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Flamenco Buzz is a registered trademark! ********************* FLAMENCO BUZZ PAGES: ******************** Boston Scene ... by Mari Katsigianis Juanito in Maine August 1st! Ballet Jose Porcel in October Lots of Class info! New York Buzz by La Gata Jorge Navarro Summer Workshop Briseyda Workshop! Noche Flamenca NOW! Rafael Amargo in September @ City Hall Beth Nesbitt's California Buzz... Carolina Lugo's Brisas de España Flamenco Dance Company New World Flamenco Festival VII - the details are IN!!! New Mexico Flamenco Maria Benitez Theatre presents "El Pintor" in Santa Fe **************************************************************** Bailes Ferrer presents: FLAMENCO IN THE SUN 2008 - - - HAPPENING NOW! 
July 17 - August 3, 2008 New York, Miami, Fort Lauderdale Don't miss this year's program spanning three cities with everything from traditional to experimental flamenco! DATES/PERFORMANCES BY: July 17-20 / Nelida Tirado Flamenco, NY July 19 / Siempre Flamenco, Miami, FL July 20 / Cafe Cantante, Fort Lauderdale, FL July 26 & 27 / Calle Flamenca, Fort Lauderdale July 28 - Aug 1 / Flamenco Workshops, Fort Lauderdale, FL July 29 / Flamenco Films, Davie FL Aug 2 & 3 / Experimental Works in Flamenco, Davie FL For a full listing of events and workshop registration, please visit www.flamencointhesun.com ************************************************************ 
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**************************************************************** Peña Bulería of Vancouver presents... 
DATES: July 20, 24, 27, 2008SHOWTIME: 8:30 pm LOCATION: La Casa del Artista (150 East 3rd), Vancouver, BC ADMISSION: $18 in Adv. - $20 at door BOX OFFICE: 604.338.4064 FOR MORE INFO CALL: 604.767.5522 Peña Bulería of Vancouver is proud to present 3 nights (July 20, 24, 27) of inspired flamenco music and dance featuring guest artist Jose Vega from Cadiz, Spain. In the tradition of the Peñas in the south of Spain, this promises to be an intimate, powerful experience for both aficionados and newcomers to the arte. PERFORMERS: Jose Vega (Guitarra) Pirouz de Caspio (Cante) Paco de Leon (Cante) Emad Armoush (Cajon) Michelle Harding (Baile) * * * * SPONSORED BY * * * * 
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**************************************************************** From Tamara Saj: 
ONE PART FLAMENCO + ONE PART FINE ART + ONE PART ARCHITECTURE = SHAZAM! Dear friends and flamenco aficionados, I want to tell you about my wild experience at the Fayetteville Museum of Art last month, who held their 2008 Collector’s Choice Gala. The fete was a staggering $500-a-couple fundraiser and featured a fine art auction. They featured me as the performing artist. First I had to be painted head to toe by fine artist Shainee Gates. She put me in front of a canvas that she had already completed, then she painted me to blend in with the existing piece. When Gates was done, I roved the gala hall as a living, ambulatory visual art oeuvre. If I had a nickel for every time people asked me if I was up for auction, I’d be able to buy a sandwich. The evening culminated in a short performance set to the backdrop of Gates’ canvas. The museum held the gala in support of a Capital Campaign to raise funds for the museum’s new space designed by TEN ARQUITECTOS. In another life, I am a registered architect, so I admit I enjoyed supporting an architectural endeavor of this magnitude in my city of residence, even if it did involve being slathered in blue paint. ********************************************************************* SAN ANTONIO FLAMENCO! 
