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…
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