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Despite being one of the great Spanish dance masters, the Córdoba dancer and choreographer Mario Maya had not been included in the Ballet Nacional de España until now.
“Master Mario was a tireless researcher in everything to do with this art, a global and Flamenco Teatro Andaluz leading dancer, creator of a unique, very personal style. That’s why, I believe that the Ballet Nacional de España must include one of his works in its repertoire”, BNE director Rubén Olmo stated.
That is why he decided to add De lo Flamenco. Homenaje a Mario Maya to the programme with which the Ballet Nacional de España is to close the 24th Festival de Jerez at the Teatro Villamarta on 7 March. This well-established Andalusian event has opted for a creative evolution of the language of flamenco, which has led the city to become a meeting point for artists seeking for new aesthetic and expressive paths.
De lo flamenco is a flamenco suite that portrays Mario Maya’s own style. In 1994, he founded the Compañía Andaluza de Danza, today’s Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía. “The programme Maya premiered that year was a leap forward, a breath of fresh air, different from the flamenco that had been performed up till then. Even today, it is still innovative and utterly different from the rest”, he added.
The first programme designed by Rubén Olmo as director of the Ballet Nacional de España will give a global view of Spanish dance, comprising most of its styles, from the escuela bolera to stylised dance and stylised flamenco.
In addition to the tribute to dancer and choreographer Mario Maya (1937-2008), which counted on the advice of his widow, Mariana Ovalle, the programme will also include the new staging of Jauleña and Invocación bolera, plus the choreography Eterna Iberia, by Antonio Najarro.
Invocación bolera is another world premiere the BNE will perform at the Teatro Villamarta in Jerez on 7 March. It is a newly created choreography of the Escuela Bolera or Baile de Palillos style, which emerged in the 18th century as a result of the transformation of popular Andalusian dances into academic dances. Thus, the Ballet Nacional de España also pays tribute to the great masters who have set the path to be followed regarding the Escuela Bolera, from Mariemma to the Pericet family, reinterpreting one of the most characteristic and singular styles of Spanish dance.
For its part, Jauleña is a bridge between escuela bolera, stylised dance and flamenco, inspired by Granada, a place where three cultures meet. In this choreography, created by Rubén Olmo and to be performed by him, the granaína and zapateado styles lead the show.
The programme will end with Eterna Iberia, first performed by the Ballet Nacional de España on 18 May 2019 at the Teatro Auditorio Villegas in Murcia. The score Celtiberia, composed in 1963 by maestro Moreno Buendía on commission from Antonio Ruiz Soler ‘El Bailarín’ for the ballet Eterna Castilla, inspired Antonio Najarro to create a choreography in a traditional style that would portray his personal view of the stylised dance and would also refer to the aesthetics and the great creators of the time of its composition. A look back to our roots that translates into the most modern dance forms.
