flamenco costumes
practice skirts
sevillanas dresses
batas de cola...
Custom fitted traditional and modern flamenco designs...
www.raquellopezdesigns.com
After a 1 year hiatus, Jason McGuire is accepting weekly students for flamenco guitarists of all levels on Saturdays at his studio in Oakland. Lesson spots are limited!
As always, Jason includes a DVD video copy of each lesson for his students to take home for later review.
Contact Jason for more info by email:
info@flamenco-lessons.com
"There are good flamenco dancers, exceptional flamenco dancers—and then there is Soledad Barrio."
— Philadelphia Inquirer
Madrid-based Noche Flamenca celebrates the essence, purity, and integrity of one of the world’s most complex and mysterious art forms. The company has been hailed internationally for its transcendent and deeply emotional performances and is recognized as the most authentic flamenco touring ensemble in the field today. Lead dancer Soledad Barrio has won awards from over a dozen countries for excellence in dance and is considered one of the greatest performers of our time.
[Read the full description of Noche Flamenca]
Venue: Zellerbach Hall
University of California Berkeley
Bancroft Way & Dana St.
Berkeley, CA
Details:
Friday, JAN 23rd at 8:00pm
Saturday, JAN 24th at 8:00pm
Tickets: $24, $36, $48
For more informationa and to purchase tickets please visit the event page on Cal Performances at Calperfs.berkeley.edu
For more information please also visit the Noche Flamenca website
Los Farruco / The First Family of Gypsy Flamenco
The Bay Area Flamenco Partnership presents:2009 FESTIVAL OF FLAMENCO ARTS & TRADITIONS
featuring
Los Farruco
First Family of Gypsy Flamenco
Friday, March 6, 2009
8:00pm
Palace of Fine Arts Theater
San Francisco
Tickets on sale now and going fast!
Buy online at: www.brownpapertickets.com
or by phone (800) 838-3006 (24/7)
Los Farruco features two generations of artists- all direct descendents of the legendary patriarch and flamenco dance master, El Farruco who performed in San Francisco in the late 1980s as part of Claudio Segovia and Hector Orezzoli's Broadway production, "Flamenco Puro". Farruquito, the superstar of the Farruco clan, wowed local audiences when he appeared here with Juana Amaya in 2003 when he was only 18 years-old. In town for The Bay Area Flamenco Partnership's Festival of Flamenco Arts and Traditions 2009, Los Farruco "first family of Gypsy flamenco dance" make their Bay Area premier featuring two of the maestro's younger grandsons --Farruco (“El Farru”) and Barullo (“El Negro”) as well as both of his daughters --La Farruca and La Faraona "la madre de la buleria"--. Accompanied by celebrated guitarists Antonio Rey and El Tuto and some of Spain's most outstanding young flamenco singers incuding Pedro el Granaino, Mara Rey, El Rubio de Pruna and Antonio Zuniga, Los Farruco promises a thrilling evening of Gypsy flamenco dance and music.
"...raw flamenco, full of power, fire and unbridled masculinity." – Daily Telegraph (UK)
"...mesmerizing." – Anne Kisseldorf, NY Times
"...flamencura esencial." Flamenco-world.com
“En el baile hay dos mundos, el de los mortales y el de los Farruco. Punto." Alberto García Reyes, ABC (Spain)
"La soleá de la matriarca es una oda al baile flamenco, un tarro de esencias cuyo aroma se desprende poco a poco" -Flamenco-World.com
The Festival of Flamenco Arts & Traditions has been made possible in part by a Living Cultures grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the James Irvine Foundation.
Information: http://www.FlamencoFestivalSF.com
(510) 444-2820
PaSevilla at Peña Pachamama, North Beach, San Francisco
Cancion and Rumba Flamenca
Sunday, January 11th 2009
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peña Pachamama
1630 Powell St.
(Between Union and Green in Historic North Beach)
San Francisco, CA
(415) 646-0018
PaSevilla are:
Jason McGuire / guitarra/guitar
Gabriel Navia / bajo/bass
Paco Albiac / voz/vocals
Rachel Bouch-D / latin percussion
Amanda Pineda / palmas & coros
Sandra Gabas / palmas & coros
Sabor de Tango presents Noche de Duende at El Valenciano, SF
Carolina Lugo's Brisas de España Flamenco Dance Company
Peninsula Symphony 60th Anniversary Concert Seasonwith
Mitchell Sardou-Kline
Conductor / Musical Director
presents
Carolina Lugo's Brisas de España Flamenco Dance Company
and Special Guest Artist
Angel Romero
World Renowned Classical Guitarist
featuring International Artists:
Carolina Lugo & Carolé Acuña
Guest Artist: Aldo Ruiz
Program: De Falla, Bizet, Chabrier
Friday, January 16, 2009
Fox Theater, Redwood City
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Flint Center, Cupertino
Tickets:
www.peninsulasymphony.org | 650.941.5291
Chus Alonso and Potaje Ensemble CD Release Party!
