Barbián with Rodrigo Cuevas

Barbián

Between the market garden and cabaret, between the traditional and the cosmopolitan, this programme proposes, from a contemporary prism, a heterodox journey through the thousand and one faces of zarzuela, courtesy of Asturian artist Rodrigo Cuevas, who has been making waves in Spanish folklore and popular music for some time now.

Although zarzuela was primarily performed in the cities, it often borrows motifs and rhythms from the countryside, becoming the rural dream of those who have relocated to the city. The title ‘Barbián’ is a word that comes from the Roman word barbán, which means air, an  is used in Castilian Spanish to denote someone carefree, gallant and daring.

Photos: Estudio Perplejo