FLAMENCO FOR EVERYBODY
‘Are you making a show? For everybody?’ asks a boy on scooter.
Photography ©Martin Ollman 2022
““Wonderful humour and history bring great joy. Genuine emotionality and expression.””
SHOW SYNOPSIS
Organically grown during Covid-19 lockdowns, Annalouise was determined to dance. She found a local community hall with a veranda and a local wharf to practice on for the entire two years. Connection with the locals was strong. She met walkers, boaties, dogs and children and a little boy on a scooter who asked, ‘Are you making a show? For everybody?’ A few months later a show was born.
Flamenco for Everybody is an exhilarating theatrical experience that opens with Annalouise telling her story and unfolds into a full live concert of languid live Flamenco guitar, Spanish songs and poetry, high-energy percussion, contemporary flamenco dance, video art and evocative sound design.
This is an Australian story seamlessly woven, deeply emotional and energising. A brave show that shares its resilience with communities everywhere that faced the adverse effects of Covid-19, harsh drought, bushfires and isolation. It is the very spirit of this dance and music that uplifts and heals.
You’ll love to listen but by the end, you’ll want to get up and dance!
CREATIVES
Artistic Direction | Annalouise Paul
Cast | Ángel Mellado, Ricky Kugler, Robert Varga, Annalouise Paul
Technical Production | Frankie Clarke
Designers | Costume Simone Shagrin, Hair pieces Romana Toson, Sound Trevor Brown, Video Art Annalouise Paul.
Producer | Annalouise Paul Dance Theatre
Duration | 65 minutes
““Awakening us to a call to rise and lift our spirits.””
MICRO TOURS
Micro Tours allow us to immerse in one regional area at a time. Being in one place longer deepens the engagement for communities with the work and our artists. This is a new lean sustainable model innovated by Annalouise Paul Dance Theatre. It supports our creative teams and regional partners alike. Sensibly managing Australia’s long distances. Olé!
2022-2023
Saturday 29 April 2023 - Goulburn Performing Arts Centre / COMPLETE
Saturday 25 February 2023 - Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre / FREE
Friday 25 November 2022 - Riverside Theatres Parramatta / SOLD OUT
Saturday 15 October 2022 - Illawarra Performing Arts Centre / SOLD OUT
Saturday 28 May 2022 - Tuggeranong Arts Centre / SOLD OUT
Friday 18 June 2021 - 1880 St Peters Parish, Surry Hills / SOLD OUT
Sunday 1 November 2020 - The Drill, Rushcutters Bay / SOLD OUT
PREVIOUS PARTNERS
Destination NSW, Sydney Solstice, Eastside Sydney, Parramatta City Council, Create NSW COVID Relief, Dance Domain, Australian Institute of Music.
Flamenco for Everybody was first presented inside the heritage-listed hall, The Drill at Rushcutters Bay, supported by Woollahra Council and Critical Path.
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Photography Credits: Shane Rozario, Maree Laffan, Martin Ollman
