hector june
caracas: anita loilas (above) at el jaleo - www.eljaleo.com
canada: www.flamenco.ca
(visit site for graphic above)
USA: Flamenco Vivo Carlotta Santana new studio in NYC
dance insider:
promotional consideration provided by PANAGRA,
“the world’s friendliest airline”
buenos aires: pepe cantina (above) www.lunadelolivar.com.ar
los angeles: jose tanaka (above) new compas albums avaiable on iTunes. www.josetanaka.com
guitars by teye: www.gypsyguitars.net
vancouver, BC:
the wired monk (above) www.kitsmonk.com
los angeles:
"somehow we find it hard to sell our values, namely that the rich should plunder the poor."
- former US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
nyc: Sat at 8, alfonso cid at Floridita Tapas Bar every Saturday with Andres Perches Lemons and Jed Miley on guitar. 3219 Broadway (between 125th St & 126th St) NY. Free (212) 662-0225
la paz, bolivia:
claudia kuruner (above)
"We all have to fight for the social integration of Roma culture and hope that in the near future a new generation will live a better life."
-Joaquin Cortes
"all the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing."
-moliere (gracias to yvette garcia)
send your listings, love letters and advice to: editor @ planetflamenco dot com.
from, the ed. (below, credit: jon lucero)
detroit:
The newly rehabbed Odd Fellows Hall on W. Vernor in Southwest Detroit (right)
has found a unique tenant, COMPÁS -- the Center of Music and Performing Arts
Southwest. Oddfellows Hall and COMPAS are located at 8401 W. Vernor. Call 313-554-0791.
Que Viva Mingus! Mingus Big Band (above). La Conja sings on “Ysabel’s Table Dance”
LA TIENDA (click photo above) what is a “juerga” (flamenco jam session/party) without mouth watering, authentic yummies?
tucson, AZ: mele and jason martinez y company (above) www.myspace.com/2muchsoniquete; www.tucsoniquete.com
send your listings to: editor @ planetflamenco dot com. ~ the ed. (above; art: jon lucero.
copyright ‘09, planetflamenco)
PS: gracias for linking back!
Oscar Nieto Medical Fund: Make checks to: Oscar Nieto Medical Fund, and send to: Diana Bright, 8434 SW Canyon Dr. Portland, OR 97225. Salud, Oscar!
buenos aires: alicia fiuri
taos, NM: teo morca (above) oldest annual workshop in U.S., 8/2-7 www.morca.com
cochabamba, BOL: cristian del rio (above) y manfariel gitano at na cunna - website
havana: huella de espana
(above) a report
toronto:
philly: anna rubio and
jeanne d’arc (above) www.flamencodelencuentro.com
SoCal: ben woods (above) Fridays at Lizarran 7:30 & 9:30 pm, 310 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA. & Thurs at La Palapa 6:30 pm., 4020 E Olympic Plz., Long Beach, CA
Brazil: flamenco wear
boston: new site from sabrina aviles (left) www.flamencodanceproject.com
photo by richard wilkins
san jose, CA: rubina abbott-valenzuela (above) www.flamencarubina.com
SF: carola zertuche & company thurs (above)
at pena pachamama www.sfflamenco.com
austin, TX: www.malagaaustin.com www.thespiritofflamenco.com
richard whalen (above) memorial page
from tierra del fuego to the yukon,
all the best flamenco in the new world is orbiting ed young’s
albq, NM: yjastros (above)
santiago, CL: yahima gomez dances at bar THelonious, bombero nunez 336, bellavista
cocha, BOL: ballet espana’s 40th year gabriela la fuente (left) los tiempos cocha banner (see: andes)
oakland:
www.raquellopezdesigns.com (above)
CA: adam del monte
~New CD~ www.adamdelmonte.com
sara baras (above) in “flamenco, flamenco” de carlos saura
sf: mision flamenca (above) sundays at Bollyhood Café, 3372 19th St, SF (415) 970-0362
san antonio, TX: GENERACIONES de FLAMENCO. Teo Morca & Timo Lozano (above) with Solangel Calix, Tamara Saj, Sonya Jimenez & Grupo Fandango. 6/26 8pm, 6/27 2 pm, Carver Center, 226 N. Hackberry (210) 207-2234.
santa monica: photos of assieh’s annual student show (above) www.smphotoevents.com
dallas, TX: andalusian thursdays
at sting 214-876-4401, www.stingdallas.com www.dallasflamencofestival.com
ARG: de hector romero: www.juntadadelosflamencos.blogspot.com/
fanny ara (above)
nyc: flamenco thursdays at Dia Flamenco www.gazpachoandalu.com
california:
viva la vida!
la romerita (right) channeling
the muse. ole, guapa!
patagonia, ARG: 5/8, villa regina. Gisela Pallaoro (above) of ballet espanol y folklorico de fundacion cultural patagonia.