Saturday, Feb 7, 2009La Peña Cultural Center
Chus Alonso and Potaje Ensemble
Celebrating the release of the CD "Flamenco Cat"
Chus Alonso (flute and musical direction)
Tregar Otton (violin), Paula Dreyer (piano)
Steve Senft-Herrera (bass), and Sage Baggott, Brian Rice, and Omar Ledezna (percussion)
When:
8:00pm. Doors open at 7:30
Where:
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue
(between Prince St & Woolsey St)
Berkeley, CA 94705
(510) 849-2568
www.lapena.org
Chus Alonso and Potaje Ensemble introduce their new CD to East Bay audiences. During the last four years, Chus Alonso has been developing a contemporary flamenco sound that uses the piano, as well as other non-traditional instruments. After the first set, presenting “Flamenco Cat” in concert format, the dance floor will be cleared for a Latin dance party during the second set.
Tickets:
At the door $14, Advanced $12, Discount $12, Kids $7
For purchase tickets online, please go to:
www.showboxoffice.com/...
For info about Potaje:
potajemusic.com
Juan Siddi - Flamenco Dance Workshop
TWO DAYS ~ Flamenco workshopSaturday January 17 and Sunday Jan 18, 2009
2:00-3:30pm Avd/Beg (Buleria/Tangos)
3:30-5:00pm Interm/Advance (Solea por Buleria)
La Solea Dance Studio
150 McAllister
San Francisco, CA 94102
(Between Leavenworth and Hyde)
Bart: Civic Center all lines to Market St.
(and lots of street parking)
Fee:
Drop-in $35
Two Days one level workshop $50 if paid before January 11
Two Days one level workshop $60 if paid after January 12
Make checks payble to Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco and send to: 1144 Rhode Island, San Francisco, CA 94107
Juan Siddi / Dancer / Flamenco
Juan siddi Recognized as a young, powerful and passionate flamenco dancer, Juan began his professional career at the age of 18. He danced with Compania Flamenca Alhama and Noches de Amor productions on international tours for seven years. Highlights included: Metropol Theater, Vienna; Tranenpalast, Berlin; Moods, Zurich; on German television programs ORF; Flamenco Festivals, Dusseldorf; Arosa Cruises through the Mediterranean; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City; and Bienal de Flamenco, Seville. Additionally, he was featured on a live CD from the Noches de Amor tour. In 2000, Juan performed with Compania Flamenca Alhama as the principal male dancer at a birthday gala for Herzogin von Wurttenburg and His Majesty Juan Carlos of Spain. Here, he and the company were recognized for their representation of Spanish culture in Europe.
In 2005 and 2006, Juan was invited as a special guest artist with La Tania Flamenco Music and Dance Company to perform on tours throughout California at the Brava Theater and Cowell Theater, San Francisco; Kuumbwa Jazz Theater, Santa Cruz; and Montgomery Theater, San Jose.
Juan began his own flamenco company in September 2007. Soon after, he created, directed and choreographed the production Pasión Flamenca. In October, the production toured with sold out performances throughout Colorado and New Mexico. Currently, Juan is living in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he is teaching and choreographing flamenco at The Institute for Spanish Arts and at Santa Fe Community College. The Juan Siddi Flamenco Theatre Company now bears the torch for what was formerly the María Benítez Teatro Flamenco, recently retired after seven consecutive seasons.
