ALBERTO VELASCO

A ballet for fat people based on Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring: this is the definition of the choreography created by Alberto Velasco, which explores fatness and celebrates the authenticity of fat bodies through dance. The goal of  this defence of fat bodies, which are subjected to an enormous amount of social and cultural abuse, is to make an impact on the collective imagination of the public and challenge received ideas on beauty, frustration, shame and liberation.

Alberto Velasco is a key actor and creator on the Spanish scene. He has worked with a large number of choreographers, including Marta Pazos, Lola Blasco, Carlota Ferrer, Chevi Muraday, Alberto Conejero, Marta Carrasco, Hiroko Tanahasi and Alicia Soto, and has produced numerous shows as a director and multidisciplinary stage creator. He also works as an actor, apart from authoring and directing short films. Velasco has written the book Pobre, gordo y maricon, as well as winning several awards during his career.

Original idea and creation Alberto Velasco / Performers Esperanza Guardado, Juanki Fernández, Carlota Ferrer, Jack Gómez, Fiona Orioli, Lucia Palacios, Vicki Schwint, Alberto Velasco / Choreography Alberto Velasco in collaboration with the performers / Rehearsal assistant Anna Climent / Music part I Fernando Nequecaür & Pablo Díez Dolinski – Size / Music part II The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinski / Video creation Afioco Gnecco / Light design David Picazo / Costumes Sara Sánchez de la Morena / Production and distribution Elena Martínez_ElenArtesescénicas / Technical direction Raúl Escudero / Assistant director Carla R. Cabané / Light assistant and  touring technician Raúl Escudero / Design Qlab Manuel Tejera / Communication DyP Comunicación/ Photography poster Adrián Nucelaar / Live photo Dominik Valvo / Office booking Alberto Velasco Mesala Films / Igor Stravinsky Rights Management Office Monges & Boceta / Dance ensembles from the creation laboratories  Adriana Mirla, Pau Jimfer, Nuria Hontecillas andi participants in the “Work in flesh” / Graner – 2025
Residences Graner – Mercat de les Flors 2025, Horizontes Teatro Calderón de Valladolid 2025, Fabra i Coats de Barcelona associada a la Beca Tabacalera 2026 de la Subdirecció General d’Arts Visuals i Creació Contemporània del Ministeri de Cultura con fondos Next Generation de la UE