25th Anniversary Flamenco Festival New York: Landscape + Silencios

Created by the renowned duo Rafael Estévez and Valeriano Paños, this program explores the encounter between flamenco and the avant-garde. Landscape, performed by Rafael Estévez and Yoel Vargas, draws on the fierce zapateado of Carmen Amaya and the experimental percussion of John Cage, imagining a meeting of their worlds in 1940s New York. Silencios, performed by Estévez and Paños, is inspired by Vicente Escudero and a text from Cage’s A Year from Monday, reflecting on silence, chance, and attentive listening through stillness, movement, and the dialogue between the two performers.

Following the performance, Estévez and Paños will join the audience for a conversation on the influence of Carmen Amaya and Vicente Escudero on flamenco and the lasting impact of their time in New York on the evolution of the art form.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Espacio de Culturas @ NYU