“Yes, I want” is a categorical answer that does not accept doubts. An anachronistic oath. A powerful and necessary cry. Claiming allegiance as a revolutionary act. Reconfirmation of the request action. An exploration of what it is and what it feels like. A conscious decision. An invitation to surrender to sin. Contradictions game. A break from conventions and acceptance of passions. A ceremony celebrating life. Victory. A toast.
Dance is an organic urgency for Mercedes de Córdoba. Natural language where it is questioned, searched and reaffirmed. Where insomnia, passion, hope and madness coexist. An inevitable fate that is poison and an antidote. Under this premise, the artist seals in “Yes, I want” a dual commitment in which she explores the emotions that fluctuate around art and love, and invites the public to celebrate life. In this way, surrounded by a dance group consisting of the cante, guitar, percussion and applause sounds of accompanying musicians and four bailaora that act as mirrors, Mercedes de Córdoba proposes a journey where traditional rituals come together. wedding ceremonies serve as a subtle metaphor for sharing the most primitive feelings. Thus, Mercedes de Córdoba creates her own space to struggle with uncertainty, for pure survival, and to give herself unconditionally and clearly and categorically in this work without expecting anything in return. With flamenco that moves and guides it