Cubist Flamenco

Israel Galván in La Curva (with the pianist Sylvie Courvoisier in the background)
Israel Galván in La Curva (with the pianist Sylvie Courvoisier in the background). Photo by Kevin Yatarola.

Last night I saw Israel Galván in his solo show La Curva.He’s a remarkable dancer, quick and impish and completely in his own world. The show is a kind of cubist deconstruction of Flamenco, all angles and sharp edges, with bursts of dancing intermixed with the Cage-like piano improvisations of Sylvia Courvoisier and the singing of Inés Bacán. Here’s my review for DanceTabs.