The Dallas debut of show unravels Flamenco’s Afro-Andalusian roots and Black history for the first time.
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“Flamenco Black is a compilation of flamenco songs, dances, stories that are directly linked to Afro-Andalasion history, African Flamenco roots, and black communities,” said Delilah Buitron Arrebola, artistic director and producer of The Flame Foundation and Flamenco Black. “They express powerful imagery through traditional and contemporary stylization…I believe this is the beginning of future Flamenco Black productions.
The idea of the Flamenco Black concept came from Delilah, who had both personal and professional experiences. The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture Community Artist Program asked if The Flame Foundation would lead an hour-long discussion and performance on flamenco and its African origins and influence during Black History Month in February 2020.
Through her research, she learned about Yinka Esi Graves, a guest bailaora,or flamenco dancer, and choreographer, who is an African descent flamenco dancer from London who currently lives in Sevilla. Delilah’s son, who is biracial black-white-Latino, asked if there were any black flamenco performers, and this lead her to think about why there hasn’t been any or more black performances. Delilah spent two more years learning about Afro-Andalusian and African flamenco roots and connected with Yinka and Bridget L. Moore of B. Moore Dance to start collaborating on Flamenco Black.
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