The Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival presents two world-class events: Andalusian Voices – “Tempo de Luz” with Carmen Linares, Arcángel and Marina Heredia on Thursday, March 15, at 8 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles and Del Fuego y La Memoria: Rosario Montoya “La Farruca” and Natalia Delmar “La Serrata” on Friday, March 16, at 8 p.m. at El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.
Culture Spot LA readers can win a pair of tickets to these shows. Email editor@culturespotla.com with “flamenco” in the subject line. Please indicate your choice of Thursday or Friday.
Andalusian Voices – “Tempo de Luz”
Carmen Linares – Arcángel – Marina Heredia
Thursday, March 15; Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles
Tempo of Light (Tempo de Luz) is an all-star show featuring some of the leading voices in Spain today, in a virtuosic display ranging from the gypsy roots of flamenco to modern innovations. Carmen Linares, the legendary grand female voice of flamenco cante jondo (deep song), has been celebrated all over the world for the extraordinary expressive power of her voice. She was the first flamenco singer to perform with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Marina Heredia has a mercurial, impassioned voice, moving between clarity and rasp, sorrow and rage, tragedy and exultation. She is considered one of the world’s foremost female flamenco singers of the new generation.
Versatile singer Arcángel is one of the leading lights of a new generation of vocalists who is making waves internationally with his creative renditions of the classical cante jondo repertoire. He is a tenor with all the dark tension that characterizes the best flamenco singers, transcends flamenco borders with a rich imagination, always grasping the roots. Tempo de Luz 2018 trailer: https://youtu.be/e-uQ26p2q44.
Under the musical direction of Isidro Muñoz, composer and producer of flamenco legends like Camarón or Enrique Morente, this special evening will include the outstanding dancer Ana Morales, former principal dancer of Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia.
• Singers: Carmen Linares, Marina Heredia, Arcángel
• Dancer: Ana Morales
• Guitars: Miguel Ángel Cortés and José Quevedo “Bolita”
• Percussion: Paquito González
• Music Director: Isidro Muñoz
• Presented by Kala Koa Entertainment and Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival
WHEN:
Andalusian Voices – Tempo de Luz: Thursday, March 15 at 8 p.m.
WHERE:
Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 4401 W. 8th St., LA 90005
HOW:
• (800) 595-4849 or https://kalakoa.tix.com
• For more information: https://www.kalakoa.com/flamenco.html
• Email us: kalakoaent@mac.com
TICKETS:
• Regular seating: $25 – $75
PARKING:
Secure, on-site parking and ample street parking
Del Fuego y La Memoria:
Rosario Montoya “La Farruca”
Natalia Delmar “La Serrata”
Friday, March 16, 8 p.m.; El Portal Theatre, North Hollywood
Join us for a special evening of intimate, visceral flamenco featuring living legend dancer Rosario Montoya “La Farruca” in collaboration with Natalia Delmar “La Serrata” and accompanied by world class musicians Juanilloro de Jerez, El Quini and Raul Vicente.
Rosario Montoya takes her stage name “La Farruca” from her father, the famous dancer Antonio Montoya Flores “Farruco.” “La Farruca” comes from a great dynasty of flamenco artists, born and raised in a special environment for their artistic development with direct access to some of the great figures of the second half of the 20th century: https://youtu.be/GFPIW_LUH-8.
Born in Almeria, Spain, Natalia Delmar “La Serrata” studied dance from a very young age, obtaining the title Classical Dance from the Royal Academy of London and began her career in flamenco and moved to Madrid. Initially she studied with Diana Thedim and continued with various teachers from the dance school Amor de Dios with various teachers such as La Tati, Cristóbal Reyes, Alfonso Losa, Carmela Greco, Toni El Pelao, among others.
• Dancers: Rosario Montoya “La Farruca” and Natalia Delmar “La Serrata”
• Singers: Juanilloro de Jerez, El Quint
• Guitar: Raul Vicenti
• Presented by Kala Koa Entertainment and Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival
WHEN:
Del Fuego y la Memoría: Friday, March 16, at 8 p.m.
WHERE:
El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood 91601
HOW:
• (800) 595-4849 or https://kalakoa.tix.com
• For more information: https://www.kalakoa.com/flamenco.html
• Email us: kalakoaent@mac.com
TICKETS:
• Regular seating: $39, $49
PARKING:
Ample street parking and nearby secure parking lots