Explosive, majestic and arresting: Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras' Alma

Sara Baras in Alma

Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras in Alma

Sara Baras in Alma

Von Graham Watts, 06 Juli 2023

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“amplified to the max, the rhythmic tapping of her feet can seem like choreographed machine-gun fire”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, am 5 Juli 2023

Alma (Sara Baras)

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.