Flamenco

Free Event. Previous reservation required. Event in English

This event is offered in the framework of events held in Sydney on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the institution in Australia.

On this occasion, after watching the UNESCO video on Flamenco of the Junta de Andalucía, the Australian choreographer Annalouise Paul will give us a talk where she will share her work around flamenco with the public. Next, the Australian photographer, Maree Laffan will share with us some of her photographs related to flamenco, offering us a brief explanation about her travels and her vision to portray the Spanish culture.

ANNALOUISE PAUL

Slaying the myths and rebuilding the narrative, Flamenco's roots remain a mystery whilst socio-political periods have changed its course and expansion internationally. With a wide diversity of artists to follow, who are some of the pioneers now and how they are responding to global shifts in gender politics, climate change and identity in their works? Sydney choreographer-performer, Annalouise Paul will dialogue about contemporary expression in Flamenco in Spain and the Asia Pacific having just returned from Malaysia and India. Annalouise draws from her Sephardi ancestry to explore Flamenco. As a dance-maker and performer her choreographic works explore identity and transformation at the intersection of traditional and contemporary forms.

Photo: Scott Gilbank 2019

MAREE LAFFAN

Maree has a passion for photography, dance, music, culture and the arts. She is keenly interested in documenting the arts scene and exploring ways of integrating art forms. Maree graduated from the National Art School, Sydney and has been photographing live performance ever since. She trained in classical and contemporary dance from a young age and flamenco and Spanish dance over the past 25 years. While studying flamenco dance in Sevilla, Maree has embarked on a project to document festivals and live performances. She will present a series of flamenco photographs which forms part of a larger body of work traversing music, dance and religion from the homeland in Spain through dissemination across the Americas.

Photo: Maree Laffan Photography