Fuego (Fire) Performance by Antonio Gades Company / BTF 2017

Candela:MaríaJosé López / Esmeralda Manzanas

Carmelo: Miguel Lara / Jacob Guerrero

José: Miguel Ángel Rojas

Lucía: Ángela Núñez

Featured dancers: María Nadal, Mayte Chico, Silvia Vidal, Ana del Rey, Virginia Guiñales, Luisa Serrano, Carolina Pozuelo, Raquel Ortega, Jairo Rodríguez, Elías Morales, Pepe Vento, Álvaro Madrid, Dani Torres

Featured musicians: Angela Nuñez “La Bronce”, Juañares, Palacín, Gabriel Cortés, Enrique Pantoja – voice, Antonio Solera, Camarón de Pitita – guitar

Choreographer, director: Antonio Gades

Artistic director: Stella Arauzo

The tenth anniversary of the death of Antonio Gades (1936–2004), the unforgettable Flamenco dancer and choreographer, occasioned a revival of his his Fire, a production based on Manuel de Falla’s music for a ballet, Love the Magician. The production was presented in Paris in 1989, and the highly successful premiere was followed by an international tour.

Fireswept through Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Germany and Brazil, and was received enthusiastically everywhere. Interestingly, the production was not shown in Spain, though Gades remained interested in its potentials for the rest of his life. He left behind plans and ideas, which came to be incorporated in the new version.