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Flemish art expand their sights studying its influence in gastronomy, tourism, sports and culture in the VI International Congress University Research flamenco.

Experts in flamenco, from singers, dancers to art scholars, in this context quote, from 24 to 26 February on the campus of Cartagena and other enclaves will be given.

The presentation of the Congress has been undertaken by a lcalde of Cartagena, Jose Lopez, who accompanied the mayor of La Union, Pedro Lopez Milan, as well as the director of the UCAM, Juan Alfonso García.

The latter has been commissioned to detail the activities that punctuate the conference.

Cartagena Mayor thanked the Catholic University have chosen the Cartagena as an enclave to celebrate this conference and has highlighted as new issues to be discussed at the conference, such as analysis of the displacement of the center of gravity in the dance flamenco, or activity of the muscles during footwork in flamenco dancing.

For his part, Juan Alfonso García, stressed that the conference will focus on the study of flamenco from four areas of research as well: tourism, gastronomy, sports science and culture.

We also wanted to stress that when a conference is to develop further research, flamenco is not only art and culture, but there is also a section devoted to study is essential.

In addition, Garcia commented the living character of the congress will focus not only on conferences and roundtables it will host a wine tasting, a photo exhibition and, of course, flamenco performances and concerts by leading figures of flamenco song and dance .

The importance of this conference, according to Garcia, is that the conclusions of the study of flamenco help professionals in the development of art and the knowledge of it.

The interconnection between flamenco and the city of Cartagena will also be the subject of study and debate by analyzing figures like Antonio Piñana or academic Carmen Conde.

Finally, the conference is organized by the Flamencology UCAM it has a professor luxury as Estrella Morente, who will also act soon in Cartagena, on May 14 in the Auditorium The Batel, where he will play El Amor Brujo accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of the UCAM.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena