LA CONSAGRACION DE LA PRIMAVERA

With 2 pianos : Daria van den Bercken & Gerard Bouwhuis

Born into a family of dancers in Seville, Israel Galván trained in classical flamenco from an early age and has become one of the world's most innovative dancers and choreographers. In La Consagracion de la Primavera, Israel Galván follows in the footsteps of Vaslav Nijinsky's groundbreaking performances by bringing flamenco into dialogue with Igor Stravinsky's revolutionary masterpiece, The Rite of Spring. Through this encounter, he deconstructs and reimagines tradition, revealing new expressive possibilities within the flamenco form. Accompanied on stage by pianists Daria van den Bercken and Gerard Bouwhuis, the virtuoso dancer transforms his body into a resonating instrument, responding to Stravinsky's score with extraordinary physical precision and rhythmic vitality.

LA CONSAGRACION DE LA PRIMAVERA : Concept and choreography: Israel Galván | Pianos: Daria van den Bercken, Gerard Bouwhuis | Music: Le Sacre du Printemps, Igor Stravinsky, reduction for piano for four hands by the composer, here with two pianos Sonata K87 Domenico Scarlatti, Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues, Frederic Rzewski, Sevillana del siglo XVIII | Sound: Pedro León, Félix Vázquez | Lights: Benito Jiménez, Valentin Donaire | Costumes: Micol Notarianni | Production: IGalvan Company, Co-production : Théâtre de la Ville – Paris, Sadler’s Wells – London, Mû-Lausanne, Théâtre de Nîmes, Scène conventionnée d’intérêt national – art et création – Danse contemporaine, Teatro della Pergola – Fondazione Teatro della Toscana – Florence, MA scène nationale – Pays de Montbéliard, Théâtre de Vidy- Lausanne | In collaboration with INAEM-Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música, La Loterie Romande, Pro Helvetia, Fondation suisse pour la culture du Canton de Vaud, Fondation Leenaards, Flamenco Biënnale Nederland | Premiere: 23 November 2019, Théâtre Vidy Lausanne, Suisse | Duration: 1h10