HE Eldense dancer and choreographer Antonio Gades It will be commemorated in Elda on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 19:00, with its statue next to the Castelar Theatre. This newspaper put it this way after deciding on the government team on October 4, 2022. Ruben Alfaro in order to make posthumous tribute to the artist
This carved bronze and will be life-size and the Department of Culture, which manages Dear Navalon It plans to open early next year. 2023.
“bailaor” born on November 14, 1936 The home-cave of Mount Bolón de Elda and died on July 20, 2004 Madrid, along with the late singer and actor Pedrito Rico and the recently deceased soprano Ana María Sánchez, is the most universal artist the city has produced in its recent history. His father, a bricklayer by profession, moved to the Madrid front with the Army of the Republic and was later followed by the whole family. Antonio Esteve Rodenas His stage name – Antonio Gades – started to come to the fore with his stage name. dance world
taken into account A great Spanish folklore of the 60s and 70sHe came to direct the National Ballet, founded his own company and toured the world’s major theaters together, represented Spain at the Spanish Exhibition. new York 1964 and later Cuba He was hailed as a flamenco idol in 2004, the year he died. National Order of José Martí.
Acted in countries like Eldense Japan, United States, Morocco, Argentina or Cuba. His ashes lie in the latter because he wanted his remains to be left in the country he considers his “second home”.
The Elda City Council paid homage to Gades while he was alive and named a park after him, which he inaugurated on April 22, 1998, together with former socialist mayor Juan Pascual Azorín. six years before his death.
However, after the last renovation in April 2011 with funds from the Trust Plan, this green space 300 neighborhoods It fell into a spiral of abandonment and vandalism, until it presented an appearance described by many residents as “depressing”.
However, a contrasting image Statue of dancer in the square of Havana cathedral Cubans express their admiration, respect and love.
In July 2014, the tenth anniversary of the dancer’s death was celebrated, and Eldense Town Hall, run by the then popular Adela Pedrosa, forgot about the dancer. activity. But in five months corrected and in December of the same year, he commemorated his figure and career with a tribute to which a plaque was presented to him. his widow Eugenia EirizTwo documentaries about Gades were screened and Rooting group.
Okay then, Now that the twentieth anniversary of his death approaches, the local government of PSOE-IU wants this memory to continue through time with a statue to be placed next to the symbolic Teatro Castelar.