Querencia is the inclination or tendency of people to return to the place where they have grown up or are used to going.

Najarro creates a large-scale dance show, of 1 hour 15 min. long without intermission, composed of 11 scenes, with 14 dancers on stage, with equal numbers of men and women, making his company the private dance company of Spanish Dance with the greatest national and international representation of the values, history and content of the whole Spanish Dance.

 

 

 

A stylization of these styles through Najarro’s personal choreographic vision that turns ‘Querencia’ into a journey through the interpretative and aesthetic beauty of the Escuela Bolera, stylized dance, traditional dance and flamenco, where the costumes and all the accessories that accompany the interpretation of these styles, such as the Cordobés hat, the manila shawl, the Spanish cape, the ‘bata de cola’, long ruffled dress with a train worn by professional Flamenco dancers, and the instrument that most characterizes Najarro, the castanets, which are played by the versatile dancers of the company, extolling the beauty and the interpretative and aesthetic projection of our dance.

 

Antonio Najarro
Dancer, choregrapher, trained by the most prestigious dance teachers in all the styles including Classical Ballet, Spanish Escuela Bolera, Spanish Estilizada Dance, Spanish Folklore, Flamenco and Contemporary Dance. He graduated with honors in Spanish Dance from the Royal Conservatory Professional of Dance Mariemma in Madrid. Antonio began his professional career at the age of 15 when he joined well known dance companies including Ballet Anthology, Ballet of the Lyric Theater of La Zarzuela, Antonio Márquez Company, José Antonio and the Spanish Ballets and Aída Gómez Company.

 

In 2002 Antonio started his own company, Compania Antonio Najarro, where he created 4 productions, Tango Flamenco (2002), FlamencOriental (2006), Jazzing Flamenco (2008) and Suite Sevilla (2011) that toured throughout Spain, Europe, Latin America, US and Japan. Antonio Najarro was named Director of the Spanish National Ballet in April 2011 and began his direction in September of that year. To date, he was the youngest director of the Spanish National Ballet. Najarro’s presence brought a sense of innovation to the Spanish National Ballet as his work was enjoyed by the usual public and at the same time brought a new generation of people who identified with his mission to promote Spanish dance. Najarro introduced new genres to the dance world including fashion, sports giving it enhanced visibility in traditional and social media.

 

 

 

CREATIVE TEAM
Querencia
Original idea & choreography: Antonio Najarro.
Music composition: Moises Sánchez.
Interpretation: Orquesta de Extremadura.
Recording technician: Javier Monteverde (Cezanne Producciones).
Flamenco percussionist: Percusionista famenco Odei Lizaso.
Lighting design: Pau Fullana.
Costume design: Yaiza Pinillos.
Costume productions: Lourdes Boam, Gabriel Besa, Ruben Carreño, Lorena Marcelo (El baúl de la Mota), Sancha Tradición Popular.
Shoes: Gallardo.
Hats: Sombrerería Medrano.
Shawls: Pertíñez.
Shawl dyeing: María Calderón.
Photography: Roberto Sastre.
Poster design: Antonio Lopera.
Production: Antonio Najarro S.L.
Management: Gachi Pisani.

 

Compañía Antonio Najarro
Director: Antonio Najarro.
Artistic Assistant and Ballet Master: África Paniagua
Solist dancers: Cristina Cazorla, Lucía Cardeñoso, Javier Moreno, Alvaro Madrid, Daniel Ramos.
Dancers: Alejandra de Castro, María Gómez, Cristina Carnero, María Fernández, Carmen Díez,
Diego Olmier, Ethan Soriano, Álvaro Brito, David Palacios
Production Manager: Rubén Carreño
Technical Director: Miguel Arbó
Organized By: Shanghai International Dance Center Theater