Cia. Marco Flores

MARCO
FLORES
present
Stage
Direction
Juan Carlos
Lérida
Enter the labyrinth to discover
the unknown, a revelation, an
origin.
F
rom the seemingly voluntary disorder the labyrinth offers
us, LABERÍNTICA shows us movement: from the
exterior to the interior, from the manifest to the invisible, from
multiplicity to the unique.
Marco Flores Marco Flores takes a new step in his career as
a representative of today’s generation of flamenco dancers, a
generation whose trademark - in all probability - lies in freely
expressing its perception of flamenco as something alive,
contemporary and useful to the emotions.
LABERÍNTICA shows the flamenco dancer in search of his
poetry, from his own experience, sculpting the kaleidoscopic
aspect of his dance and the scale of his personality. Here he
is accompanied by four flamenco dancers, who serve as his
mirror, his shadow, and by six musicians who carry his echo,
from Entrance to Exit.
. ENTRANCE
(music: Paco Cruz)
a. Zapateado.
. LEVANTE LABERYNTH
. CORRIDOR
(music: Antonia Jiménez)
(music: Antonia Jiménez)
a. Tangos
b. Zambra.
. PENDULUM
(music: Jesús Nuñez
coreografía: Marco Flores y Olga Pericet)
a. Soleá por bulerías
. TANGLE
(music: Jesús Torres)
a. Caña
. PETENERA PERRA
(music: Jesús Torres)
a. Petenera
. COLLAPSE
(music: Pablo Suarez)
a. Piano
. FALSE EXIT
(music: Jesús Nuñez)
a. Bulerías
. BEGINNING
a. Pregones
b. Romance of the Avenged infant
(music: Antonia Jiménez
coreografía: Olga Pericet y Daniel Doña)
c. Tonás
Artistic Direction,
Choreography and Production:
Guitar:
Marco Flores.
Antonia Jiménez,
Jesús Núñez.
Stage Direction and Choreography:
Singers:
Juan Carlos Lérida.
Olga Pericet.
Mercedes Cortés,
Inma Rivero,
Fabiola Pérez.
Choreography of “Pendulum”:
Costume Design:
Co-Artistic Direction:
Olga Pericet y Marco Flores.
Yaiza Pinillos.
Guest Choreography
of “Romance of the Avenged Infant”:
Treatment of Textiles:
Yaiza Pinillos y María Calderón.
Olga Pericet y Daniel Doña.
Lighting Design:
Musical Direction:
Marco Flores.
Olga García.
Graphic Design:
Música Original:
Loredana Pellecchia.
Antonia Jiménez,
Jesús Nuñez,
Paco Cruz,
Pablo Suárez,
Jesús Torres,
Quique Terrón.
Photography:
Dancers:
Marco Flores,
José Maldonado,
Jonathan Miró,
José Manuel Álvarez,
Rubén Puertas.
Percussion:
Quique Terrón.
Alberto Hidalgo, Paco Villalta.
Sound Design:
Beatriz Anievas.
Stage Manager:
Elena Vilaplana.
Tailoring:
Gabriel Besa.
Production:
Marco Flores.
Distribution and Executive
Production:
Miquel Santin.
Arcos de la Frontera,
1981
M
arco Flores based his learning
directly in the scenarios. He
expands his knowledge with teachers as
Javier Latorre, Antonio Canales and
Dagmara Brown.
In 2001, he establishes his residence
in Madrid, there he creates numerous
shows with artists such as Olga Pericet,
Manuel Liñán or Daniel Doña. 2 En
Compañía, Chanta la Muí or Complot
are some of them. All with great success,
getting its presence at prestigious festivals
and theatres.
In 2010 Marco Flores definitely
strengthens his solo career presenting the
show DeFlamencas at the Gran Teatro
de Córdoba. His first solo proposal as
Marco Flores Company makes clear his
career and his great qualities as performer,
choreographer, producer and director.
