Yātrā

At the peak of his flamenco career, Andrés Marín set off on a pilgrimage to the mythical sources of his art — Yātrā means journey in Sanskrit — daring to perform a perfectly mastered pas de deux with the dancers from Kader Attou’s company. The two choreographers met to immerse themselves in each other’s aesthetics and take a contemporary look at their own dance in order to better rediscover its intensity and essential nature. This dialogue between the solar and pure hip-hop of Kader Attou and the iconoclastic flamenco of Andrés Marín is carried along by the breath of the musical and vocal jousts of the Ensemble Divana, a magnificent formation of traditional musicians from Rajasthan. A rare adventure – a commission by the Philharmonie de Paris — where contrasts unite to form a show in which each person retains their vital forces, while opening out to the other.

Source: Maison de la Danse, program