{"id":15156,"date":"2019-09-05T23:18:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T21:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/?p=15156"},"modified":"2019-09-05T23:19:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T21:19:29","slug":"antonio-najarro-and-javier-fernandez-once-again-take-flamenco-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/en\/actualidad-en\/antonio-najarro-and-javier-fernandez-once-again-take-flamenco-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonio Najarro and Javier Fern\u00e1ndez once again take flamenco to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The partnership between the choreographer and ex-director of the Ballet Nacional de Espa\u00f1a,<\/em>\u00a0Antonio Najarro,<\/strong>\u00a0and the figure skater\u00a0Javier Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 two-time world champion in figure skating \u2014 keeps knocking on the door of success. Their show Flamenco On Ice<\/em><\/a>\u00a0was greatly acclaimed in Japan between May and June 2019 with several sessions in Sendai and Tokyo. Now, both stars of dance and skating unite once again their talent to premiere another great show in Japan between February and March 2020.<\/p>\n

Not many details of this production have been released yet, but it will be a large-format show where figure skating and Spanish dance will be fused. The stage will feature over thirty artists<\/strong> among figure skaters and flamenco musicians performing live. The dates and the venues are yet to be confirmed, but we know that the guitarist Jos\u00e9 Luis Mont\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0will be in charge of the music.<\/p>\n

Antonio Najarro, from Spain\u2019s National Ballet to the Olympic Games<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In August 2019, Antonio Najarro ended his association with the Ballet Nacional de Espa\u00f1a<\/em>, where he was the director. He had accepted that position in 2011 after a public contest, and he has now been replaced by the bailaor<\/em>\u00a0Rub\u00e9n Olmo<\/a>. When he was just fifteen years old, Antonio began his professional career in great dance companies. From then on, he has been awarded the most prestigious prizes and accolades. Among his future projects, besides this show with Javier Fern\u00e1ndez, Najarro will take part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, preparing a choreography for the Spanish synchronized swimming team led by Ona Carbonell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Javier Fern\u00e1ndez, dance on skates.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Javier Fern\u00e1ndez, also from Madrid, was figure skating word champion in the years 2015 and 2016. Besides, he also won a bronze medal in the 2018 Olympic Games and has been European Champion seven times. He retired as elite athlete in January 2019, but continues to showcase his art on ice skates in projects such as Flamenco On Ice\u00a0<\/em>or this great show with Najarro which will come to life in 2020 in Japan.<\/p>\n

Photo: Antonio Najarro official Facebook page (Author: Jos\u00e9 Luis Diez)<\/h6>\n

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