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Paraíso de los negros

  • María Pagés
  • Directed by María Pagés, El Arbi El Harti
  • Sala Gran
  • 22/03/24 al 24/03/24

A flamenco choreography where conflicts and the asymmetrical nature of Humanity reverberate

The Sala Gran welcomes one of the great bailaoras, choreographers and artists of flamenco and contemporary dance: María Pagés. 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts.

Paraíso de los negros is a flamenco choreography that feeds off the tension between the principles of freedom and authority encapsulated in Federico García Lorca’s Poet in New York, the essence of the opposites expressed by the homonymous work by Carl Van Vechten, the telluric philosophy of the negritude of Leopold Sedar Senghor, and Nina Simone’s defence of black desire.

This show is part of the Dansa Metropolitana festival that is celebrated from March 1 to 24 in 12 municipalities of the Metropolitan Area.
You can consult the entire festival program at: www.dansametropolitana.cat

Production team

Author
María Pagés
Directed by
María Pagés, El Arbi El Harti
Cast
María Pagés
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    Choreography, costume design, musical direction
    María Pagés

    Voices
    Ana Ramón
    Cristina Pedrosa


    Musicians
    Rubén Levaniegos (guitar)
    Sergio Menem (cello)
    David Moñiz (violin)
    Chema Uriarte (percussion)


    Dramaturgy
    El Arbi El Harti
    Adaptation and arrangements of Élégie by Fauré
    Sergio Menem

    Music
    Rubén Levaniegos
    Sergio Menem
    David Moñiz
    María Pagés


    Lyrics
    El Arbi El Harti

    Set design
    María Pagés
    El Arbi El Harti


    Costumes
    Taller María Calderón
    Lighting
    Pau Fullana
    Dominique You


    Sound
    Kike Cabañas

    Technical and management teams of the company

    Technical coordination
    Álvaro Guisado Garavito

    Regidoria
    Alejandro Pintado Torres

    Executive production - Communication
    Habib El Harti

    Photography
    María Alperi

    Production
    Centro Coreográfico María Pagés

    Coproduction
    Fundación María Pagés
    Grec Festival de Barcelona


    With the sponsorship of
    Comunidad de Madrid

    Production support
    Ajuntament de Fuenlabrada
    Festival de Jerez


    Project carried out with the support of the Madrid City Council's programme of aid for creation and mobility

    Technical and management teams of the TNC

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