Danceworks: María Pagés: An Ode to Flamenco

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ClearStory and Sadler’s Wells present the creative process of dancers and choreographers.

ClearStory and Sadler’s Wells present the creative process of dancers and choreographers as they rehearse new work.

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Abigail Hodgson Lorente

Clare Burns

Lawrence Huck

Russell Barnes

Alistair Spalding

Bia Oliveira

Andy Dunn

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Danceworks: Series 2: María Pagés: An Ode to Flamenco

María Pagés: An Ode to Flamenco

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Traditional flamenco is given a modern twist in the mesmerising work of dancer María Pagés

Spanish choreographer Maria Pages prepares to take an innovative new show to the traditional home of flamenco, Seville.

A film that transports us to Spain and the mesmerising work of flamenco star María Pagés. María’s passion for flamenco is infectious. A child prodigy, she came of age in the golden era of professional flamenco and is now passing her inspiration and experience on to the next generation as she promotes modern flamenco at her new dance centre in a working-class suburb of Madrid. 

The film explores the tension in María’s work between flamenco’s traditional roots in the streets of her birthplace of Seville and her theatrical shows, performances that push the boundaries of the dance style and tell bigger stories. The film culminates in a searing homecoming performance of a haunting new work for 2020 called Una Oda al Tiempo (An Ode to Time) back in flamenco’s heartland, Seville.

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ClearStory and Sadler’s Wells head behind the scenes of contemporary and classical dance.

ClearStory and Sadler’s Wells take viewers behind the scenes in the world of contemporary and classical dance.

Following an award-winning first series in 2018, ClearStory and Sadler’s Wells collaborate on a second series of Danceworks. Four artist-led, observational films take viewers behind the scenes in the world of contemporary and classical dance today, telling the human stories behind the creative process of choreography, rehearsal and performance in some of the world’s most beloved dance genres. 

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