For More Information Please Contact Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco At (415)531-1141 or e-mail Carola_Zertuche@yahoo.com
Please make check payable to: Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco and send to:
Theatre Flamenco
1144 Rhode Island
San Francisco, CA 94107
Carola Zertuche - Flamenco Dance Workshop
FLAMENCO DANCE WORKSHOPS ~ 8 Weekswith Carola Zertuche
WEDNESDAYS, January 6 - February 25, 2009
La Solea Dance Studio
150 McAllister Street., San Francisco. CA 94102
BART: CIVIC CENTER
6:00-7:00pm Adv/Beg (Tangos De Malaga)
7:00-8:00pm Intermediante (Solea por Buleria)
8:00-9:00pm Advance Tarantos
Regular Classes:
THURDAYS
6:00-7:00pm Beginning Flamenco Technique
For more information on classes and Fees Visit www.TheatreFlamenco.org
or e-mail Carola at carola_zertuche@yahoo.com
(415)531-1141
Carolina Lugo & Carolé Acuña
By popular demand Carolina Lugo & Carolé Acuña are touring the Bay Area with their high energy, intense, fun and informative:"Flamenco Movement Boot-Camp for Belly Dancers & Beginner/Intermediate Flamenco Students"
Every 3rd Sunday of the month starting February thru May 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
1:00pm - 4:15pm {15 minute break from 2:30-2:45 pm}
Pleasure Point Fitness & Dance Center
907 41st Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Workshop Fee (both classes): $70 on/before Feb 08, 2009 ($80 after 02-08-09)
Drop-in per class: 1 class $42 / 2 classes $84
Registration & advanced payments: janelle@janelledance.com - make checks payable to Pleasure Point FDC {include your name & class/classes you are registering for} Send to: Pleasure Point Fitness & Dance Center, 907 41st Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062.
Class Curriculum: 1st class-1-2:30pm: Floreos (hand work), braseos (arm work), Movimientos del cuerpo (upper body work), and application to dance.
2nd class-3-4:30pm: Turns, floor exercises incorporating the arms, hand work, and use of shawl/veil and Spanish fan! Short choreography fusion of Flamenco and Belly Dance.
Attention Dancers....., remember to bring your veil/manton/mantoncillo and Spanish fan to the workshops!
Registering Students: Please email me at carolinalugo1@msn.com for any questions about the workshop curriculum, payment or dance attire...
Thank you for your time, support and interest! We will see you at the workshops - Carolina and Carolé
Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos
FLAMENCO WORKSHOPS ~ WINTER SESSIONwith Yaelisa, Emmy Award-Winning Dancer
TUESDAYS, JAN 6 - FEB 24, 2009
Dimond Studios, 3611 Dimond Street, Oakland CA 94602
Fruitvale Bart Station/#57 Bus - MacArthur & Fruitvale Stop - Plenty of parking
7-8PM Int/Adv TECHNIQUE FOR TACONEO Y MARCAJE
8-9:15PM Int/Adv Flamenco CHOREOGRAPHY FOR SOLEARES
(Classes are limited in size - register early!)
$120 for 8-week workshops - NO DROP-INS. CONTACT YAELISA
ADVANCE REGISTRATION ONLY: SIGN UP ONLINE
For information call (510)531-9986 email: info@caminosflamencos.com
SATURDAYS, JAN 3 - FEB 21, 2009
ASHKENAZ MUSIC & DANCE CENTER
1317 San Pablo Avenue, at Gilman in North Berkeley
12:00-1:00pm FLAMENKIDS (ages 6-10)**
1:00-2:15pm Beg./Int. FLAMENCO TECHNIQUE
2:30-3:30pm Int./Adv. CHOREOGRAPHY (TANGOS)
$18 Drop-in ~ $110 for 8-Class workshops
$13 Drop-in ~ $90 for FLAMENKIDS
Yaelisa is a master instructor who has won numerous awards for her choreographies. Her classes focus on introducing students to the movements, rhythms, and feeling behind this exciting and passionate dance form. The classes are an intense workout, yet fun for beginners and advanced dancers alike. Yaelisa is the artistic director of the award-winning Caminos Flamencos and the founder and artistic director of the New World Flamenco Festival.
NEW! FLAMENCO THURSDAYS IN OAKLAND!
Dimond Studios, 3611 Dimond Street, Oakland CA 94602
January 8 - February 26, 2009 (8 weeks)
7:00-8:00pm INTRO/BEGINNING FLAMENCO
8:00-9:00pm Intermediate SEVILLANAS Review
ADVANCE REGISTRATION ONLY. Classes Limited in Size, reserve your spot early! (REGISTRATION FORM ON WEBSITE)
$18 Drop-in ~ $110 for 8-Class workshops
Visit www.caminosflamencos.com or myspace.com/caminosflamencos
Call 510-531-9986 for further information OR email: info@caminosflamencos.com OR call Mimi Martinez to register for workshops at 510-387-7795
**WEDNESDAY GROUP CLASS SCHEDULE: JAN. 7 – 28, 4-5PM
PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE. BY INVITATION ONLY.
