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TEATRO REAL: CARMEN – ANTONIO GADES COMPANY

Companía Antonio Gades | Vanesa Vento Carmen | Ángel Gil Don José | Joaquín Mulero Husband | Jairo Rodríguez Bullfighter
Antonio Gades & Carlos Saura, script, choreography & lighting; Antonio Saura, stage setting; Stella Arauzo, artistic director

Created by Antonio Gades in collaboration with Carlos Saura, this matchless production shows how the explosive power and intensity of feeling in traditional Spanish flamenco can bring vividly to life the sultry passion, earthy emotion, love and rivalry that is Carmen. Vanesa Vento lives and breathes Carmen, emphasizing the many faces of this character, female, passionate and freedom fighter, but fickle in love as she shamelessly flirts with men she likes, inspiring desire, rivalry and jealousy amongst both the men and other women. But Carmen’s gypsy wildness becomes her own downfall when she discards Don José’s (Ángel Gil) love for that of the bullfighter (Jairo Rodríguez), as possessed by a piercing despair Don José kills her

Repertoire

Music by Antonío Gades, Antonio Solera, Ricardo Freire Gonzales, Georges Bizet (Carmen), José Ortega Heredia and Federico García

Facts

Prog. No.
5921
Music genre
Ballet / Dance
Length
112 mins
Director
Ángel Luis Ramírez
Producers
Teatro Real & Fundacion Antonio Gades
Production year
2011
Format
HD