★★★★★ The words “90 minutes, no interval” generally fill me with dread.
Tag - Angel Munoz
★★✰✰✰ There is a great deal of ambition in the latest show from the superlative flamenco guitarist, composer and producer Paco Peña.
Peña’s show, which came to the The Town Hall for a single performance, uses an extremely spare model – flamenco performance as family gathering.
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle is pleased to announce the nominations for the 16th National Dance Awards,
The dancing was never short of extraordinary. The opening part showcased the cerebral seriousness of the Solea...
If Maya is a consummate performer who manages to be both elegant and ebullient in equal measure, then her guest, Manuel Liñán is easily the crème-de-la-crème of the male dancers seen thus far...
...he, as the solo dancer in the show, is the dominating and controlling force. But much of the joy in the performance comes from the musicians he shares the stage with...
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Which brings me to Ángel Muñoz who, with Peña, is the real star of the show. The two couldn’t be more different: Peña is all interiority and nuance, while Muñoz is all bluster and instinct.
One might view the whole show as a battle of flamenco and African styles: the one, refined, disciplined and exact; the other wild and free; but both sharing a total dependence on rhythm.