2023 Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival
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- 03 Mar 2023
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The Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival returns this April 1st and 2nd to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, continuing its mission to present unique programming and world-class flamenco music to Los Angeles with the most acclaimed and influential flamenco artists direct from Spain, many making their first U.S./Los Angeles appearances.
- InterAcción: Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 8 p.m., the Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival features Dorantes, the world-renowned flamenco visionary and Spanish Gypsy pianist who made a name for himself in the world of flamenco with an instrument that, in principle, is totally foreign to the tradition of this genre. A piano with intelligence, conviction, and authenticity with which Dorantes fuses the melodies and rhythms typical of flamenco, impressionist music, and jazz. Absolutely moving, complex and personal, Dorantes excels in a field where the guitar is king. Dorantes shares the stage with Pastora Galván, one of the most sought-after flamenco dancers in the world and 2002 winner of the “Premio Nacional Matilde Coral,” and percussionist Cheyén, for an incredibly unique and intense flamenco performance for all the senses.
A descendant from one of Spain's most prestigious Andalusian musical families, Dorantes was born with a passion for flamenco. A graduate of the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Seville, he has gone on to create new and unique music and is now regarded as one of the most creative and innovative flamenco pianists of our time. Drawing on a diversity of musical styles for his compositions and performances, he gracefully combines classical, jazz, Celtic and Brazilian ideas into his sound, and earned a myriad of accolades and awards.
- La Guitarra Canta: Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 8 p.m., the Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival features world-renowned flamenco director, dancer and choreographer Antonio Canales. Achieving worldwide fame, Canales has starred as a guest artist with some of the world's top dance companies. His show 'Torero' was nominated for an Emmy award in 1995 and was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts in 2020. Canales shares the stage with vocalists David el Galli and Manuel de la Tomasa, guitarist David de Arahal, and Cheyén on percussion. Read More…