**************************************************************** NOCHE FLAMENCA RETURNS TO NYC THIS SUMMER! 
10% DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR FLAMENCOBUZZ READERS! Automatic 10% discount will be applied just by clicking on for your tickets through the above link!!! ************************************************************ Flamenco Guitarist Rene Heredia Scheduled to Perform in the 2008 Cherokee Ranch & Castle Performing Arts Series  
We are pleased to announce two performances by internationally acclaimed flamenco guitarist Rene Heredia in the 2008 Cherokee Ranch & Castle Performing Arts Series... read all the details here! *********************************************************** "SOMOS FLAMENCOS" [We are Flamencos] - The seventh edition of the New World Flamenco Festival 
August 8-17, 2008 Yaelisa, artistic director A signature program of Irvine Barclay Theatre - 4242 Campus Dr., Irvine, CA BOX OFFICE: 949. 854.4646 ONLINE: www.thebarclay.org www.ticketmaster.com Video of past festivals & artists The 7th edition of the New World Flamenco Festival is called Somos Flamencos, meaning, "We are Flamencos," a proud proclamation on behalf of Read more... **********************************************************  For complete festival schedule visit www.neiu.edu/~eespanol/ Click on concerts & classes. ENSEMBLE ESPAÑOL Festival News 
American Spanish Dance Festival - June 18 – 29, 2008World Premieres & Guest Artists from Spain Complete festival schedule to be posted by April 1, 2008. Classes in Clasico Español, folkore & Flamenco, performances, painting & sculptor exhibits, films, Flamenco music concert & Flamenco evening dance workshops at Northeastern Illinois University. Gala dance & music concerts with the full company & guest artists June 27 & 28 at 7:30pm & June 29 at 3:00pm at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. Logon to: www.neiu.edu/~eespanol ************************************************************ Who is one busy Flamenco Performer & Teacher??? 
If you said "ÁNGEL MUÑOZ" you'd be correct! *********************************************************** THE LATEST BOOK FROM PACO SEVILLA 
Twenty years in the writing, Paco Sevilla's historical novel, SEEKING SILVERIO, is a saga of the birth of flamenco. Set in the impoverished and desperate 1880s Andalucía, a young shoemaker's son, Antonio Chacón, sets out with his friends, guitarist Javier Molina and dancer Antonio Molina, in a search for knowledge, personal recognition, and respect for his beloved cante. During their journey, Chacón discovers many of the roots of his art and meets the legendary personalities who created what we today call flamenco. Among these often eccentric characters are: cantaores Juan Breva, Fosforito, Salvaoriyo, Enrique el Mellizo, Curro Dulce, and the enigmatic Silverio Franconetti; guitarists Javier Molina, José Patiño, Paco el Barbero, Maestro Pérez, Juan Habichuela, and Paco de Lucena; dancers Juana la Macarrona, Fernanda and Juana Antúnez, Salud Rodríguez, Rita Ortega, and Rosario la Mejorana.
A historically accurate account that will entertain and educate the casual aficionado as well as the flamenco scholar. Learn the origins of many flamenco song forms, the surprising level of sophistication of early guitar playing, and see flamenco's most cherished song verses placed in historical context. Includes an extensive appendix that separates fact from fiction and provides sources for the information. A traditionally bound trade paperback: 410 pages; 5½ X 8 ½. To order, go to www.flamencobooks.com, or send $25 plus $3 for shipping to Sevilla Press, PO Box 40331, San Diego, CA 92164. ************************************************************************* CONGRATULATIONS!!!  Pictured from left to right are Juanito Pascual, Omayra Amaya, Steve Martin, Oscar Valero, and Lia Ochoa. They were selected to appear in the Spanish nightclub scene in Pink Panther Deux, which is currently filming in Boston and scheduled for a 2009 release. Lia just wanted to share this picture with Flamenco Buzz readers. "They had a wonderful time, everyone treated them so well, and they had a blast and laughed their heads off." Flamenco Buzz wishes to thank the hundreds of flamencos who took part in the auditions for the film which we were involved in helping to cast. Stay tuned to Flamenco Buzz for future audition announcements - who knows - YOU might be the next one on the silver screen! *************************************************************************  DeFlamenco.com updated daily! ************************************************************************* The new film Paris Je T'Aime - features an original song by PEDRO CORTES!!! 
