Expectation for the return of Nacho Duato in the debut of his new company at the Tívoli Theatre. Already considered a living legend of dance, the choreographer has returned to Spain fifteen years after his self-imposed exile and has confirmed once again that his aura, and that of his works, remains intact. The Nation of the Prisoner, for its youth, brings it closer to the new generations, and on Wednesday, a large part of the audience was one of them. A song of joy and freedom, and of bodies and souls that want, glide, and project themselves, driven by the music. Encouraged by their youth and admirable technique, this fifteen dancers give themselves over to the dance body and soul, with an excellent result. Gnawa opened the evening with its ode to Mediterranean interculturality, with six couples letting themselves be carried away by traditional Greek, North African, and Flemish sounds in a game of organic movements reminiscent of Greek art; the pas de deux Freedom overcomes the ancestral Haitian slavery to the rhythm of voodoo drums and bells; and Elf, a fresh choral work that preserves an exquisite elegance coming from the music of Debussy, transforms bodies into shapes and sculptures in movement (whoever wants to recover Enclosed garden You can still do so in Terrassa and Sant Cugat on May 10 and 11, respectively).

Fifteen years have passed since Nacho Duato (Valencia, 1957) left Spain after intense disputes with the Ministry of Culture when he was director of the National Dance Company. During that time, he has established himself as artistic director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Now he's returning to Catalonia with his own company, performing twice: at the Teatre Tívoli from April 30 to May 4 and at the Fact Cultural in Terrassa on May 9 and 10.