Watch Daniel Caballero’s new video “El Viaje a California”
Daniel Caballero’s El Viaje a California pays tribute to Gene Kelly while bringing flamenco technique, movement, and cinematic atmosphere into a rain-soaked video.
In loving memory of Wayne Holtz
by Tamara Adira I remember when I first met Wayne Holtz. He was selling antiques on Fredericksburg Road. It was a smokey and dusty place cluttered with antiquities, furniture, and unidentifiable
Inesita: A century of dance, devotion and enduring power
By Sunny Hubler A petite but striking woman stands on a small stage, captured in soft-focus black-and-white film. She breaks into dance. The zapateado she uses—like tap, but faster and sharper—is impossibly
Founder Joel Settles looks back at Flamenco Fest origins
by Joel Settles Roots in San Antonio Parks and Recreation As the creator of Flamenco Fest, former San Antonian Joel Settles shares memories of his work and the origins of
Between the keys at a flamenco festival
By Laila Freeman The powerful rhythmic strumming of guitars, the stamping of boots, the clapping of hands, the pounding of piano keys. Flamenco’s back in town. Wait a second. Piano?
Flamenco dancer Lakshmi Basile dances with spirits
By Linda Chase In Spanish folklore, duende is a supernatural spirit. In the flamenco tradition, it refers to passion and inspiration creating that moment when, through some mysterious alchemy, the