Belén Maya, one of the most outstanding creators in flamenco dance of our time, explores new paths in dance pedagogy with this lecture about the creative process in flamenco works, from their very starting concept to the final performance on stage. The lecture is a fundamental step towards understanding flamenco and will guide you, from tradition to present time, through a complex and ever changing landscape of movement, music, concept, emotions and creativity. Welcome to the world of never ending tools and possibilities of flamenco.
Throughout the evening Belén Maya will explore the following topics:
- Searching for inspiration in the abstract.
- Traditional creative process: the structure of palos (styles) and its deconstruction.
- Music and dance, a creative partnership.
- Flamenco codes: basic emotions, formal expression, freedom and limitation.
- Flamenco and gender.
- Creative use of stage and musicians.
“Now, more than ever, creative completion in flamenco demands the knowledge and effective use of a complex system of elements. Creative process implies methodic and rigorous work of which little is said in flamenco, much less explained or taught”. -Belén Maya
Doors 7:00pm; Lecture 7:30pm
Tickets:
$15 general admission
$10 student (with student ID)
Shout House
210 SE Madison St. #11
Portland, OR 97214
