Nov 22, 2009

The Texture of "flamenca"



I hope everyone has seen Fantasia. During the winter scene of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, little fairies flit around touching the fauna, freezing the core of all the leaves. The frost spreads, creating a beautiful and delicate visual tapestry. Real frost is even more incredibly detailed and its creation strictly follows mathematical and natural laws. The dance of flamenco is severe and seductive and requires the dancer to have great technical skill as well as dynamic and impressive beauty. The impression the fairy scene creates is sweet and demure but has underlying themes of aggression as the fairies are literally killing the plants. That aggression is strongly seen in flamenco.

1 comment:

Sage said...

Awesome concept Kate! But now I have Fantasia songs stuck in my head... Thanks a lot! Haha.