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• Gades/ Saura: Carmen (Teatro Real: TR97004BD) | Blu Ray | (31/01/2012) from £32.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (-8.00%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Created by Antonio Gades in collaboration with Carlos Saura, this matchless production shows how the explosive power and intensity of feeling in traditional Spanish flamenco can bring vividly to life the sultry passion, earthy emotion, love and rivalry that is Carmen. Filmed in High Definition at the Teatro Real, Madrid for the 75th anniversary celebration of Gades birth, the Compaa Antonio Gades performs Carmen to perfection. Antonio Gades is one of the most influential figures in Spanish flamenco. He played a decisive role in getting the genre recognized by the contemporary art world. Gades started performing his choreography for Georges Bizet's Carmen in the 1960s, taking it all the way to the Teatro alla Scala, Milan. This was one of his most successful ballets. It was also brought to the big screen by Carlos Saura in 1983, a film that received an Oscar nomination and won the Jury's Award at the Cannes Festival.

• Gades: Bodas De Sangre/ Flamenca (Teatro Real: TR97008BD) | Blu Ray | (31/01/2012) from £32.38   |  Saving you £-2.39 (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Bodas de sangre (Blood Wedding) depicts the story of a bride who, on her wedding night, runs away with her former lover, now a married man with a child of his own. The furious groom follows them, and a fight to the death ensues between the two men. Choreographed by Antonio Gades in 1974, this ballet is the essence of the work of Federico Garca Lorca, a poet and playwright whose vision here melded with that of ancient Spain. Suite flamenca consists of seven pieces of traditional flamenco dance, solos, duets and group dances, presented with Gadess own unique insight on the aesthetics of flamenco dance. Gadess interpretation initially described as avant-garde is now considered as classic. With flawless solo performances by Stella Arauzo and Miguel Lara, and artists from the Compaa Antonio Gades, this is a performance to enjoy.