wells. By throughout World War II, when the theatre was
the beginning of the 18th century, visitors to itself acting as a refuge for the homeless.
Sadler’s Wells could see entertainments that
included jugglers, tumblers, ropedancers, At the end of the war, De Valois took her
ballad singers, wrestlers, fighters, dancing dogs fledging ballet company to Covent Garden to
and even a singing duck. become the Royal Ballet. However, her touring
ballet company, known first as the Sadler’s
In 1765 Thomas Rosoman had the theatre Wells Theatre Ballet, then the Sadler’s Wells
rebuilt for the first time so that it could mount Royal Ballet, remained until 1955 and returned
high-calibre opera productions. However, it from 1970 to 1990 before moving permanently
wasn’t long before the beer brewed from the to Birmingham to become the Birmingham
spring waters became the primary attraction. Royal Ballet.
By 1801, although a young actor called
Edmund Kean and the great clown, Grimaldi, By the 1970s Sadler’s Wells’ dance programme
had both appeared on its stage, Sadler’s had diversified considerably. Alongside
Wells had become more famous for incidents, Rambert Dance and London Contemporary
both devised (spectacular sea battles) and Dance, who briefly held residencies here,
accidental (a terrible stampede in which 18 a great variety of touring and commercial
people died) than for work of merit. In the work was also presented. However audiences
1830s Dickens wrote: “The theatre was in the began to drift away.
condition of being entirely delivered over to as
ruffianly an audience as London could shake When Ian Albery took over as chief executive in
together…Fights took place anywhere, at every 1994 it was clear that redefinition was needed.
period of the performance.” He led the campaign to transform Sadler’s
Wells into a purpose-built dance theatre. During
Matters improved in 1843 with the passing of the two-year rebuild, Sadler’s Wells decamped
a parliamentary act which enabled the actor- to Holborn’s Peacock Theatre which it has
manager, Samuel Phelps, to present a famous continued to programme ever since.
run of Shakespeare. But after he left in 1862,
the theatre once more sank into the doldrums, The rebuilt theatre opened in October 1998
suffering conversion into a skating rink and with a design that still incorporates the skeleton
then a cinema. In 1914 the Daily Chronicle’s of Frank Matcham’s 1931 theatre, which in turn
theatre critic, S.R. Littlewood, described it as contained bricks from the Victorian playhouse.
“a poor, wounded old playhouse” and in 1915, It has an expanded 15m² sprung stage, a
it closed its doors. welcoming 1,500 seat auditorium, and a
glass-fronted foyer that captures Lilian Baylis’
It took another decade for the most significant belief that theatre should embrace everyone.
figure in the modern history of Sadler’s Wells Here no-one enters the “gods” through a
to enter the picture. Since 1898, Lilian Baylis separate entrance. There are also three
had been presenting drama and opera at rehearsal studios and the smaller 200-seat
the Old Vic at popular prices. Motivated by a Lilian Baylis studio theatre for the development
profound belief that great art should belong and presentation of small-scale work.
to everybody, in 1925 she began fundraising
to rebuild Sadler’s Wells so that the people But even with the new facilities, it took some
of north London could enjoy the same time to establish the theatre as a force for
opportunities as those in the south. dance. After a thrilling opening season, which
included performances by Pina Bausch’s
Then Baylis met Ninette de Valois, a striking Tanztheater Wuppertal, William Forsythe’s
young Irish woman who deeply impressed ground-breaking Ballet Frankfurt, and Rambert
her. After their interview, Baylis’s secretary, Dance, it once again struggled to find its voice
recorded her saying: “Miss de Valois is going and its audience.
to run her school with the Vic and when we
have Sadler’s Wells she’ll run a wholetime Alistair Spalding took up the challenge to
ballet company for us.” The fact that it all turn things around in 2004. He decided that
came to pass says much about the abilities Sadler’s Wells had been at its best when it had
of both women. had resident companies and new works being
created within its walls. This vision paved the
De Valois was formally hired in 1928 and the way for an increasing number of Associate
fifth Sadler’s Wells, designed by the prolific Artists and for companies producing work
theatre architect Frank Matcham, opened on in the building. Today Sadler’s Wells not only
6th January 1931 with John Gielgud and Ralph promotes but also commissions and produces
Richardson in Twelfth Night. For four years, outstanding dance. It reflects the best of its
drama productions, opera and ballet shuttled history while looking defiantly and brightly
between the Old Vic and Sadler’s Wells until towards the future.
