The work of Antonio Najarro, with costumes by Yaiza Pinillos, to come to Tenerife in June
Les Ballets Espagnols de La Argentina, directed by Antonio Najarro, premiered at the Juan March Foundation, with a run of seven performances from 10 to 17 January. This is a joint production of the Juan March Foundation, Auditorio de Tenerife, the Zarzuela and Maestranza Theatres, the International Music and Dance Festival of Granada, and Palau de les Arts of Valencia.
Tenerife Island Council Councillor for Cultural Affairs José Carlos Acha said, ‘We are very proud of this new joint production involving other important venues in Spain’. Continuing, he said, ֹ‘We remain committed to the promotion of high-quality artistic creations, and this work of Antonio Najarro is a guarantee in this sense. Tenerife-born Yaiza Pinillos is in charge of costume design, he added.
Acha also indicated that the second engagement of this production will be in the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife on 5 and 6 June. Further performances have been scheduled in the venues backing the joint production in Granada on 11 July, Valencia on 23 and 24 October, and Madrid from 10 to 13 December, with a final engagement in Seville on 30 January 2027.
In 1929, Paris surrendered anew before the genius of Antonia Mercé, known as ‘La Argentina’. Her Ballets Espagnols led to the creation of a stage repertoire that combines traditional and contemporary elements, as well as to her close collaboration with renowned Spanish composers and plastic artists. This new project, which is to arrive in Tenerife in June, includes two emblematic works that premiered to great acclaim in 1929: Julián Bautista’s Juerga and Isaac Albéniz’s Triana. In addition, the production includes several dance numbers from the repertoire of ‘La Argentina’.
Drawing inspiration from the costume and set designs of Gran Canary native Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre, among others, director Antonio Najarro has recreated the visual and musical singularity of both ballets, which are essential to the configuration of modern Spanish dance with universal appeal.