Left to right...Steve Buscemi, Pedro Cortes and directors Joel & Ethan Coen
New York's veteran Flamenco guitarist, Pedro Cortes appears in a vignette with well-known actor Steve Buscemi in the new film release Paris Je T'aime from First Studios. The segment (Tuileries) stars Steve Buscemi as a tourist in the Paris Underground station Tuileries (hence the segment name). Pedro's beautiful guitar playing adorns the Paris Underground (much like the gorgeous figurines in the Louvre Underground station) and the music was sadly, all too short. But Viva Flamenco - it's definitely hit mainstream culture! This is a series of stories told from the perspective of people located in different arrondisements or neighborhoods in Paris. It stars A-list actors in cameo appearances - with each vignette no more than 10 minutes in length! A must for cineophiles...especially if you love Paris.(I highly recommend you see it!!!) For more info on this great movie, logon to: Paris Je T'aime Official Website ****************************************************************** Review of Gypsy Caravan, when the road bends…” - A film by Jasmine Dellal 
US SCREENING SCHEDULERunning time: 110 minutes Reviewed by Mari Katsigianis - Editor/Webmaster - www.flamencobuzz.com Jasmine Dellal has come into her own, hit her stride, in short ARRIVED! Her latest film, “Gypsy Caravan” or “when the road bends…tales of a Gypsy Caravan”, chronicles a five year journey touring with five musical acts: Esma Redzepova, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Maharajah, Taraf de Haïdouks, and Antonio el Pipa Flamenco Ensemble. Assisted by virtuoso cinematographer Albert Maysles...read more ******************************************************************** 
Review of Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company, ¡A Compás!
Friday, March 30, 2007, 8:00 pm The Town Hall, NY, NY (Reviewed by Damaris "La Gata" Solis with Mari Katsigianis) Featuring: Dancers: Ángel Muñoz, Charo Espino, Ramón Martinez Guitarists: Paco Peña, Paco Arriaga, Rafael Montilla Singers: Miguel Ortega, Inmaculada Rivero Percusión: Nacho Lopez What comes to mind when you think of the word “tradition”? I always picture barrel-chested Tevye, who proudly proclaimed to the skies in Fiddler on the Roof, “TRADITION!!!.” There was most definitely a beautiful display of flamenco tradition on stage that night. World-Class Master Flamenco Guitarist Paco Peña started off with an elegant Petenera, one of many palos which he performed that are not part of the usual theatre fare. At another instance in the show, guitarists Paco Arriaga & Rafael Montilla’s skillful fingering complemented his playing, each adapting harmonies-- one higher, one lower, all melting into the sound of one guitar. There is a statesman-like quality to Sr. Peña’s playing, clothed in his humble willingness to be the guitar that accompanied the other members of the company as they danced. I could not believe how much stage time he allotted to all his performers, this was a TROUPE in the very noblest sense of the word. Paco has enough confidence in the quality of his own person “product” that he understands that audiences will evaluate his mastery without the need to “hog” the stage as others have in the past. Each and every number had a connection to the one before it, and highlighted the skills of the dancers, guitarists and singers in a truly even-handed way. 
Now for my favorite part of the show – sorry but I am rather prejudiced when it comes to Ángel Muñoz & Charo Espino, who are husband and wife. They executed an achingly exquisite Flamenco “pas de deux”, to the point that I felt as if I was peeking into an intimate moment between lovers. You could tell this was much more than a working gig for this pair – it was an expression of their deep love and regard for one another as dancers and as life partners. Angel’s hands caressed the air around the curves of Charo’s body, an unseen string connected his hands to her hips, her deep backbend and outstretched arms signaling her submission. Separately, they are masterful performers. Together, they produce an intense, slow burn that FEW contemporary performers either seek to perform or if attempting to perform, can achieve...
(Angel was principal dancer for many years with Compañía María Pages, and while touring with her, he only got to dance a fraction of the kind of rare and traditonal flamenco seen this night. I was absolutely sucker-punched by his amazing grace, strength, and control!) Charo Espina is highly regarded throughout Spain and has joined in performing with Angel’s company in the past. 
In fact I can’t remember the last time I have seen a pair dance so exquisitely – these days it’s about solo performances or huge stage gatherings, but the simple “man/woman” thing gets short shrift in modern flamenco productions. Kudos to Sr. Peña’s keen understanding that most American theatre-goers are STARVING for the real deal which he has so graciously provided in this particular production!
New to me, Ramón Martinez’ danced an Alegrías that breathed the heady fragrance of love into the air that lingered momentarily. It’s bright and sunny joyfulness conveyed the promise of young manhood - - - bravado-fueled leaps and hair-tossing turns marked it’s sentiment. I appreciated his sense of playfulness, the audience responding in kind. Like Antonio el Pipa, he smiled and emoted freely (with no regard for any external judgment.) Unlike Sr. el Pipa, his emotion served as accent to the dance and not as a full-fledged character in the story… Isn’t it wonderful how music and movement is a language spoken worldwide and needs no translation? This dancer is a tremendous talent and another hidden jewel of the male flamenco dance community. After a mind-numbing selection in Jerez, it was so refreshing to see Ramón Martinez blow the audience away with his style.
