The United States is abuzz with the second edition of the
Flamenco Festival USA
Antonio Canales, Vicente Amigo and María Pagés
among the featured artists
Flamenco-world.com
Flamenco Festival USA is up and running again.
The second edition of this event put on by the World Music Institute and Miguel
Marín Productions, will bring more that eighty Spanish artists to several
American capitals between January 25th and February 10th, 2002. The festival gets
under way with the Gala de Andalucía which is to feature El Güito,
María Pagés, Manuela Carrasco and Israel Galván at New York's
City Center. In addition to the 'Big Apple', dancer Antonio
Canales, guitarist Vicente Amigo and Eva la Yerbabuena's company
will also present their respective shows in cities such as Washington, Boston,
Austin, Albuquerque and Hartford.
Eva la Yerbabuena (Photo: Anahí Carmody)
With the guarantee of the first edition, which
attracted twelve thousand spectators, the Second Flamenco Festival USA has completed
the programation. Over eighty Spanish artists comprise this year's billing put
together by the World Music Institute and Miguel Marín Productions, the
festival's co-producers. Flamenco dance is the focal point of the festival which
is to be held between January 25th and February 10th, 2002.
New York's City Center where Salvador Távora
recently triumphed with Carmen
is to be the first venue for the festival with the Gala de Andalucía. The
show unites three generations of dancers in the persons of El Güito, María
Pagés and Israel Galván.
Afterwards the festival will tour the stages
of cities such as Washington, Boston, Austin, Albuquerque and Hartford. Dancer
Antonio Canales, guitarist Vicente Amigo and Eva la Yerbabuena's company which
was recently awarded Spain's National Dance Prize [Premio Nactional de Danza],
will be the stars of the tour.
Antonio Canales
With the goal of bringing flamenco culture
to the American audience, the festival is to include a program of parallel activities
with expositions, master classes, culinary activities revolving around tapas and
showings of Spanish films.
Sponsorized by Turismo andaluz with the collaboration
of Instituto Cervantes, INAEM, Consulado General de Nueva York and Roger Smith
Hotel.
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Program:
El Güito, María Pagés, Manuela Carrasco
and Israel Galván
Washington DC, January 24th
New York, January 25th
Boston, January 26th
Antonio Canales
Hartford, January 25th
New York, January 26th
Boston, January 27th
Albuquerque, February 1st
Austin, February 2nd
Eva la Yerbabuena
Boston, January 24th and 25th
Washington DC, January 26th
New York, January 27th
Austin, February 1st
Albuquerque, February 2nd
Vicente Amigo
Washington DC, February 8th
New York, February 9th
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