Baylis decided to dedicate Sadler’s Wells to
opera and ballet for eight months of the year Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells Support
Trust and
Foundation Sadler’s Wells would like to thank all those who generously support
the theatre and our programme of work on and off stage
Sadler’s Wells Trust
Individuals Abel Halpern and Wilma Basta Anthony and Alison Nathan
Chairman Helen Chung-Halpern Joanne Black Sally Pasmore
Sir David Bell Avant-Guardians Jenny Brend Geraldine Ravet
Anonymous Guardians Fameed Khalique Alison Brodie Isla Smith
Directors David and Primrose Bell Stéphane Lapiquonne Maria Bukhtoyarova Alison Smyth
Rab Bennetts OBE Angela Bernstein CBE Simon and Midge Palley Geoffrey Collens David Taylor
Jules Burns Sue Butcher Alan Rickman Sean Cross
Sue Butcher Marco Compagnoni Ann and Martin Smith Amanda Cupples Trusts and Foundations
Marco Compagnoni Robin Saunders Constanze von Unruh and Mindy Davidowski
Robert Glick Ann and Martin Smith Angela Docherty Major Supporters
Carol Lake The Ulrich Family Mark Goldman D Dumas and Partners
Harry MacAuslan Samuel and Nina Wisnia Richard Wilson OBE Maryam Eisler Anonymous
Tim Marlow Sarah and Louis Elson The Andrew Lloyd Webber
Robin Saunders Major Project Support Project Supporters Mina Gerowin Herrman and
Sandi Ulrich The Deborah Loeb Brice Aspect Charitable Trust Foundation
Sanoke Viswanathan Jennifer Brophy Jeffrey Herrman The Baring Foundation
Foundation Carol Lake Karine Giannamore BBC Children in Need
Sadler’s Wells Foundation Barbara Kahn Moller John and Susan Lazar Robert Glick Dame Hilda Bracket Trust
The Mactaggart Third Fund Steve Hendry The Edwin Fox Foundation in
President and Karsten Moller Mark and Celia Rodrigues Dominic Houlder &
Lady Solti Seat Appeal Supporters memory of Michele Fox
Artistic Director’s Circle Kaveh and Cora Sheibani Lukas Kroulik Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Honorary Vice President Anonymous Paul Slawson-Price Mike and Caroline Howes Garfield Weston Foundation
Ian Albery David and Torunn Banks Jonathan and Lucy Wood Rita Hughes J Paul Getty Jr
Ian Hay Davison CBE William and Judith Bollinger Mr Sajid F. Hussein
Jules and Cheryl Burns Legacy Circle Michael Johnson Charitable Trust
Chairman Lloyd and Sarah Dorfman Klara Bloch Linda Kahan Jerwood Charitable
Sir David Bell Fameed Khalique David and Deborah Botten Faizal Khan
Karim and Julie Saddi Mike & Caroline Howes Sybil and Herbert Foundation
Directors Tony Oakley Estate The Leverhulme Trust
Rab Bennetts OBE Season Patrons Ross Roberts Kretzmer OBE The Linbury Trust
Josè Breña Paola Bergamaschi-Broyd Maxine Lange The Mirisch and Lebenheim
Celeste Fenichel Commissioning Patrons Kim Lavely
Lesley MacDonagh and Richard Broyd Anonymous Andrew Lerpiniere Charitable Foundation
Celia Rodrigues Lauren and Michael Clancy Jane Attias Harry and Fiona MacAuslan The Monument Trust
Jack and Linda Keenan G.P. and J.M. Batchelar Chantelle MacKay Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Honorary Members Hugues and Emmanuelle Lepic Justin Bickle Alessandra Masoero Quercus Trust
Valerie Colgan Robin Pauley Kristina Borsy and Nick Turdean David Mathew The Sackler Trust
