Flamenco is the folk art and culture of the Gypsies from Andalusia, Spain. Now a world-wide practiced art form, flamenco has grown in popularity, has crossed cultural divides, and has evolved into one of the most sophisiticated genres of music and dance. We invite you to experience the world of flamenco!
Flamenco artists to participate in the
1st Tucson Spanish and Flamenco Festival:
Ricardo Anglada was born in Northern New Mexico. He is a protégé and student of the world-renowned guitarist Jose “Chuscales” Valle. Ricardo was the winner of the Concurso Del Arte Flamenco de EEUU at age 17 where he was noted as having maturity in his playing. Not only a flamenco guitar soloist, he is a sought-after flamenco accompaniment virtuoso and has toured the US with world-renown flamenco troupes including Viva Carlota Santana, Juan Siddi Flamenco, and Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company.
Fanny Ara began her dance studies at age three, studying ballet and Contemporary dance at the Irene Popard school located in St. Jean de Luz in the French Basque country. In 1991 she began training in Spanish classical dance with Catalina Gommes and for the next ten years she traveled regularly to Madrid to study with maestros Isabel Quintero and Antonio Najarro. In addition to her studies in dance, she studied piano at the Bayonne School of Art for 11 years. She attained a BA in literature with a specialty in music. After graduating from the Bayonne School of Art, she relocated to Sevilla and Madrid. Over the next two years there, she pursued intensive flamenco studies with Juana Amaya, El Torombo, Manolo Soler, Hiniesta Cortes. While in Spain, she was also accepted into the prestigious academy of Mario Maya, and worked in tablaos in Madrid. Fanny has been recently nominated in the category of Most Outstanding Individual Dancer (2006) from the Isadora Duncan Dance Awards. In June 2007, she presented her program "Magia Flamenca" in Washington DC with critical acclaim. Last summer Fanny was reviewed by Renne Renouf "always elegant, the reach of her arms generous, frequently evoking unseen forces, body occasionally concave , legs striding in earthy response yet with vulgarity absent, fingers spread in exclamation to the rhythms, leaving the stage abruptly, provoking a gasp of delight."
Gabriel Lautaro Osuna was born to a family of artists and musicians in northern New Mexico. He was exposed to accomplished guitarists at a young age and has continued to study the art of flamenco guitar with respected masters both in the U.S. and abroad. El Viejin, Pedro Cuadra, Ramon Jimenez, Rafael Habichuela, El Entri, Juan Maya Marote and Miguel Angel Cortez are some of his most influential mentors. Gabriel has collaborated with various musical artists throughout the world including performances at the “World Expo” in Hannover Germany and at the “Saint Florent Middle Eastern Music Festival” outside of Paris. He has performed extensively in theater presentations and in “Tablaos” (small flamenco cabarets) including a season at the Gypsy caves in Granada. In New Mexico he has accompanied singer Vicente Griego and the great Jose “Chuscales” Valle and has taught at Festival Flamenco Internacional in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He currently resides and performs regularly in the Los Angeles area.
Also Featuring:
Fabian and Katrina Sisneros (Albuquerque, NM)
Barbara y las Flamencistas (Tucson, AZ)
Sophia Eva (Tucson, AZ)
Flamenco Por La Vida (Phoenix, AZ)
Adair Landborn and Peña Flamenca (Tucson, AZ)
Flamenco del Pueblo Viejo Student Company (Tucson, AZ)
Jason Martinez (Tucson, AZ)
Mele Martinez (Tucson, AZ)
Sarah Hinson (Prescott, AZ)
Misael Barraza (Hermosillo, Mexico)
Angelina Ramirez (Scottsdale, AZ)
Melissa Aguirre (Hermosillo, Mexico)
Macarena Giraldez (Sevilla, Spain)
Jon Banuelos (Tucson, AZ)
