El amor brujo

Songs, spells, dances, love… Rubén Olmo proposes a more personal and contemporary vision on the renowned work by Falla with this new ballet. Halfway between monodrama, ballet and concert suite, El amor brujo is one of the most representative compositions of the Spanish orchestral repertory and its Danza ritual del fuego, its most popular piece. Rewritten many times from 1915 to 1925 in different formats, this work is always open to creation, reinvention and collaboration with flamenco-rooted artists, as well. 

To Rubén Olmo, “this new ballet is a metaphor about love”. He talks about the freedom to love and the different ways it takes through the characters of El amor brujo. In his opinion: “Love can not be controlled. We have to leave love free, let it flow. We must feel its freedom, as everything stays where it´s meant to be: in the free and true love”.