Book launch: A Summer in Flamenco

Flamenco from the inside…

Jackie Cornwall   Kelly Lawlor   Adrián Brenes Ureba

A Summer in Flamenco

 

 

How does he write history into the empty air, having nothing to work with but the meagre resources of one small human body?
 When poet and theatre director Jackie Cornwall meets young flamenco dancer Adrián Brenes in the picturesque Andalucían town of Vejer de la Frontera, she is fascinated by the mystery of his art.  Spain is in economic crisis and Adrián’s future is uncertain but together they embark on the world’s first Shakespeare/flamenco fusion production. And as their shared journey takes them from Spain to Florence, and finally to New York, Adrián shows her exactly what it means to be ‘flamenco’.

Lavishly illustrated with Kelly Lawlor’s photographs, this entertaining and heartwarming book,describes the world of flamenco ‘from the inside’. A lively and highly personal introduction to the quintessentially Andalucían art, it will delight everyone who loves Spain or flamenco, or who cares about the fate of the young in a challenging world.

Jackie Cornwall was born in England of Welsh parentage in 1948. After living in Turkey, Wales and Mexico, she has now settled in Vejer de la Frontera in the Province of Cadiz. Her history of Vejer was published in 2011.

 

 

Adrián Brenes Ureba was born in Conil de la Frontera in 1986. He began dancing at the age of 8 and won his first competition at the age of 9. He  trained with teachers in Andalucia and Madrid and has performed on many stages. In 2014, he was awarded a Master’s degree in Computer Science by Cadiz University.

Kelly Lawlor was born in Essex in 1968 She has worked on a wide range of photographic projects, specialising in portraits, actors’ Spotlight head shots and portfolios. She now lives and works in Vejer de la Frontera.