With DeFlamencas he acts in different
cities in France, Portugal, USA, Finland,
Israel… DeFlamencas was lauded in
the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla and
received the Best Show Award at the
Festival de Jerez 2012.
Meanwhile, his show Tránsito is
programmed into festivals as Ciutat
Vella Barcelona, Suma Flamenca de
Madrid, Flamenco Festival Düsseldorf,
Veranos del Corral de Granada, etc.
In 2013 Marco premieres Laberíntica,
within the program of the Bienal de
Arte Flamenco de Málaga. His new
production is another promotion in his
already established career; assuming
a new step as representative of current
generation of dancers. Laberíntica is
also presented at the Festival de Jerez
2014, considered by many people as the
most important flamenco festival.
The Marco Flores Company has
worked
in
worldwide
prestigious
theaters such as Lope de Vega (Seville),
Teatro Albéniz (Madrid), Maison de la
Danse (Lyon), Syd-ney Opera House
(Australia), City Center (New York City),
Lisner Auditorium (Washington), Crocus
City Hall (Moscow), Damascus Opera
House, Sadler’s Wells (London) or Teatre
du Chaillot (Paris).
MARCO HAS WON:
· Carmen Amaya Adward at the Córdoba National Flamenco Contest.
· Antonio Gades Adward at the Córdoba National Flamenco Contest.
· Mario Maya Award at the Córdoba National Flamenco Contest.
. Special Award as the Best Dancer at the Córdoba National Flamenco Contest.
· Best Newcomer Dancer Award 2008 given by Deflamenco Magazine.
· Best Dancer Award 2009 given by Flamenco Hoy Specialized Critic.
-Best Show Award at the Festival de Jerez 2012 by DeFlamencas.
“In “Seguiriya”, Mr. Flores moved with
entrancing deliberation as his florid hands
curved overhead, opening and closing like
starbursts. His rhythmic walks, performed
with great flourish and fierce percussive
climaxes, accentuated his rapport with
the six musicians...”
Gia Kourlas
Marco Flores’
Gallantry
“…with his soleá, he definitely won the
audience over, he achieved what the great
ones have, to make something difficult
seam easy with extreme elegance.”
Roberto D’Armiento
Revista La Flamenca
The New York Times
Fade to Black.
“He magnificently displayed an elegant
and long dance, a scintillating cantiñas...
making his hands turn into surf and his feet
hold back, highlighting the importance of
his feline movements and his expressivity...”
Francisco Sánchez Múgica
Diario de Jerez
“What can be said about Marco Flores?
As elegant as can be. Good taste, subtle,
serene, sober, graceful, poise, rhythm and
a masterful frugality of movements... This
is how people used to dance. No flamenco
dancer today says more with less.”
Estela Zatania
Flamenco.com
Art and Patience.
“…And the thing is that the artist from Arcos
de la Frontera combines high class virtues
in his dance: he is elegant, he is a virtuoso,
he is contained, he is energetic, he is
fluid... and he is personal..”
Silvia Calado
Flamenco-World.com
Juan Carlos Lérida
Stage Director.
J
uan Carlos Lérida begins his training
in flamenco in Seville at the age of
three.
In 1997, he moves to Barcelona to
research the relationship between
flamenco and other artistic branches.
Degree in Choreography and Dance
Expression Techniques.
2007 Extraordinary Award from the
Barcelona Theatre Institute.
His trademark as choreographer, dancer
and instructor leads him to be recognized
as one of today’s representatives of
vanguard flamenco.
His distinguished works include: Director
of choreography and performer in
“De Amor y Odio” Joaquin Cortes
Company, “Souvenir” and “Bailes
Alegres para Personas Tristes” Belen
Maya Company, “Alejandría. La Mirada
Oblique” XVI Flamenco Biennial in
Seville.
And among his own works: “El Arte de la
Guerra,” “Al Toque” and “El Aprendizaje.”
Curator of the “Flamenco Empirico” series
at the Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona).
www.juancarloslerida.com
e-mail: [email protected]
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