The perpetual genders identity re-invention in fl amenco dance.
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Dance, Flamenco, Gender, Identity
Abstract
In the case of this study about flamenco dance, it is spotlighted how the matter of genders is a recurrent topic and a challenge in terms of creativity. Flamenco is in a perpetual search of a balance between tradition and contemporarily. Circumstance in which it was born, make this search and this constant mutation as part of its essence. When in a performance the representation of man and woman parts are modified according to the “traditional idea”, it brings up existential questions. Flamenco dance, like all the other contemporary forms of dance, reflects its context, contributes to its innovation and interacts with it. It is a social act.Downloads
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Published
2011-02-16
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Ordóñez Flores E. (2011). The perpetual genders identity re-invention in fl amenco dance. Arte, Individuo y Sociedad, 23(1), 19-28. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ARIS.2011.v23.n1.2
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