Voice, Guitar, Dance

On November 22, three artists will perform at Stary Klasztor (Sala Witrażowa): dancer Lucía Mantovani, cantaor Borja Soto, and guitarist José Ismael Sierra. In the concert “Voice, Guitar, Dance,” they will present flamenco puro, an art form in which singing, dance, and guitar build a story full of expression and passion. Every gesture, phrase, and heel strike is part of a conversation created live on stage.

Flamenco puro (literally “pure flamenco”) is traditional flamenco, close to its Andalusian roots. Emotion, rhythm, and the relationship between the performers matter most. Even when a piece has a set form, its energy is created in the moment. The guitar follows the singing and dance, the cantaor (singer) responds to the movement of the bailaora (dancer), and the zapateado (footwork) acts as another instrument. The audience will therefore see not only a finished performance but also the process of the artists communicating with one another.

• Lucía Mantovani - an Argentine flamenco dancer living in Seville. She trained in Mendoza, Buenos Aires, and Spain, and since 2018 has built her professional career in Andalusia. She has performed at tablaos, in shows, and at festivals in Spain, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Her dance grows out of the meeting of Latin American sensibility and the daily experience of the Seville flamenco scene.
• Borja Soto - a cantaor from Seville who has lived and performed in Poland since 2013. He has appeared at the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016, Duende Festival, the Polish Dance Platform, Ethno Jazz Festival, and BRAVE Together, among others. He is a scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, founder of Los Duendes, author of music and lyrics, and artistic director of the Festiwal Flamenco Miasto Krasnali and the Wieczory Flamenco series.
• José Ismael Sierra - a flamenco guitarist associated with Seville since 2008, specializing in accompanying singing and dance. His playing does not serve as background: it leads the