Autorretrato at Place des Arts

With undeniable panache comes carefully polished and highly personalized flamenco in the form of the great María Pagés, who will be gracing the stage of Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier to the delight of one and all. Famous the world over for her unique approach to flamenco –she was one of the first to view it as a constantly evolving art form– the famous Seville dancer will present Autorretrato, a flamboyant self-portrait created in New York at the instigation of Mikhaïl Baryshnikov. She will be accompanied onstage by 6 musicians (two guitarists, a cellist, a percussionist, two singers) and 8 dancers. The piece is punctuated by the voice of the late lamented Portuguese poet José Saramago (Nobel prize for literature), adding a vibrant lyrical tone. A must-see.