NOCES DE SANG

The company Antonio Gades is back in Paris!

On the verge of marrying Novia, the Novio seems promised a happy future, despite her mother's reluctance. But Novia is torn apart by an ancient and irrepressible love for Leonardo, who is now married. On the wedding day, their passion resurfaces. Unable to fight against this force that surpasses them, the two lovers flee together. A hunt then begins in the night and the woods, until the tragic outcome: Leonardo and the Novio kill each other, sealing a destiny dominated by passion and fate.

Inspired by the tragedy of Federico García Lorca, Gades transforms flamenco into a dramatic language, capable of telling the story of passion, destiny and death with striking intensity. The movement, stripped down and powerful, becomes word, cry and fate.

This ballet also marks the beginning of the legendary collaboration between Antonio Gades and the filmmaker Carlos Saura, whose film adaptation will make this work known to the world.

Even today, Noces de Sang is unanimously hailed by critics as "the Guernica of Spanish dance" (ABC Cultura, 2023).

The 5 and 6 December, Noces de Sang will be presented at the Salle Pleyel, offering the Parisian public an artistic experience of a timeless strength.