The Arts Society, Nerja
How we got Ikea! - Scandinavian
Design c. 1880-1960 Heartbeat of the South: Flamenco, its
History, its Rhythms
Tuesday January 15th 2019
The Cultural Centre (Casa Cultura) Calle Granada, Nerja.
6pm (Doors open at 5pm and tickets only available on the
night)
Visitors are most welcome. Entrance €10 (Members of other
The Arts Societies €5)
A full illustrated lecture in English by Anne Anderson
Sponsored by Solatube Tuesday January 29th 2019
The Cultural Centre (Casa Cultura) Calle Granada, Nerja.
6pm (Doors open at 5pm and tickets only available on the
night) Visitors are most welcome. Entrance €10 (Members of
other The Arts Societies €5
Including live music and dancing by Company Antonio Guerra
Sponsored by Dentadanes and Olé Optica
Narrator: Helen Sijsling
Scandinavia became one of the
leading countries for ‘progressive’
design in the 20th century.
This lecture starts by looking at
design reform and the arts and
crafts movement at the end of the
19th century. Included will be the
interiors of Karl Larsson, for many
the direct precursor of the IKEA
Swedish style; the metalwork of the
Dane Georg Jensen, which drew
heavily on the English Arts and
Crafts; Swedish and Danish glass
and ceramics - Orrefors, Rorstrand
and Copenhagen. We would like to seduce you, to entice you into the world of
Flamenco. Maybe you have often seen flamenco performances
but still wonder - where does this music come from, what are
its origins? What is Flamenco? Interlacing the performance of a
singer, a guitar player and a dancer, the narrator will give us a
glimpse into this wonderful passionate world of Flamenco
The impact on Scandinavian
designers of the Arts and Crafts,
Art Nouveau, Art Deco and
Modernism will be appraised
bringing us up to the 1950s when it
can be said Scandinavian design
came of age. Scandinavian Modern,
as it was christened in America,
offered an ideal life-style for the post war era, based on clean
lines, natural materials and the notion that ‘less is more’.
which was added to the list of
‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity’ by UNESCO in 2010.
Founded on principles of economy and self-reliance, Do-It-
Yourself-IKEA has globalized Scandinavian Modern and many
have embraced its founder’s ethos as it suits our busy lifestyles.
Andalusia in southern Spain is the
heartland of Flamenco. It is an
artistic expression fusing song
(cante), dance (baile) and
musicianship (toque). ‘Cante’ is
Antonio Guerra
performed by a seated solo singer.
The gamut of feelings and states of mind – grief, joy, tragedy,
rejoicing and fear – can be expressed through sincere and
expressive lyrics. Flamenco ‘baile’ is a dance of passion, of
courtship, expressing a wide range of emotions from sadness
to joy. ‘Toque’, the art of guitar playing has long surpassed its
original role as an accompaniment. Hand clapping and foot
stamping are also employed.
About Anne Anderson
Graduated in Art History and Archaeology from Leicester
University in 1978 and worked as an archaeologist for eight
years, being elected to the Society of Antiquaries in 1997. 1993-
2007 senior lecturer on the Fine Arts Valuation degree courses
at Southampton Solent University, specialising in the Aesthetic
Movement, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau and Modernism. She is
currently Hon. Research Fellow at Exeter University; a Fletcher
Jones Fellow of the Huntington Library, CA; a fellow of the
Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum and Library;
Cumming Ceramic Research Foundation Fellow (2007 and
2010) and consultant for Lord Frederic Leighton’s Studio-
House, Kensington. Her 2008 exhibition Ancient Landscapes,
Pastoral Visions Samuel Palmer to the Ruralists attracted some
47,000 visitors. She has published books on Roman pottery,
Art Deco teapots and Edward Burne-Jones. A NADFAS lecturer
since 1993, Anne toured Australia in 2000, 2006, 2009 and has
lectured on cruises. Her television credits include BBC’s Flog
It! Anne is also a tutor at the V&A on the Chardin to Cézanne
year course.
There are more than 50 different rhythms. We will be looking
at a few of them in detail. Happy rhythms, like Alegría and
Bulería and sad ones like Soleá or Seguirilla; simple ones with
a four beat like the Tango (the Flamenco Tango, not the
Argentinian one!) or the most complicated ones with a 12 beat
like the Bulería; rhythms from Cádiz and Jerez, the very heart
of the Flamenco, but also others that have been influenced by
other cultures like the Fado and Cuban music. Come and let
yourself be seduced into this very passionate world of
Flamenco!
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