Though flamenco is one of the most iconic elements of Spanish culture, its origins are somewhat mysterious. Most of what is known comes from oral histories, passed down from generation to generation, ...
It’s Monday morning, my second dance class of the day. “The floor’s not going to break,” says Felipe Mato, my teacher. It’s one of the many ways he will find to tell me that I’m not stomping hard ...
The stage floor burns with pulsating sounds of footwork, song, castanets, syncopated hand clapping and guitar for a riveting display of this true Spanish art form. High energy and passion defines a ...
Unlike the great documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, who would have installed a camera in a rehearsal space to observe these great artists refining their craft, Carlos Saura (“Blood Wedding,” ...
2004-02-22 04:00:00 PDT Seville, Spain-- The dancer floats up from her chair, buoyed by a sea of sound: eloquently nuanced clapping of hands, guitar playing that responds to the slightest modulation ...
Dancer Amalyah Leader ’19 fell into flamenco’s embrace at age 13, when she decided it was a better fit for her expressive style than ballet. By high school, the Northampton native was traveling to New ...
Flamenco is music and dance from southern Spain. It includes singing, guitar playing, dance and the rhythmic sounds of hand-clapping and finger-snapping. Flamenco is popular the world over, but now ...
MADRID -- Master guitar-maker Arcangel Fernandez has stopped taking orders. He’s been at it for 50 years, fashioning delicate wooden shells into lacquered beauties, and at age 75 he has enough work ...
Paco Pena's Flamenco Ensemble. Where: State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. When: 8 p.m. Thursday. How much: $25-$55. Call (732) 246-7469 or visit statetheatrenj.org. PHILADELPHIA-- ...