Manolo Sanlúcar teaches a master's course
in guitar at Málaga en Flamenco 2005

The master class, organized by the UNED, takes place at the Málaga Civic
Center October 17th to 22nd, 2005

Flamenco-world.com, October 2005

With the aim of “flamenco being investigated and seen from a more serious viewpoint so that it may thus be taught to the world with pride”, Manolo Sanlúcar teaches a master's course in guitar within the setting of the 2005 Málaga en Flamenco Festival. The master class, organized by the National University of Correspondence Courses (UNED), will be held October 17th to 22nd at the Civic Center of the capital city on the Costa del Sol. The course, with a total of twenty-four credit hours, has nearly filled up the fifteen places offered, aimed at advanced-level students.

Manolo Sanlúcar (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

The course, high-level just like the one Manolo Sanlúcar annually teaches at the Córdoba Guitar Festival, is split into three blocks: the first, virtuosity; the second, harmony and composing; and the third, study of the traditional forms and structure of flamenco guitar. With the study of these three areas, the Cádiz-born maestro wants to fight against the non-regulated study of flamenco music, as he has done so now for several years: “All the teaching of this discipline in Spain and abroad has been done by getting across the never-contrasted personal knowledge of non-accredited instructors”. At the same time, he charges that “so far, flamenco guitar has not received the academic recognition it deserves. Neither music conservatories nor university departments have organized the further training they should for flamenco guitarists, so the latter still lack the appropriate qualifications so far”.

‘Málaga’ in Seville

Málaga en Flamenco 2005 transfers its flagship to Seville this week. The show ‘Málaga’, directed by Paco Mora, is to be presented at Seville's Maestranza Theater on Saturday, October 15th, with cantaor José de la Tomasa as guest artist. The same day, nearly a month after its premiere in the town of Vélez-Málaga, Rocío Molina's show ‘El eterno retorno’ (‘The Eternal Return’) will be presented at Málaga's Cánovas Theater. Sprinkled with photo exhibits, lectures and other small-format performances, the week closes on Sunday the 16th at the Camilo José Cela Institute with the cante of Fosforito, magnificent winner of the fifth Golden Key of Cante Award (Llave de Oro de Cante).

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