Did you know the first woman ever filmed was a flamenco dancer? When Thomas Edison caught her on camera in 1894 New York, ‘Carmencita’ scandalized the public with her sensuality. An inspiration to me as an artist and flamenco dancer, I am dedicating my flamenco novel to her. Join me as we step behind the…
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Offbeat Flamenco: A Journey Through the Uncomfortable
A week of live flamenco at the Flamenco Biënnale Nederland left me enriched, inspired—and, honestly, irritated. From avant-garde experiments to freakish moments, I sketched and sighed my way through it all, missing the flamenco I love. “No more”, I thought regularly. Yet, I came away feeling surprisingly renewed. Watching the Flamenco OFF-BEAT performances in the…
Vanesa Aibar: Flamenco meets Metal at Dutch Flamenco Biennial
Vanesa Aibar twists the boundaries of flamenco and metal—literally. With her sinewy movements and fierce creativity, she creates a world that is both mesmerizing and unsettling. Next week, during the intermezzo of the Flamenco Biënnale Nederland, she’ll perform her striking show La Reina del Metal, a daring exploration of art and flamenco. Vanesa Aibar is a…
Flamenco Biënnale Nederland presents: Flamenco OFF-BEAT. Is it art or flamenco?
What happens when flamenco lets go and embraces the unexpected? Hopefully: Art. Flamenco OFF- BEAT is here to twist tradition. But will there be enough flamenco left to strike my sentimental flamenco chord? This program, presented by the Dutch Flamenco Biennial, invites flamenco artists to forge new paths and push the boundaries of this art…
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