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World premiere by the Ballet Nacional de España on 12th June 2015 at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid (Spain).
Zaguán, as a transition of different vignettes, is a flamenco ballet where different young artists including Mercedes Ruiz, La Lupi, and Marco Flores, will display their vocabulary, their style and their personal touch. Also, Blanca del Rey, one of the great flamenco ladies, has given this Ballet her emblematic choreography Soleá del Mantón.
The music of Zaguán was composed by flamenco guitarist Jesús Torres, the dramaturgy is by David Picazo, lighting by Nicolás Fischel and designer Yaiza Pinillos created an elaborate period costume, with a traditional cut and a complex treatment of the fabric.
Choreography: Marco Flores (Overture, Puerto Caimán and Air of Memory)
Mercedes Ruiz (Encounter and Air of Memory)
La Lupi (Carmencita’s Inn and Air of Memory)
Blanca del Rey (Soleá del Mantón and Air of Memory)
Music: Jesús Torres (original)
Costume design: Yaiza Pinillos
Set design: Emilio Valenzuela
Libretto: David Picazo (original)
Lighting: Nicolás Fischtel and Federico Gerlache (Soleá del Mantón)
Assistant Costume Designer: Militza Vélez Fink
Costume production: Gabriel Besa
Textile dyeing, painting and treatment: María Calderón
Footwear: Gallardo
Shawl: Heritage
Original lyrics for Encounter. Cantiñas de Córdoba: Francisco López
Musical performance:
Guitarists: Enrique Bermúdez, Jonathan Bermúdez and Diego Losada
Percussion: Roberto Vozmediano
Guest flamenco singers: Sebastián Cruz and Jesús Corbacho
Flamenco ballet in six scenes:
Obertura. Seguiriya y toná (Marco Flores)
Encuentro. Cantiñas de Córdoba (Mercedes Ruiz)
Puerto Caimán. Guajira y milonga (Marco Flores)
Fonda de Carmencita. Tangos (La Lupi)
Soleá del Mantón (Blanca del Rey)
Aire del recuerdo (Blanca del Rey, La Lupi, Mercedes Ruiz and Marco Flores)