Publication: El Punt Avui: Claqué flamenc
Date: 10 april 2011
DANI CHICANO – BLANES
Barcelona-based dancer Guillem Alonso (1973) is, without a doubt, one of the best tap dancers in the world and has been part of the best North American companies in the genre. He is the star of the show Tap Olé, which will be performed today (6 p.m.) at the Teatre de Blanes. Tap Olé doesn’t have a story; instead, it’s an experience based on the fusion of Spanish music and tap dance, This is why two Spanish guitars, in the hands of Roger Raventós and Alejandro Pérez, establish a dialogue where energy and rhythm explode, alongside the feet of tap dancers Guillem Alonso and Roser Font, the latter a figure of recognized prestige in the world of tap. The goal is to combine energy, the rhythm, and the elegance of two artistic languages, to which must be added body percussion or sand dance, which reached its peak in the United States in the late 20th century, is now almost extinct, and has been recovered and updated by Guillem Alonso, who is one of the few people in the world to do so.
“Tap Olé” is an elegant fusion of Spanish music and tap dance, full of energy and rhythm.
Tap Olé is not a new show; it premiered in 2003 in Chicago, but it maintains its vitality, and went on to accumulate awards and success at tap festivals like the one in New York, or performing arts festivals like the one in Valladolid. Alonso and Font also work with the Méndez brothers’ Camut Band, which has performed several times in Girona and Salt with a show like La vida és ritme.
For their part, guitarists Alejandro Pérez and Roger Raventós, professors at various conservatories, have been working together for years, combining their classical training with influences from other styles such as flamenco, rumba, Latin, and jazz.
Publication: El Punt Avui: Claqué flamenc
Date: 10 april 2011
DANI CHICANO – BLANES
Barcelona-based dancer Guillem Alonso (1973) is, without a doubt, one of the best tap dancers in the world and has been part of the best North American companies in the genre. He is the star of the show Tap Olé, which will be performed today (6 p.m.) at the Teatre de Blanes. Tap Olé doesn’t have a story; instead, it’s an experience based on the fusion of Spanish music and tap dance, This is why two Spanish guitars, in the hands of Roger Raventós and Alejandro Pérez, establish a dialogue where energy and rhythm explode, alongside the feet of tap dancers Guillem Alonso and Roser Font, the latter a figure of recognized prestige in the world of tap. The goal is to combine energy, the rhythm, and the elegance of two artistic languages, to which must be added body percussion or sand dance, which reached its peak in the United States in the late 20th century, is now almost extinct, and has been recovered and updated by Guillem Alonso, who is one of the few people in the world to do so.
“Tap Olé” is an elegant fusion of Spanish music and tap dance, full of energy and rhythm.
Tap Olé is not a new show; it premiered in 2003 in Chicago, but it maintains its vitality, and went on to accumulate awards and success at tap festivals like the one in New York, or performing arts festivals like the one in Valladolid. Alonso and Font also work with the Méndez brothers’ Camut Band, which has performed several times in Girona and Salt with a show like La vida és ritme.
For their part, guitarists Alejandro Pérez and Roger Raventós, professors at various conservatories, have been working together for years, combining their classical training with influences from other styles such as flamenco, rumba, Latin, and jazz.
