AY! FLAMENCO’ DANCE SERIES

AY! FLAMENCO DANCE SERIES
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
Hollywood, California
August 23, 2003

FEATURING:

YAELISA & CAMINOS FLAMENCOS 

During the last twelve years, Yaelisa has spent extensive periods of time living and performing in Spain, presenting her choreography there and in the U.S. Her choreographies have been commissoned by several modern dance companies, including John Malashock & Company, Rose Polsky and Collage Dance Theatre. In 1995 she was one of 11 choreographers in Spain invited to present a piece at the prestigious Certamen de Coreografia in Madrid, and the only American choreographer chosen among them. In 1996 she returned to the U.S. where she continues to choreograph, develop and train dancers for her company. Creating innovative theatrical presentations has established her as a choreographer of merit; she is the recipient of an Emmy Award for Choreography in 1993 for the PBS program, “Desde Cadiz a Sevilla,” and a Choreography Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1996.

JASON ‘El Rubio’ MCGUIRE

Jason has recorded with famed Gypsy guitarist Carlos Heredia on his CD “Gypsy Flamenco,” and released a recording of his own composition “Distancias” in 2005, which has received unanimous critical praise. He has accompanied and collaborated with many great artists, including Savion Glover, Yaelisa, Alejandro Granados, Antonio El Pipa, Enrique El Extremeno, Carmela Greco, Manuel and Antonio Malena, among others.

He was awarded a California Arts Council Music Fellowship and has been nominated twice for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award. Jason currently serves as music director for both Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos and The New World Flamenco Festival. He is also an accomplished recording engineer and producer. He shares producer/engineer credits with David Schiffman (Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash etc.) on the latest Powerslave Records CD release “What’s In Your Mind” from the band Zeromind.

SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST:

DOMINGO ORTEGA

Born in Jerez de la Frontera, one of the cradle cities of flamenco in southern Spain, Ortega is a riveting soloist and a choreographer who possesses eloquent styling and unabashed technical ability. His dancing has been heralded by critics as a “startling personal update of flamenco style.” On the cutting edge of new trends in flamenco, Compañia Domingo Ortega stretches the boundaries of traditional form to produce exciting new variations.

When Domingo is not touring with his company, he is one of the most sought after flamenco teachers in Madrid at the famous ‘Amor de Dios’ dance studio.

Musicians & Dancers:

YAELISA, Choreographer & Dancer
JASON “EL RUBIO” McGUIRE, Musical Director, guitarist
DOMINGO ORTEGA, Choreographer & Dancer
Manuel de la Malena, cantaor and palmas
Javier Requena, cantaor and palmas
Sudhi Rajagopal, percussion and palmas
Fanny Ara, dancer
Melissa Cruz, dancer
Defne Enc, dancer

Produced by:
Rodri J. Rodriguez, Rodri Entertainment Group
rodri@rodri.com
323-656-7977

Vida Flamenca
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213-713-4719

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