Flamencodanza

Aylin Bayaz

Flamencodanza

Aylin Bayaz

SHOWS: FLAMENCODANZA 2024

AUSTRALIA TOUR

19-23 January Dadaa Fremantle, Perth

27-28 January Ellington Jazz Club, Perth

1-2 February Jonesway Theatre, Perth

8 Feb Club Voltaire, Melbourne 

13-17 Motley Club, Melbourne 

20-25 February Gasworks, Melbourne 

27-29 February TGI at the Adelaide Town Hall

3 March Marion Cultural Centre, Adelaide

 

NEW ZEALAND 

 

8 March Palmerston North

12,13 March The Boathouse, Nelson  

 

2023

BARCELONA, Spain
Residence Centre Civic Can Clariana 9 - 27 January.
Performance 28 January.
PERTH, Australia
TownshendTheatre  3, 9,10 February.
Ellington Jazz Club 5, 8 February.
Night Owl Studio 11,12 February
(Purchase tickets here)
ADELAIDE, Australia
Bartley Hotel 15, 16 March.
Kryztoff at Goodwood Theatre 19 February
(Purchase tickets here)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand
Bats Theatre 22-26 February.
(Purchase tickets here)
HOBART, Australia
Peacock Theatre 2,6,7 March.
(Purchase tickets here)
NEWCASTLEAustralia
Brunker Community Center 9-12 March.
ADELAIDE, Australia
Town Hall 15,16,17 March.
Domain Theatre, Marion Cultural Center 19 March.
FLORIDA, USA
Orlando Fringe Festival, 15-31 May.
FLORIDA, USA
Fort Myers 1-4 June.
LOS ANGELES, USA
Hudson Theatre, Hollywood 9, 10, 16, 17 June.
AVIGNON, France
Off Festival 14-18 July

EDINBURGH FRINGE 2-13 August. C Aquila 

BARCELONA 26 August

Beacon, New York 2 September 

Howland Cultural Center 

NEW YORK CITY

Rockwell Musichall 13 September

PHILADELPHIA

Prism Arts 7, 8 September

Sound space Performing arts center 15,16 September

NEW YORK CITY

Silvana 1 December

Rockwood Musichall 7 December

 

Aylin Bayaz

Contemporary Flamenco dancer, MA in Dance Barcelona 2018. Winner of awards “Best show of dance and physical theatre Hollywood Fringe 2022”, Platinum Medal by TVO L.A in 2022 and 2023, and Fringe Award for Artistic Merit in 2023. Her Flamenco performances have been described by art critiques as inspiring, passionate and embodying gracefulness and strength.

REVIEWS

By Ernest Kearney — If you have never found yourself in a café cantante or attended a Juerga, a gathering comparable to a “jazz session,” where you were able to experience the beauty of Flamenco, then in bailaora Aylin Bayaz and guitarist Raúl Mannola you have an opportunity that should not be missed. Bayaz stakes out a small patch of the Hudson stage and owns it, while accompanied by Mannola. Mannola is amazing to watch. He does not “play” the guitar, he dominates it. A distinct benefit of seeing them performed at the Hudson is the venue’s intimacy which allows you to witness the concentrated intensity of flamenco and the abundance that it yields.
For Flamencodanza a PLATINUM MEDAL.


WWW.THETVOLUTION.COM  HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020

Flamencodanza is performed by dancer Aylin Bayaz and guitarist Raúl Mannola, and they are magnificent. Bayaz and Mannola completely assume the space at the Hudson Guild Theatre where they perform with a unique ferocity but also respect for intimacy. It is flamenco, after all. This powerhouse duo takes their audience for a ride, and they do not hold back. One moment they display tenderness as they replicate candle-lit dinner vibes; the next moment they’ve swept you away with such an uninhibited release of energy that you are tapping or stomping yourself. Yet while this kinetic energy flows in abundance on stage, it remains clear just how much technical control they both have. They are dedicated masters of their craft. Aylin’s intense, sensual choreography is complemented by the pair’s beautiful garments. Mannola’s hands move over the guitar as if it has always been a part of him. Flamencodanza is hot, and you won’t see anything else like it this at the Fringe.


JOSEPH KLINK WWW.THESTAGERAW.COM  
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020

The final piece “Vivir”, choreographed and performed by Aylin Bayaz, is along with “Time and No Time” the standout performance, a display of hugely impressive Spanish dancing.


WWW.THEWEEREVIEW.COM EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

By Ernest Kearney — If you have never found yourself in a café cantante or attended a Juerga, a gathering comparable to a “jazz session,” where you were able to experience the beauty of Flamenco, then in bailaora Aylin Bayaz and guitarist Raúl Mannola you have an opportunity that should not be missed. Bayaz stakes out a small patch of the Hudson stage and owns it, while accompanied by Mannola. Mannola is amazing to watch. He does not “play” the guitar, he dominates it. A distinct benefit of seeing them performed at the Hudson is the venue’s intimacy which allows you to witness the concentrated intensity of flamenco and the abundance that it yields.
For Flamencodanza a PLATINUM MEDAL.


