Coproduced by Teatros del Canal and Mercat de les Flors in Barcelona, Gran Bolero brings us into a new dimension of Ravel’s famous composition. In this choreography 6 dancers from Madrid and 6 dancers from Barcelona come together to devote themselves to dance and revisit a musical score composed by Ravel in 1928 as an orchestral transcription of a traditional Spanish dance. Gran Bolero is a work on the effort and pleasure of resistance; an obstinate choreography about the fine line separating enjoyment and exhaustion, a dance to celebrate the time and space we share.
© Jelena Jankovic
© Jelena Jankovic
© Jelena Jankovic
Credits
Artistic direction, concept and choreography
Jesús Rubio Gamo
Performers
Alberto Alonso, Eva Alonso, Albert Barros, Agnès Balfegó, Aurora Costanza, Maria Hernando, Joel Mesa, Danielle Mesquita, Ivan Montardit, Clara Pampyn, Carlos Peñalver, Raúl Pulido
Music
José Pablo Polo, basado em Boléro, de Maurice Ravel
Costumes
Cecilia Molano
Light Design
David Picazo
Assistance to the artistic direction
Alicia Cabrero
Artistic support
Elena Córdoba
A coproduction by Mercat de les Flors / Teatros del Canal, with the support of Conde Duque Madrid and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
© Claudia Cordova
Jesús Rubio Gamo is an independent dancer and choreographer based in Madrid. After studying ballet, contemporary dance, theatre and literature, Jesús was awarded with a MAE-AECI grant to develop dance studies in a foreign country. He moved to London where he completed an MA in choreography at London Contemporary Dance School (Distinction). He has also studied an MA in Performative Studies at Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid. His work has been presented at National and International Festivals such as Chantiers d’Europe (Théâtre de la Ville-Paris), Dancenet Sweeden, Festival de Otoño (Madrid), The Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (London), FAEL (Lima), Les Plateaux (La Briquetterie-Paris), Birmingham International Dance Festival, ARC for Dance (Athens), International Theatre Amsterdam, Hay Festival or Romaeuropa Festival. He has been invited to participate in several European projects such as DanceWeb (ImpulsTanz 2010) and Programme Tour of choreographers (developed in 2011 by 5 choreographic centres in France, Germany, Poland, Spain and Ireland).
Jesús was selected two years in a row (2017 and 2018) by the Platform Aerowaves as one of the most relevant 20 young choreographers in Europe. In 2020 the Spanish National Radio awards him with the Prize OJO CRÍTICO in dance.