A silver fandango: throug the artistic relations and new contributions about La Argentina and the ballet called El Fandango de Candil

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present a vision of the masterpieces of several artists who were involved in the existence of Les Ballets Espagnols de La Argentina and changed the perception of the Spanish dance scene through the analysis of one of their ballets called El fandango del Candil. Thus, the aim of this paper is to clarify the original compositional structure, maintenance and transformations that occurred this ballet by studying and analyzing the original sheet music provided by La Residencia de Estudiantes de Madrid. Furthermore, it seeks to highlight the creative components that, together with the dancer, created one of the first ballets with a plot that under the plastic, musical and dramatic arts under choreographic guidance in an ultimate art performance.