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Southwest Folklife Alliance
A flamenco artist on how the dance keeps her going as it keeps evolving
Interview by Eryka Dellenbach
March 25, 2022
Phoenix Dance Observer
A conversation about BlakTinx by Dienae Hunter and Sofia Dotta
Menudo choreographed by Angelina Ramirez and performed by Angelina Ramirez and Elisa Lucía García-Radcliffe
Courtesy of BlakTinx Dance Festival photos by Ashley Lorraine Baker
Phoenix New Times
Falling In Love with Flamenco by Henry Bernard
June 29, 2018
Phoenix Dance Observer
/ser/ lights a fire in the heart of Phoenix by Dienae Hunter
January 15, 2018
AZ Commission on the Arts
Angelina Ramirez receives a Research and Development Grant
December 21, 2017
Flamenco began as a product of the Andalusian lower-class but was later embraced by Spain’s upper-class, becoming a national symbol. Eventually it was reclaimed as a gitano art form and since then, an idealization notion of puro (pure) flamenco has led many scholars to believe that only gitano dancers, who carry the form in their blood, can fully express the art of flamenco. Through her new performance piece SER, Angelina Ramirez explores concerns of identity and embodiment experienced by non-gitano dancer’s.
For the past twenty years, Ramirez has strived to present flamenco in the purest way possible, most often performing in traditional, intimate settings with live musicians, known as tablaos. These performances are largely improvised and are considered the most authentic way to present flamenco. SER will deepen Ramirez’s artistic practice by allowing her to explore a different kind of flamenco production and challenge the boundaries of what is traditionally considered flamenco.
Best of Phoenix
Phoenix New Times profile on Angelina Ramirez
Flamenco as a Lifestyle by Robert L Pela
October 4, 2016