Robert Kahn Jonathan and Lucy Wood William Boyce Koji Moriya Sir Siegmund Warburg’s
Martin Klute Jennifer Brophy Jennifer Noe-Nordberg
Sylvie Guillem Farewell Helen and Martin Buck John Nugent Voluntary Settlement
Honorary Clerk Supporters Circle Nica Burns OBE Dave Plummer and Tony Oakley Estate
Kathy Honeywood David and Torunn Banks Andrew Cracknell The Wolfson Foundation
Celeste Fenichel Aud Cuniberti Lesley Whitby
Clerk to the Foundation Michael and Claire Francies David Davenport-Firth Peter B Rea Supporters and Partners
Alistair Spalding CBE Abel Halpern and Cas Donald Marc Roberts CHK Charities Limited
Juliana Farha and Patricia Rothman The D’Oyly Carte
Helen Chung-Halpern Anoush Sarkissian-Katz
Rick and Janeen Kit Malthouse Alastair Sharp Charitable Trust
Stephanie Gabillon Daniela Sieff The Garrick Charitable Trust
Haythornthwaite Christopher Gorman-Evans David and Dee Dee Simpson Japan Foundation
Jack and Linda Keenan The Richard Grand Foundation Alistair Spalding CBE Millichope Foundation
Hugues and Emmanuelle Lepic Neil Griffiths-Lambeth Stuart Stanley The Prince’s Foundation
Jan and Michael Topham Lettie Hart James Stevenson
Vanni and Angela Treves Mrs Joyce Kan Anna Valentine and for Children & the Arts
Anne Kauder The Royal Victoria Hall
Contemporary Ballet Alison LeMaire Jonathan Berger
Supporters Circle Lindy Mason Kevin Walker and Jay Foley Foundation
David and Torunn Banks Nancy Miller and Glen Ireland Richard Waller
Sue Butcher Frances Murphy and Linda and Stephen Corporate
Kathleen Crook and
Andrew Arends Waterhouse Corporate Partners
James Penturn Majella Murphy Altschuler Daniel Wood American Express
Celeste Fenichel John Nicoll Bloomberg
Charles Glanville Mr and Mrs C Norton The American Friends
Georgia Oetker David and Melissa Bernstein Corporate Sponsors
New Production Patrons Dr Elizabeth Parker Matthew and Elissa Bernstein Bennetts Associates
AKA Ross Roberts Caroline Cronson Clifford Chance
Jose and Meg Brena Kristina Rogge Colin and Deirdre McKechnie Criterion Ices Limited
John Drewitt His Excellency Ghassan I Shakar ERMAK Group
Michael and Claire Francies Kaveh and Cora Sheibani (Deputy President) Radisson Blu Edwardian
The Robert Gavron Amanda Sieff Celia Rodrigues (President) Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Wendy Sigle-Rushton
Charitable Trust Plev Spine and Mark Rodrigues Local Business Members
The Medici Terzaghi Family Christopher and Fiona Steane Monica Voldstad Frederick’s
Frank and Helen Neale Allen Thomas Green & Fortune
Simon and Midge Palley Eric Tomsett Performance Members Moro
The Porter Foundation Geoff Westmore and Anonymous Ottelenghi
Andrew Barnett
Switzerland Paula Clemett Jemma Cowley Embassies / Government
Helmut Schuster Kendall Duesbury Agencies
Jan & Michael Topham Opening Night Patrons Major Dafydd Edwards Embassy of Spain
Anonymous Sandrine Jensen Instituto Cervantes
Founding Patrons of the Francois Aguerre Eugene Leahy and Institute Français du
Pina Bausch Room Severine Balick
Andrew Davenport Helmert Robbertsen Royaume-Uni
Celeste Fenichel Gerald Lidstone Québec Government Office
Frederick’s Juliette Morris
