ABBA music fused with flamenco, the new proposal that premieres in Madrid

 Classics from the Swedish group ABBA such as 'Waterloo', 'Chiquitita' or 'Mamma Mía' fused with flamenco, that is the new and attractive proposal that will soon premiere at the Teatro la Latina, one of the most important comedy and magazine stages in Madrid.

'ABBA Flamenco Tribute' premieres next Tuesday the 19th, with a choreography in which tarantos, tangos, bulerías, jaleos or alegrías, 'palos' or varieties are mixed, all of them of this popular musical art form from the south of Spain.

The dancer and choreographer Antonio Guerra grew up listening to ABBA songs and, after collaborating in shows in which their songs were performed - his daughter also participates in a musical about this group -, he confesses that the creations of this quartet seemed to haunt him and he thought about a fusion for tangos.

Upon seeing the good result, they continued the process. "We brought ABBA more towards flamenco than we did towards ABBA; joys, jaleo, rumba or abandonment have arisen and what has been left is a very curious product," says the creator and director of the production in an interview with EFE in the middle of the last essays.

Bold and respectful proposal

Guerra admits the "daring" nature of his proposal: "No one has any idea (of the result)," but when they see it "they are pleasantly surprised." He adds that it is made "with a lot of respect", with "versions of songs that will surprise anyone who understands flamenco, while ABBA fans will say 'how is that possible?'".

And he points out: "I don't think anyone will feel offended, not the flamencos, not the ABBA fans."

They arrive on the billboard in the capital of Spain, which has 'Mamma Mía!' among its offerings. El Musical' and, although the flamenco tribute includes hits by the Swedish group, such as 'Dancing Queen' or 'Gimme Gimme Gimme', Guerra specifies that in his proposal "there are songs that you know what it is when you listen to it, but it has nothing that see with the original".

'ABBA music like you've never imagined' is the claim presented by a team of twenty people who await the critics' judgment on their work for the future.

Colorful choreographies

Guerra highlights his satisfaction with what has been achieved: a "great team of musicians" and some "super eye-catching choreographies" with a costume that combines flamenco costumes with others that are not.

The choreographer has 37 years on stage, to which he has brought the pop of ABBA to flamenco, whose members became world stars after their victory in the Eurovision Song Contest half a century ago with 'Waterloo', included in an album of the same name that It is precisely going to be reissued now and is one of the most famous in the career of this Swedish group.

The Spanish company has prepared a symbiosis between two different styles, a dozen ABBA songs converted into flamenco versions and choreographed as flamenco 'palos' that suggest that they will surprise the viewer with their originality.