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World premiere by the Ballet Nacional de España on 12th June 2013 in Naves del Español, Matadero (Madrid, Spain).
Sorolla is a production inspired by Joaquín Sorolla’s Vision of Spain collection, commissioned by the Hispanic Society of America in New York in 1911. In these fourteen large-scale paintings, Sorolla captured his personal vision of Spain, its customs and its dances.
The ballet was created to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the celebrated painter and the 35th anniversary of the Ballet Nacional de España, bringing together two universal art forms — Spanish dance and painting — in a single production.
Reestablishing folklore is the driving force behind this choreography, in which Antonio Najarro wanted to give a step forward in Spanish dance. It is directed by Franco Dragone, a creator at Cirque du Soleil, and costumes are by prestigious French designer, who is connected to Spain, Nicolás Vaudelet. The collection Visión de España, painted by Joaquín Sorolla in 1911 commissioned by the Hispanic Society of Nueva York, and the choreography, travel across different Spanish regions including Castille, Aragon, Navarra, Gipuzkoa, Seville, Galicia, Catalonia, Valencia, Extremadura, Elche and Ayamonte, through the four styles of our dance: Spanish classical dance, escuela bolera, flamenco and folklore, which make up the backbone of this work. This anniversary gala includes the closing fragments of the choreography, which portray through flamenco the most popular painting of the series: El baile.
Original concept: Antonio Najarro
Choreography:
Antonio Najarro: Sewing the Sail, The Penitents, The Bullfighters, The Dance (Part 1)
Arantxa Carmona: The Market, The Bread Festival, The Fish, The Palm Grove, The Riders
Miguel Fuente: The Pilgrimage, Skittles, The Jota
Manuel Liñán: The Round-Up, Tuna Fishing, The Dance (Part 2)
Music:
Juan José Colomer (original)
Enrique Bermúdez: Tuna Fishing and The Dance, bulería (original)
Paco de Lucía: Zapateado (pre-existing)
Traditional
Musical performance:
Guitarists: Enrique Bermúdez, Jonathan Bermúdez and Diego Losada
Percussion: Roberto Vozmediano
Flamenco singer: Saray Muñoz
Guest flamenco singers: Naike Ponce and María Mezcle
Costume design: BNE collection, Nicolás Vaudelet
Set design: Vincent Lemaire
Libretto: Franco Dragone (original)
Lighting: Felipe Ramos and Ginés Caballero
Stage Director: Franco Dragone
Recording: Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (ORCAM), conducted by Manuel Coves
Assistant Stage Director: Pascal Jacob
Make-up design: Eduardo Jiménez, National Make-up Artist for Yves Saint Laurent Beauté
Costume production: Sewing the Sail: Nicolas Vaudelet’s workshop; The Bread Festival (women), The Palm Grove, The Riders and The Dance (women): Pipa y Milagros “En Escena”; Skittles, The Bullfighters and The Penitents: José Antonio Arroyo; The Bread Festival (men), The Market (men and women), The Pilgrimage (men and women), The Round-Up, The Fish, The Jota (men and women), Tuna Fishing and The Dance (men): BNE costume collection
Painting on the Valencia dresses and Tuna Fishing costumes: Nicolás Vaudelet
Dye workshop: María Calderón
Digital printing: Círculo Textil
Bullfighters’ monteras: Sombrerería Medrano
Valencian headpieces: Peinetas ALM
Set construction: Mambo, Sfumato
Props production: Alfonso Cogollo
Footwear: Gallardo and Sansha
Ballet in fourteen scenes:
Sewing the Sail
The Pilgrimage / Galicia
The Market / Extremadura
The Bread Festival / Salamanca
The Round-Up / Andalusia
Skittles / Guipúzcoa
The Fish / Catalonia
The Jota / Aragón
The Palm Grove / Elche
The Riders / Valencia
Tuna Fishing / Huelva
The Penitents / Seville
The Bullfighters / Seville
The Dance / Seville