Helen Mundy

If you would like to know more about supporting Sadler’s Wells, please contact the
Development Office on 020 7863 8134 or development@sadlerswells.com

Sadler’s Wells Sadler’s Wells Staff
Artists and
Companies Chief Executive & Artistic Director Marketing Officers Human Resources Front of House
Alistair Spalding Sally Daniels, Ben Stanley Head of HR Senior House Manager
Associate Artists Chief Operating Officer Marketing Publications Officer Clair Kelly Marguerite Bullard
BalletBoyz Britannia Morton Maxwell Baker HR Manager Duty House Manager
Matthew Bourne Director of Artistic Programme Publications, Digital and Kat Isles Haroula Lountzi
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Katy Arnander Social Media Co-ordinator HR Co-ordinator Deputy House Managers
Jonzi D Finance Director Rita Chowdhury Rosalind Glass Dara Brooks, Larry Harrison-Mateeba,
Sylvie Guillem Mark Rhodes Administrative Apprentice Janine Kaufman
Michael Hulls Executive Producer Digital Braham Lyons Front of House Sales Administrator
Michael Keegan-Dolan Suzanne Walker Digital Manager Chris Harmer
Akram Khan Director of Technical & Production Mark Doerfel Stage Performance Cashiers
Russell Maliphant Emma Wilson Digital Media Officer Director of Technical & Production Dara Brooks, Robert Churchill,
Wayne McGregor Director of Development Robin Clark Emma Wilson Chris Harmer, Larry Harrison-
Crystal Pite Tim Burley Web Editor (LondonDance.com) Mateeba, Alex Wood
Kate Prince Director of Marketing & Sales Carmel Smith Sadler’s Wells Theatre Front of House Assistants
Nitin Sawhney Sebastian Cheswright Digital Information Assistant Technical Manager Marie-Claire Adriaenessens, Josiane
Hofesh Shechter Artistic Programmer and Producer, Clare Evans Christian Wallace Adriaenessens-Gardes, Makiko
Jasmin Vardimon Creative Learning Marketing and Digital Intern Technical Co-ordinator Aoyama, Keilah Ashbourne, Marta
Christopher Wheeldon Jane Hackett Laura Haynes Tom Hares Barszcz, Lisa Beck, Dominic Berry,
Director of Community Senior Technicians Harry Blain, Lachlan Bond, Emma
Resident Companies and Engagement Ticket Office Graham Cutting, Sam McLeod, Bracewell, Jack Bull, Lorea Burge,
Wayne McGregor I Fiona Ross Ticket Sales & Services Manager Colin Wilson Becky Byers, Jane Chan, Joel Cottrell,
Zahir Jaffer Technicians Helen Doyle, Francesca Ellis, Barney
Random Dance Executive Assistant Ticketing Services Support Matthew Coombes, Neil McGovern, Evans-Doran, Evie Fordham, Hannah
New Adventures Amanda Joy Specialist Craig Tye, Ben Walker Forrester, Lindsey Fraser, Sarah
ZooNation Bruce Moore Wardrobe Supervisor Galbraith, Gigi Giannella, Lucy Glover,
Programming & Creative Learning Ticket Office Supervisors Miwa Mitsuhashi Luca Guarnieri, Sally Hacking, Jacob
Associate Company Barbara Birch, Mark Hammond, Technical Theatre Apprentice Hall, Anna Harrison, Geber Sandoval
English National Ballet Director of Artistic Programme Abigail Parker Sinead Peacock Heredia, Vera Hochkofler, Elisabeth
Katy Arnander Memberships & Ticketing Kersey, Alice Kilkenny, Ewa Lamond,
Artistic Programmer & Services Administrator Peacock Theatre Liesbet Lefebure, Ljiljana Lemajic,
