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For the aficionados of flamenco dance, the name of Antonio Gades is well familiar.

The Spanish dancer and choreographer helped popularize the dance form of flamenco on the international stage.

On Kyiv’s stage 25 dancers of Antonio Gades’ ballet will present choreographer’s notable adaptation of the ballet “Carmen.”

An artistic director of the Spanish National Ballet, he was honoured Special Order of Cuba by Fidel Castro. After Gades’ death in 2004, his fame lives on.

Wed, Nov. 23, Palats Ukraina, Concert Hall “Ukraina,” 103 Velyka Vasylkivska St., tickets: Hr 800 – 1,500.