“Why do we seem so similar, but know nothing about each other? That’s what this project is about.”
This is how tap dancer Amanda Castro describes the dance and music collective Soles of Duende, bringing together three percussive dance traditions — tap, kathak, flamenco. The trio of dancers — including kathak dancer Brinda Guha and flamenco dancer Arielle Rosales — addresses Castro’s question through a fierce amalgam of movement.
Soles of Duende is on fire in the dance community, with recent raves and feature stories in Dance Magazine and The New York Times. In their December 14th show at Yale Schwarzman Center, “Can We Dance Here?” Soles of Duende presented dance forms and cultures “talking,” artistically and rhythmically. The artists spoke to each other, via movement and music: through feet, hands, and faces. Each dancer explored the others’ riffs, bols and beats — Rosales in heeled flamenco shoes, Guha in ankle bells, and Castro in tap shoes.
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