Artist Development Ritchie Dach Technical Manager, Peacock Vivien Loh, On Yee Lo, Sam Lucas,
Eva Martinez Ticket Sales Assistants Theatre & Special Events Claire Marty, Katy Mason, Leo Mates,
Head of Programme Virginia Aparicio, Naomi Bowen, Chris Booth James McAndrew, Robert McDonnell
Anneliese Graham Clare Bracewell, Stephanie Brotchie, Technician Bond, Daniel McFarland, Rhiannon
Projects Manager Richard Cross, Ryan Epps, Brandon James Kazwini Montagu-Harrison, Thomas
Robyn Cabaret Force, Elspeth Harrison, Jack Hudson, Montagu-Harrison, Hannah Moore,
Programming Co-ordinator Tim Hudson, Paula Jones, Wesley Lilian Baylis Studio Ross Newton, Joel O’Donoghue,
Richard Cross Jones, Ian Marshall, Amie McBye, Technical Manager Andreas Papadopoulos, Paula Patritti,
Programming Assistant Grace Nyandoro, Paula Patritti, Roman Bezdyk Thomas Peacock, Maisie Plumstead,
Amy Welch Matt Phillips, Rosalind Reeder, Technician Georgia Redgrave, Thomas Reid, Rowan
Programming Intern Samuel Ricketts, Nicola Salt, Fraser Thompson-Noble Roberts, Alessandro Santese, Dorit
Inka Romani Escriva John Sinclair, Cameron Slater, Technician, LBS and Special Events Schwartz, Sarah Stanley, Caroline Topley,
Ben Stanley, Tom Walczak Emily Holmden Lily Tran, Nu Tran, Calvert Watson, Kat
Breakin’ Convention Wieszczek, Magda Wieszczek, Robert
Artistic Director, Press Estates Wilkes, Florence Wright, Jairo Zaldua
Breakin’ Convention Head of Press Building Services Manager
Jonzi D Abigail Desch Russell Lynch Cultural Venue Operations
General Manager, Breakin’ Convention Press Manager Visitor Services & Estates Apprentices
Emma Ponsford Caroline Ansdell Co-ordinator Leke Celaj, Maurice Rowan Bishop
Projects Manager, Press Officers Charlotte Meyer
Breakin’ Convention Jolene Dyke, Louise Gilbert, Visitor Services & Stage Door
Peter Maniam Agnish Ray Estates Assistant Receptionist
Assistant Producer, Press Office Co-ordinator Mandy Oliver Joann Peek
Breakin’ Convention Eugénie Dunster Project Co-ordinator Stage Door Keepers
Michelle Norton Roger Spence Claudia Adamson, Marie-Claire
Digital Communications Officer, Corporate Communications Building Services Technicians Adriaenessens, Mark Duff, Ida
Breakin’ Convention Corporate Communications Yassine Chenaf, Steven Cole, Hanselaer, Ian Marshall, Tina
Dave Barros Manager Richard Emmett, Mark Hobson, Ramdeen, Rosannah Smith
Giulia Ascoli Wayne Lawrence, Ghion Mekonnen
Creative Learning Maintenance Technician – Housekeeping & Security
Artistic Programmer and Producer, Development Peacock Theatre Support Services Manager
Creative Learning Director of Development Daniel Knapton Howard Clark
Jane Hackett Tim Burley Cleaning & Housekeeping
NYDC Company Manager Development Manager, Trusts Catering & Events Supervisors
Hannah Kirkpatrick & Foundations Head of Catering & Events Fabian Arias, Ken Debidin
NYDC and Creative Learning Terrie McCann Zuzana Galikova Cleaning Supervisor,
Information Officer Capital Campaigns Manager Development Head Chef Peacock Theatre
Zara Rush Miranda Schnitger Kenny Warren Katarzyna Rogulska
NYDC and Creative Learning Manager, Corporate Partnerships Sous Chef Cleaners
