As Machado once wrote, “everything is in accordance”. And that’s how Andrés Marín wants his passion for flamenco to be understood. His, and also that of his guests: Lole, José de la Tomasa and Concha Vargas. Seeking the contrast and connection with such genuine artists, the Sevillian bailaor premieres the show ‘La pasión según se mire’ at Festival de Jerez 2010 on March 3rd at the Teatro Villamarta. The show, in which he shares the artistic directing with creator Pilar Albarracín, also explores the tones of instruments like the tuba, marimba and clarinet, facing those of the guitar and cante.

Andrés Marín (Photo Daniel Muñoz)

‘La pasión según se mire’ is presented as one of his most personal shows. In the words of J. L. Carcelén, “if something stands out about Andrés Marín, it’s the energy that moves him and the passion that drives him: for the maestros, for cante, from the most absolute respect”. And that’s where his inspiration stems from in this new show, which comes out a year and a half after ‘El cielo de tu boca’. It’s also a way of demonstrating “the infinite admiration for his parents, his foremost sources of art. Therein lies his loyalty to flamenco”, the program leaflet indicates.

Andrés Marín (Photo Daniel Muñoz)

All of it is captured in the collaboration of three unique artists: “Concha Vargas, volcanic; Lole, telluric; and José de la Tomasa, dynastic. Artists and something more: proof, irreplaceable in their flamenco core”. They are, as Andrés Marín explains, “artists with passions different from mine but, at the same time, we have a point in common”. Just like the rest of the troupe’s flamenco artists, including cantaores José Valencia and Pepe de Pura, guitarists Salvador Gutiérrez and David Marín, and percussionist Antonio Coronel.

But he also takes a step further in his relationship with contemporary music. The show’s soundtrack includes tuba, clarinet and marimba, even incorporating scores by Japanese musician Akira Miyoshi. To shape up the group, Marín has creator Pilar Albarracín as artistic director, with whom he had already worked in the action for the video ‘Bailaré sobre tu tumba’. The premiere will take place just a few days after Andrés Marín returns from the Teatros del Canal in Madrid, where from February 18th to 28th, he stars in the show ‘Poeta en Nueva York’ directed by Blanca Li.