San Antonio dance troupe Arte Y Pasión is know for its dramatic flamenco presentations. Credit: City of San Antonio Arts & Culture / Miguel Flores
Celebrate the International Day of Flamenco this Sunday with a performance by dance troupe Arte Y Pasión at Main Plaza featuring Geneviève Obregon, Celeia Cellars and Jose Manuel Tejeda.
Flamenco emerged in Southern Spain, born on the streets and alleyways by the descendants of people who migrated from Northern India: gitanos, the Spanish Romani. Flamenco eventually fused with the surrounding Andalusian culture, creating further hybridization, including the influx of Moorish influences.
The form fuses song (cante), dance (baile) and musicianship (toque) including percussive hand clapping (palmas), finger snapping (pitos) and foot stomping. Each gesture holds meaning and references a range of human emotions — defiance, longing, sympathy or sorrow — including the call-and-response participation of the audience (jaleo), which is a sign of solidarity, support and a thing of beauty.
UNESCO recognizes flamenco as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Free, 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, Main Plaza, 115 N. Main St., (210) 281-4339, mainplaza.org.
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