PRIVATE LESSONS AVAILABLE AT THE OAKLAND STUDIO. CONTACT YAELISA AT INFO@CAMINOSFLAMENCOS.COM
Monica
Flamenco Dance Workshop, San Francisco
Technique & Choreography Workshop
~ Winter 2009 ~
Mondays, January 12 ~ March 16, 2009 (10 weeks)
in San Francisco
Mondays Jan 12th - March 16th, 2009
(10 weeks)
6:00-7:00pm Beginning Flamenco
Includes the study of armwork, handwork, footwork and palmas, combined with a study of the basic flamenco rhythms.
7:00-8:00pm Sevillanas
The traditional dance of the La Feria de Sevilla (Seville's April fair).
This workshop is offered to both beginning and intermediate dance students and will include the study of castanets.
~ Workshop Fees ~
Pre-registration (received by January 8) ~ $100
Registration after January 8 ~ $120
Drop-in fee ~ $14 per class
Visa & MasterCard accepted!
Missed classes may be made up in another level within the same workshop.
*No refunds after January 12th.
San Francisco Dance Center
26 - 7th Street at Market, 5th Floor,
San Francisco, CA
415) 863-3040
Bart / Muni Stop: CIVIC CENTER
For more information & registration ~ (415) 330-9075
Web site: www.flamenco-dance.com
E-mail: Info@flamenco-dance.com
Virginia Iglesias
FLAMENCO ACADEMY OF DANCE
For more information:
www.flamenco-academy.com
email: info@flamenco-academy.com
SPECIAL!... New Students save $2 on your first class! Just mention this offer!
New Beginner classes offer special exercises designed for quick development. Drop-ins welcome! Year round performance opportunities for level 2 and level 3 performance groups.
SAN FRANCISCO... All Classes welcome Drop-ins!
San Francisco Dance Center
26 7th Street, 3rd floor
Tuesdays
6-7 pm New Beginner
7-8 pm Level 2 /Technique
8-9 pm Level 2 /Choreography with Fan Tech. ...begins Jan 6th!
Thursdays
7:15-8:30 pm Int/Adv NEW! Advanced Performance Group ~ Choreography [begins Jan. 8]
Saturdays
12-1 pm New Beginner
1-2 pm Level 2 / Technique / Alegrias
2-3 pm Castanets / Beginner Technique / Sevillanas with castanets [this month 3rd & 4th Sevillanas]
PALO ALTO ...Drop-ins Welcome!
Zohar School of Dance
Cubberley Community Center
4000 Middlefield Rd, Building L, Room 4
Mondays
7:45-9 pm New Beginner
9-9:45 pm Beginner/ Choreography
ALAMEDA ...Drop-ins Welcome!
West Coast Dance Theatre
1701 Lincoln Ave. @ Grand St., Alameda, CA
Fridays
6:30-7:30 pm Beginner / Adult and Teens
ALAMEDA
"Dance 10", 900 Santa Clara Ave. @ 9th St.
Sundays
12:00-1:00pm / Children & Moms Flamenco!
Ages 5 & up / 6 Week Workshop ~ $84 / Begins Jan. 18
Registration required! Please visit our website...
www.flamenco-academy.com
Carola Zertuche
La Solea Dance Studio
150 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(BART: Civic Center)
(415) 531-1141
Carola_zertuche@yahoo.com
8-week Flamenco Workshop
Wednesdays, Jan 7 - Feb 25, 2009
Wednesdays
6:00-7:00pm Adv/Beg (Tangos de Malaga)
7:00-8:00pm Intermediates ( solea por Bulerias)
8:00-9:00PM Advance (Tarantos)
Thursdays
6:30-7:30pm New Beg Flamenco Technique
Fridays
4:45-5:45pm Children's flamenco age 6-12
BERKELEY
Ashkenaz Music and Dance
1317 San Pablo Ave.
Berkley, CA
8-week Flamenco Workshop
Saturdays, Jan 3 - Feb 21, 2009
Saturdays
1:30-2:30pm Adv/Beg (Alegrias)
Fee:
$18 drop-in
8 Weeks workshop if paid before Jan 2 $112 - after Jan 2 $128
10% discount when signing up for two or three workshops
$56 Thursdays Class
$15 Children's flamenco
Please make checks payable to Carola Zertuche and send it to:
150 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
La Solea Dance Studio
studio space available at La Solea
For more information on classes and studio rental contact Carola at carola_zertuche@yahoo.com or (415) 531-1141
Miriam 'La Miri'
Nourish spirit, empower body!
FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES IN MARIN COUNTY
with Miriam ‘La Miri’
WINTER Session:
Jan 13th ~ March 31, 2009
Tuesday Adult classes in San Rafael
Thursday Teens/Adults in Larkspur
Download Class Information (PDF)
For more information & registration ~ (415) 259-6377
E-mail: LaMiriFlamenco@hotmail.com
Website: www.AzafranFlamenco.com
Flamenco Dance Classes with La Tania
San Francisco, 2009
[CLICK FOR DETAILED INFORMATION]
Next class sessions begin January 20, 2009
To receive info on workshops, join our mailing list:
www.latania-flamenco.com/latania/mailingList.html
CLASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday Evenings (workshop sessions)
6:00 - 7:30 “Cuadro Class” – Intermediate/Advanced
City Dance School
32 Otis Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Thursday Evenings (workshop sessions)
6:30-7:30 Beginning I (basic technique)
7:30-8:30 Beginning II (beginning choreography)
Mission Cultural Center
2868 Mission Street
San Francisco CA, 94110
Friday Evenings (workshop sessions)
6:00 - 7:30 Beg/Inter Technique & Choreography
7:30 - 9:00 Inter/Adv Technique & Choreography
San Francisco Dance Center
26 7th St., 5TH Floor (near Market St.)
FEES
Tuesday and Friday classes are in workshop sessions, please contact Jamille for more information and to Register: 831-238-2132 or E-mail: classes@latania.org
Thursdays classes are in workshop sessions, please contact The Mission Cultural Center directly at: (415) 821-1155
Carolina Lugo & Carole Acuña
Winter Classes 2008-2009
Concord Location:
"Brisas de España Dance Academy-Center For Hispanic Cultural Arts"
1301 Franquette Ave, Concord 94520
MONDAY'S
6:00-7:00 pm- New Time!
Beginner Flamenco Technique Only
7:00-7:45 pm- New Time!
Choreography- "Tangos Basics"
7:45-9:45 pm- Guitar accompaniment
Advanced Flamenco Technique and Choreography "Siguiriyas", review of class repertoire.
WEDNESDAY'S
4:30-5:30 pm
Kid's Flamenco w/castanets, level I: Development of musicality and coordination w/castanets, choreography "Sevillanas"
5:30-6:30 pm
Intermediate I & II Flamenco:
*5:30-6:30 pm-Technique- Palmas for development and understanding of compas, footwork drills, upper body movements, turns.
*6:30-7:30 pm-Choreography- "Bulerias" vignettes, review of class repertoire.
Intermediate II & III -Guitar accompaniment
7:30-9:00 pm- Technique: dynamics of palmas to dance accompaniment, footwork drills and patterns for dance choreographies~ Choreography "Tangos de Malaga", review of class repertoire.
THURSDAY'S
New Class!
5:00-6:00 pm
Parent & Me Introduction to Flamenco {ages 3-6}- development of coordination skills, musicality and intro to 8 count rhythms-parent/child
6:00-8:00 pm- Spanish Dance w/castanets, Levels II & III
8:00-9:00 pm- Flamenco Intermediate III-Advanced Technique
Footwork drills for development of strong, clear footwork, dynamics and musicality. Dynamics of palmas to dance accompaniment, footwork drills and patterns for dance choreographies, improvisation technique for Formal Theater, Tablao or Juerga style dance.
FRIDAY'S
New Class!
Adult Latin Fusion Dance {ages 15 & over} ~ 6 week introductory series starting December 12th! Holiday Gift Certificates Available!
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San Francisco Location: DSG Studios
564 Monterey Blvd, San Francisco 94527
THURSDAY'S
Classes taught by Carolé Acuña
6:40-7:40 pm- Beginner Flamenco Technique
7:40-8:40 pm- Beginner Choreography: "Tangos" basics... development of choreography from material learned in technique class.
San Jose Location: Halanda Studio
1062 Lincoln Ave, downtown Willow Glen
SATURDAY'S (afternoon)
12:40-2:00 pm- Beginner Flamenco Technique
2:00-3:15 pm- Intermediate I & II Flamenco Technique w/castanets....
