Flamenco flavours at Sadler's Wells

By Sam Quy, 26 February 2016

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“Innate flamenco expression is released melodically and bodily, direct from the heart”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 25 February 2016

Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía

Farruquito, Dancer

El Lebrijano, Flamenco singer

Antonio Reyes, Flamenco singer

Manuel Valencia, Guitar

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Maggie Foyer, 13th May

The BalletBoyz present an entertaining programme of old and new works spanning the last 25 years – with stellar performances.

****1

Tulsa Ballet at the Linbury: an unforgettable, punchy UK debut

Deborah Weiss, 13th May

A stupendous London debut from Tulsa Ballet in which they present a contrasting triple bill. It bodes well for further invitations to dance in the UK.

*****

Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole for NYCB is sprawling and ambitious

Ivy Lin, 9th May

A triple bill including Tiler Peck’s newest ballet for NYCB, does not entirely work. Too much blue light and sadness for one program.

***11

The Great Gatsby at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 8th May

Septime Webre’s dazzling, maximalist Great Gatsby for the Kansas City Ballet is instantly engaging.

*****

A Streetcar Named Desire: a gripping retelling at Ballett am Rhein

Vikki Jane Vile, 8th May

Ballet isn’t always pretty, there are plenty of examples in repertoires across the world. John Neumeier’s Streetcar Named Desire (Endstation Sehnsucht) is to reach another level of grim but gripping brutality told through dance.

****1

Royal Danish Ballet’s Lady Macbeth: Akram Khan works his magic again

Graham Watts, 7th May

An excellent extension to Akram Khan’s growing repertoire of contemporary ballet, Lady Macbeth, his first creation for Royal Danish Ballet, brought out powerful performances from the entire cast.

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Sam Quy

Sam Quy began her professional dance career aged eleven, and won the Ballethoo Best Dancer Trophy, aged fourteen. She went on to graduate with distinction in MA Dance Studies; a Specialist Certificate Arte Flamenco, and a Diploma in Musical Theatre. Her dance career spans countless performances in Flamenco, Dance Theatre, and Opera; including the BBC documentary Manet, Strictly Come Dancing, and the 3D film Carmen. Sam wrote Lorca’s Flamenco, provided research for Flamenco International magazine and was editor of Flamenco News. She has studied Dance Criticism with Donald Hutera and is author of Reading Dance in the Musical, Wilson King Publishing.

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