Film Screening
2022 Duende Festival: Flamenco Films
Date:
November 13–20, 2022
When Canada’s flamenco musicians, singers, and dancers could not perform live, they pivoted and committed their work to film. During the 2022 Duende Flamenco Festival, each evening’s performance will be preceded by the screening of a short Canadian flamenco film produced during the pandemic by a Canadian flamenco artist. From the heart of Toronto, Ontario to the coastal town of Tofino, British Columbia, you’ll see flamenco creations by a wide range of artists, from iconic community leaders to emerging trailblazers. A selection of films will also be screened for free in the Bellerive Room throughout the festival.
A Medio Compás: Flamenco from 6ft apart
A film by Tamar Ilana, Ali Wasti and Zahra Saleki
What does flamenco mean to Canadians? Why do Canadians gravitate so strongly toward flamenco? During the deep pandemic, in the winter of 2020-2021, the co-founders of FabCollab, Tamar Ilana and Ali Wasti drove across Canada to film and interview Canadian flamenco artists in the most remote parts of the country — dancing and singing on the ice, in the snow and in the mountains of Canada. This is an excerpt from a longer series inspired by Tony Gatliff’s "Latcho Drom," following the routes of flamenco across Canada during the first winter of the pandemic, when we longed for connection but had to remain six feet apart.
Tuesday, November 15
Off-site performance
Gloria a Tomás (Bulería por Soleá)
Alvaro Echanove and Aurélia Brunelle
Known for their strong guitar compositions, heavy compás, and flexible vocals, Bulerías por Soleá are Bulería melodies sung at a slower speed. "Gloria a Tomás" is a tribute to Tomás Pavón and Niño Gloria, great names of flamenco who left their marks on this style from Jerez. Performed with a choir of voices and guitars tuned to double drop D, Alvaro Echanove and Aurélia Brunelle put their own twist on flamenco in this filmed performance.
Guitar, cante, palmas, nudillos, video, and production: Alvaro Echanove
Dance and choreography: Aurélie Brunelle
Recording, mixing, and mastering: Julian Geisterfer
Cameras: Emmanuel Crombez y Frédérique Forget
Shot at le Champ des Possibles, in Montreal
Wednesday, November 16
Azalea - Bordel 1900 (Astor Piazzolla)
Lara Wong
Bordel 1900 from "Histoire du Tango Suite" by Astor Piazzolla, performed by Azalea Ensemble — a Spain-based ensemble that fuses flamenco and neoclassical music.
Guitar: Masataka Suganuma
Dance: Megumi Viola Pietronio
Flute: Lara Wong
Thursday, November 17
Reflejos del Tiempo
A film by the Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company
Working with the traditional form of sevillanas from Lebrija, arranged and recorded by Caroline Planté, Miguel Medina, and Marcos Marín, this five-part piece, directed by William Yong is choreographed by Daniel Ramos and the Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company and performed by Esmeralda Enrique together with four Company dancers — Pamela Briz, Nancy Cardwell, Virginia Castro Durán, and Alison MacDonald.
Friday, November 18
The Bull | El Toro
Maria Avila
"The Bull | El Toro" explores the use of choreography and dance on film to reposition iconic flamenco objects. These iconic objects are emblematic of the art form of flamenco and are tied to a common movement vocabulary. The impetus for this project is Maria Avila's continued interest and research into flamenco objects, which involves a desire to challenge herself in order to show the personality and originality within her chosen art form of flamenco.
Director and Editor: Audrey Bow
Dance and Choreography: Maria Avila
Sound Recording and Mixing: Michael Rush
Soundtrack: Maria Avila
Hair and Makeup: Josephine Casadei
Poem: Gerardo Avila
Cuando Vuelva a Casa
A film by Lia Grainger
"Cuando Vuelva a Casa" is a short experimental dance film that tells the story of an artist's return home after years spent overseas, immersed in a foreign culture. How does our concept of home change? With time and distance, does our sense of belonging become stronger or weaker? What makes a person truly "from" somewhere?
Concept, Choreography and Dance: Lia Grainger
Director of Photography: Ramzi Maroof
Original Score and Sound Design: Justin Gray
Editing: Andrew Cromey
Camera Assistant: Zeyad Saber
Production Assistant: Bayan Aldawihis
This project was filmed on the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. This land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Tonada de la Luna Llena
A film by Silvia Temis and Notas de 4
Notas de 4 is Calgary’s original Latin Jazz ensemble nominated for Global Artist of the Year 2021 by Western Canadian Music Awards and also is YYC Award Winning band for World and Cultural music of 2020. The ensemble’s original compositions are inspired by Flamenco, Latin Jazz, and traditional music from Cuba and Mexico.
Currently, Notas de 4 is recording their second album, which includes a special guest appearance from renowned Mexican producer and musician Helio Martin del Campo, Toronto-based producer and flamenco guitar player Benjamin Barrile, Montreal-based singer-songwriter Alvaro Echanove, flamenco guitarist Nicolas Hernandez, and Mexican Juno-nominated pianist Esteban Herrera.
