Manuel Liñan in Amor Amado Amén is mighty, macho and charismatic

Manuel Liñan

Manuel Liñan and company in Viva!

By Graham Watts, 17 July 2023

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“his sexuality is unleashed with an emotional sincerity that underscores everything that he does”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, London on 12 July 2023

Amor Amado Amén (Manuel Liñán)

Manuel Liñán, Dancer

Fully-fledged theatricality: Compañía Manuel Liñán’s Muerta de Amor

Graham Watts, 2nd June

Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival continues with Manuel Liñán’s Muerta de Amor, a show that screams much more of the power of love than its death.

****1

Manuel Liñán's ¡Viva!: a breathtaking, spectacular show

Graham Watts, 17th October

Liñán leads the way with a trio of solos, each showcasing his magnificent command of zapateado, opening with a back-to-audience performance that exemplified the silky-smooth fluidity of his hands, wrists and arms.

*****

Ballet Nacional de España presents a vibrant 40th anniversary gala

Cristina de Lucas, 8th December

Ballet National de España (BNE) celebrates its 40th anniversary with a vibrant gala that brings together old and new landmarks of its repertory. Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela hosts the event.

****1

A disapointing Sorolla

Cristina de Lucas, 12th November

Antonio Najarro’s attempt to produce a dance piece inspired by Joaquín Sorolla’s paintings for the Ballet National de España’s production Sorolla fails to grasp the essence of the rich diversity of Spanish dance

**111

Belén Maya and Manuel Liñán's Trasmín

Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros, 10th March

Belén Maya and Manuel Liñán's Trasmín kicks off the second week of the London Flamenco Festival, hosted at Sadler's Wells, London.

****1

English National Ballet School embraces the unconventional

Deborah Weiss, 19th June

English National Ballet School Professional Trainees show great versatility in their final performance of the year, with a highly entertaining mixed programme.

****1

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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.