Manolo Marín
Manolo Domínguez Marín , known as Manolo Marín (* 1934 or 1936 in Seville ) is a Spanish Flamenco - Dancer and choreographer .
Life
Manolo Marín began as a self-taught , motivated by his admiration for Enrique el Cojo . He made his first professional appearances at the Tablao El Guajiro in Seville. He then danced in the company of Antonio Ruiz Soler . Eventually he founded his own company, with which he toured Europe and America.
He worked with Cristina Hoyos
- 1989 in the film Montoyas y tarantos,
- 1990 in Sueños flamencos ,
- 1992 in Yerma and in Lo flamenco ,
- 1996 in Arsa y toma .
He directed with María Pagés
- 1994 De la luna al viento ,
- 1998 La Tirana . In this piece he paid homage to his role model Enrique el Cojo by limping into the scene at the beginning.
- 2001 Flamenco republic .
Outstanding works with other artists were:
- 1988 Yo elegí el flamenco for the Japanese dancer Yoko Komatsubara ,
- 1989 Los hijos del hambre with José Luis Ortiz Nuevo ,
- 1990 Fedras for Manuela Vargas ,
- 1992 Azabache for Gerardo Vera ,
- 1996 the two pieces Flamencos de Altozano and Homenaje a Albéniz: Suite Ibéria for the Compañia Andaluza de Danza .
- 2000 Ritmos with the Cuban dancer Lázaro Noriega for the company of María Serrano .
Manolo Marín also created Mi Carmen Flamenca for María Serrano ; the piece was premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin . He also worked with Carlos Gandolfo and the Centro Andaluz de Teatro for the piece La reina andaluza . For the television channel Canal Sur he worked on Buscando a Carmen and for French television on Sangre de la Primavera .
In 2001 he was awarded the Premio a la Enseñanza en el baile flamenco from the University of Jerez de la Frontera .
In November 2002 he wrote an Egyptian version of the Carmen myth for the Cairo Ballet. In 2005 he was artistic director of the Gala Flamenca in Japan, with Carmen Cortés , Merche Esmeralda and El Güito , among others . He was also the artistic director of the 2006 Gala Flamenca , which took place in London, Washington and New York. There, among others, Merche Esmeralda, Javier Barón , Soledad Barrio as well as Adela and Rafael Campallo performed .
References and comments
- ↑ a b c d e f José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Ed .: Volume III. Signatura Ediciones de Andalucía, Sevilla 2010, ISBN 978-84-96210-72-1 , p. 189 .
- ↑ a b Manolo Marín. In: El Arte de Vivir el Flamenco. Retrieved January 19, 2019 (Spanish).
- ^ Montoyas y Tarantos (1989). Full cast and crew. In: IMDb. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
- ↑ El Cojo = the limping one
- ↑ a b Manolo Marín. In: Website of the Government of Andalusia. Centro Andaluz de Danza, accessed January 19, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b José Luis Navarro García: Historia del Baile Flamenco . Volume III, p. 190 .
- ↑ Prize for teaching flamenco dance
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marín, Manolo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dominguez Marín, Manolo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1934 or 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seville |