
Antonio Canales, the quirky genius
Article by Estela Zatania, expoflamenco.com
Antonio Canales has recently been awarded Spain’s prestigious Medalla de Oro al Mérito de las Bellas Artes 2020. Canales turns 60 this year, he’s no longer the lithe young dancer I discovered all those years ago. But his catalogue of moves, distilled to the essence, continues to yield flamenco with no expiration date.