CA: Katerina Tomas Blog: http://flamencomusingsrevisionshistories.blogspot.com/?spref=fb
westlake village, CA: evelyn working on her chops. www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=344813364574
AR/MX: “flamenco por dentro”
(above) poetry de laura moss, www.librosaulamagna.com/libro/FLAMENCO-POR-DENTRO.-Trazos-poeticos/286285/12171
fontana, CA: may 4th, steelworker’s union hall, free show, ole y ole (above), junior company of yvette “la sole” garcia
calgary, AL: 6/26, arrata opera center: Flamenco y Opera (above). flamencotracy@yahoo.ca
venice, CA: electric lodge, may 22 at 8, karina “carmen” velasco (above)
long beach, CA: 5/1, 2 pm, sarah y company (right) fundraiser; many guest stars~tickets available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/105424
“Planetflamenco is a site built on a foundation of deep passion for the art of flamenco. With everything else happening in the world and in life, the editor keeps in amazing touch with happenings within the Flamenco Diaspora and
publishes them with great care. I always enjoy seeing what he has posted.”
-la tamara
“a beautiful site; i've looked at the other ones. you have much higher caliber information
and it is so elegantly presented.”
M.S., Queens, NY
"I have to say again that your Planet Flamenco has the best pages on the planet. FELICIDADES!” -teo morca
san francisco: 4/27, carole acuna (left & right) in a comedic turn at pena pachamama. 4/25, sunday tablao with carolina lugo; www.caroleacuna.com; www.carolinalugo.com
san pedro, CA: 5/2, rina orellana (above) at alva’s; www.rinaarellana.com
santa monica, CA: 6/5-6, morgan-wixon, celina zambon (above) & Co. www.czflamenco.com
“for someone who has never been exposed to flamenco your site has stirred a passion in me to bring it into my life. hence my thanking you for enriching my life.” -anon.
“I happened to come across your site and it is fantastico!”
Ms. Amy L., actress & educator
the OC: la palmista (above) sizing up the action at a recent juerga.
23rd annual Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque (above) www.nationalinstituteofflamenco.org 6/9-13. Pilar Ogalla, Manuela Carrasco, Anton Jimenez, Andres Pena
cape fear, NC: INDOMITABLE! paco strickland (above) returns (click here for story)
santa monica: 4/30, U.S. debut of amador rojas (right), santa monica PAC.
Rojas (above) is referred to in Spain as “a volcano that remembers Lola Flores and Carmen Amaya.” Rojas is widely recognized for his mesmerizing presence and genius choreographic style. This is an exclusive one-night special engagement set in an intimate venue where patrons can relish an intimate ambiance.
la paz, BOL: 1st CD from
manfariel gitano “*****” order from: www.manfarielgitano.7p.com (below: anacarola, andres + ivette at nacunna)
“flamenco is the means by which man reaches god without the intervention of saints or angels.”
-luis antonio de vega
AMAYA: www.carmen-amaya.com; www.omayraamaya.com
ROMANI www.voiceofroma.org; www.romani.org; www.gypsysociety.org; www.romnews.com; www.rroma.com; www.unionromani.org; www.kopachi.com; www.romahistroy.com; www.romabooks.com; www.romaniworld.com; www.sarakali.com; www.romanidance.com; www.imninalu.net/Roma.htm; www.contratiempo.org
ARGENTINA: www.cecaba.org.ar; www.lunardeolivar.com.ar; www.laplataflamenco.com.ar; www.tiemposgitanos.com.ar; www.aireyarte.com; www.balletindance.com.ar; www.florpereztaboada.com.ar; www.aliciafiuri.com.ar; www.nestorspada.com.ar; www.lauramanzella.com.ar; www.claudianardozza.com.ar; www.monygally.com; www.laromeria.com
KANSAS CITY, KS: www.kcflamenco.com
PORTLAND, OR: www.portlandflamencoevents.com www.portlandflamenco.com
VANCOUVER, BC: www.flamencorosario.org; www.centroflamenco.com
WEB SEARCH: http://www.xerpi.com/11924
MEETUP: http://flamenco.meetup.com
BUENOS AIRES: sundays at 6:30, hector romero at complejo “la plaza” sala terraza. www.laromeria.com.ar
SAN JOSE, CA: www.flamencosociety.org
ATLANTA, GA: www.jaleole.com
BRAZIL: www.flamencobrasil.com.br www.flamenconewsbrasil.com
www.elcajonflamenco.blogspot.com
PHILLY: www.flamencodelencuentro.blogspot.com; www.phillyflamenco.com www.flamencomherrera.com www.Delunaalunares.com
COSTA RICA: www.morca.com; www.flamencos.com
TUCSON, AZ: sundays - jason and mele martinez & guest artists + workshops at casa vicente; www.casavicente.com ph: 520-884-5253.
