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'poesíaFlamenca' - A poetic journey to the soul of Spanish Dance and Flamenco

Monday, 31 August 2015, 13:50 Last update: about 11 years ago

Bettina von Brockdorff

 

Inspiración Flamenca, a Spanish dance and flamenco company, is presenting its second major production, poesíaFlamenca as part of the 2015/2016 season at St James Cavalier, following the success of Pasión in 2013. The group is directed by Bettina von Brockdorff, whose experience from studying flamenco professionally in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, contributes to the versatile repertoire which the group presents in this production.

poesíaFlamenca portrays Spanish dance, Danza Estilizada and contemporary flamenco fused with Maltese poetry through a journey of expressing the true soul, (alma) of flamenco. The dancers and poets share ideas to fuse their arts together to reflect the profundity and emotions of these art forms. The dancers explored different fields of Spanish dance and work together in their respective specialised Spanish dance, flamenco and contemporary niches to create innovative creations that are reflective of flamenco's evolution. Although the main focus of the production remains dance, one may also appreciate those few pieces fused with poetry, even if one is not familiar with Maltese poetry or language. This is due to the fact that the poetic expression is portrayed through the dance choreography simultaneously, complementing the poet's thought.

This production is rich in rhythm, musical variety, holistic expression of emotions, colour, vibrance and passion. The members of Inspiración Flamenca include Bettina von Brockdorff, Caroline Caruana, Marisha Bonnici, Robert Scicluna (dancers) and Caroline Mattocks (percussion: cajón). The two guest artists participating are acclaimed authors and poets, Norbert Bugeja and Walid Nabhan.

The event will be held at St James Cavalier, Valletta on 18 and 19 September at 8pm.

For information regarding tickets visit www.sjcav.org or phone on 2122 3200. 


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