Banderillero

From the delicate to the dynamic – Banderilllero drives, pounds and beats at the heart. Javier De Frutos’ hotly anticipated new work takes its name from the banderillero (pro: ban-dair-ee-air-oh) bullfighter that teases the bull in the arena – all the time preparing it for the matador’s kill.

In a frenzied ritual, half sport half spectacle, the banderillero poses and pirouettes reaching over the bull’s horns to stab coloured darts into its flanks. Banderillero lashes out - plummeting the senses into a swirling intensity of self and purpose. Taking its form from a triptych – a picture or carving on three panels – two groups of dancers combine drama and daring in a special space created on the stage.