MARIA Page's, well known to Irish and international audiences for the flamenco based pieces she choreographs and performs in Riverdance, somehow manages to maintain a highly successful parallel career in her native country, writes Paddy Woodworth. Now back in London, where Bill Whelan's show continues to pack in punters, she recently seized some time to choreograph a major new piece for the Andalusian Dance Company. El Perro Andaluz. Buler/ias, inspired by Bunuel and with music ranging from Tom Waits to Cameron De La Isla, is an unashamedly avante garde work of fluid and haunting beauty.

Debates about flamenco sometimes echo the ferocity of our own battles about traditional music, but Pages's courageous inventiveness has evoked awe struck reviews from a range of critics who are not immune to bitchery. "Maria Page's wiped out the limits of dance," said ABC.

Perhaps some Irish festival director might be able to catch it as it moves around Europe, and do us a favour by bringing it back home.