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<B>The earth trembles, the air smoulders, as hot Latin nights take the breath away</B><BR> <BR>Ismene Brown reviews Musa Gitana by the Paco Pena Dance Company, and Sadler's Wells performs Una Noche de Tango, Tango Por Dos at the Peacock Theatre<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>IN the Sadler's Wells foyer there is a video installation - a television, to you and me - showing a red tulip being whitewashed and then de-whitewashed (the film reverses after a while). Flamenco, that reddest-blooded of dance forms, is constantly being repainted in modern style, and the marvellous guitarist Paco Pena proclaims himself an ardent opponent of whitewashing its rough, instinctive roots to suit today's new audiences.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR><A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=003319252016647&rtmo=lvHnbzQt&atmo=tttttttd&pg=/et/01/4/27/btpaco27.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More...</B></A>
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