Let’s Talk Palos! An introduction to Tangos
A short WeFlamenco Fest introduction to Tangos, one of flamenco’s most recognizable palos, exploring rhythm, feeling, and form.
Revisiting Colores (2016): Painting Identity, Memory, and Movement
by Marco Aquino A flamenco work shaped by color At a glance Premiere: 2016 Venue: Jo Long Theatre at the Carver Community Cultural Center, San Antonio Approach: flamenco in dialogue
Dancing Displacement: Texas Artists Use Flamenco to Explore Contemporary Issues
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 —
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