The style of the Farruca danced by Angel Muñoz is by definition seminal to the question plaguing many dancers; how to marry the balletic training with the earthy feel of flamenco without seeming stiff and/or contrived. He is the very characterization of how to portray classical form with a distinctively masculine grace. The Farruca is where your technique is laid bare for the entire world to see – the lunges, the turns, the compás. It is astonishing to see how much his feet, arms, even hair are an extension of his thoughts. That is true, unadulterated talent wrapped up in one of the finest performers on the world stage today. This man deserves his own show New York – uhh - New York… are you LISTENING??? 
In one of the many gorgeously-staged numbers, Sr. Peña and Sra. Espino sat face to face, he with guitar, she, armed with castanets. They conversed, his tone was thoughtful one, she answered sharply and distinctly, the castanets an extension of her arms (again with extensions… must run in the family!) In the end, she acquiesced and they both agreed. There is a seamless co-existence between Paco Peña and his artists, no matter what was being performed; you instinctively knew they completely understood each other. Flawless.
Charo Espino is a sketch artists’ dream. Imagine if you will a blank page where you are asked to define a moving object in not more than six strokes of your pencil. If you use the plumb line of Charo’s back, you can clearly illustrate how a female dancer is supposed to move. Singers Miguel Ortega & Inmaculada Rivero are two well-matched voices. It is not an easy feat to have different voices blend well, this is a testament to Paco Peña’s ear. Where Mr. Ortega’s voice was powerful in volume and expression, Srta. Rivero’s quiet intensity was demonstrated in the amount of the control it took to transmit jondo lament. It was the contrast of explosion versus implosion. Both forces can bring down the foundation of a building. Towards the end of the show, something only heard on recordings, yet there it was, live on stage! The guitarists turned into blacksmiths, pounding a Minera compás on ANVILS in the style of “La Fragua”, no less! Neurons [those little electrical impulses in your brain] were firing throughout the entire theatre, especially within the head of yours truly. There’s more – the rest of the men were rapping their knuckles on a table, and the two women in the company were doing palmas. In fact Charo was doing palmas AND dancing while sitting down. (Try that sometime, I dare you all!) They coursed through different palos, as if to say, compás is found anywhere and in anything you do, it is as close to you as the air you breathe. It is the heartbeat of flamenco. This show with it’s simply designed costumes, bare stage, and minimal use of lighting left me gasping for more – they even had an intermission can you believe it? The 8:00 pm show let out sometime before 11:00 pm and yet still left the audience gasping for more. I was totally enraptured for the ENTIRE show, no wandering of mind, no fidgeting, just pure devotion the elegant offering that was ¡A Compás! Paco Peña -- guitarist, composer, dramatist, producer and artistic mentor for over 30 years -- has transformed perceptions of this archetypal Spanish art form, bringing it into the realm of music-theatre and classical music. His recent work, Flamenco Requiem, written at the urging of executives of the Salisbury Music Festival, again marries flamenco with forms of classical music. In 1997 he was named Oficial de la Cruz de la Orden del Merito Civil, an honour bestowed by King Juan Carlos of Spain. ***************************************************** RENÉ HEREDIA HAS A NEW WEBSITE!!!: 
LOGON TO: www.reneheredia.com
René Heredia's Flamenco Classes in Boulder & Denver Learn the "Real Flamenco" from Gypsy teacher/educator: René Heredia. Upper & lower torso, foot technique, hand clapping, finger snapping, castanettes, dress, arm, hand movements, history of the art and all the rhythms of Flamenco, acompanyment of guitar. (All levels) Also René teaches gypsy flamenco guitar. For more information, call: Boulder Classes: Mondays from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. at Mosaic Movement Arts: 1840 55th St. (All levels) ... LOCATION: Artistic Body Development, 520 Cherokee St. & 5th Ave. Boulder, CO Denver Classes: Tuesdays 7:15 to 9:45 p.m. Fridays 6:30 to 8:00 p.m Wednesdays (for beginners) 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. LOCATION: Flamenco Center for Guitar & Dance 602 So. Emerson St. Denver, Co. ************************************************************** Read all about FB Editor Mari Katsigianis' visit to Jerez de la Frontera for the 11th Annual Flamenco Festival.. HERE! **************************************************************** SPOTLIGHT ON: Maribel Ramos, "LA ZAMBRA" 
Maribel Ramos was born in Barcelona in 1977. At the age of 5 she moved to Almeria, where she began her dance studies at the age of 8. She first studied in regional folklore dance schools in order to enter the Professional Conservatory of Almeria, from which she obtained her degree as a Spanish Dance Teacher.
