Estévez / Paños y Cía. - Doncellas [juerga permanente]

Rafael Estévez and Valeriano Paños premiere in the Community of Madrid on 31 October at the Sala Roja Concha Velasco of the Teatros del Canal, as part of the XXI Suma Flamenca 2026 festival, a choreographic fantasy that celebrates the work of Ramón Montoya, one of the key figures in the evolution of the flamenco guitar.

The proposal combines orthodox and experimental flamenco dance with the various forms of Spanish dance and contemporary creation, also incorporating theatrical elements and a space for spontaneity and improvisation. The result is a show conceived as a celebration of fun, festivity and revelry, while revisiting the rhythms of the man considered one of the fathers of the concert flamenco guitar and of modern playing.

Estévez and Paños have been developing their own language since 2003, one in which Spanish dances and flamenco engage in dialogue. Their career was recognised in 2019 with the National Dance Prize in the creation category. They have choreographed and directed artists such as Lola Greco, Miguel Poveda, Rocío Molina, Olga Pericet, Manuel Liñán or Pastora Galván, and they led the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía between 2016 and 2018.

Premiered on 24 February 2026 at the Jerez Festival, Doncellas [juerga permanente] has been awarded the Best Musical Performer Prize and the Jerez Chair of Flamencology Prize. With this production, Estévez and Paños once again explore the relationship between tradition and the avant-garde, drawing on Montoya's influence on later generations of guitarists, from Niño Ricardo and Sabicas to Manolo Sanlúcar and Paco de Lucía.