Show reveals Picasso’s inspiration

Within the scope of the Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival, organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, "Picasso Eterno" will meet with the audience at Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) on Oct. 15 in Istanbul.

The show, which describes Picasso's emotional world with music and costumes reflecting Spanish folklore, will be staged for the first time in Türkiye.

The creator of the show, Carlos Rodríguez, who started studying dance when he was eight years old, continues his training with different dance disciplines such as classic ballet, Spanish dance, folklore, Escuela bolera (The Bolero School) and flamenco, all of them with Spanish Dance roots and flamenco.

Rodríguez is the current artistic director of the television talent show Got Talent España, where he also plays the role of dance coach and choreographer.

Among the shows that Rodríguez has created was "Esencia" for Nuevo Ballet Español to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his company. In 2019 he created and directed a choreographic piece titled "Mar de Fuego" for the company Ensamble Español. He has recently premiered "Bendita." Rodríguez was the artistic director of the event organized for the final of the UEFA Champions League 2019.

"Picasso felt, saw and painted. He was an artist that used to get lost in his work to achieve something unique: An immense solitude, because without that solitude no genuine art is possible. This feeling will reach the audience is eternal. The goal is to show and find where this great painter's inspiration came from" Rodríguez says about his new show "Picasso Eterno."

In an interview, he replied to some questions.

Was dancing and music a part of your family and life? What are your very first memories of dancing?