The art of Eva Yerbabuena is at the highest moment, not only as baile flamenco but also as a Spanish dance. The 2 prizes of Max of the Scenic Arts, for the best show and for the best female performer of dance, which she has just received, testify it. She only missed the prize for the best choreography, which went to Sol Picó.
The news about the designation of Paco de Lucía as honorary doctor of music at Berklee College of Music in Boston made the world of flamenco and of the culture in general applaud the artist from Algeciras.
Suma Flamenca, the "best flamenco festival of the world", according to the president of the Community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, will be celebrated from June the 4th to July the 2nd. This is the 5th festival and the program will include top artists "of the world level".
June the 5th, they will hold the final of the Contest Youth of Flamenco in the Teatro Villamarta (Jerez), where 24 young people will participate in the semi finals.
This spring, the flamenco returns to the districts of Sevilla with more strength than the other years.
Sara Baras is about to hang up her boots... temporarily, of course.
A new investigation about the economic perspective of the flamenco will be carried out by the University of Cádiz (UCA) thanks to the agreement that the vice-chancellor of the academic institution, Diego Sales, has signed with the director of the Agency of the Flamenco, Francisco Perujo.
Once the XIV Festival de Jerez finished, it is time to evaluate. During the 2 weeks, 34.065 people have participated in some of the 135 organized activities, and it supposes the 93% of occupation of the activities. It is practically the same as last year.
Miguel Poveda on the 15th of September and Paco de Lucía on the 9th of October. These are the 2 artists who will be in charge of opening and closing the future XVI Bienal of Sevilla.
The director of the Andalucian Agency for the development of the Flamenco, Francisco Perujo, and the director of the Andalucian Center of Flamenco, Olga de la Pascua, presented in Jerez the campaign, Flamenco Soy, the plan of promotion of the candidacy of the flamenco for UNESCO.
