Absolute Premier at "Tanzhaus" Legendary Personage "Above all, the scenography is pure poetry: Three chairs seem to immerge directly from Barcelona's Modernism, while, suspended in the air, shadows of gigantic flower pistils fortuitously dance in the colorful cycloramic background. And then - at the culminant moment of the evening - a ballerina appears in an all-but-surreal costume: this woman transforms a crinoline dress adorned with castanets into a musical instrument, into an object of art, into a mysteriously illuminated legendary personage." Gesa Pölert RHEINISCHE POST 19 April 2003 "Tap-Dance" Lessons from Controlled Passion "Initially, the perfection and elegance leaves one rather indifferent, but later, this controlled Flamenco passion captivates us, without mentioning the company's sense of humor and artistic capacity..." "... Their feet tap vertiginously - and how these women tap! Also virtuous is their use of castanets, assured and conscious of their intrinsic value, of their cast. The length of applause obliged the company to an encore, as these excellent ballerinas, the emotive "cantaora"*, and the totally magnificent guitarist caused complete enthusiasm." Klaus M. Schmidt DÜSSELDORFER KULTUR April 19, 2003 Gold on the Wooden Stage Floor "Now and then, they flash ironic humor, clicking castanets in a vigorous, womanly conversation. These hollowed wooden shells also play an important role in one of the most impressive images represented: one of the ballerinas off-stages, reappearing shortly after in a red dress, whose cinched bust becomes a three-tier crinoline of castanets, in such a way that one has the impression this costume possesses crab claws..." "...The sounds that this crinoline costume produces in consonance with the dance steps, as fascinating as heavy as this costume most likely is, comes to a life of its own, being strange and amusing at the same time. The dance scenes proceed with no recognizable theme, thus avoiding Flamenco clichés and false folklore." Thomas Hag KULTUR IN DÜSSELDORF April 13, 2003 ON STAGE Jazz Concert for Six Legs "Fascinating, a rhythmic concert of fans, where the musical aspect overshadows the visual. Short of incredible are the very delicate sounds that four fans achieve, using them as instruments, opening and closing them, waving and striking them in rhythmic fashion..." "...The second part of the performance, dominated by dance, consequently maintains its ascetic structure. Only once, the severity of development is lifted, as one of the ballerinas leaves the scene and reappears with a new, refined costume. Its bright-red, lightweight crinoline is made up of three tiers of castanets that - waved by the staggering movements of the torso - underline the rhythm of dance in a very personal way: a concert of castanets never before seen or heard." "...thus one returns home somewhat unsatisfied, hungering for more of this grand, modern Flamenco, which Montse Sanchez y Ramon Baeza know how to choreograph for Increpacion Danza like no others." Jochen Schmidt BALLET TANZ May 2003 P.J.L Domínguez POR LA DANZA 03/05/03
"...because the value of Tablao, what turns it into a toy of great intellectual delicacy, the line that separates, on one hand, the sincere homage to the scenic format of the tablaos of the sixties and, on the other, the elegant parody - at times hilarious. - is very fine: seams of irony weaved in a consistent plot..."
Nel Diago CARTELERA TURIA 04/05/03
"...sculptured brilliance and scenic efficiency of "Tablao" by Increpacion Danza (very interesting musical contribution of the ballerinas: clapping hands, boxes, castanets and even sonorous fans)."
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