LIVE COMPETITION!
Flamenco Certamen USA 2022 Finals
Bruno Walter Auditorium
Fri, Oct 14 • 7pm
Virtual Viewing Pass: Oct 19–Nov 4
This event sells out quickly so reserve your spot now!
Watch 9 rising artists from across the U.S. showcase their work for an opportunity to win cash and scholarships to study with out prize sponsors in Spain. Finalists will be evaluated on their performance by a panel of professional artists and awards will be presented at the end of the evening!
*Can’t make the live event? Watch virtually from Oct 19–Nov 4 with a Virtual Viewing Pass!
*Free with NYC Flamenco Pass.
FROM OUR FRIENDS
NEW MUSIC
Leilah Broukhim’s “The Curve”
Available on Spotify
Former Flamenco Vivo company dancer and now singer-songwriter Leilah Broukhim has released her first single from her new EP, “The Curve.” Our dear Leilah says “The song has a magical soulful groove and a dreamy psychedelic vibe that I am very proud of.”
Stay tuned for her second single, “Break Your Spell,” releasing tomorrow!
FROM SPAIN: NOTABLE NEWS
BIENAL DE FLAMENCO 2022
Yinka Esi Graves: A Conversation from a Dissenting Body
by Rosalia Gomez for Diario de Sevilla
Flamenco dancer Yinka Esi Graves held a talk at the recent Bienal de Flamenco in Sevilla, exploring both connection and contradiction within the art form.
Cited as an example was her experience of dancing the guajira: “something very satisfying for my dancer’s body, but whose lyrics––almost always about mulatto women seen as sexual objects––make me doubt how to position myself before it.”
FUN FACT
GUESS THE ARTIST
Which famous American artist painted this piece starring a Gitana flamenco dancer?
Hint: The painting is titled “El Jaleo”…
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ANSWER:
John Singer Sargent! An avid traveler, this famed American portrait painter was fond of Spain and spent much time there during his life. Thus, the subjects of much of his work were Spanish, including this mesmerizing painting of a Gitana dancing flamenco. This portrait is known for conveying the movement of dance in a still image and for capturing the communal essence of the art form.
Stay tuned for next week’s deeper dive into Sargent’s Spanish works!