The powerful presence of a star performer: Olga Pericet in La Leona

Olga Pericet in La Leona

By Graham Watts, 13 July 2023

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“It was something new but once tried, perhaps not to be repeated!”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 11 July 2023

La Leona (Olga Pericet)

Antonio De Torres, Flamenco guitar

Jose Manuel León, Flamenco guitar

José Tomás, Guitar

Roberto Jaén, Percussion

Un cuerpo infinito: a fascinating exploration of Carmen Amaya’s life

Cristina de Lucas, 26th May

Olga Pericet's choreography grasps the essence of of the exceptional flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya.

****1

Olga Pericet: Flamenco Reimagined

Cristina de Lucas, 3rd June

In a production that proposes a revision of flamenco from its roots, stripping it of all the clichés and stereotypes that are currently weakening its essence, Fernandez’s mighty dancing and Pericet’s farsighted crafting and superb performance are extraordinary examples of the best artistic proposals that flamenco dancing can produce nowadays.

****1

Paso a Dos Perfection

Sam Quy, 27th February

Paso a dos is exactly what it claims to be – a perfect Spanish pas de deux or dance for two.

****1

Ambiciosa evocación de la Edad de Plata en el Teatro de la Zarzuela

Aaron Vincent, 28th January

Las sutiles estampas goyescas y el frágil entramado del retablo cargan con el peso de una relectura con aspiraciones oníricas que se torna pesadilla.

***11

The Trocks at Sadler’s Wells: uproariously entertaining

Graham Watts, 5th May

A very welcome and hilarious return to the UK from Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, this time at Sadler’s Wells, they offer familiar and new works.

****1

Acosta's Don Quixote for BRB: polished but not quite enough panache

Jonathan Gray, 23rd April

Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote for Birmingham Royal Ballet returned to Sadler's Wells with polished but low-key interpretations across the board.

***11

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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.