Aged 19 she leaves for Madrid to perfect her flamenco dance by studying in different dance schools such as “Amor de Dios”, « Estudios Madrid » and « El Camborio ». She then leaves for Sevilla to continue her professional career. Since her debut, she has studied with the best professionals in the flamenco world, such as Maria Magdalena, Manolo Marin, La China, Cristobal Reyes, Javier Latorre, Antonio « El Pipa », Israel Galvan, Isabel Bayon, Carmen Ledesma, Javier Baron, Hiniesta Cortes, Rafael Campallo, Alejandro Granados and Eva la Yerbabuena. Moreover, she has taken master classes with Antonio Canales and classes of Bata de Cola with Milagros Mengibar and studied Spanish Classical Dance with Eloy Pericet She was granted a scholarship from the “Cristina Heeren Foundation for Flamenco Art” three years in a row : 2001, 2002 and 2003 Check out her website: www.lazambra.com ************************************************************ THE LATEST ON SARAH BIRD & THE FLAMENCO ACADEMY 
Author Sarah Bird reads from "THE FLAMENCO ACADEMY" accompanied by a live performance by dancers Bianca Antonio and Almora Esparis, and guitarist Randy Cordero, at the Texas Book Festival. She continues her reading tour on November 19th at the Miami Book Festival with two incredible performers: Niurca Marquez and Luis Linares.
Author of six novels and a Texas Monthly columnist, Sarah Bird’s latest, “The Flamenco Academy,” is a story of obsessive friendship and love set in New Mexico’s vibrant flamenco community. It received a starred review in Kirkus and was named one of People Magazine’s “Hottest Books of Summer 2006” Among the awards she has received for her other novels, “The Yokota Officers Club,” “Alamo House,” “Boyfriend School,” “Mommy Club,” and “Virgin of the Rodeo,” are the SW Critics Best Novel; Barnes & Noble’s Discover Great Writers; Texas Institute of Letter’s Award for Best Work of Fiction, (twice); a BookSense Pick; NY Public Library's Books to Remember; Amazon’s Fiction and Literature Editors and the American Library Association’s Booklist Editors Best Book awards. Sarah was given the Award of Literary Excellence from the Texas Writer’s League this past September and she has just learned that “The Flamenco Academy” will be featured in Kirkus Reviews year-end list of Great Books of 2006. NEW YORK TIMES Review of "FLAMENCO ACADEMY" ...a novel by Sarah Bird 
September 10, 2006
Flamenco for 3 - By MAGGIE GALEHOUSE DAME la verdad: “Give me the truth.” Flamenco’s fierce demand of the dancers who stamp through Sarah Bird’s sixth novel is brief but consuming. And in a novel keyed to such a passionate Gypsy dance, the question of pitch arises early. “The Flamenco Academy” opens so boldly — invoking flamenco’s Ten Commandments, hinting at a painful and public love triangle — that you have to wonder how Bird can sustain such high drama. But it quickly becomes apparent that she’s mapped her novel’s treacherous terrain and planned accordingly, building characters sturdy enough to stand firmly, even when their emotions are spinning out of control... (continued) The book is available on www.amazon.com Endorsed by Flamenco Buzz as a must-read! Flamenco devotees - read all about it! *******************************************************************  Flamenco Buzz' Editor/Webmaster Mari Katsigianis cuts up with one of her favorite groups, MUSAFIR one night at Johnny D's in Somerville, MA. While the invitation to join them on the road was tempting, duty called...(just kidding) ;) ************************************************************************** Flamenco Documentaries by William Davidson Bill distributes flamenco documentaries to aficionado subscribers every four to five weeks. These 90-minute discs are edited from footage he videotapes during frequent trips to Andalusia. The content comes from a diverse variety of events including flamenco festivals, ferias, contests, peña presentations, and spontaneous sessions. The complete charge for each DVD is $6.00 and there are no term obligations. Subscribers may cancel at any time without penalty. For more information on how to subscribe please contact Bill at wdavidson3@cfl.rr.com *********************************************************** |
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