BIENAL DE FLAMENCO DE SEVILLA
2008
‘EN SUS 13’, MANUEL LIÑÁN, MARCOS
FLORES & OLGA PERICET
Collective art
Silvia Calado. Seville, September 20th, 2008
‘En sus 13’. Manuel
Liñán, Marcos Flores, Olga Pericet:
baile, choreography, production, directing. Daniel Doña:
baile (guest artist). La Tacha, Ana Romero: dance corps.
Antonia Jiménez, Arcadio Marín: guitar,
music. Emilio Florido, Jesús Corbacho: cante. Sergio
Martínez: percussion. 15th Bienal de Flamenco de
Sevilla. Teatro Central. Seville, September 20th, 2008.
9 p.m.
Olga Pericet on 'En sus
13' (Photo Daniel Muñoz)
There are those who always live on the
same thing. And there are those who are constantly reinventing
themselves. And that’s the aim of Manuel
Liñán, Olga
Pericet and Marcos
Flores. It was scarcely a few weeks ago that nearly
the same team of creators (without Liñán,
but with Doña) premiered ‘Chanta
la mui II. Complot’ in Madrid, and they’re
already unveiling a new show at the Bienal. Although as
opposed to the imaginativeness and stylistic diversity
of that show, this one sticks more to flamenco’s
rules. Always with nuances, since if there’s something
these dancers are seeking, it’s their own trademark.
And in ‘En sus 13’ that mark
lies more in the group than in the individual. In fact,
the group choreographies are the ones which centralize
the interest in this show with exquisite formal presentation.
More so when each of them is authored by one of the three.
The trilla ‘6 cascabeles’ is by Marcos; the
farruca ‘Evocación’ by Olga; the ‘Bulería
- Fandango y punto’ by Manuel; and the introductory
piece, ‘On - Vidalita’, the meeting point
for the trio of creators. And of course, the personalities
of their ‘designers’ rebel in each of them.
The forceful flamenco flavor. The subtle move. The calculated
movement. In order to perform these pieces, they also
have dancer Daniel
Doña as guest artist, providing the ‘fusion’
edge. And with La Tacha and Ana Romero in a forced transfer
to the dance corps from their usual role as clappers.
Manuel Liñán
and Marcos Flores on 'En sus 13' (Photo Daniel Muñoz)
The three solos, however, were somewhat
unsuccessful due to their excessive length. And that,
despite the undeniable qualities of each one. Marcos did
his vibrant martinete. Olga, her sweet cantiña
in a bata de cola. And Manuel, his metallic soleá.
The pieces fit together in a whole which was dressed up
musically by guitarists Antonia Jiménez and Arcadio
Marín, in a continuous thread of elegant but somewhat
monotonous makings. On cante, they had Emilio Florido
and he who might become the surprise background cantaor
of this festival, the very young Huelva-born Jesús
Corbacho… who already delighted the crowd a
few days ago in ‘Mujeres’. And in short, they
continue, they stick to their guns, they continue along
that lovely line of pooling together their talents, a
line so meager but beneficial to the evolution of this
art of flamenco dancing.
‘En sus 13’. Photo
gallery, by Daniel Muñoz
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the image to enlarge
‘ROCK
& FLAMENCO’
Auditorio Rocío Jurado, 11 p.m.
Rafael Amador
(Photo Bienal de Sevilla © Luis Castilla)
And then late night, the
celebration of the thirtieth anniversary (and
more) of Andalusian rock. An event for nostalgia
which gathered nearly three thousand people
at the auditorium in La Cartuja. People standing,
a high average age, perfumed air and the buffet
brimming over. And one group after another
- most of them, reunited for the occasion
- remembering what it once was. And some,
like Lole
Montoya or Guadalquivir, what they still
are. And one, Rafael Amador, demonstrating
that time can’t beat him. And he does
‘pata palo’, ‘Yo me quedo
en Sevilla’, Triana-style blues. Just
one wish: that we don’t have to wait
thirty years for the Bienal to show groups
who do flamenco rock (or variations) nowadays.
That hasn’t happened since ‘Con
fusión’ at Bienal 2000.
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And tomorrow…
Pepa Gamboa
and Diego Carrasco. Photo Bienal de
Sevilla
© C. Corrales |
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• Diego Carrasco,
‘El tiempo del diablo’
Teatro Lope de Vega, 9 p.m.
Diego
Carrasco premieres a show at the Teatro
Lope de Vega which, directed by Pepa Gamboa,
takes a look at Don Juan Tenorio. Moreover,
he recalls his past discography, accompanied
on stage by Miguel Poveda, Las Peligro, Jarcha
and Moraíto Chico’s voice in
off.
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