[Flamenco reaches deep into not the soul, but the gut. Somehow, while embracing the most cultured expressions of civilization in its costuming and presentation, it reaches back to a primitive part of our nature that pre-dates language and agriculture. This particular performance eschews stage lighting and elaborate costuming to the more gritty backdrop of the streets of Seville. Works there, too. SB SM]
Contemporary flamenco dancer Carmen Avilés brings raw, fast-paced energy to Seville’s streets
Here’s my last experience with flamenco. Much more traditional, but with fantastic ululation. It’s worth a revisit:
¡Una Maravilla!