{"id":18491,"date":"2020-03-03T00:57:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T23:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/?p=18491"},"modified":"2020-03-03T01:04:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T00:04:05","slug":"manuel-linan-revolutionizes-the-festival-de-jerez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/en\/chronicles\/manuel-linan-revolutionizes-the-festival-de-jerez\/","title":{"rendered":"Manuel Li\u00f1\u00e1n revolutionizes the Festival de Jerez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manuel Li\u00f1\u00e1n<\/strong>\u00a0has been acclaimed at the Festival de Jerez with \u00a1Viva!<\/em>. When we say \u201chas been acclaimed\u201d, we mean \u201chas made history\u201d. Perhaps time will put in its rightful place what happened at the Villamarta Theater on the evening of Friday, February 28th<\/sup>, Andalusia Day. Those of us who were able to enter this venue and watch this performance came out deeply moved by a show overflowing with good baile<\/em>, wrapped at all times with a clear and sensible message: equality. This bailaor<\/em> from Granada avoids trivial and empty discourses, giving a twist to everything that has been experienced in the twenty-four years of this Festival. At the end of the performance, with Bambino <\/strong>as musical background, there were Japanese people crying, Frenchmen shouting and locals clapping palmas por buler\u00edas<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Although Manuel leads, we can\u2019t help but admiring and enjoying the performances of the rest of his company, from Manuel Betanzos<\/strong>\u00a0and Hugo L\u00f3pez <\/strong>to Jonat\u00e1n Miro<\/strong> and Miguel Heredia<\/strong>, the latter from Jerez. We must also highlight the artistic profiles of V\u00edctor Martin<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Daniel Ramos<\/strong>, (both borrowed from the Ballet Nacional de Espa\u00f1a<\/em>). All of them spin a courageous tale, committed to their own values, affecting all of us. They dance as well as ever but wearing women\u2019s dresses. It\u2019s something that doesn\u2019t seem particularly surprising, but it managed to impact locals and foreigners alike. The matter is to allow ourselves to be carried away by the essence of art that emanates from the stage, no matter who does it, how they\u2019re dressed or how their hair looks like. Scenes with rhythm, fun touches and a little dialogue, accompanied by the cante<\/em> of David Carpio<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Antonio Campos<\/strong>, the brilliant guitar of Francisco Vinuesa<\/strong>, the violin of V\u00edctor Guadiana<\/strong>, and the percussion of Kike Terr\u00f3n<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u00abAt the end of the performance, with Bambino <\/strong>as musical background, there were Japanese people crying, Frenchmen shouting and locals clapping palmas por buler\u00edas\u00bb<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite the fact that this show has already been performed in different theaters all over the world and it now lacks shock value, the live performance is truly enjoyable and at every moment we can witness the highest skill of these bailaores<\/em> who dare to venture into the world of showbusiness into the late hours. It\u2019s a must-see.<\/p>\n

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