{"id":30066,"date":"2021-10-18T22:10:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T20:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/?p=30066"},"modified":"2022-06-09T19:24:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T17:24:57","slug":"manuela-at-the-malaga-biennial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expoflamenco.com\/archivo\/en\/blog-archivo\/manuela-at-the-malaga-biennial\/","title":{"rendered":"Manuela at the Malaga Biennial"},"content":{"rendered":"

The closing ceremony of Malaga\u2019s 7th<\/sup> Flamenco Festival, directed by the brilliant Antonio Roche<\/strong>, starred one of the greatest dancers in the history of flamenco, Triana\u2019s own Manuela Carrasco<\/strong>. If a daring flamenco fashion designer ever decided to dress the Giralda as a gitana<\/em>, it would be Manuela. They are perhaps the two most jondo <\/em>monuments in Seville, not forgetting la Ni\u00f1a de los Peines, Pastora Imperio, Manolo Caracol, Manuel Vallejo and Tom\u00e1s Pav\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Manuela is the Bailora<\/em> with a capital B, a gitana trianera<\/em> who when starting out as a child, someone once said \u2018won\u2019t be great, she\u2019ll be the greatest\u2019. They evidently were not wrong. The night of Wednesday 29th<\/sup> September, the Teatro Cervantes<\/em><\/a> of M\u00e1laga La Cantaora<\/em><\/strong> was full to the brim with fans, not only from Malaga but other cities and Andalusian towns too. Unsurprising really, given that a woman who personifies flamenco history was dancing.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Manuela performed Aires de mujer<\/em><\/strong> (Women\u2019s Airs and Graces)<\/em>, her final show, with a complete and decidedly female group of companions: La Macanita, Tamara Amador<\/strong> and Anabel Valencia<\/strong>. Songs made by gitana<\/em> women from Jerez, Sevilla and Lebrija, which was, from the outset, a declaration of intentions. The name of the show was already a clue, of course. We had come to the Cervantes<\/em> theatre to see Manuela Carrasco alternated by her daughter Manuela Amador Carrasco. On the guitar was Joaqu\u00edn Amad<\/strong>or, accompanied by none other than Ram\u00f3n Amador<\/strong> and Antonio Santiago \u00d1o\u00f1o<\/strong> by his side. On percussion was the prodigy Jos\u00e9 Carrasco<\/strong>, and the palmas<\/em> and violin were provided by El Pel\u00f3n<\/strong> and Elisa Prenda<\/strong> respectively.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n