Annotation:
Israel Galván / director: Maria Reggiani, 2009
film screening
The documentary presents one of the greatest dance innovators working today, a flamenco freestylist whose small daughter said that he dances with the spirits! Israel Galván transformed traditional flamenco for the 21st century by uniting the techniques and spirituality of flamenco with contemporary themes. This Spanish-French co-production is a retrospective map to Galván's work, revealing his methods and ideas, while also looking into history at the sources that the dancer and choreographer draws from and relies on.
The documentary presents one of the greatest dance innovators working today, a flamenco freestylist whose small daughter said that he dances with the spirits! Israel Galván transformed traditional flamenco for the 21st century by uniting the techniques and spirituality of flamenco with contemporary themes. This Spanish-French co-production is a retrospective map to Galván's work, revealing his methods and ideas, while also looking into history at the sources that the dancer and choreographer draws from and relies on.
In the original Spanish with Czech subtitles.
In cooperation of Tanec Praha and Festival of dance films
