Text: Angela Lee Heir to a world-class flamenco family, Farruquito, at his 41-year-old, first appeared in Hong Kong for the 52nd Hong Kong Arts Festival. He led a team with Manuel Valencia as the guitarist, Paco Vega as the percussionist, Ezequiel Montoya, Manuel de la Nina and Mari Vizarraga as singers, as well as Marina Valiente and Auxi Fernández as the bailoras (female dancers) and brought 1.5hours of non-stopping stunning songs, music and dances to the audience that

Text: Hazel S Chen Adapting a literary classic into contemporary dance is an inherently challenging endeavour. In the realm of contemporary dance theatre, the focus often lies in breaking away from traditional storytelling and mime, instead placing emphasis on the dance form itself and accentuating bodily expression, the relationship between movement and space, and the ability of dance to serve as an affective energy source that resonates with the audience. However, when conf