About the Artist
A native of Baltimore Maryland Jamahl received his dance training from Arte Flamenco Dance Company director Natalia Monteleon. After becoming proficient in the dance form he decided to stray away from the traditional and began to experiment. He has collaborated with Deep Vision Dance Company , Intermedia Artist Sidney Pink and has performed at various venues in the Baltimore area.
Artist's Statement
I create Experimental Flamenco Dance by deconstructing the traditional form, while devising new ways of moving as a contemporary Flamenco dancer. Through extensive improvisation and collaborations, I evolve, reframe, and re-contextualize the idea of Flamenco dance. Sharing stories and ideas is often central to my performances, including topics of social justice, inequality, history, and contemporary culture. Interdisciplinary approaches are often central to my process, with influences from modern dance, experimental music, and visual art. My work is sometimes comical, serious, or reflective, but always connects deeply with audience through a shared experience of emotion and physicality.
