About
Flamenco Sketches screens at Cinema The Pulse in Amsterdam on Saturday 21 November 2026 at 11:15. The film explores flamenco’s links to history, art and politics through archival material.
What to expect
The film explores how flamenco connects to historical and artistic developments.
- Voice-over reflects on flamenco history
- Archival clips include Carmencita and Hillary Clinton
- Links to modernity, machines and avant-garde art
- Names include Arp, Miró, Chaplin, Saura and Dalí
- Eroticism, censorship and politics appear
- Spanish Civil War and colonialism play a role
- Emotion and melancholy remain central
Questions
When does Flamenco Sketches start and end?
Flamenco Sketches runs Saturday, 21 November 2026, 11:15.
Where is Flamenco Sketches?
Flamenco Sketches takes place at Cinema The Pulse, Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, Amsterdam.
What is the film about?
Flamenco Sketches explores how flamenco connects to historical and artistic developments.
It uses archival material and voice-over.
References include Edison’s Kinetoscope film of Carmencita and a clip of Hillary Clinton.
It also touches on modernity, machines, avant-garde art, eroticism, censorship, the Spanish Civil War and colonialism.
Amsterdam
Getting there
Cinema The Pulse, Hildegard von Bingenstraat 4, 1081 LH Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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