MÉLODIE GIMARD (Spain) – (Los Aurora replacement)

“Numen” is an interdisciplinary project that represents the freedom of expression of a young artist from the influence of flamenco. It also means inspiration of the artist. Places, words, people… everything can become numen. Through this show, Mélodie Gimard translates into music different numen that have inspired her, telling her own story through the hybridization of the classic with the most current music, always taking into account the flamenco tradition and its language seen from an angle new in a spontaneous and transgressive way. In his compositions, we find influences from both the most pure flamenco and flamenco from contemporary artists. El Chozas de Jerez, Manolo Caracol, Moraito, Bebo Valdés, Ibrahim Maalouf or Tigran Hamasyan are part of the heterogeneous creative numen of Mélodie Gimard.

Mélodie Gimard is a young French pianist, composer and arranger born in Perpignan, where she obtained Le Prix d’Excellence in piano and chamber music. In 2013, she graduated with honors in the specialty of classical piano at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, where she also completed the Master of Flamenco in the specialty of piano. From the hand of teachers such as Pierre Reach, Feliu Gasull, Kennedy Moretti and members of the Quartet Casals, Mélodie Gimard has been awarded in competitions such as the Young Performers of Catalonia or the Arjau. Despite her youth, she combines his piano career with the musical direction of shows in various national and international festivals such as the Semaine Flamenco festival in France and the Malaga Biennial, sharing the stage with artists such as Miguel de la Tolea, Carlos Sarduy, Moisés Navarro or Jose Manuel Álvarez.

We thank: Embassy of Spain