The 2008 Albuquerque Flamenco
Festival
takes a glance at today’s flamenco dancing
Young talents sponsored by Antonio Canales,
Rocío Molina, Marcos Flores and Manuel Liñán,
among others, are to appear at the U.S. event from June
6th to 15th
Flamenco-world.com, April 2008
2008 Albuquerque Flamenco
Festival. Show schedule
In its twenty-second edition,
the Albuquerque Flamenco Festival focuses on the current
flamenco dancing scene. The U.S. festival, which is to
be held from June 6th to 15th, 2008 in Alburquerque (New
Mexico), schedules the show ‘Los grandes’,
in which Sevillian bailaor Antonio
Canales sponsors young talents such as Amador Rojas.
Coming to the festival with their own shows is Málaga-born
bailaora Rocío Molina, who presents ‘Preludios
varios’; and the tandem consisting of bailaores
Manuel Liñán and Marcos Flores, with the
show ‘Dos en compañía’. The
more traditional perspective will be provided by Jerez-born
Inmaculada Ortega and Córdoba-born Carmen la Talegona.
All of them, who will also share a flamenco party, are
to be joined by the local contribution of the repertoire
company Yjastros, performing choreographies by bailaores
like Juana Amaya, Alejandro Granados and Israel Galván.
Antonio Canales with
Pastora Galván and Amador Rojas
(Photo Daniel Muñoz)
The prologue to the 22nd Albuquerque
Flamenco Festival will star Yjastros. The U.S. flamenco
repertoire company, directed by Joaquín Encinias,
will inaugurate the bill on June 6th at the Albuquerque
Journal Theater of the National Hispanic Cultural Center,
with a show open to the public which includes choreographies
by bailaores such as Juana Amaya, Alejandro Granados,
Yolanda Heredia, La Tati and Israel Galván.
The center of attention will shift the
following day to the Rodey Theater at the University of
New Mexico. There, on June 7th, the Antonio Canales Company
will present ‘Los grandes’, a show in which
the veteran bailaor from Seville champions young baile
talents such as Amador Rojas. The music is by Jesús
de Rosario, Iván Losada, David el Gallo, Antonio
Rubio and Lucky Losada.
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Manuel Liñán
(Photo Daniel Muñoz) |
After the day devoted to the sixth edition
of the National Flamenco Contest for cantaores, bailaores
and guitarists, on June 10th the brilliant Málaga-born
bailaora Rocío Molina will perform her show ‘Preludios
varios’, a summary of bailes in which she is accompanied
by guitarists Manuel Cazás and Paco Cruz, cantaores
Emilio Florido and David Lagos, percussionist Sergio Martínez,
and Cecilia Lizcano and Vanesa Coloma on compás.
Starring the following night will be bailaores Marcos
Flores and Manuel
Liñán, with the show ‘Dos en compañía’.
They are accompanied by Emilio Florido and David
Lagos on cante, Antonia Jiménez and Arcadio
Marín on toque, plus Cecilia Lizcano and Vanesa
Coloma on compás. Also to present a project is
bailaora Inmaculada
Ortega, who will close the performances at the Rodey
Theater on June 12th with the show ‘Maneras de sentir’.
The dancers are accompanied by musicians such as Talegón
de Córdoba, Emilio Florido, David Vázquez,
Andrés Heredia, Antonio Españadero, Fernando
Favier and Diego Villegas.
The festival will be closed with a flamenco
party taken part in by Antonio Canales, Inmaculada Ortega,
Manuel Liñán, Marcos Flores, Rocío
Molina and Yjastros. And there will be three chances
to enjoy it: on June 13th and 14th at the Albuquerque
Journal Theater, and on the 15th at the Lensic Theatre
in the neighboring city of Santa Fe. The program of the
veteran festival is completed with workshops in different
disciplines related to flamenco dancing and toque by some
of the artists on the bill, including a master class by
Antonio Canales; and the Flamenco Kids Camp, an educational
encounter about flamenco for children.
Inmaculada Ortega
(Photo Daniel Muñoz)
22nd Alburquerque Flamenco Festival
Albuquerque (New Mexico, the United States), June 6th
to 15th, 2008
June 6th (8 p.m.)
Yjastros Company
Albuquerque Journal Theater (National Hispanic Cultural
Center)
June 7th (8 p.m.)
Antonio
Canales Company, ‘Los Grandes’
with Amador Rojas
Rodey Theater (University of New Mexico)
Albuquerque
June 8th (8 p.m.)
National Flamenco Contest
Rodey Theatre (University of New Mexico)
Albuquerque
June 10th (8 p.m.)
Rocío
Molina, ‘Preludios varios’
Rodey Theater (University of New Mexico)
Albuquerque
June 11th (8 p.m.)
Marcos
Flores and Manuel
Liñán, ‘Dos en compañía’
Rodey Theater (University of New Mexico)
Albuquerque
June 12th (8 p.m.)
Inmaculada
Ortega Company, ‘Maneras de sentir’
Rodey Theater (University of New Mexico)
Albuquerque
June 13th and 14th (8 p.m.)
Fiesta Flamenca
with Antonio Canales, Carmen la Talegona, Manuel Liñán,
Marcos Flores, Rocío Molina & Yjastros
Albuquerque Journal Theatre (National Hispanic Cultural
Center),
June 15th (8 p.m.)
Fiesta Flamenca
with Antonio Canales, Inmaculada Ortega, Manuel Liñán,
Marcos Flores, Rocío Molina & Yjastros
Lensic Theatre (Santa Fe)
