Antonio Banderas' dance festival star injured just days before the premiere of his works in Malaga

Issues for the dance festival promoted by Antonio Banderas. An injury to the dancer and choreographer from Guipuzcoa, Lucía Lacarra, the artistic director of the event, ... has forced the cancellation of 'Fordlandia' and 'Lost Letters', scheduled for April 18 and 19 at the Teatro del Soho CaixaBank, two of the highlights of the TIP TOE International Dance Festival, a major cultural initiative of the season to position Málaga on the international dance map.

The artist suffered the injury this Tuesday during a rehearsal on stage. An ambulance came to the theater to transport her to the hospital, where doctors confirmed that she will not be able to dance for the next few weeks. Both performances will be rescheduled as soon as her recovery and the theater’s schedule allow.

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Despite this cancellation, the organization reports that the rest of the festival's schedule will continue. This Thursday, the Lux Ductor Award will be presented to the prestigious dancer Julio Bocca, a recognition that will be awarded by Banderas himself on the Soho stage, along with the performance of the show 'Folia' by the Käfig company.

Considered one of the great international figures of ballet, Lacarra was the first Spanish dancer invited to participate in the New Year's Concert in Vienna and was distinguished as 'Dancer of the Decade' at the Kremlin Palace. She has received awards such as the Nijinsky, the Benois de la Danse, the Max, and the National Dance Award, and has been a leading figure in reference companies in Marseille, San Francisco, Munich, or Dortmund.

But she is not an artist unfamiliar with adversity. Born in 1975 in a small town in Guipuzcoa and orphaned of her father from a young age, she recalled in a recent interview with SUR that to reach the great world stages one must have "a lot of hunger." That girl who was fascinated watching a figure spin to the rhythm of 'Swan Lake' in her mother's jewelry box is today an undisputed reference in international dance.

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The dancer herself recalled some of the toughest injuries of her career, such as the torn ligaments she suffered on stage during a performance of 'The Tempest': "When I landed from a jump, my knee went crack and I found myself kissing the ground. No one thought I would dance again, but six months later I was back on stage." On another occasion, she performed for months with a broken toe, a testament to the physical and mental resilience demanded by the discipline of ballet.

Lacarra arrived in Málaga as the artistic director of the dance festival at the Teatro del Soho CaixaBank, a proposal that aims to establish the city as a national and international benchmark in this discipline. This Sunday she led a huge barre at Muelle Uno in which hundreds of students, teachers, and professionals participated.

The organization has thanked the public for their understanding and has confirmed that the amount of the tickets will be automatically refunded through the usual purchase channel.