Dear Friends and Colleagues, Celebrate International Dance Day moving to the rhythms of Flamenco! The documentary film OVER THE WAVES: A STORY OF FLAMENCO IN THE U.S., by Carolina Loyola-García, is now available for educational purchase!! “Captures the beauty and mystery of the music and dancing as if you are right there, along with the fascinating story of José Greco, the grandfather of Flamenco in the U.S.” –Joan Wagman, Contemporary dance choreographer, dancer, and professor “Over The Waves is a beautiful love letter to the under-represented art of Flamenco dancing in the United States.” –Joey Nolfi, writer and critic “The film is beautiful, joyful, and informative. Great music, great dance, great skills. A film MUST SEE for everyone.” –Jon Beckley, Professor of Art, Carnegie Mellon University “The film is a great tribute to the artists and the tradition.” –Andrew Weintraub, Professor and Chair of Music, University of Pittsburgh OVER THE WAVES explores the tradition of flamenco art in the United States, including its origins, protagonists, and identity as a nomadic and hybrid art form. Focusing on the most important flamenco artists living in the country, the documentary offers a unique look at their creative process. This documentary brings us straight into the heart of flamenco and the artists who keep it alive. The sequences of toe-tapping dance and soaring music are exhilarating highlights of a fine and informative film whose performers include José Greco, Carmela Greco, Dame Libby Komaiko and the Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater, Edwin Aparicio, Ricardo Marlow, Jesús Montoya, Bárbara Martínez, Rebeca Tomas, Elba Hevia y Vaca, Marija Temo, Manolo Leiva, María Benítez, Joaquín Encinias, among others. OVER THE WAVES is an indispensable resource for Dance, Music and Performance Studies, Hispanic and Latin-American Stidies, History and Memory Studies among other disciplines. ORDER THE DVD AND WATCH A TRAILER AT http://pragda.com/films/over-the-waves-a-story-of-flamenco-in-the-u-s View Pragda’s at http://pragda.com/films About Pragda PRAGDA is a cultural initiative that specializes in offering Latin American and Spanish films of educational interest for students focused in Latin American studies, Spanish and Portuguese language studies, ethnic studies, women’s studies, history, sociology, politics, art and media studies, and international studies among others. Our collection includes films by such notable directors as LucÍa Puenzo, Juan Carlos Valdivia, Fernando Trueba, Pablo Larraín, Mariana Rondón, and many others. To learn more about Pragda, visit www.pragda.com -- Daniela Bajar Pragda 302 Bedford Ave., # 136 Brooklyn, NY 11249 Pragda: www.pragda.com Spanish Film Club: www.spanishfilmclub.com ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu