Feed MRSS-S carlos_saura_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:17:27 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-13/carlos-saura-the-filmmaker-who-built-a-whole-new-language-for-dance.html Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:17:27 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-13/carlos-saura-the-filmmaker-who-built-a-whole-new-language-for-dance.html Mercedes L. Caballero,EL PAÍS The Spanish director, who passed away on Friday at age 91, became famous for emotionally intense movies like ‘Blood Wedding,’ ‘Carmen’ and ‘Tango’ that brought flamenco and other styles into fresh focus The Spanish director, who passed away on Friday at age 91, became famous for emotionally intense movies like ‘Blood Wedding,’ ‘Carmen’ and ‘Tango’ that brought flamenco and other styles into fresh focus Carlos Saura Flamenco 'Bodas de sangre', de Saura Cristina Hoyos and Antonio Gades, in 'Blood Wedding' by Carlos Saura. Cristina Hoyos and Antonio Gades, in 'Blood Wedding' by Carlos Saura. <p>The relationship between Carlos Saura and dance began early and almost like a crush, as he himself explained it on several occasions. He was in his early 20s and had become the official photographer of the Granada International Music and Dance Festival. The son of a pianist mother, music was not an unknown art form to him, but dance was unfamiliar. Watching the dancers’ bodies move onstage at the festival, he was spellbound – and would remain so for the rest of his life.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-13/carlos-saura-the-filmmaker-who-built-a-whole-new-language-for-dance.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>