If you think you know the story of Carmen, think again says Spanish flamenco dance innovator Maria Pagés, whose latest work Yo, Carmen radically reimagines the tale as a vibrant ode to modern ...
Pagés breathes new life into flamenco’s roots as she performs with the full spectrum of emotion in a thoughtful, history-spanning work Dancers have an interesting relationship with time, their often ...
The Carmen in Prosper Mérimée's novel and Bizet's opera is "what men imagine a woman has to be," says Maria Pages, who offers her own perspective in Yo, Carmen Maria Pages, centre, and dancers of ...
The last time María Pagés danced in Toronto she burned the floor; well, almost. The internationally acclaimed flamenco artist’s fleet-footed star turn in “Firedance” was a scorching showstopper when ...
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