The group has performed on notable sold-out stages, including National Music Centre, Chinook Blast Winter Festival, Arts Commons, TEDxCalgary Talk Music, Lolita’s Lounge, Pro-Arts Noon Series, The Junction, Expo Latino, BreakOut West 2022 Home Edition, and many other local venues around the city of Calgary.
Vocals and dance: Silvia Temis
Guitar and vocals: Jorge Villena
Violin: Aleksandra Danicic
Percussion: Luis Tovar
Bass: Frank Marcos Aular
Dance: Maria Regnier
Enjoy the following films for free in the Bellerive Room
I Define Myself
Carmen Romero
Director, editor, choreography, and performance: Carmen Romero
Music: Justin Brown
Cinematography: Justin Brown and Raquel Romero
Special thanks to: Lexi Varga and Christina Varga
Gloria a Tomás (Bulería por Soleá)
Alvaro Echanove and Aurélia Brunelle
Known for their strong guitar compositions, heavy compás, and flexible vocals, Bulerías por Soleá are Bulería melodies sung at a slower speed. "Gloria a Tomás" is a tribute to Tomás Pavón and Niño Gloria, great names of flamenco who left their marks on this style from Jerez. Performed with a choir of voices and guitars tuned to double drop D, Alvaro Echanove and Aurélia Brunelle put their own twist on flamenco in this filmed performance.
Guitar, cante, palmas, nudillos, video, and production: Alvaro Echanove
Dance and choreography: Aurélie Brunelle
Recording, mixing, and mastering: Julian Geisterfer
Cameras: Emmanuel Crombez y Frédérique Forget
Shot at le Champ des Possibles, in Montreal
Flamenco Borealis
Take my Hand
Lina Kazan
Official Selection for the Madrid Indie Film Festival, the Toronto International Women Film Festival, and the LA Women Film Awards.
Le Tourbillon
Johanna Rose
Creative concept: Marco Pecota
Cinematography: Jesús Bermúdez and Dani Zarandieta
Choreography: Ilse Gudiño, Diego Montes, and Marin Marais
Academy of Spanish Dance
Tientos Tangos
During the pandemic, all Flamenco classes at Esmeralda Enrique’s Academy of Spanish Dance were held online. The kids from Tamar Ilana’s classes met only one day in person to film this piece on a rooftop in Toronto. They had never danced the piece together before.
Choreography: Tamar Ilana
Vocalist: Tamar Ilana
Guitar: Matt Sellick
Dancers: Students of the Academy of Spanish Dance
Editor: Agneya Chitke
Malagueña Salerosa
Dora Paszuk
First heard in 1947 or earlier, this song with Mexican roots tells the story of Malagueña, a girl who comes from a region in Spain where flamenco continues to thrive today.
Art Studio Productions
Story: Dora Paszuk
Costume Design For Malagueña: Dora Paszuk
Co-Production: Tamar Ilana, Dora Paszuk
Choreography: Tamar Ilana
Dancers: Tamar Ilana, Dora Paszuk
Vocalists: Tamar Ilana, Jarek Garbowski
Cast: Amelie Aguayo, Dora Paszuk, Tamar Ilana, Jarek Garbowski, Nicolás Hernández, Chendy León
Music Composition: Nicolás Hernández
Music Arrangement: Nicolás Hernández, Chendy León
Music Production: Justin Gray (Immersive Mastering And Editing)
Recording And Mixing: Marek Majewski
Flamenco Guitar: Nicolás Hernández
Percussion: Chendy León
Cinematography: Konrad Czystowski
Co-Editors: Konrad Czystowski, Dora Paszuk
Photography: Ian Cuthbert and Maggie Habieda (Fotografia Boutique)
Hair & Makeup: Nor Najib
Stables: Yvonne Blaszczyk
Special thanks to: George Cornell (Mayor Of Township Of Tiny), Sandra Cornell, Dr. Elizabeth Galanter, Isabel Paris Libert, Izabela Joczys, Jessica (Villa Veronica)
SOLA
Sofí Gudiño and Ana Lía
SOLA is a contemporary flamenco dance film created by the Inamorata Dance Collective. It is a solo work by Sofí Gudiño with musical composition by Ana Lía Arias Garrido and Benjamin Barrile, directed and filmed by Roya DelSol. The film explores solitude and the ways in which people exist in spaces where they are not being perceived by others — where they are truly alone. It examines how we see ourselves outside of the constraints of technique, traditions, and expectations.
Produced by Inamorata Dance Collective and Dancemakers
Creation and Performance: Sofí Gudiño
Musical Composition and Guitar: Benjamin Barrile
Musical Composition and vocals: Ana Lía Arias Garrido
Production Manager: Tanya Bregstein
Cinematography and Editing: Roya DelSol
Gaffer: Tanya Bregstein
Grip: Byron Noble
Colourist: Rita Ushakova
Dramatrug: Nicole Karges
Costume Design: Rita Benz and Sofí Gudiño
Makeup: Toru Gabriella Miyake Gallardo
About FabCollab
Founded by five of Toronto’s key performing artists and arts advocates, FabCollab is a music initiative that fosters artistic creation and collaboration. Their aim is to address the challenges faced in the music and arts community as a result of the pandemic and are committed to amplifying minority and underrepresented groups, particularly BIPOC and female-identifying artists.
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