After a very successful first edition of the international flamenco short-film festival, the second Festival Internacional Flamenco de Cortometrajes FFLAC 2011 is well on its way. Entries for short films of no longer than 15 minutes on the theme o…
The caj??n (box) is a relatively new addition to flamenco, although we have all become so accustomed to seeing it, one almost forgets. Paco de Luc??a, who discovered the caj??n in Peru, was the first to use it in his ensemble 30 years ago and the …
The Finals of the 51st Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas was held on Saturday 13 August 2011 in La Uni??n. The 16-year-old singer from Badajoz, Celia Romero, won the ???L??mpara Minera 2011???, the 22-year-old guitarist, Juan Torres Fa…
Manuel Moreno Junquera, ???Mora??to Chico??? was one of the finest flamenco guitarists of his generation. Born in the barrio of Santiago in Jerez de la Frontera in 1955, he was the son of Juan Morao ‘Mora??to’ (Juan Moreno Jim??nez, 1935???2002) a…
To mark the seventh anniversary of the death of the flamenco dancer and choreographer Antonio Gades on 20 July 2004, the Museo del Baile Flamenco in Seville, which was established by the flamenco dancer Cristina Hoyos, held a special day at the Mu…
From 20 July until 27 August 2011, the Eva Yerbabuena Ballet Flamenco will present her latest show Federico seg??n Lorca in the Gardens of the Generalife in Granada. The show is part of the 60th Festival Internacional de M??sica y Danza in Granada…
The flamenco tablao Corral de la Morer??a, which was opened by Manuel del Rey in 1956, is one of the most established flamenco tablaos in Spain. Blanca del Rey, Manuel del Rey???s widow, is the Artistic Director of the flamenco at the Corral de la…
The X Marat??n de Danza de Madrid will be held over the weekend of 4???5 June 2011 at the Teatro de Madrid. Beginning with the adult (over the age of 14) category at 12 noon of Saturday 4 June, it continues until midnight, ending with the category…
The flamenco dancer Mar??a Pag??s and he Belgian dancer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui are at Sadler’s Wells from 5???7 May 2011 for a very short run of their incredible show called Dunas. Photograph by David Ruano I cannot remember ever being so absorbed i…
Last night Eva Yerbabuena???s new show opened at Sadler???s Wells, London. Cuando yo era… (When I was…) was premi??red at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville on 5 October 2010 during the Bienal de Flamenco in Seville. Just as in her two mor…
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