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By Jorge Ribalta
Photography, music, and dance collide in this incredibly original book by
Spanish photographer Jorge Ribalta. Through hundreds of black-and-
white photos, the author seeks to capture the essence of flamenco, the
traditional Spanish music and dance. Rather than focus on the names and
personalities, however, Ribalta is more concerned with the setting and
sense of place, and his images set the structure of flamenco against a
varied backdrop, highlighting historic and emblematic locations as well as
forgotten and marginalized sites. In addition to the photographs, this
exploration also includes a conversation between the photographer and
Pedro Romero and Gerhard Steingress, two experts on flamenco, about its
iconography and the dominant modes of visual representation of its
culture. Throughout their discussion, the three men address topics such
as urbanism, economy, and social movements, presenting readers with an
intellectual approach to flamenco that perfectly complements the more