WWW.THETVOLUTION.COM  HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020

Flamencodanza is performed by dancer Aylin Bayaz and guitarist Raúl Mannola, and they are magnificent. Bayaz and Mannola completely assume the space at the Hudson Guild Theatre where they perform with a unique ferocity but also respect for intimacy. It is flamenco, after all. This powerhouse duo takes their audience for a ride, and they do not hold back. One moment they display tenderness as they replicate candle-lit dinner vibes; the next moment they’ve swept you away with such an uninhibited release of energy that you are tapping or stomping yourself. Yet while this kinetic energy flows in abundance on stage, it remains clear just how much technical control they both have. They are dedicated masters of their craft. Aylin’s intense, sensual choreography is complemented by the pair’s beautiful garments. Mannola’s hands move over the guitar as if it has always been a part of him. Flamencodanza is hot, and you won’t see anything else like it this at the Fringe.


JOSEPH KLINK WWW.THESTAGERAW.COM  
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020

The final piece “Vivir”, choreographed and performed by Aylin Bayaz, is along with “Time and No Time” the standout performance, a display of hugely impressive Spanish dancing.


WWW.THEWEEREVIEW.COM EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

The second evening of the Florida Fort Myers Fringe Festival 2023 was on fire on Friday, June 2nd at the Alliance for the Arts. Flamencodanza! premiered at the Foulds Theatre at the Alliance for the Arts.

What a fabulous way to start a Friday night and the weekend! Flamencodanza! was presented by Aylin Bayaz and Raul Mannola. The pair ventured from Madrid, Spain to bring a performance packed with passion, elegance, inspiration and breathtaking beauty.

The evening opened with Mannola in a soft spotlight making magic happen on the guitar. You have never heard one play with such finesse and ease. The music he creates is mellow, soothing and inviting,almost haunting as it transports you away to somewhere in Spain where you are now one with the music. This trance continues on as the music begins to build with intense multi rhythms and a heartbeat of its own. We are then introduced to Bayaz as she enters the space. She exudes elegance, passion and fire. The way she owns the stage has a way of entrancing the audience and entices them up into that space with her. Bayaz’s dancing bewitches and seduces the audience. The intimacy of the performance space pulls the viewer almost into the performance and gives one a close up view of the intensity of the collaboration between Bayaz and Mannola. The magic of the music and dance allow the audience to take a breathtaking journey. Nancy Burnham www.broadwayworld.com

Hollywood Fringe review by actor, director, writer and producer Adam Lizarre-White:

It was simply incredible! The dancer was an absolute artist, skilled, charismatic, beautiful and dynamic. The guitar player was masterful, relaxed, and alternating between, featuring his playing, when the dancer was off stage, and perfectly complimenting her, in synch with her, both leading her and following her, when she dramatically appeared on stage, for each piece. She was inspiring. Her feet not only were beautiful to watch, not only acted as the “drums” to her partner’s guitar, but they seemed to bring us back in time, to the roots of the music, the roots of the language, the roots of the culture. You could not take your eyes off her. It was also just the right length of time for the experience, musically, visually, culturally. GO! 

Review by art critic Ernest Kearney, Hudson Theatre, Hollywood, L.A. “Aylin Bayaz is a bailaora (dancer) of great skill and true tiene tablas (performer of experience.) She epitomizes what I love about Flamenco; that it embodies gracefulness and strength, described as “garra” meaning “force” or “guts,” though the literal translation is “claws.”What bailaoras strive for, and Bayaz achieves, is sensuality infused with vitality, with life.” PLATINUM Medal for Flamencodanza by TVO in 2022, 2023. 

REVIEWS

By Ernest Kearney — If you have never found yourself in a café cantante or attended a Juerga, a gathering comparable to a “jazz session,” where you were able to experience the beauty of Flamenco, then in bailaora Aylin Bayaz and guitarist Raúl Mannola you have an opportunity that should not be missed. Bayaz stakes out a small patch of the Hudson stage and owns it, while accompanied by Mannola. Mannola is amazing to watch. He does not “play” the guitar, he dominates it. A distinct benefit of seeing them performed at the Hudson is the venue’s intimacy which allows you to witness the concentrated intensity of flamenco and the abundance that it yields.
For Flamencodanza a PLATINUM MEDAL.


WWW.THETVOLUTION.COM  HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020

Flamencodanza is performed by dancer Aylin Bayaz and guitarist Raúl Mannola, and they are magnificent. Bayaz and Mannola completely assume the space at the Hudson Guild Theatre where they perform with a unique ferocity but also respect for intimacy. It is flamenco, after all. This powerhouse duo takes their audience for a ride, and they do not hold back. One moment they display tenderness as they replicate candle-lit dinner vibes; the next moment they’ve swept you away with such an uninhibited release of energy that you are tapping or stomping yourself. Yet while this kinetic energy flows in abundance on stage, it remains clear just how much technical control they both have. They are dedicated masters of their craft. Aylin’s intense, sensual choreography is complemented by the pair’s beautiful garments. Mannola’s hands move over the guitar as if it has always been a part of him. Flamencodanza is hot, and you won’t see anything else like it this at the Fringe.


JOSEPH KLINK WWW.THESTAGERAW.COM
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2020

The final piece “Vivir”, choreographed and performed by Aylin Bayaz, is along with “Time and No Time” the standout performance, a display of hugely impressive Spanish dancing.


WWW.THEWEEREVIEW.COM EDINBURGH FESTIVAL

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