00:00 A Chinese production company, a Japanese director, Spanish flamenco dancers, singers and actors.
00:08 Together they are giving Federico García Lorca's classic a new lease of life in a groundbreaking
00:14 production called Silence in Bloody Wedding.
00:19 Directed by acclaimed Japanese choreographer and director Hiroshi Koike, this is the brainchild
00:24 of Li Chenpeng, founder of Chinese theatre company Vertebrate.
00:29 She arrived in Alicante in 2020 for a week's holiday and fell in love with Spain and its
00:35 culture.
00:36 She now lives and works in the country, sharing her 22 years of experience at the famed Shanghai
00:41 Theatre Academy.
00:44 We like, you know, the people from different cultural backgrounds together and to make
00:51 the very deep communication.
00:56 I think it's very beautiful.
00:58 I want people in this world can all enjoy the show, not only, not be limited by the
01:06 language or maybe just only flamenco.
01:10 Described as a Spanish Romeo and Juliet with extra ole, this tragic tale has already run
01:15 in Shanghai where it received a rapturous response.
01:19 With echoes of Chinese legend Butterfly Lovers, Silence in Bloody Wedding is resonating with
01:25 audiences around the world.
01:28 The show ran for 27 days in Shanghai, bringing Lorca to the Chinese public.
01:34 Now it's Spain's turn to witness this groundbreaking production right here at the Teatro Español
01:40 in Madrid.
01:41 Multicultural, multifaceted and interpreted by multi-talented performers, the Vertebrate
01:47 team has made history by becoming the first Chinese theatre group to professionally stage
01:52 a Spanish play in both China and Spain.
01:55 For actor and dancer Tete Martinez, performing in Shanghai was a chance to showcase Spain's
02:00 flamenco on a global stage.
02:06 Things went really well in Shanghai.
02:08 The public embraced us and the critics and reviews were very positive.
02:13 Dancing has always been a way of life for me.
02:15 This is how I express myself.
02:17 Music and dance allow us to communicate things that words simply can't.
02:22 This innovative work tackles big themes of love, life and death, demonstrating how cultures
02:28 can come together even in times of division.
02:34 Here at the premiere in Madrid, the first of many standing ovations.
02:40 Ken Brown, CGTN, Madrid.
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