|
FLAMENCO FOR GARCIA LORCA No other group can combine Flamenco with contemporary dance to the same extent as Increpación Danza (Reproach Dance). That's what the collected reviews say. That sound suspicious. After all, what sounds like a renewal of Flamenco would also mean the combining of two already complex art forms. The choreographers...hardly make things easier on themselves, when they mesure their words against classical atributes in the sense of the art historian Heinrich Wölffin: ‘closed form', ‘Size and Simplicity', ‘Clarity', and always adding the remains of something unsolved, to be sensed as a way to engendering the balance: This also applies to the brilliantly composed "Wad Ras" ( Barcelona's famous women's prison)... Ramon Baeza refers to his work as a pure form of folklore: "Like any other folkloric work, Flamenco pays close attention to its roots, to ensure as contemporary an appeal as possible, and to make sure that contact with the people is never broken". It's not bad: Increpación danza manages to bring together complete attributes from the classical, modern and folklore traditions. Even with its latest piece , F.G.L. (oídos de Lorca) (Federico García Lorca's ears)...The terseness of the stage clearly promises the complete absence of naturalism...Viewed compositionally, the minimalism, as a self imposed dictate, discharges here an unceasing tension, a held breath and, right up to the end, a totally self-evident piece.
Arndt Wesemann, Tanzaktuel / Ballet International, Frankfurt, December 1998
MODERN STYLE IS THE LINGUA FRANCA OF WORLD DANCE MOVEMENT The company reached the heights of aesthetic elegance in their new work “F.G.L. (oídos de Lorca), a tributal suite to the birth centennary of Spain’s poet laureate, playwright, and musician Federico García Lorca. Known for the simplicity and delicateness of his literary style , Increpacion’s artistic directors Montse Sánchez and Ramón Baeza displayed great artistic genius and high level of sophistication in the way they captured Garcia Lorca’s essence on stage ... Evoking humor and curiosity , this made interesting and remarcable choreography. But more importantly, the company’s ingenuous design of one simple set for a variety of purposes ebodies the “less is more” philosophy behind the minimalist school of thought...Enhanced by superb lighting, the overall effect was neat, elegant poetry in motion that would have made Garcia Lorca ecstatic...his approach lends itself to a hight sophistication in taste which distinguishes masters from amateurs. Increpacion Danza’s visit to Manila brings us the most valuable insight into artistic integrity...Aesthetically, it has also proved that clarity and simplicity can be most powerfully compelling and elevating.
Cecile B. Manikan, Review The 1998 Philippine International Dance Festival
MAGNIFICENT CHOREOGRAPHY BRILLIANTLY INTERPRETED Increpación danza aims to transcend the traditional, to elevate it to the ultimate levels of originality, creativity, imagination and artistry. This objective the group has attained superbly. Yet, in having done so, Increpación danza has remained unmistakably, unequivocally and dramatically Spanish in identity, spirit and essence.
Rosalinda Orosa The Philippine Star, 13 /08/98
REVOLUTIONARY PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE Spain's Increpación danza elicited a vociferous reponse with a work entitled F.G.L. (ears of Lorca) Of the visiting companies, Spain's all female Increpación danza elicited the most inmediate and vociferous response. Working with flamenco in a modern mode, as in Wad Ras, about women in Barcelona prison, and F.G.L. (oídos de Lorca) ("F.G.L.(ears of Lorca)"), the troupe compositional means was obvious, but the dancers' performances rose to ecstasic heights.
Basilio Esteban S. Villaruz. Dance Magazine, New York, November 1998
|
|