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The free-spirited gypsy of Georges Bizet's operatic classic, who first appeared in Prosper Mérimée's 19th century novella, has for centuries captured audiences with her radical behaviour and untamed heart. Commanding and compelling, mysterious and tenacious, Carmen is a construct of both men's imagination who has come to embody desire and transgression.
Taking Bizet's and Mérimée's enduring creation as a starting point, María Pagés, 'the leading innovator of modern flamenco' (The New York Times), challenges the myth of the femme fatale, tearing down the stereotypes that have for centuries enveloped the true essence of what being a woman means. This is a woman offering a more accurate representation of women, who expresses their realities, leaving out none of the hard truths that sustain them.
Following standing ovations for 2009's Dunas, Pagés returns to dance festival with her company in an international premiere, this time a personal and profound piece about womanhood. Going beyond confronting an iconic character of fiction to explore the complexities of women, I, Carmen throbs and pulsates with the fullness of life through 10 emotionally-charged tableaux set against music inspired by Bizet's score. This choreographic reflection seeks not only to explore desire as an ethical responsibility, it also vindicates life, pleasure, autonomy, freedom and happiness as fundamental rights belonging to every human being.
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