Flamenco Festival
2008 returns to Paris
and premieres in Belgium
Eva Yerbabuena, María Pagés,
Carmen Linares, Miguel Poveda and Merche Esmeralda highlight
the bills in the United States and London
Flamenco-world.com, January 2008
Following eight successful editions,
it is now a fact that Flamenco Festival has taken root
in the United States. It has also been consolidated at
its second headquarters, London. And in 2008 it continues
to spread through Europe with a second edition in Paris
and a premiere bill in Belgium. Eva Yerbabuena, María
Pagés, Carmen Linares, Miguel Poveda, Merche Esmeralda,
Belén Maya, Rocío Molina, Tomatito, Rafaela
Carrasco, Los Farruco, Estrella Morente... are some of
the artists polishing up a festival which knows no bounds.
(Photo Flamenco Festival
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Flamenco Festival, now an ineludible
event on the winter cultural scenes in New York and London,
consolidates itself in Paris and is presented for the
first time in Brussels. With this new headquarters and
following the success achieved last year in China and
Australia, the festival firms up its vocation to spread
worldwide. This year it will hold its eighth edition in
New York and the fifth in London, besides visiting the
Canadian city of Montreal.
The United States. Flamenco
Festival’s strength is measured in the United States.
New York will become the hub of flamenco in the United
States from February 8th to 24th, 2008. With cante and
baile as its two main backbones, it will offer galas at
Town Hall and the City Center, respectively: ‘Cuatro
esquinas’, which will join the masterful voices
of Carmen
Linares and Miguel Poveda; and ‘Mujeres’,
a dance gala directed by Mario Maya which combines three
visions of flamenco dancing by Merche
Esmeralda, Belén Maya and Rocío Molina,
with the special collaboration of Diana Navarro. The musical
part is completed with Tomatito on guitar, Son de la Frontera
and Diana Navarro on vocals, who will present her personal
vision of the copla at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Eva Yerbabuena
will put the icing on the cake at the City Center with
her show ‘Santo y seña’, which she
will tour with in diverse cities in the United States
and Canada, championing the Flamenco Festival On Tour.
Flamenco
Festival USA 2008. Full show schedule
London. Sadler’s
Wells in London has already adopted Flamenco Festival
as one of its top cultural events. In its fifth edition
in London, the festival presents María Pagés,
presenting her show ‘Sevilla’ for four days.
Also figuring on the bill, which is to be held from March
3rd to 16th, 2008, are Los Farruco, ‘Cuatro esquinas’
and ‘Mujeres’, besides Rafaela
Carrasco’s contemporary flamenco and Israel
Galván’s avant-garde dancing. Cantaora Marina
Heredia and guitarist Juan Carlos Romero will also make
appearances at the London festival, which will close with
the show ‘Viva Jerez’.
Flamenco
Festival London 2008. Full show schedule
Paris & Belgium.
Eva Yerbabuena will open the festival’s second edition
in the French capital, presenting her show ‘Santo
y Seña’. The National Theater of Chaillot
will then welcome cantaora Estrella
Morente. Tomatito’s guitar and the gala ‘Mujeres’
will complete an extensive ten-day program which will
close with Javier
Barón’s show ‘Dos voces para un
baile’. Flamenco Festival premieres its headquarters
in Brussels. The festival’s first edition will be
held on May 16th with the title ‘Son del sur’.
The bill includes Son de la Frontera, the gala ‘Mujeres’,
a recital by Carmen Linares and Eva Yerbabuena, who will
close the festival’s program in this year’s
first semester on May 25th.
