Paco Pena
Flamenco sin Fronteras
Tue 2 Nov 2010 8pm
Butterworth Hall: £19.50 (£17.50), £22.50 (£20.50), £25 (£23)
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Virtuoso musicianship and dance combine with depth, intensity, heat and passion in flamenco Paco Pena’s new show_Flamenco sin Fronteras_.
Paco Pena, recognised as one of the world’s leading exponents of flamenco, combines sensational flamenco dancers, singers and musicians with some special guests from Venezuela to revisit an often overlooked part of the flamenco repertoire.
Flamenco sin Fronteras explores a musical fusion that occurred at the turn of the twentieth century – when touring Spanish musicians toured South America and discovered a rich musical culture and folklore which resonated strongly with their own music. The new group of styles that resulted was called ‘Cantes de Ida y Vuelta’ (songs of departure and return). Flamenco sin Fronteras explores this fusion, and the fully developed flamenco forms that grew from it, and draws deeply from strong historical connections between Latin America, Andalucia and Spain.“A genuine virtuoso capable of dazzling an audience with technical abilities beyond the frets of mortal man.” New York Times
The show is a feast for the ears and eyes. Passionate and dramatic, gripping and joyful, Flamenco sin Fronteras will leave you in awe of the amazing talent live on stage. As the nights draw in and the damp British winter takes hold, be transported to the sun, heat, sounds and sights of Andalucia.
“There is surely no other guitarist with Pena’s range – a master of limpid classical lyricism who can also open up raw wounds.” The Guardian
Butterworth Hall
With a maximum capacity of 2000 standing or 1500 seated this concert hall has an outstanding natural acoustic and is the home of our International Concert Series, as well as the majority of our music gigs and big name comedians. Butterworth Hall has recently had a £6.9 million redevelopment and reopened in autumn 2009 .
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1 Comment
I enjoyed the show immensely and you were good enough to send my wife a poster, but I would love to have a copy of the picture of the four dancers as on the top of this web page. Can you tell me where I can get a copy please? I have e-mailed John Ross who takes the pictures, but it is not on his web site.
Barry Stanton at 3:38pm on Mon 8th Nov 2010