Israel Galván

Israel Galván – The Return of a Masterpiece

Two decades after its premiere, flamenco’s leading avant-gardist Israel Galván returns with his iconic performance La Edad de Oro – a work that has become a cornerstone of his repertoire and left its mark across the globe.

The title, which means “The Golden Age,” refers to flamenco’s heyday from the late 19th century to the 1930s – an era when song and dance were at the forefront, characterized by simplicity, sincerity, and a deep grounding in tradition.

In La Edad de Oro, Galván is not merely searching for flamenco’s roots – he exposes them. Together with singer María Marín and musician Rafael Rodríguez, Galván establishes a stage dynamic that deepens the work’s austere character. By stripping away the decorative and focusing on the essential, a raw presence emerges where body, voice, and strings interact in an unfiltered expression. The performance is not nostalgic, but a contemporary response to a lost form – a flamenco that burns, breaks, and moves.

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For me, it’s about surrendering to the silence, with the memory of the guitar and the singing. The dancer’s body is a symphony of movements and a musical instrument. ‘Edad de Oro’ is my personal dance laboratory

Israel Galván

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