Andrés Marín presents the show ‘Asimetrías’ at the U.S. event

Flamenco-world.com, May 2005

For the last nineteen years, the National Flamenco Institute, whose headquarters is located in the U.S. city of Albuquerque, has celebrated a festival in June which, through performances and courses, aims “to preserve flamenco art, culture and history”. There are two main attractions in this edition, which will take place from June 10th to 18th, 2005. On the one hand, the ‘Flamenco Dynasties’ gala will bring the Farruco, Amaya and Fernández families together in a show for the first time ever. And on the other hand, the show by bailaor Andrés Marín, which carries the title ‘Asimetrías’ (‘Asymmetries’). Also scheduled is a performance by the local company Yjastros, with the show ‘Flamenco Road’. The bill is completed by a program of baile, guitar, cante and percussion courses for enthusiasts of all levels and ages, plus the educational camp for children ‘Flamenco Kids Camp’.

The company in charge of opening the festival is Yjastros, The American Flamenco Repertory Company. It is to perform the show ‘Flamenco Road: Nails in my Shoes’ on Friday, June 10th, Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. The show narrates the city of Albuquerque's history through the eyes of the company's director, bailaor Joaquín Encinias.

Andrés Marín (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

The Andrés Marín Company presents its new show ‘Asimetrías’, which premiered at Seville's 2004 Bienal. The Sevillian artist is accompanied by bailaoras Úrsula López, Leonor Leal and Elena Algado in this work he describes as “sensations I have concerning flamenco”, combining tradition with the avant-garde. The event is on Wednesday, June 15th at the Lensic Theater in Santa Fe and on June 16th at the Rodey Theater on the University of New Mexico Campus.

All eyes are now on the ‘Flamenco Dynasties’ gala, which is going to join the Farruco, Amaya and Fernández families for the very first time. The performances are scheduled for Wednesday, June 15th at the Rodey Theater and for Thursday the 16th at the Lensic Theater. Farruco and his mother La Farruca, Mercedes Amaya and Karime Amaya, are a few of the artists taking part in this unique show. To close, the festival has a ‘Flamenco Party’ scheduled for Friday, June 17th and Saturday the 18th at the Rodey Theater, which gathers artists from the U.S., Granada and Seville, with the special participation of the Farruco family.

Related activities

	Fernández family (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

The festival's training section offers over thirty specialized workshops such as those of guitar, baile, cante, percussion, history, clapping and castanets. The classes will be held at the University of New Mexico's Carlisle Gym. Another of the related activities is the Flamenco Expo, the fourth professional and semi-professional flamenco competition. It is scheduled for Monday, June 13th at the Rodey Theater, with a jury consisting of artists taking part in the festival. A round-table on flamenco is to be held the following day, with free admission for all enthusiasts. There is also room for children in this event. Designed for them is ‘Flamenco Kids Camp’, which with an educational program including baile, cante and guitar, takes place from Monday, June 6th to Friday the 17th at Albuquerque's National Hispanic Cultural Center.

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