Attendees of Aperture Foundation’s reception for the exhibition No Singing Allowed: Flamenco and Photography (currently on view at the Aperture Gallery and at Instituto Cervantes) were audience to a thrilling and moving performance by the influential contemporary Flamenco dancer Pastora Galván.

No Singing Allowed: Flamenco and Photography is curated by José Lebrero Stals and covers more than one hundred and fifty years of images, presenting an extensive survey of how photographers of different eras have approached the universe of flamenco, whether documenting the dance itself, gestures that recall it, or the culture that has developed around it.

Please enjoy the following edited excerpt of Galván’s performance and be sure to explore the No Singing Allowed: Flamenco and Photography exhibition in-person at both Aperture Gallery and Instituto Cervantes.

Stop by the Aperture Gallery this Saturday, March 6th, for Aperture’s  Armory Brunch and peruse the images from this historic show as well as greet other members of the Aperture community. The event will feature exclusives on books and limited edition prints and special appearances by photographers including Zwelethu Mthethwa, Eirik Johnson, Susan Meiselas, Doug Dubois, Donna Ferrato, Joel Meyerowitz, Jacqueline Hassink, and Gillian Laub. Refreshments will be served.

No Singing Allowed: Flamenco and Photography
On view through April 1st

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th floor
New York, New York
Monday – Saturday: 10:00am – 6:00pm

Amster Yard Gallery at Instituto Cervantes
211 East 49th Street
New York, New York
Monday – Friday: 10:30am-6:30pm
Saturday: 10:30am-1:30pm

View the New York Times Review of No Singing Allowed: Flamenco and Photography

Antoñita La Singla, Barcelona, 1962. Photograph by Xavier Miserachs

No Singing Allowed: Flamenco and Photography

Aperture Foundation and Instituto Cervantes, a non-profit organization that contributes to the cultural advancement of Spanish-speaking countries, have partnered to celebrate and interpret the art of flamenco through photography in two concurrent exhibitions opening February 4 and 5 at Aperture Gallery and Instituto Cervantes respectively, just prior to the launch of the 10th annual New York Flamenco Festival on February 11. Pastora Galván, an important new figure in flamenco dance will perform at the Aperture opening. Flamenco singer La Tremendita and guitarist Paco Cruz will perform at the opening at Instituto Cervantes. Both shows will remain on view until April 1, 2010.

Opening reception with live flamenco performance: Thursday, February 4, 6:00–8:00 pm

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10001
212-505-5555

Opening reception with live performance: Friday, February 5, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm

Amster Yard Gallery at Instituto Cervantes
211 East 49th Street
New York, NY 10017
212-308-7720