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The cast of ‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
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‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ is a co-production between the Abu Dhabi Festival, María Pages and Gran Teatre del Liceu. All photos: Abu Dhabi Festival
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The show pays tribute formidable women of literature and the stage.
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‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ will embark on a two-year world tour.
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The performance features flamenco star Maria Pages and members of her dance company.
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Spanish artists and venues have been featured regularly in Abu Dhabi Festival's international programme of events.
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‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ is playing a week's worth of shows at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.
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Maria Pages' flamenco career has spanned nearly 40 years.
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The ‘De Scheherazade, A Yo Carmen' world tour will take in Europe and Latin America.
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The Abu Dhabi Festival's international programme is a way to enhance cultural diplomacy between the UAE and the world.
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‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ has been praised for its minimalism and power.
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Maria Pages in full flow during ‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’.
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‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ wants us to re-examine some of literature's greatest heroines.
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The cast of ‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
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‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ is a co-production between the Abu Dhabi Festival, María Pages and Gran Teatre del Liceu. All photos: Abu Dhabi Festival
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The show pays tribute formidable women of literature and the stage.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NGU26NEMPFFGBLS5HAY4J5U3MA.jpg?smart=true&auth=9bd71aeacd0a173b5580c54433ca7471a02bec8c81fa9e40d3cf3070f3ae8471&width=400&height=225)
‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ will embark on a two-year world tour.
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The performance features flamenco star Maria Pages and members of her dance company.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K2HM4Q7RRZDDNLFZCIXMDOEM2E.jpg?smart=true&auth=c36069e1244bfbbe2373c7e2db143f7434c93e4b418d879526180e52dfbdd1a3&width=400&height=225)
Spanish artists and venues have been featured regularly in Abu Dhabi Festival's international programme of events.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SXPRLNT4TFFGHGO4YE4WYCCXZM.jpg?smart=true&auth=8847ca4797c7be6dd3a6288c43afa97f2a41b546f3c73d045aae68e8b6180bed&width=400&height=225)
‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ is playing a week's worth of shows at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YQKUY4AFS5AJFLYMF77QY2YYZE.jpg?smart=true&auth=38e6fd2e58005a4b5faad8af8a42037dc4ee737000748865db97e26271936832&width=400&height=225)
Maria Pages' flamenco career has spanned nearly 40 years.
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The ‘De Scheherazade, A Yo Carmen' world tour will take in Europe and Latin America.
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The Abu Dhabi Festival's international programme is a way to enhance cultural diplomacy between the UAE and the world.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TNVCM4WFIZAHTIWNROD6TVKSNA.jpg?smart=true&auth=6eea910e86d5a49fdc50e7b23c8ebcd5e9c7deff3d2b13280b26face25748434&width=400&height=225)
‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ has been praised for its minimalism and power.
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Maria Pages in full flow during ‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’.
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‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ wants us to re-examine some of literature's greatest heroines.
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The cast of ‘De Scheherazade, a Yo Carmen’ at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Abu Dhabi Festival’s global mission to inspire, from Barcelona to New York
The annual festival's 'De Scheherazade a Yo, Carmen' is part of a rich, international programme of events spanning music, theatre and dance
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30 May, 2022
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