The Joy of Dance

 The Joy of Dance. Three ballerinas at Den røde lykte cabaret theatre portraited by the Oslo photographer Anders Beer Wilse in 1920. My colorization of a photo in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive (Digital Museum).

 

The PASSAGE street theatre festival in Helsingborg and Helsingør

From the PASSAGE street theatre festival:

 

 

PASSAGE is organized by Dunkers Kulturhus and Helsingør Teater. The festival is the greatest international and transnational street theatre festival in Northern Europe.
The artists in this picture are members of the Cuban  Danza Teatro Retazo group

The World of Flamenco

A vigorous rhythmic dance style of the Andalusian Gypsies

Music or song suitable to accompany a flamenco dance

Merriam-Webster dictionary

There is no better ambassador for the Andalucian Flamenco than the film director Carlos Saura. He has made several beautiful films and documentaries featuring the art of flamenco. My own favourite, the documentary “Flamenco” (1995) includes perfomances of some of the best flamenco singers, dancers and guitarists. It is a musical and visual feast on the highest artistic level. Buy the DVD if you are interested in exploring the world of flamenco!

Here is an excerpt from “Flamenco” and here is another one:

PS

I just found out that Carlos Saura has made a sequel to “Flamenco”, which premiered in Madrid only a few weeks ago. The sequel “Flamenco Flamenco” is something to look forward to. Hopefully it will soon be available also on DVD for international audiences.