Las aportaciones del flamenco al ballet

Abstract

Artistic collaborations between flamenco and ballet have had positive results, short and long-term, in the evolution of these dance genres, their repertoire, and education programs. This dissertation analyzes the collaboration of flamenco dance artists in internationally recognized ballet companies in the process of creating Spanish ballet repertoire. This study connects the impact these collaborations had on ballet dancers and choreographers in these companies that motivated them to include flamenco or Spanish dance studies in the ballet schools affiliated to the companies they eventually directed. The dissertation’s case study focuses on the impact flamenco dancer Félix Fernández had on the Ballet Russes, particularly on Léonide Massine, in the process of creating Le Tricorne, and follows the subsequent choreography and production of Spanish ballet and flamenco repertoire that he inspired.