US/CANADA: www.flamencobuzz.com
CHICAGO: www.flamencoartscenter.com
“War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector
enjoys the same reputation and prestige as the warrior today.” -JFK
LOS ANGELES: www.geocities.com/flamenco_la/ romani culture affinity group: www.contratiempo.org
CANADA/MALAMBO: www.malambo.ca
BOSTON/BROOKLINE: http://alwaysbedancing.blogspot.com/
CHILE: www.fotoflamenco.cl; www.cale.cl; www.flamencovivo.cl; www.piavillar.com
CANADA: www.flamenco.ca
DENVER: rene heredia holds court with his company thursdays at the buenas aires grill.
TEXAS: www.flamencohouston.com; www.teye.com; www.arteflamencosatx.com
FORUM: www.falseta.com
FLORIDA: www.floridaflamenco.com
SOUTH AMERICA: www.flamencoamerica.blogspot.com
BUENOS AIRES: www.tiempodegitanos.com.ar
COVINGTON, OH: sundays, Pho Pari has flamenco with guitarist/singer jorge wojtas; 7 - 10 pm.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA: www.sfflamenco.com
PANAMA: www.flamencopanama.com
WASHINGTON, DC: www.dcflamenco.com
TAHOE CITY, NV: sundays at 6:30 at sol y lago; www.solylago.com
NEW YORK CITY: www.flamenco-nyc.org www.flamenco-con-magdalena.com
SAN FRANCISCO: www.sfflamenco.com; yaelisa: www.caminosflamencos.com; www.laninaflamenco.com
DETROIT: tuesdays at waves restaurant in st. clair shores, dancer holly matthews and guitarist dan parisen
LOUISVILLE, KY: www.flamencolouisville.com www.flamencotalk.com
“when the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” -jimi hendrix
havana:
sculptor jose villa soberon created the bronze statue of antonio gades (right) in the plaza de la cathedral, one of the dancer’s favorite spots in the capital of cuba.
(photo: prensa/cuba)
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paco stopped by alegrias in new york after performing at the NY flamenco festival a while back. front row: nino josele, paco, guitarist raphael brunn and dancer oscar varelo. behind raphael is dancer maya youcef, and on her right is cadiz singer ruben el viejo.
www.guitarist.com - click: flamenco
SF: jason mcguire (above)
daniel turner www.flamencoguitarmaker.com
de teye:
Waiting list is currently six months. For pricing, and any other details, please call 512-922-0789 between the hours of 1 and 2 PM (Texas time) ~Thank you, Teye
new links:
houston: lalo de pilar
denver: rene heredia
Diablo y Tango (left) with violinst Emil Altschuler, featuring works of Manuel De Falla and Astor Piazzolla. The CD is available for purchase or download at Cd Baby (www.cdbaby.com/cd/alcea), and at concerts.
new england: aaron larget-caplan (above, right), new CD and gigs www.aaronlc.com
LA: dan zeff (above)
gerardo nunez
since the dawn of the new century, planetflamenco has ranged from the pampas of patagonia to the snow-swept reaches of alaska to bring you all the hottest flamenco action in the americas. whether the setting is a dance studio, workshop, tablao, theatre, or a juerga lit by a bonfire in the desert, all the best of new world flamenco can be found right here.
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-the editor
turning the tables: planetflamenco interviews “el chicharrone”
by pagan mcgarrity, associate editor
ed young, “el chicharrone,” is the founding editor of planetflamenco. a long-time student of spanish dance, over the years he has performed with vera celaya ballet folklorico y flamenco, teye & belen, four roses and a thorn, and various student and semi-professional groups. with film maker fred stodder he wrote, co-directed and acted in the lead role of duende, an independent art film (currently in post-production) suggested in part by events in his life.
starting in 1999, ed led the eighteen-month public relations campaign that brought the international-fugitive killer of rising flamenco star maria isabel fernandez to justice when numerous law enforcement agencies came up short. his work on the case was praised by Mexican journalist maria antonieta collins in her book, “cuando el monstruo despierta” (random house/mondadori). he is a founding board member of the maria isabel fund (administered by the pasadena college foundation, inc.) which provides scholarships in the performing arts to inner-city college students.
