One of the great voices of Flamenco died: José Cortes “Pansequito”.
May he rest in peace!
A few articles of the first week of the Bienal de Flamenco in Sevilla. With Eva Yerbabuena, Olga Pericet, Vincente Amigo, Davide Lagos, and a very critical review of Patricia Guerrero’s spectacle.
The Sevilla Flamenco Biennale will start next week. It had not taken place dur to the covid pandemic for a long while.
Here’s the program and all the information.
The life of José Monje Cruz (5 December 1950 – 2 July 1992), better known by his stage name Camarón de la Isla, is the subject of a graphic novel.
A dance piece on Romnja by Belen Maya, the daughter of Mario Maya, one of the most influential Flamenco dancers.
– Sorrows and joys of Roma women told through dance. In: Kansas University. 31.01.2019. http://today.ku.edu/sorrows-and-joys-roma-women-told-through-dance
Five women who have innovated in Flamenco.
– 5 mujeres gitanas que han innovado en el flamenco. In: El Pais. 28.12.2018. https://verne.elpais.com/verne/2018/11/20/articulo/1542708688_312017.html
New show by the famed flamenco dancer Israel Galvan. This time with cats!!!!
– Flamenco star Galvan herds cats in new circus show. In: France 24. 18.09.2018. https://www.france24.com/en/20180918-flamenco-star-galvan-herds-cats-new-circus-show
An article on the Rom Archive project which will go online in October 2018.
– Von Franz Liszt bis Flamenco. In: Deutschland Rundfunk. 15.02.2018. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/archiv-fuer-die-kunst-der-sinti-und-roma-von-franz-liszt.862.de.html?dram:article_id=410881
A unique show which will bring together many great artists in the Auditorio Sevillano “Rocío Jurado” on 19 October.
A must see.
– El mundo del flamenco rinde homenaje a Remedios Amaya. In: La Flamenca. 30.08.2017. http://www.revistalaflamenca.com/homenaje-a-remedios-amaya/
The Fiesta is the new program of Israel Galvan and is being presented in the St. Poelten in Austria. A must!
– http://www.festspielhaus.at/en/calendar/122-israel-galvan
The city of Montpellier is planning to erect a statue commemorating Manitas de Plata, the flamenco musician native from that city. He died two years ago.
– Montpellier: Le musicien Manitas de Plata aura sa statue avant l’été prochain. In: 20 Minutes. 20.12.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/montpellier/1983711-20161220-montpellier-musicien-manitas-plata-statue-avant-prochain
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– Spains Flamenco has its roots in India. In: India Today. 13.12.2016. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/spains-flamenco-has-its-roots-in-india/1/833455.html
A review of Israel Galvan’s latest spectacle in Vienna, Austria. His latest show, called Fla.Co.Men sees him with an apron, a rather unusual sight in Flamenco.
But well, however dressed, he is and remains one of the best Flamenco dancers!
Flamenco is being used for staging flashmobs in Spain and is seen as a way to reconnect to the Rroma roots of the participants. Bravo!
Israel Galvan’s “Lo Real”, the Flamenco spectacle that speaks of the Rroma Holocaust is in Edinburgh this week.
Israel Galvan, the Flamenco dancer, in his latest choreography “Lo Real” paid a tribute to the victims of the Holocaust.
Worth seeing!
In the centre of Jodhpur, a Flamenco and Gypsy music festival brings Rroma back to their original roots in North Western India…
To be seen!
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