Co-ordinator David Milsom Richard Lambert Joshua Aqui, Jeffrey Balighot, Marino
Lucy Clarke Development Officer, Syndicates Senior Chef de Partie Bathan, Fortunato Carian, Kelly Dago,
& Special Projects Krisztian Kvala Jesiel Da Silva, Akissi Kouassi, Jose
Director of Community Anna Clark Chef de Partie Lary Legario, Anthony Osagiede,
and Engagement Development Co-ordinator, Andrea Zamboni Oumar-Florent Sam, Mercan Sahin,
Fiona Ross Trusts & Development Kitchen Assistant Thayaparan Eliyathamby Sinnathamby,
Community and Anne Rieger Louis Vinet Ziegfredo Tanilon, Celestin Trah,
Engagement Manager Development Co-ordinator, Kitchen Porter Antonio Villanueva, Amani Yoboue
Natasha Anderson Individual Giving Martin Kiuchukov
Access Officer Samuel Doyle Catering Operations Manager Security
Sarah Howard Development Coordinator, Capital Justin Rogers Security Officers
Youth and Community Co-ordinator and Corporate Partnerships Catering Administrator Marn Singh, Mohammed Mulla,
Fleur Taylor-Sutton Chris Powell Janet Elliott Katie Torbett, Abdul Khan, Christian
Bars Supervisors Egbe, Barney Netherwood, Armend
Producing & Touring Finance & IT Alessio Colandrea, Jolanta Retkoceri, Nii Lartey, Darryl Nelson
Petrauskaite
Executive Producer Finance Director Catering Team Leaders Technical Lighting Supplier
Suzanne Walker Mark Rhodes Laura Roberts, Nick Swanson
Head of Touring With thanks to our colleagues at the
Dawn Prentice Finance General Catering Assistants London School of Economics:
Producer Financial Controller Karolina Baublyte, Natalie Beale, Head of Conference & Events
Ghislaine Granger Paul Warren Conor Brooks, Sean Brooks, Cristina Rachel Ward
Technical Production Manager Management Accountant Castro Maia, Fatima Conde Portero, LSE Theatre Manager
Adam Carrée Ben Dart Sonya Crème, Alexander De Caires, Sam Gaid
Production Accountant Show Accountant Paige Dehaarte-Wiseman, Colin
Nanette Daniels Lorne Cuthbert Devaney, Amandine Faugere, Paulo The information in this programme
Assistant Producers Finance Officer Guilhenme, Matthew Hall, Rosalind was correct at the time of going to
Fanny Bannet, Sandra Castell-Garcia Monisola Samuel James, Toni Jones, Egija Kavecka, print and may be subject to change.
Russell Maliphant Company Producer Finance Assistant James McAndrew, Fiona Mischel,
Eleanor Hartwell Sheena Patel Maria Victoria Moragas Auladell,
Producing & Touring Co-ordinator Jodie Ann Nicholson, Misha Patel,
Isabelle Drummond IT Louis Prier Tisdall, Lucy Raffo,
Producing & Touring Intern Head of IT Manuela Sarcone, Raffaella Scotto
Georgia Kersh Kieron Mohindra Di Clemente, Miranda Sheehy,
IT Systems & Network Manager Tyriquee Solomon, Sonia Teape
Marketing, Sales, Press Raymond Neequaye
& Development IT Systems Administrator Events Manager
Ray Wei Long Ho Georgie Smith
Marketing & Sales IT Assistant Events Executive, Corporate
Director of Marketing & Sales Ryan Chhangur Kelly McGibney
Sebastian Cheswright Events Executive
Senior Marketing Manager Visitor Services & Operations Alessio Romani
Sammie Squire Events Assistant
Marketing Manager (Touring) Chief Operating Officer Pascha Rix
Lucy White Britannia Morton