Flamencos! Join me in Sevilla where I literally find flamenco in the streets. Be it painted, sung, danced or drunk flamenco. I step out of my house and find guitarists playing bulerías on a terrace and I join an improvised flamenco party in one of the antique little bars. -reporting live from Sevilla, Spain A…

Only in Seville can I leave my house and just walk into one of the most famous flamenco dancers in the world – reporting from Seville, ES As it happens this month I am living in a lovely community of neighbours in Seville in the area of La Macarena to practice my flamenco dancing and…

Flamenco Artworks©’ Weekly Inspiration posts will from now on only be published on the Facebook page FlamencoArtworks. So if you are a fan of my Weekly Inspiration posts and you are one of my faithful followers on flamenco-blog.com, then you might have noticed that you haven’t been receiving them in your e-mail inbox anymore. I am reserving this blog for…

Spain is paying tribute to the most legendary singer of flamenco “Camarón de la Isla” (1950-1992). So let us do the same!

Carmen Amaya is dancing in alegrías style (por alegrías) in the Mexican movie ‘Música en la noche’ from 1958. As you can see, Carmen set a new standard for both female and male dancers with her furious footwork. Carmen is wearing an outfit called ‘traje de corto’ that was traditionally men’s wear. Although there were other female flamenco dancers…

With stars in his eyes flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucía (1947-2014) looks down at us from an immense graffiti mural at Madrid metro station, made by street artists in 2015. Paco has been portrayed many times, but never with such vibrant colours and on such a grand scale. 

I already had the feeling that this fashion exhibition would have some flamenco in store for me. And it did! Let me guide you through ‘Hubert de Givenchy. To Audrey with love’ in the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague to take a look at some fabulous flamenco-inspired designs. © by: Hannet Engel Featured Image: Bettina Graziani in Givenchy ensemble, 1952. Photo: Nat Farbman…

I seem to have a blogger’s block. And my main problem is copyright on digital images. Or is it my perfectionism?  Well, I decided to call it ‘slow flamenco blogging’ and here is an insight in the process. By: Hannet Engel © During my research for this blog there are obstacles that I can’t seem to overcome and that…

Flamenco Artworks© is on the lookout at the Dutch Flamenco Biennial 2017. This week I will be reporting back to you from the Dutch Flamenco Biennial 2017, keeping a lookout for vintage flamenco and art. This national dance and music festival presents the vanguard of contemporary flamenco to the Netherlands from the 13th until the 29th…