Visibly moved, the dancer from Cádiz received from London the Olivier Dance Prize 2019, an award she should have collected in 2020.
Sara Baras en el Festival de Jerez 2024
On the evening of July 5, coinciding with the opening of the London Flamenco Festival, Sara Baras was able to receive the prestigious Award from Sir Alistair Spalding, artistic director and CEO of Sadler’s Wells Theatre, and Hannah Essex, co-CEO of the Society of London Theatre. This award recognizes its previous show Shadows as the best dance proposal that passed through the London stages in 2019.. I should have enjoyed it in 2020, but the pandemic situation prevented it.
In the soul of Sara Baras
Previously, the flamenco dancer dazzled a devoted audience with her show Alma, which she presented at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre, kicking off the eighteenth edition of the Flamenco Festival in the British capital. In statements to Europa Press, Sara Baras refers to her current production: “Alma is a show that we have dedicated to my father in which we fuse well-known bolero melodies with very traditional flamenco palos”.
Shortly after her father’s death, when she had already performed several shows, it was her turn to present it in Gijón. “He would say ‘promise me that because of me you won’t fail.’ ‘Dad, that’s silly, of course I’m going to fail, it’s okay.’ When it came down to it, when he left us, I thought it was more important to do it, which was what he wanted me to do. I think I have inherited from him being so responsible”, said the dancer in an interview with Cadena SER.
Only two Spaniards among the chosen ones
Sara Baras joins the list of artists recognized by the Oliviers. The only Spaniard to achieve this so far was the choreographer Tamara Rojo (2010). These awards honor British actor and director Laurence Olivier, considered by critics to be the greatest performer of the 20th century. That is why the Olivier Awards have become the most prestigious recognition in England.