"De la Habana vengo a la Habana voy" is a choreographic project that aims to tell the origins of flamenco Guajira in Cuban music. We carry out a historical-musical journey starting from the first songs that were in the field of peasant labor in Cuba: Afro-Cubans songs, the first known “Son Cubano” and the “Punto Cubano” to end at the flamenco Guajira which is the result of the mix between the music of Cuba and Spain.

The first short version of this choreography was presented in Choreography Contest of Spanish and Flamenco dance in 2013 which took place in Madrid. This short version had a huge public acceptance. From the result of this initial research on the development of this work, the continuity of this process becomes necessary, expanding the work and contrasting it with Cuban artists in the original context itself. Therefore the main objective of this project is the expansion of the choreography "De la Habana vengo a la Habana voy" which aims to deepen and expand the work to one hour long. It will be a long format spectacle to be represented in different spaces and dance festivals.

The project and application of doing it in Cuba come from the artistic interest underpinned by the need to go to primary sources that is the subject of this investigation. It is an artistic research with a participatory nature in which the meeting with Cuban artists and researchers is essential for the development of the project, to expand knowledge truthfully and to compare, share and offer to the Isle of Cuba the research results. This choreography intends to be a cultural bridge between Spain and Cuba based on common cultural contents.

This project has been approved by the Cuban Ministry of Culture because it is an exchange project of great cultural interest. Therefore, for its realization we will have the collaboration of Ballet Folklorico of Camagüey and his orchestra. As music director of the the project, we will have the collaboration of Diego Villegas who will travel with me to Cuba. Composer of the music for the show in its original version, he will now assume the challenge of composing the music for the show large format. His participation in the project will be critical because he will be the communication nexus with Cuban musicians of Ballet Folklorico with which we collaborate.

This search concern is further motivated by my own connection with the Cuban people and this is also a personal story. My grandfather is natural musician of Manzanillo, Cuba, and I am Spanish being professionally dedicated to flamenco. This is for me a searching for my true origins which are, in turn, a Cuban-Spanish cultural mix. Thanks to the collaboration that you could lend me, I will have the opportunity to realize my artistic project and, thus, fulfill my dream: to bring a bit closer the history of these two peoples who always shook their hands and to tell my own personal history at the same time.

More information on the website: http://www.carolinapozuelo.com/habana/