by Marco Aquino Flamenco has always been an art of movement. Long before it became synonymous with Andalusia, it absorbed the histories of Jews, Romani, Moors, Africans, and Europeans — […]
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.
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
by Marco Aquino Since its debut in 2009, Tamara Adira’s avant-garde troupe Arte y Pasión has used flamenco as a vehicle for social commentary, political protest, and artistic healing. The
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?
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
