Cuarteta takes the audience through a rehearsal of the songs and dances of the “carnival quartet”, a carnival group from Cadiz composed of three or five components, never four.
In this context of role reversal, Rosario Toledo, Inma La Carbonera and Eva La Lebri insist on dancing backwards, singing backwards and laughing backwards. They do so with their ovaries on their cheeks, their lungs on their noses, their heads on their behinds and their backs on their foreheads. A traditional repertoire that is flipped, reversed, altered, disrupted, contradictory and antagonistic.
“In the process of researching what it means to dance flamenco backwards, we realise how much flamenco is already inverted. We therefore view carnival humour as a way of shaking up the established structure, as a place and time of inversion, where everything can be in front or behind”, explains the artist.
Rosario Toledo is joined on stage by Inma La Carbonera and Eva Ruíz La Lebri, two traditional flamenco singers who accompany her with curiosity and a willingness to contribute their knowledge to this work. It is a research project from a feminine perspective that leans on Cadiz-carnival humour, with the assistance of Idoia Zabaleta and accompanied by Pedro G. Romero.
Description:
Directed by: Rosario Toledo Dramaturgy and direction assistance: Idoia Zabaleta (Azala) Dancer: Rosario Toledo Singers: Inma La Carbonera and Eva Ruiz La Lebri Costume input: Carlos Díez Lyrics: Eva Tubío (aportación mujer and carnaval) Lighting design: Antonio Valiente Technical direction/sound: Manu Meñaca Photography: Carmen Kahlo Video: Calde Ramirez Accompaniment: Pedro G. Romero Production/distribution management: Antonio Juan Giménez (TheOSBmusic) Production: Rosario Toledo, Azala & The One Step Beyond (TheOSBmusic) Creative residencies at: Azala (Lasierra), Espacio Silvestre (La Muela), Azkuna Zentroa - Alhóndiga Bilbao (Bilbao), Garallón (Ozaeta) Technical residency at: In Progress Flamenco Festival (Torrox)