The XXIII Seville Flamenco Biennial It starts in September and does so with a host of activities that bring the city to a standstill, with flamenco art as its main focus. Among the activities parallel to the event, cinema plays a leading role thanks to the Three Cultures Foundationwhich will focus its Movie Tuesday from September to October 1 to screen films from the world of flamenco.
As a point of interest, access is completely free at the Tres Culturas Foundation (Hassan II Pavilion, C. Max Planck, 2, 41092 Seville), although prior registration is required for each session at the Official website. All invitations are available until full capacity is reached. The films will be screened from 8:30 p.m.
The cycle begins on Tuesday, September 3 with the premiere of the documentary Antonio Mairena, the root of singing (2023), directed by the filmmaker Paco Millan. This 73-minute film delves into the figure of the singer and flamencologist from Mairena del Alcor under the gaze of ShaunTracka music promoter on social media. It addresses not only his facet as an artist, but also his great work as the father of Flamencology.
«Among the parallel activities of the Seville Biennial, cinema plays a leading role thanks to the Tres Culturas Foundation, which will focus its Film Tuesdays in September and October 1 on screening films from the world of flamenco»
On Tuesday, September 10th, it is the turn of The Sinhala (2023), the famous film of Paloma Zapata. It is 95 minutes in which the filmmaker rescues the story of Antonia Singla, a dancer who was born on the beach of Somorrostro in Barcelona and who became deaf shortly after birth. When she turned 30, she abruptly disappeared from the stage without a trace.
The next appointment is on Tuesday, September 17 with the screening of Fernanda and Bernarda (2023), from Rocio Martin. A documentary that covers the life and work of Fernanda and Bernarda de Utrera, “our Aretha Franklin and our Bessie Smith. Our Ella Fitzgerald and our Billie Holidays,” says Martín. A 95-minute feature film that tells the story of their lives, as well as a sample of their works.
The last film of the month of September is on Tuesday 24th with a production by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, Carmen and Maria. Two paths and one look (2024). It is the shortest film, only 41 minutes long, and tells the story of the creation of the flamenco show Carmen and Maria. Two paths and one look after the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts was awarded to the singer Carmen Linares Now the dancer Maria PagesThe two artists performed together again twenty-five years after they last did so with this show.
The cycle closes on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 with the documentary film Crystal Paradise (2022), from Susanne Zellinger y Natalie Halla. A 73-minute Austrian film that shows a modern and unique image of the coexistence between gypsies and non-gypsies that contradicts all stereotypes and prejudices. Five protagonists demonstrate that conflict-free coexistence is possible and that art plays an essential role in this.
Top image: poster for the film La Singla, by Paloma Zapata.
