Pasión y Arte

Four women stand in a group with their arms upraised and their heads in profile. They are wearing long-sleeved shirts in yellow, red, navy blue, and black.
Photo: Alan Simpson

the power of community

desire amaiya

a caring, authentic ensemble that allowed me to bask in the community of movement.

Photo: Mike Hurwitz
Photo: Aidan Un

Staying Passionate About Dance

Kristi Yeung

Flamenco company Pasión y Arte turns to sevillana to stay connected.

Photo: Aidan Un

La Bolivianita: A Dance of History and Heritage

Kalila Kingsford Smith

A journey through a complicated heritage, punctuating sorrows and joys with embodied expression.

Photo: Aidan Un for Intercultural Journeys

The Woman’s Voice, Un-Silenced

Kalila Kingsford Smith

She unfurls her fingers, claps her hands, plants rhythms into the floor, and begins to sing.

Photo: Mike Hurwitz

Firestorm

Sara Graybeal

Tablao Philly--an experience of unbridled crescendo, a night that accelerated in vigor, skill, and intensity until the end.

Photo: Mike Hurwitz

Germaine and Rosario: Percussive Languages

Lynn Matluck

These two powerful, petite women dance face to face, side by side, back to back, and, at times, as one another’s shadows.

Photo: Mike Hurwitz

1096: An Artistic Journey

Patricia Graham

An investigation of women’s stories and the meeting of flamenco and postmodern dance, 1096 integrated two competing images of women – soft, compliant and supportive vs. strong, unyielding and leading.

Photo: Joshua Pelta-Heller

Re-imagining Flamenco: Rosario Toledo and Pasión y Arte at the First Philadelphia Flamenco Festival

Carolyn Merritt

This two-week celebration of flamenco featured films, master classes, a symposium, and performances of work by Rosario Toledo.

Photo: Jacques-Jean Tiziou

Flamenco, Now

Lynn Matluck

Lynn Matluck Brooks interviews Elba Hevia y Vaca, Artistic Director and Founder of Pasión y Arte Flamenco.