VANESA AIBAR AND ENRIC MONFORT

This work derives from an unprecedented collaboration between the flamenco dance of Vanesa Aibar and the sounds of metallic percussion and electronic music of Enric Monfort; in this meeting that has been a long time coming, the possibilities of sound and movement are taken to the extreme, unfolding in the space until they melt into a single thing. A cutting-edge sound system enables the sounds to be concentrated in different parts of the space, creating an immersive sound within this artistic ceremony.

Vanesa Aibar’s flamenco is defined as a modern and free dance with great technique. Since she created her first show in 2019, the flamenco dancer and creator has positioned herself within the contemporary flamenco scene. She has also worked with artists such as Carmen Linares, Andrés Marín, Blanca Li, Eva Yerbabuena, Mayte Martín and the Royal Concertgebouw. Enric Monfort is a percussionist and composer, with an extensive career, who lives and works in the Netherlands. Specialising in South Indian rhythmic techniques applied to contemporary music, he is a teacher of rhythmic complexity, multi-percussion and chamber music. He collaborates with different groups, ensembles and international orchestras.

La Reina del Metal has just received the Max Award 2023 for Best Dance Show.

Direction, concept Vanesa Aibar, Enric Monfort / Choreography Vanesa Aibar / Musical composition Enric Monfort / Artistic advisor Guillermo Weickert / Dramaturgy advisor David Montero / Sound specialization Marijn Cinjee  / Spatial sound technology4DSOUND / Light and set design Cube.bz. / Sculpture Susana Guerrero / Costume Roberto Martínez / Sound Sergio Cianca / Light Rafael Gómez / Photo & Video Alex Rademakers, Carlos Bonilla M / Production and management María Molina
Coproduction Institut Valencià de Cultura, Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales, Flamenco Biënnale Nederland / Project driven by Proyecto Ventana de AECID – Ambaixada d’Espanya a Londres / Music comissionet by Fonds Podiumkunsten Holand / With the collaboration Instituto de la Cultura y las Artes de Sevilla, Casares City Hall, Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música and Universitat Jaume I