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The
Maria Bermudez Company
“SONIDOS GITANOS”
Antonio
de la Malena (singer)
Jesus Alvarez (guitar)
Luis de la Tota (percussionist/palmero).
Dancers Maria Bermudez, El Junco and Andres Peña
June
13, 2003
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Berkeley, Ca
Tickets: juliamorgan.org
June
14, 2003
Rio Theatre
Santa Cruz, Ca
Tickets: riotheatre.com
“SONIDOS
GITANOS” FLAMENCO FROM SPAIN
NORTH
AMERICA TOUR
Portland, OR-- Direct from Flamenco’s birthplace, Jerez
de la Frontera, Spain, The Maria Bermudez Company, Sonidos
Gitanos, begins its first North American tour in June of 2003.
The
initial leg of the tour includes 9 major cities, opening June
6 in Vancouver, BC and concluding in San Diego, CA on June
24. The group returns to the United States in the fall for
a number of east coast appearances including New York City
and Miami, Fl. A current tour schedule is attached.
The
international performances of Sonidos Gitanos have brought
great critical acclaim in Europe, North America, and the Far
East. The Los Angeles Times said: "There is blistering
and then there is hot! Flamenco dancer Maria Bermudez and
her company of musicians and dancers nearly torched the stage
with their high combustible yet tradition-bound program Sonidos
Gitanos. White-hot passion coalesced with flying feet and
fluttering fringe as adrenaline soared in this production.”
Jerez
de la Frontera, known as La Cuna del Flamenco (the cradle
of Flamenco) will soon be inaugurated as La Ciudad del Flamenco
(the city of Flamenco) by the country of Spain. Jerez prides
itself in bearing its children singing and dancing straight
from the womb and is noted for its devotion to the roots of
pure Flamenco song, dance and music.
Bermudez
fulfills her obligation as Artistic Director and lead dancer
by highlighting the most accomplished and sometimes-unusual
artists this region of Spain has to offer. Past performers
have included both the traditional and the contemporary: El
Capullo (singer), La Chiqui (singer), Alejandro Granados (dancer),
Domingo Ortega (dancer); Tomasito (Rap-singer-dancer) and
Grammy-nominated Flamenco-pop group, Navajita Platea.
On this tour, Sonidos Gitanos brings together 8 artists who
magnificently interpret the traditional Flamenco style of
the region, including such renowned musicians as Antonio de
la Malena (singer), Jesus Alvarez (guitar) and Luis de la
Tota (percussionist/palmero). Dancers include Maria Bermudez,
as well as two diverse, powerful young dancers: El Junco and
Andres Peña, who have worked with such Flamenco greats
as Cristina Hoyos and Eva La Yerbabuena.
Solo
Flamenco, a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization based in Portland,
Oregon is the presenter of the North American tour of Sonidos
Gitanos. Tickets for most cities will be on sale in March
through the appropriate theatre’s box office. For specific
city information, please contact Solo Flamenco at 503/774-2646
or email soloflamenco@aol.com. To learn more about Maria Bermudez,
please visit the artist’s website: maria-bermudez.com
Tickets
for most cities will be on sale in March through the appropriate
theatre’s box office. For specific city information,
please contact Solo Flamenco at 503/774-2646 or email soloflamenco@aol.com.
To learn more about Maria Bermudez, please visit the artist’s
website: maria-bermudez.com
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