This is an archived event from Culture Days 2021.
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Flamenco on the Prairies. Oct.23, 2021 Noon at the B.U. School of Music courtyard-photo:CaleyBrownPhotography -
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Flamenco on the Prairies Oct.23 2021 Noon @B.U. School of Music courtyard Photo:CaleyBrownPhotography
Flamenco on the Prairies
In-person
Dance Drawing Interdisciplinary Music Visual artsDate and time
Location
Brandon University School of Music Courtyard
Brandon University School of Music on 20th St. near Rosser in Brandon, Mb
Brandon, MB
Directions: As you walk in to the School of Music which is directly south of the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium, there is an outdoor courtyard to the right.
Access
Free.
Offered in Spanish and English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Friday Oct 22, 2021 the Art Gallery is paring with Flamenco on the Prairies to have a drawing session with a dancer from 3:00-5:00. Saturday ,Oct. 23, 2021
12:00 pm- 1:00 there will be a group of flamenco dancers sharing an outdoor performance at the Brandon University School of Music courtyard. Several different dances will be performed in costume with some information and audience participation on the rhythms of flamenco. All covid-19 restrictions are followed in this outdoor event.
Organizer
Christine Penner
Christine Penner recently retired from teaching music in Brandon School Division. Her love of rhythms and dance has taken her to drumming workshops and dancing and singing in musical performances. In the last few years she has combined her passion for music and dancing in the study of flamenco dance. Christine has traveled several times to Jerez de la Frontera, Spain in the province of Andalusia , the birthplace of flamenco. She teaches flamenco to teens and adults at the Brandon School of Dance. Christine hopes to create a community of flamenco dancers of all ages in the Western Manitoba area .