It is said the gypsies of Andalucía migrated from the subcontinent deep in their history. Flamenco originated with those gypsy people of southern Spain and has been shaped not only by this ancestral story of migration but also by the incredibly diverse history of Spain that has inspired the art of Flamenco. Even in the most recent centuries, travellers have brought new flavours and sounds to Flamenco through cultural exchange.

Ida y Vuelta is an international collaboration celebrating the mosaic of cultural connections from Flamenco’s subcontinental roots to its more recent Latin influences.

Ida y Vuelta (There and Back)

Experience Flamenco and its cultural connections from India to Latin America.

Sat Feb 16 at 6pm | Sun Feb 17 at 5pm and 7pm

Welcome to Ida y Vuelta (There and Back)

Featuring Alma Flamenca Performance CompanyRoshanne de Silva Wijeyeratne | Director and DanceAdrian van Nunen | PercussionAdriana Morales | DanceSugika Nishiue | DanceNatalie Quici | DanceLisa Vertue | DanceAnita Zazzaro | Dance

With Special GuestsPaco Lara | Guitar (Jerez, Spain)Zoe Vélez | Song (SYD)Chachy Peñalver | Dance (VEN/SYD)Jay Dabgar | Indian Tabla (IND/MEL)

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Milonga (Argentinian origins)‘In the arms of my mother, sick of crying, I told her our sad love story.’Paco Lara and Roshanne de Silva Wijeyeratne

Guajiras (Punto Cubano) ‘Oh Beautiful Cuba, I adore you for your beauty that has no equal.’Baile: Sugika Nishiue, Natalie Quici, Lisa Vertue and Anita Zazzaro

Tanguillos de CádizControversial origins, arguably Afro-Cuban‘...tram drivers have no work and live as if on vacation. We hope the work at the port will bring them happiness. Long may they live!’ Baile: Adriana Morales

Taranta y BuleríasTaranta, originating from the area of Almería in Andalucía (southern Spain), is played ‘libre’ without a metronomic time and is the origin from which mining songs come.Guitarra: Paco Lara

Bulería de Cádiz‘I met a Romanian gypsy with black curly hair who said I fell in love with him’Baile: Sugika Nishiue and Lisa Vertue.

Soleá por Bulerías From Soleares, a central palo of Flamenco. This solo begins with a traditional Venezuelan song (Tonada) that has recently been adapted to the rhythm of Soleá por Bulerías and is followed by a traditional Soleá por Bulerías. ‘I saw a black heron, giving combat to a river. That’s how he falls in love. Your heart with mine.’Baile: Chachy Peñalver

Thank you to Nexus Arts Centre, Noni Espinosa, Lisa Catarina, Kirstie Forbes, Holly Markwell, Antonietta Barca, Poppi Chartreuse, El Agua Flamenco, Saran Media, Sophie Abbott Photography, Kamal and Yasmin Khelwaty, David Xiberras, Luminar Photography, Alain Vãlodze, Stacey Saliba and to all of the artists, helpers and supporters of our work.

The program is available at almaflamenca.com.auand on our Instagram Account @almaflamencaadelaide

Ida y Vuelta (There and Back)

Experience Flamenco and its cultural connections from India to Latin America.

Sat Feb 16 at 6pm | Sun Feb 17 at 5pm and 7pm

ProgramTeental (Tabla Solo) A traditional 16 beat symmetrical cycle, presenting a simple rhythmic structure over which more complex syncopated rhythms can be performed. Tabla: Jay Dabgar

Martinete (Andalucía) Usually performed without guitar accompaniment. In the last 50 years, adapted to compás and to the sound of the anvil, representative of the gypsy blacksmiths. Cante: Zoe Vélez

Seguiriyas (Andalucía) With lyrics full of despair, love, and death, the Seguiriyas is one of the oldest and central forms of Flamenco music. ‘This dream will have a bad ending. I’ve slept so much that when my mother was taken, I didn’t even notice.’Baile: Roshanne de Silva Wijeyeratne

Tangos (Afro-Latino origins) Afro-Cuban heritage, this lively four beat rhythm was adapted into Flamenco in the 19th Century.Musicians: Paco Lara, Zoe Vélez, Adrian van Nunen and Jay Dabgar

Ida y VueltaAn experimental fusion of Flamenco and Indian rhythms using Bulerías and Tangos, overlaid with Lehra and Ektaal. Baile: Chachy Peñalver and Roshanne de Silva Wijeyeratne