also scheduled at h 19:00

as part of Fabbrica Europa 2024

Two women eat sunflower seeds in a park, a doorway and a courtyard. They share a common space, a conversation, the intimacy of silence. The cante (singing) and baile (dancing) suddenly burst forth, transforming the mundane scene into a magic intimate spectacle.

A Taranto is a palo (form) of flamenco originally from the mining area of Almería. It’s a primitive song, simple, dry, without guitar, which was born from the need to sing independently.
In Taranto Aleatorio (Random Taranto), choreographer and dancer María del Mar Suárez/La Chachi and singer Lola Dolores embark on their personal take of this palo’s stark rawness. By taking a random approach, the dancer and singer embrace irreverent gestures and humour emerges.

La Chachi has earned her place in the tradition of breaking down and reassessing flamenco, following the path of other outsiders like El Niño de Elche, Israel Galván and Rocío Molina. An actress and dancer, she graduated in both disciplines in Malaga, her hometown. After specialising in flamenco with “La Lupi”, training in physical theatre, new dramaturgy and contemporary dance, she discovered her true passion: the union of all these disciplines. La Chachi is not a new arrival because she has been twisting the traditional flamenco language since 2008 to fit it to her unique style, where hybridisation is the norm.

direction, creation and performance: María del Mar Suárez, La Chachi
singing: Lola Dolores
lighting: Azael Ferrer
costumes: Eva Hurtado
external eye: Jana Pacheco
manager and international distribution: Luisa Hedo

This project was supported by a grant from Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).