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 a mundane scene into a 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 an improvisation approach, the dancer and singer embrace irreverent gestures and humour emerges.
The performance will be followed by a Q&A with La Chachi and Lola Dolores. Afterwards we invite you to Morfar Ginko for a party with Klubb La Reina
Don’t miss a flamenco workshop on Friday 9 May at MDT with La Chachi and Lola Dolores.
Presented with the support of the Spanish Embassy in Sweden.
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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 Málaga, her hometown. After specialising in flamenco with dancer La Lupi, training in physical theatre, new dramaturgy and contemporary dance, she discovered her true passion: the union of all these disciplines. María del Mar Suárez/La Chachi, is no 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. She made her first piece in 2017, La gramática de los mamíferos (The Grammar of Mammals), which received several nominations and awards. Her second work La Espera received support from Teatros del Canal (Madrid) and was programmed at the Teatro Central in Sevilla. Los inescalables Alpes, buscando a Currito (The Unclimbable Alps, Looking for Currito) was presented at Festival de Otoño of Madrid and in 2022 received the Godot Dance Award.
Lola Dolores is a singer and actress, born in Puente Genil, Córdoba, but living in Málaga since 1988. Her family passed on to her a passion for flamenco, which is why she began singing and respecting this discipline from a young age. She also trained herself in different musical styles such as soul, pop, R&B, and rock. She worked with La Mala Rodríguez, among others, touring the national and international territory between 2007 and 2010. Later, she studied acting at the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Málaga (ESAD) and has worked in various plays of various genres and artists. She is currently researching new musical projects and actively collaborates with the companies of María Del Mar Suárez/La Chachi and La Phàrmaco de Luz Arcas.
Direction, creation and performance: María del Mar Suárez/La Chachi
Singing: Lola Dolores
Light: Azael Ferrer
Costume: Eva Hurtado
External eye: Jana Pacheco
Graphic design: Carmen Moreno
Manager and International Distribution: Luisa Hedo
Photo: Yolanda Montiel
A shorter version of the performance is also held outdoors at Tensta Centrum Sunday 11 May at 14.00.
Stockholms Stadsmission’s meeting place at Mariatorget is a space for community and social engagement, open to everyone.