3:15-4:15 pm- Choreography "Fandangos de Huelva" w/castanets, "Bulerias" vignettes
TUESDAY'S
6:00-7:00 pm- Beginner Flamenco Choreography- "Tangos Basics", 8 count rhythms applied from Saturday technique class
7:00-8:00 pm- Intermediate II & III Technique: footwork drills, upper body movements and coordination w/footwork, turns.
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Class/Workshop Registration: Send check/money order to CAROLINA LUGO, 1040 Pleasant Valley Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 ~ Email:carolinalugo1@msn.com ~ Call: 925-939-7850 ~ www.carolinalugo.com
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Give the Gift of Dance-Exercise & Cultural Art! ~ Holiday Gift Certificates Available! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Soledad Barrio & NOCHE FLAMENCA
BERKELEY, December 15, 2008—Digging “deep into flamenco’s dark soul” (Village Voice), Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca return to Cal Performances on Friday & Saturday, January 23 & 24 at 8:00 p.m. in Zellerbach Hall with a program titled Abre la Puerta (“Open the Door”). Focusing on the three elements of flamenco—cante (song), toque (guitar) and baila (dance)—co-founder and artistic director Martin Santangelo and his celebrated star, Soledad Barrio, have perfected the ancient art form. The husband and wife duo founded the ensemble in 1993, and it has quickly become one of the most sought-after dance companies in the world. “Since starting as chief dance critic here…I have encountered many dance companies, and many more individual dancers. … Of these there has been none I have been so glad to discover as Noche Flamenca and, above all, its lead dancer, Soledad Barrio. I can think of no current ballet dancer in the world as marvelous as she” (The New York Times). In keeping with the company’s superb artisanship, Noche Flaminca won the 2003 Lucille Lortel award for Special Theatrical Experience and the 2006 National Dance Project award. In addition to Barrio, the performance features dancers Antonia Jimenez (“El Chupete”), Sol La Argentinita and Rebeca Tomás; guitarists Salva de Maria and Amir Haddad; and singers Manuel Gago and Emilio Florido.
Cal Performances’ Latin Music Series features a talk by Jesse “Chuy” Varela on Friday, January 23 at 5:00 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall. This talk is the second in a series that includes background information, guest interviews and musical illustrations to complement performances by Noche Flamenca; the Afro-Cuban All Stars (Feb. 25); and Chick Corea and John McLaughlin’s Five Peace Band (Mar. 21). Although the talks are free and open to the public, tickets must be purchased to attend the concerts.
NOCHE FLAMENCA
Noche Flamenca was founded 15 years ago in Madrid and regularly tours the globe. In addition to its Cal Performances engagement, recent performance highlights in North America include Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the Ravinia Festival, the American Dance Festival, Wolf Trap and the Hollywood Bowl, among others. Internationally, the company has appeared in Australia, New Zealand, Greece and Egypt, among others. With annual seasons in New York City and Buenos Aires, and return engagements at theaters around the world, the company has a dedicated worldwide audience. The company’s multiple talents are interwoven and given equal weight, in an artistic vision developed by Santangelo and Barrio. Some of Spain’s most renowned artists, such as Belen Maya, Alejandro Granados, Antonio Vizarraga, Rafael “Falo” Jimenez and David Serva, have worked, and continue to work, with the company. Noche Flamenca is “a miracle, the answer to the question of where the excitement, the grit, the lacerating intimacy and the professionalism went in Spanish dance,” commented the San Francisco Examiner.
The co-founder of Noche Flamenco, Soledad Barrio, has been described by George C. Wolfe, former Artistic Director of New York’s Joseph Papp Public Theater, as “a once-in-a-lifetime perfomer who combines overwhelming physicality and spirituality.” She was born in Madrid and trained in flamenco and clásico español. Barrio has appeared as soloist with the Ballet Español of Paco Romero, Manuela Vargas, Blanca del Rey, Luisillo, El Guito, Manolete, Cristobal Reyes and Toleo. In 2001, Barrio was named the winner of a New York Dance & Performance Award (aka the “Bessie”) for Outstanding Creative Achievement. She and Santangelo have two daughters, Gabriela and Stella. Of the fiery intensity of Barrio, Jennifer Dunning of The New York Times stated, “[She] seemed possessed by smoldering, do-or-die flamenco passion…An entire evening of her dancing would probably fill the city’s coronary wards.”