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Fifty thousand people view the online premiere
of the show 'Inmigración' at Flamenco-world.com
Flamenco-world.com, November 20th, 2003
The online broadcast of the premiere of 'Inmigración' at Flamenco-world.com
was an unprecedented success. Fifty thousand people all over the world watched
the show on the night of Wednesday, November 19th, 2003, an audience similar to
that which could fit in an Olympic stadium. The avalanche of viewers was such
that it blocked the portal in the five minutes prior to the opening. When the
curtain was raised, fifteen thousand people were simultaneously enjoying the show
from places as different as the Bermudas, Holland, Argentina, England, Australia,
the Philippines... and even Seville, although nearly half of the crowd connected
from the United States. Flamenco-world.com and Taller Flamenco thus make their
common dream come true of taking live flamenco to every corner on the globe.
'Inmigración' (Photo: Antonio Torres)
It was five minutes to 9 p.m. (Spanish time) on Wednesday, November 19th, 2003
when thousands of people all over the world keyed in www.flamenco-world.com on
their browser. They were 'waiting in line' to 'attend' the first flamenco premiere
broadcast on the Internet, at the same time as the crowd that was packing Seville's
Central Theater. Once the entrance was cleared, fifteen thousand computers worldwide
were taking their seats and watching 'Inmigración', the show marking the
début of the Ángeles Gabaldón Company. Thanks to the unlimited
capacity, during the show more and more viewers joined, reaching a total audience
of fifty thousand people.
Most of the connections came from the United States, specifically forty-five
percent. The rest were spread out all over the world map. Flamenco, dance and
culture enthusiasts in general from countries such as the Philippines, Brazil,
Canada, Spain, Italy, Holland, Argentina and England, among many others, enjoyed
this show which mixes art and social denunciation. Clear evidence of this are
the dozens of e-mails received at Flamenco-world.com, which stress, above all,
their gratitude to the project's organizers for "sharing Inmigración
with us", as a viewer writes from Manila.
'Inmigración' (Photo: Antonio Torres)
Two stories stand out in the collection of anecdotes of this first online flamenco
premiere. On the one hand, that of a cancer-stricken enthusiast in the United
States who enjoyed the show from the hospital. On the other hand, that of the
family of English bailaora Nicolia Morris - a member of the Ángeles Gabaldón
Company - who gathered in front of their computer to watch her brilliant performance...
from London. It was a fabulous thrill for them.
The online broadcast of the premiere of 'Inmigración' was possible thanks
to the collaboration of three companies: Flamenco-world.com, Taller Flamenco (the
show's producer) and Ferca (Internet services provider). To them it means "a
challenge and an achievement in the dissemination of flamenco. We've made the
dream come true of being able to take the flamenco being created today to thousands
of people who can't be at a specific place".
Further information: prensa@flamenco-world.com
magazine@flamenco-world.com
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