Sara Baras pays tribute to the great flamenco – El Universal (Venezuela)

Murcia.- The dancer and choreographer Sara Baras presented at the International Festival of Cante de Las Minas his new show “Voices”, which pays homage to Paco de Lucía, Camarón Antonio Gades, Enrique Morente, Carmen Amaya and Moraíto.

An idea conceived at the funeral of Paco de Lucía and Sara Baras own that is responsible for the direction and choreography.

” Voices “begins with an introduction that sounds in the voice of the announcer Carlos Herrera on an empty stage chaired by a candle and images of the six” masters “of flamenco.

After a brief introduction, the protagonist performs with his artistic partner José Serrano, who is author of the choreography that takes place in the concert, Paco de Lucia is the first to appear.

Your voice sounds to break the silence, to claim ” work against talent, because if you wait ’til muses can spend six months without compromising “with the sea sounds and Algeciras.

Sara Baras then begins the journey that leads from Algeciras to San Fernando , La Isla, to sound Shrimp and look at all the splendor, with her unique voice, sits with great power to the dancer.

But the time in which the appointment of Cadiz with mining public has reached the climax has been given when it was the turn of Antonio Gades. Everything in this part reminded the genius of dance.

With a cape at the beginning, tight black clothes for them, red passion of a crutch for them. The scene takes you to “Blood Wedding” by Federico Garcia Lorca, with Sara Baras back on the scene, in the most solemn part, maintained, with a hypnotic game of mirrors and lights, and a saxophone that takes you to New Orleans.

This is the time when the dancer kneels in front of the figure of Enrique Morente, who has returned to be protagonist after showing his daughter Estrella, and the only hear his voice, public has raised a cheer.

At this very moment was when José Serrano, with a show within the same schedule, with passion, strength and the ability not to be a guest to treat simple, but part important to keep things running with consistency and quality.

Sara Baras has closed its “Voices” in tribute Moraíto guitarist and the dancer Carmen Amaya, the only star whose voice did not sound in the old market The Union audience.

So with the dancer kneeling, public standing, thanked the affection has returned to give the unionense people, “this heat and some mining breeze” He added: “live and live flamenco The Union”

Before the performance began, the festival organization has awarded the “Catedral del Cante” the People’s Republic of China.. The award has collected its ambassador to Spain, Lyu Fan, who underlined “the love and the love felt by the Chinese people for the flamenco”.

It also said that due to the tenth anniversary the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Spain, “we will work together to propel the development and friendship between the two countries.”