08/07/2010 Bailaores Festivals Dance Shows News

The choreographer Javier Latorre gave shape to the flamenco spirit through "El duende y el reloj" production

El coreógrafo Javier Latorre dio forma al espíritu del flamenco a través de su montaje 'El duende y el reloj'

'El duende y el reloj' by Javier Latorre

The choreographer Javier Latorre gave shape to the flamenco spirit through "El duende y el reloj" production, yesterday night in the Gran Teatro, a work that brings together fiction and reality through the dance, according to the original script of the tale by Philippe Donnier. The time of the show has been delayed, from 22.00 to 23.00, because of the football match of Spain. This is the first production of Latorre for his new company, Requetedanza. The production has been designed in order to understand flamenco easily, using the new technologies and animation.

According ti the title of this production, the "duende", magician (Karen Lugo), and the watch, "el reloj", are the main characters of this show. The first one, the "duende" is the innovator, and the second one is characterized by its immobility, a posture that the magician treis to change all along the show, showing the watch the different "palos" of the flamenco. Latorre also made appear other historical characters such as Léonard de Vinci, René Descartes, Albert Einstein or Salvador Dali; he used the Soft Watches like as an excuse to explain the slowing down of the fandangos ryhthm.

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01/07/2010 Bailaores Shows Madrid News

The dancer Rafael Amargo presents his new show "Princesas del Flamenco"

El bailaor granadino Rafael Amargo presenta hasta el 4 de julio en el Teatro Hägen Dazs-Calderón de Madrid su espectáculo 'Princesas del Flamenco'

Playbill Princesas Flamencas

The dancer from Granada, Rafael Amargo, presents his new show "Princesas del Flamenco", from July 4. at the Hägen Dazs-Calderón Theater in Madrid. He's dipping into the flamenco roots to show the talent of two dancers, Susana Lupianez, La Lupi, and Carmen RIvas, La Talegona. This evening, the profits of the show will go to the Isabel Genio Fundation, investigating the muscular dystrophy and some other rare diseases.According to Rafael Amargo declarations the show "Princesas del Flamenco" is a musical show without any dramatic art, it is a kind of smoothness, its aim is to show the talent and to offer an artistical alternative to both Andalusian dancers actively involved from his debut."They always gave their bodies and soul to the dance", explained Amargo.We need a strong female figure of the flamenco in Spain, said the dancer. There are a lot of male dancers accross the world.

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29/06/2010 Bailaores Seville Shows

María Pagés celebrates the 20. anniversary of her company at the Maestranza Theater of Sevilla

La bailaora María Pagés celebra los 20 años de su compañía en el Maestranza

For the Dance Series at the Maestranza Theater, the dancer María Pagés presents, this Tuesday and Wednesday, her show "Mirada", where the cinema and radio inspire her choregraphies; with the music of Ruben Lebaniegos, and the voice of the actor Juan Diego, as a guiding principle.Blinding dancer, admired by dance legends such as Mikhail Baryshnikov; her "exciting" creative curiosity leads her to dance truly and respecting the tradition, but she also is a revolutionary figure of flamenco, with amazing musics such as "Casta diva" by Bellini or a waltz by Shostakovich, but she always maintains her natural and her essence.

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14/06/2010 Suma Flamenca Bailaores Festivals Shows Music Singing Madrid News

Enrique Morente and Antonio Canales two figures in the third week of Suma Flamenca 2010

Enrique Morente en la tercera semana de la Suma Flamenca 2010

Enrique Morente in Suma Flamenca 2010

The third week of the V. Edition of the Flamenco Festival of Madrid, Suma Flamenca 2010, will offer five shows (three singing shows and two dance shows). They will take place at the Canal Theaters, having some great artists like Enrique Morente, Pastora Galván and Joaquín Grillo, Juan Valderrama, Argentina and Antonio, Antonio Canales and Amador Rojas, according to the information provided by the festival's organisation. The third week of the festival will start tomorrow with the musical performance of the master Enrique Morente, who will offer a classical flamenco concert, at 8.30pm. That will be the prelude of the Flamenco Bienal of Sevilla. The show of Pastora Galván "Bailes" will be presented next Wednesday 16. On Thursday the festival will offer a recital titles "Maestros", where the voice and the guitare are fitting in with the piano and violins harmonic richness". On Friday 18. Argentino will sing by tangos, bulerias, soleas, alegrias, fandangos and rumbas accompanied by guitars, piano, trumpet, percussion, palmas, choirs and Manuel Parrila as guest star. The concert will take place on Friday 18. at 8.30pm. And the last show of this third week will be dedicated to the dance, when Antonio Canales will dance with his pupil Amador Rojas during "Alternativa". We will discover the experience of one of the greatest dancers and the youth of the new generation.

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10/06/2010 Bailaores Festivals Flamencos Dance Shows News

Estrella Morente and The Argentinian ballet of Julio Bocca will shine in the 51. edition of the Festival Cueva in Nerja.

Estrella Morente

This is the 51. edition of this competition with a program that includes the tango company of Julio Bocca and the ballet of the National Theater from Praga.

The International Festival of Music and Dance of the Cueva de Nerja, the most veteran and genuine of the Malaga region, is living its 51. edition with the presence of Estrella Morente and the Symphonic Orchestra of the Spanish Radio Television (RTVE).

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