There is a place where flamenco and rock come together and elevate together. Where the dancer Belén López taps the floor to the rhythm of Back to Black by Amy Whinehouse. Where the singer Estrella Morente hypnotizes with her legendary Volver and is accompanied by a saxophonist who collaborates with a legendary rock band. Where the internationally famous plastic artist Lita Cabellut captivates with her audiovisual creativity, through more than twenty works of video art that are projected on a large scale, and with the decoration of the space. Where designer Juana Martín enhances each artist who steps on stage with her costumes.

“It’s a wild fusion. We are talking about two totally opposite worlds, but they have so much connection with each other that they are like two magnets that attract each other,” describes Juana Martín. “It is an intelligent mix that does not disturb the rock part, nor does it upset the flamenco. On the contrary, it exalts it and gives it a beautiful and pure meaning. Flamenco is a music so rich on a rhythmic and spiritual level that it goes with everything. Super versatile, even mysterious,” adds Belén López.

In OCO, The Show, a total of 23 top-level musicians and artists take to a stage where flamenco rock is played, danced and sung. There is no shortage of singers Aroa Fernández and Antonio Carbonell, nor dancers Yiyo and Tete, nor two emblematic figures of The Rolling Stones: the vocalist Bernard Fowler and the saxophonist Tim Ries. Since October 5, the show has made the Espacio Ibercaja Delicias, in Madrid, vibrate, after its world debut last April at the UMusic Hotel Teatro Albéniz in the capital with four unique performances.

“Every day is an event, because this is not just any concert, nor is it an opera. Perhaps it is difficult for me to define it because it is born from freedom, from dreams and from love for music and the different genres through which we are going to go. Flamenco and rock are mentioned, but there is also pop, soul, r

“I come from the house of Enrique Morente, who was one of the first to dream of that merger. The creation that was Omega marked a before and after in music, not only in flamenco. My father had broken barriers that were thought impossible to break down. “I am privileged to be part of this dream that comes from the heart of Pino.”

Dancing the fusion of iconic songs by David Bowie, The Rolling Stones or Michel Jackson with different styles of flamenco is something new for Belén López. “It’s super risky, because you don’t have to harm one side or the other. The original song plays, where the flamenco enters softly and I feed on the music I hear at that moment. There is not a single day that I dance to Amy Winehouse’s song and not cry on stage. In my soleá I stay alone and feel the fullness in my pores,” describes the dancer.

Although it is not the first time that Juana Martín has taken on the creation of the costumes for a show, it is her most important collaboration. “It has been a challenge. In the end, you have to understand what Belén needs to dance or what Estrella means in her singing. Let the suit not limit who they are, but add to it. Working with people at this level is easier, they have their own personality, but they must feel comfortable, we cannot disguise them. At OCO, when mixing flamenco with rock, we go to black, glitter, silver, studs… For me it has not been complicated, because I have been working on the DNA of my brand for many years, which is flamenco culture,” account.

Estrella Morente, Belén López, Juana Martín and Lita Cabellut are four women: flamenco, artists and passionate. “Especially in flamenco, women have imposed themselves in a natural way with their talent. Like Estrella who, without intending it, comes on stage and is a bomb,” celebrates the dancer. “In OCO there is the power of women and the power of gypsy women, which is very important,” says the designer. “I was lucky enough to meet Juana and Lita a long time ago in Paris, at a very special moment, and we have never let go of each other’s hands. I’m not going to let them go from my heart. They are in it because they are fighters, they are two beasts of creation, but also because they have two hearts that do not fit in their chests. Then there is Belén, a treasure and a discovery for flamenco. The world needs women like these,” says Estrella Morente.