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Première at the Maestranza Theatre in Seville
28th September 2004
Choreography: María Pagés
Direction: José María Sánchez
Music Themes: Guzmán Merino, J.Ruiz de Azagra, León, Valerio y Quiroga, Henri Salvador, Atahualpa Yupanqui, M. Pagés, J. A. Carrillo, R. Lebaniegos , A. Cortéz, , John Lennon
Alegrías Choreography: : José Barrios
Lighting design: Dominique You and José María Sánchez
Set Design: Dominique You, José María Sánchez and Christian OlivaresYou
Costumes design and production: Miguel Crespí
To Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Among our souvenirs we found some old songs, listened to them and decided to dance to them. Those evocative, peaceful, amusing sounds, like children playing, and the meaning of those lyrics, so simple, so friendly, brought us to a reflexion which led up to this choreographic experiment.
En particular, dedico “La nana de la cebolla” a mi hijo Pancho y a todos los adolescentes que empiezan a alejarse del maravilloso mundo de la infancia, ya en la frontera de la comprometida jurisdicción de los adultos, para que nunca olviden que la fantasía, los sueños, la sonrisa y la tolerancia son las herramientas más apropiadas en ese taller donde los adultos tenemos que trabajar para la construcción del equilibrio social más justo para todos.
In particular, I dedicate “La nana de la cebolla” to my son Pancho and to all teenagers leaving the wonderful world of childhood to enter the compromising territory of adulthood. Hoping they shall never forget that being able to imagine, dream, smile and be tolerant is the best way to help us adults in our duty to build a fairer world.
María Pagés
