Friday Flamenco

May 13, 2016 12:13 PM

Flamenco at 5:15, is a short, Oscar-winning documentary about students in their final year at the National Ballet School of Canada who are seen learning the flamenco from Susana and Antonio Robledo, in classes which are held after the day's regular schedule has ended.
posted by storybored (9 comments total)

This is a beautiful short film and the dancers are a delight to watch. Thank you for sharing it, storybored.
posted by Atrahasis at 1:33 PM on May 13, 2016 [1 favorite]

If you're ever in Toronto, the school is on Jarvis, just north of Carleton. The studios all have floor to ceiling windows and sometimes when you walk by you can see classes doing their exercises.
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 1:37 PM on May 13, 2016

This was lovely. Thank you so much.
posted by angiep at 1:44 PM on May 13, 2016

Wow. so much musicality and rhythm. this is the best thing i've seen all day!

Thanks for the find.
posted by OHenryPacey at 3:07 PM on May 13, 2016

("Antonio" speaks about his German origin - he was born Armin Janssen - but I kept wondering about her accent too: turns out she was Swiss!)
posted by progosk at 5:29 PM on May 13, 2016

Beautiful. Sublime. A joy to watch. Thanks.
posted by Captain Chesapeake at 5:48 PM on May 13, 2016

Wow, made in 1983. Feels so timeless.
posted by bluebelle at 9:27 PM on May 13, 2016

Sure, thanks a lot !
posted by nicolin at 4:08 AM on May 14, 2016

This is terrific and something I will share with my kids.

(guiltily, once or twice I felt the urge to break out into "Fame! I'm gonna live for-ev-eh-ver..." - this, I will share with my wife.)
posted by From Bklyn at 4:23 AM on May 14, 2016