Encuentros Españoles (Spanish Encounters) celebrates the nexus of Spanish music and dance and is the first international festival of its kind in Australia. A range of exciting events will be on offer during the week of 19 to 27 October at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music including: Innovative concerts featuring unique fusions of Spanish classical music and dance Fascinating lecture/presentations Masterclasses and workshops by renowned Spanish music experts.
The symposium explores links between flamenco dance and the keyboard music of the great Spanish nationalist composers such as Albéniz, Granados and de Falla, the program will showcase distinguished international and local artists, dancers and composers who share a common passion for Spanish music. The Symposium will assist pianists to develop an appreciation of the dance sources that underpin much Spanish music, helping to inform their approach to its performance and allowing them to arrive at a deeper and more truthful interpretation.
AC/E collaborates in this encounters, through its mobility programme, supporting the parcipation of the pianist Maria Luis Morales López del Castillo and Cristóbal Salvador from the Escuela Bolera (Dance).
PROGRAMME:
Symposium:
Speakers:
- Maria Luisa Morales López del Castillo, Directora del FIMTE (Festival Internacional de Música de Tecla Española)
- Cristóbal Salvador Pérez (Danza - Escuela Bolera)
- Michael Christoforidis (University de Melbourne)
- Natalia Ricci (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
- Carolina Estrada (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
- Lorelle McNaughton (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
- “Los Carmonas” (Dance Academy)
- Gian – Franco Ricci (University of New Castle NSW)
Concerts:
- (Saturday 26 October) Luisa Morales (Clave) and Cristobal Salvador (Danza – Escuela Bolera)
- (Sunday 27 October) Luisa Morales, Natalia Ricci, Lorelle MacNaughton, Carolina Estrada, Los Carmonas and Cristobal Salvador. Coreography by Adriana Rodriguez
The symposium explores links between flamenco dance and the keyboard music of the great Spanish nationalist composers such as Albéniz, Granados and de Falla, the program will showcase distinguished international and local artists, dancers and composers who share a common passion for Spanish music. The Symposium will assist pianists to develop an appreciation of the dance sources that underpin much Spanish music, helping to inform their approach to its performance and allowing them to arrive at a deeper and more truthful interpretation.
AC/E collaborates in this encounters, through its mobility programme, supporting the parcipation of the pianist Maria Luis Morales López del Castillo and Cristóbal Salvador from the Escuela Bolera (Dance).
PROGRAMME:
Symposium:
Speakers:
- Maria Luisa Morales López del Castillo, Directora del FIMTE (Festival Internacional de Música de Tecla Española)
- Cristóbal Salvador Pérez (Danza - Escuela Bolera)
- Michael Christoforidis (University de Melbourne)
- Natalia Ricci (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
- Carolina Estrada (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
- Lorelle McNaughton (Sydney Conservatorium of Music)
- “Los Carmonas” (Dance Academy)
- Gian – Franco Ricci (University of New Castle NSW)
Concerts:
- (Saturday 26 October) Luisa Morales (Clave) and Cristobal Salvador (Danza – Escuela Bolera)
- (Sunday 27 October) Luisa Morales, Natalia Ricci, Lorelle MacNaughton, Carolina Estrada, Los Carmonas and Cristobal Salvador. Coreography by Adriana Rodriguez