PLANETFLAMENCO: how did you happen to discover flamenco?
EY: everyone gets asked that sooner or later. since flamenco is not something that we are generally exposed to in the media, i think that, somehow, mysteriously, flamenco finds you, not the other way around.
i was lucky enough to have had studied classical guitar when i was in fourth grade with a demanding spanish virtuoso, the sort of teacher one would have to audition for in spain. he ridiculed how i held the guitar and mocked my fumbling efforts to find a chord or two. after a few months i moved on to other things; not exactly an auspicious start, but it undoubtedly planted a seed. while i saw jose greco on the ed sullivan show and heard paco de lucia on the radio like everyone else, like countless others it was not until i saw carlos saura’s movie carmen that something clicked in my head. it took me a few years to take the plunge and walk into a studio, but i have never looked back. that first step is always the hardest.
PF: who were some of your teachers?
EY: i started with lilia llorens, a cuban spit-fire in orange county who taught at UC Irvine and orange coast college. when i moved to los angeles, i continued with assieh (la mora), oscar nieto, sarah bashir, linda andrade and other local teachers. being in los angeles, many great dancers have passed through over the years, and i have been lucky enough to take multiple workshops with the likes of andres marin, la tania, lola greco, lola montes (her last workshop; she must have been ninety), and many others. what a thrill it is even being in the same studio as these giants.
PF: why did you start planetflamenco?
EY: lonnie painter at ezekiel group first had the idea. i was writing the west coast notes column for flamencobuzz.com, when he suggested we start our own site. we wanted to foster a sense of community among flamencos and flamencas in south, central and north america. we plan to bring some of these outstanding artists together for a tour of the united states.
PF: tell us about your involvement in the maria isabel fernandez tragedy.
EY: the murder of maria isabel fernandez was a devastating blow to the california flamenco community. (see: profiles) veteran flamenco scouts said that she was as talented as anyone her age in all of spain. i will never forget tania’s workshop the next day when word got out. after the initial shock wore off, everyone was dumbfounded by the fact that the killer had slipped through the fingers of the pasadena city police who answered her 911 call. while the detectives did an outstanding investigative job, the concern was not that he get caught - we had no doubt that that would happen - but that he get caught before he struck again.
our big break was getting maria isabel’s dad, miguel, on the cristina show. (ed. note: the cristina show is the “latin american oprah.”) within a few days of the show airing in mexico DF, a woman called the federales and said, “that’s my daughter’s new boyfriend.”
now we are exploring the development of a flamenco arts center in her honor in cochabamba, bolivia, where she was born and brought up.
PF: what are the most interesting developments in the western hemisphere these days as far as flamenco goes?
EY: there is an ongoing melding of certain aspects of new world traditions, forms such as jazz, hip-hop, cuban son or salsa, with flamenco choreographies and harmonies that has enriched both sides of the equation. think of the bebo valdez and diego cigala collaboration, or teye and belen’s “barbarians of sevilla” in texas or the heavy metal “flametal” in berkeley. not all of it will be to everyone’s taste, and spain will always be the place to go for flamenco puro, but, more and more, the new world is reaffirming its integral place in the flamenco scene.
the development of serious flamenco festivals in chicago, california, new york, miami, and now toronto, as well as the recognition that the albuquerque festival has received in spain, bode well for the future.
PF: any personal goals we haven’t covered?
EY: just getting the planetflamenco B&B up-and-running, and “working on my chops” as ricardo chavez would say. flamenco dance is its own reward, and, as an aficionado, there is no better way to get close to the action than jumping in. to paraphrase saxophone player bobby watson, it does not matter how good one is, only that one keeps making progress. some great artists hit a plateau and coast. better to keep reaching and searching, even at the risk of coming up short.
my only goal as a dancer has been to pay tribute to my mother’s catalan and cuban heritage, and i always get a charge when she is in the audience. being able to study spanish dance firsthand with the masters is the honor of a lifetime, and exposing others to its transmogrifying duende is the least i can do in return.
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el chicharrone
photo: niksnla@yahoo.com
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