This morning, the Delegate of Culture, Tourism, and Sports, Marta Rivera de la Cruz, inaugurated the photography exhibition bailArte Madrid at the Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque. This exhibition is a production of the Bienal Flamenco Madrid and will be open to the public until June 8th. The exhibition, by Madrid photographer Javier Enrique Fernández, features 40 photographs of flamenco dancers from different generations, showcasing a perfect blend of the city and its art.
During the inauguration, Rivera de la Cruz emphasized that bailArte Madrid reflects what the city will experience with the Bienal Flamenco Madrid, highlighting how the exhibition shows how flamenco permeates the city from the tablaos to the grand auditoriums, through the streets.
The artistic director of the Bienal Flamenco Madrid, Ángel Rojas, praised the artistic value of this exhibition, which skillfully combines flamenco dance with various locations in the capital. He noted that the Bienal plays a significant role in enriching the city’s cultural offerings.
The exhibition features essential figures in flamenco dance such as Blanca del Rey, Alfonso Losa, Olga Pericet, Belén López, la Tati, la Uchi, and José Maya, who use their movements to create an eclectic and powerful artistic universe. Fernández’s images capture the essence of Madrid, from the monumental to the everyday and traditional, with his artistic vision deeply rooted in the power of flamenco. Ultimately, the author brings to the forefront the essence of this Bienal: flamenco and the city of Madrid.
A dialogue between the tradition, the present, and the future of flamenco
The inauguration of bailArte Madrid coincides with the start of the Bienal Flamenco Madrid, which opens tonight at the Teatro Circo Price with a gala featuring the singing, guitar playing, and dancing of Jerez de la Frontera and its Fiesta de la Bulería visiting another part of Spain for the first time. Tomasito and Juan Parrilla will act as master of ceremonies and musical director, respectively, of this show created for the Bienal, also directed by Ángel Rojas. Tickets for this show are sold out.
In the following days, the Patio Sur of the Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque will become the central hub and main stage of the Bienal, along with venues like Plaza Matadero, CentroCentro, and the Real Basílica de San Francisco el Grande, among others. The Bienal Flamenco Madrid, aiming to be a national flamenco reference from its first edition, brings to the city 12 absolute premieres, 13 free shows, a flamenco scavenger hunt, and the first congress dedicated to a tablao, the legendary Corral de la Morería.
Program and tickets for Bienal Flamenco Madrid: bienalflamencomadrid.com
