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María Pagés: An Ode to Flamenco

Episode 4 of 4

Spanish choreographer Maria Pages prepares to take an innovative new show to the traditional home of flamenco, Seville.

A film that transports us to Spain and the mesmerising work of flamenco star María Pagés. María’s passion for flamenco is infectious. A child prodigy, she came of age in the golden era of professional flamenco and is now passing her inspiration and experience on to the next generation as she promotes modern flamenco at her new dance centre in a working-class suburb of Madrid.

The film explores the tension in María’s work between flamenco’s traditional roots in the streets of her birthplace of Seville and her theatrical shows, performances that push the boundaries of the dance style and tell bigger stories. The film culminates in a searing homecoming performance of a haunting new work for 2020 called Una Oda al Tiempo (An Ode to Time) back in flamenco’s heartland, Seville.

28 minutes

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Wed 12 May 2021 00:00

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Music Played

  • Miles Davis, Gil Evans

    Solea

  • José Mercé

    Aire

Credits

Role Contributor
Assistant Producer Abigail Hodgson Lorente
Production Manager Clare Burns
Editor Lawrence Huck
Executive Producer Russell Barnes
Executive Producer Alistair Spalding
Producer Bia Oliveira
Director Andy Dunn
Production Company ClearStory Ltd
Production Company Sadler's Wells

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