Maria Pages - Firedance

The FireDancer ***************** She does not speak in words, But in meaning. She is radiant motion, Leaping beauty. Gold-clad and slinky, She undulates with the flame, Sparkling and crackling. She is the gypsy Goddess, The tireless traveler. She appears where she is needed To light, To heat, To heal. She is joy! Wide-eyed, bright-smiled, Burning pure, Dancing passion. Even her tears are illuminations. She spins within the worlds, From the blazing burst of the comets, To the fiery forge in the heart of the earth. Yet she is as close as a candle... *** Flamenco is one of the clear examples that uniting cultures, races or religions we can create common ground, a shared community. *** Maria Pages dancing "The Firedance" - an excerpt from the "Riverdance" dancing show. Acknowledged at home in Spain and abroad as one of the leading innovators in the development and redefinition of modern flamenco, Maria&involvment with Riverdance - The Show stems from her collaboration with Riverdance composer Bill Whelan on Th Seville Suite which Bill was commissioned to compose as part of Ireland&contribution to Expo &at the Maetranza in Seville. *** FINANCIAL TIMES/ 24/2/2010 /Por Clement Crisp María Pagés then took over the stage on Monday night in irresistible fashion. The programme identified the event as a "self-portrait" and went into unlikely detail. Happily, what we saw was an archetypal flamenco show in which The Star (and Pagés is certainly that) unleashes her artistry...