(noticia) The eternal flamenco

By MICHAEL PRONKO
Special to The Japan Times

The fiery folk art of flamenco is more than just a dance -- it's an entire culture. And that culture -- the dances, songs, guitar-playing and rhythms -- are all fueled by the mysterious spirit of duende.



From top: Carmen Cortes, Eva Yerbabuena and Mayte Martin are among the artists being showcased in Tokyo's first Flamenco Festival

Duende is behind all Spanish arts. It is what lends an earthy, intoxicating quality to everything from painting and architecture to poetry, festivals and, of course, that quintessential Spanish ritual of the bullfight. The spirit of duende, minus the matadors, can be fully indulged this week when flamenco artists from Spain arrive in Tokyo for the first-ever Flamenco Festival.

(leer +) [vía the japan times online]