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Semana Flamenka: The Power, Passion and Poetry of Flamenco

Irvine Barclay Theatre (4242 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612)
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Full Price:
$40.00
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$20.00*
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The 9th New World Flamenco Festival welcomes more than a dozen dancers, musicians and singers from throughout the United States and Spain for an exciting evening on stage, demonstrating the passion and precision of this beautiful art form at its highest level. With the Gypsy spirit of improvisation guiding them, this world-class ensemble will highlight a variety of soloists in different styles, and then come together for a fin de fiesta, a magnificent finale featuring an amazing display of cante (singing), toque (guitar playing) and baile (dance) from this high-powered group of performers.

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The last date listed for Semana Flamenka was Friday September 23, 2011 / 8:00pm.

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Irvine Barclay Theatre
4242 Campus Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
Website
949-854-4607
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This flamenco show did not come close to previous flamenco events at the Barclay. The lighting of the stage was poor. There were too many solos and one of the female solo players who was the least talented - alas, danced the most. While the new trend among male flamenco dancers is to wear suits, in this case, the dancers were not enhanced by their attire. The show should have ended after a terrific solo by the male dancer (the thinner of the two).
Written on Sep 26 2011

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Masterful playing, footwork and history are not enough to carry three hours of repetitious bravado, a tempo better suited for cantinas or plazas; what this misses in translation for theatre is choreography and variation.
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Website

http://www.thebarclay.org/events-details.asp?n=explore-events&n1=...

Quotes & Highlights

  • "Among the many reasons to like the Irvine Barclay's New World Flamenco Festival is just how darm well flamenco's many flavors and facets are presented to the audience -- easily digested by connaisseur and novice alike." --Orange County Register

Description

The largest ensemble ever presented by the festival, 14 stellar dancers, musicians and singers have been gathered from the U.S. and Spain. In the gypsy tradition of improvisation and inspiration, the ensemble will perform with different soloists being featured. With a cast this large, you can expect the fin de fiesta, the joyous finale of the show, to be full of fireworks.