Flamenco star Galvan herds cats in new circus show
(Artdaily.org)

Israel Galvan, the brooding star of modern flamenco, is used to conjuring up miracles on stage. But in his new show Galvan has to herd cats. The Spanish dancer shares the stage with an extended family of felines in `Gatomaquia` at the Romanes circus in Paris. Cats can be pretty capricious at the best of times, and Galvan`s co-stars have all the extra air of independence that comes with belonging to a gypsy (Roma) troupe. Yet the 45-year-old Seville-born dancer takes the dozen or so wandering toms in his stride in the show, which is both a humorous nod to the big cats that are the traditional stars of the big top, and the Spanish expression `four cats`, for when there isn`t a soul around. `The cats are the finishing touch, they are the elves of the camp,` he said referring to the Romany circus, which was allowed to set up in a corner of one of the French