Antonio Banderas completes the "pending assignment" of the Soho Theater with the Tip Toe dance festival

The Soho Caixabank Theater had a "pending subject" since its inauguration. On the stage of Calle Córdoba, we have seen a lot of theater of all types, as well as music from every genre. What was missing was dance, which from this Saturday will take over the stage alone with the Soho International Dance Festival Tip Toe. It will kick off with the Malandain Ballet Biarritz company, and until Sunday the 19th, it will feature stars Lucía Lacarra and Julio Bocca. The festival nods to classical dancers in its title with the English expression 'tip toe', although the spirit of the festival is quite the opposite: to make a lot of noise with a lineup that its promoter, Antonio Banderas, aims not only to pass the pending subject but to excel.

"We are like a child about to be born in the coming days, and supporting the dance festival is a very serious commitment," said Antonio Banderas, who also spoke about his intention to expand the Soho Caixabank Theater with a second space for shows. The actor, director, and producer from Malaga highlighted that the main star of Tip Toe is choreographer and dancer Lucía Lacarra, who not only will take the stage at Soho but has orchestrated the programming of this ambitious first edition. "When we started a dialogue, she not only seemed like the ideal person to make this festival brilliant, but she has also taken the necessary steps to have internationally prestigious companies here," Banderas celebrated the presence of two French ballets and one German in this inaugural edition.

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"This festival came to me as an unexpected gift from life," admitted Lucía Lacarra at the press conference this Friday, where she stated, "Dance has not been a job, but my life." Therefore, she has devoted herself to the Tip Toe festival "body and soul," and the design of the programming has sought not only "quality dance" but also encounters with dance figures and workshops to open dance to all audiences. Thus, this Sunday, a massive ballet barre will be programmed at Muelle Uno, in which 600 dancers will participate, from young school attendees to amateurs and professionals.

The Tip Toe festival also takes to the streets with a massive ballet barre to be held this Sunday at Muelle Uno

"We want to make the people of Malaga understand that the festival is theirs," said Lucía Lacarra, who will also participate in this large Sunday barre that will publicly display "the exercises we learn before dedicating ourselves to this profession, so people will see the work behind it." From classical to contemporary, all dance styles are welcome at Tip Toe, which starts this Saturday and Sunday at the Soho CaixaBank Theater stage with the French company Malandain Ballet Biarritz and the work 'Les Saisons', which brings together 22 dancers in a production based on Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'.

"It's an honor to present the award"

Additionally, the German company Bavarian Junior Ballet will present an eclectic program on Tuesday the 14th with music by Mozart, Stravinsky, J.J. Cale, or Pink Floyd, while on Monday, this same ballet from Munich will hold an audition at Sohrlin Andalucía open to dance students, where two students will obtain contracts with the company itself. On Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th, it will be the turn of the French company Käfig with 'Folia', a show that fuses contemporary dance and live music, while the last weekend will be led by Lucía Lacarra, who will present two shows: 'Fordlandia' (Saturday 18th), alongside Matthew Golding, and 'Lost Letters' (Sunday), which will close this first edition of Tip Toe.

Additionally, on Thursday, it will also be the turn of the Argentine star Julio Bocca, who will receive the Lux Ductor Award in recognition of his outstanding international career. "Julio was delighted to come to Malaga, and it is an honor to present him with that award," concluded Antonio Banderas, who is testing the pending subject of his theater starting this Saturday by turning the Soho stage into a dance floor.