Cristina Candela & Nueva York Flamenco City

Cristina Candela & Nueva York Flamenco City. 

Presented by Terraza 7. 

Friday, January 12th, 2024 at 8:00 pm.

$20: Cover at Mezzanine.

Featuring:

• Cristina Candela / Bailaora
• Ricardo Sanchez / Guitar
• Alfonso Cid / Cantaor; Flute, and musical director

About Cristina Candela:

Since 2007, I have been working as a flamenco dancer. My experience spans a variety of settings, including tablaos like El Patio Andaluz in Barcelona, and international tours in Malaysia and Singapore with Chalachi. I've contributed to companies such as Maria Carrasco Cia and Apuchelando Cia in multiple roles: dancing, choreographing, and producing.

I've also engaged in fusion projects, notably with Anlage Cia in Granada, and in artistic-educational initiatives. For instance, I served as part of the ambassador group for the "Voices of Tomorrow" project under the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation.

My involvement in the arts extends to film. I've acted, danced, and worked in production for several short and independent films.

My interests encompass all aspects of performing and audiovisual arts. I'm as fascinated with the spotlight as I am with behind-the-scenes work. From a young age, I've been driven by a desire to create - to dance, choreograph, design scenographies. My foremost aim is to express my vision of the world as clearly as possible.

To this day, the words of Pina Bausch echo in my mind: "Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost."

About Ricardo Sanchez: 

Mexican flamenco guitarist who started playing different music styles when he was 6 years old and flamenco since 13. This art form leads him to speak through his instrument expressing emotions without words. Ricardito attributes a significant portion of his flamenco guitar skills and compositional training to Adrián Juárez, Mauricio López and Josué Tacorente, Mexican flamenco guitar players, as well as Juan Campallo and José Luis Medina, well known flamenco guitar players from Spain. He’s been a musical performer, musical director and composer in different festivals around the Americas. He’s performed in different flamenco festivals and also recorded his guitar music with different famous of several music styles artist such as: Marjorie de Sousa, Juan Gabriel, Mariana Seoane y Susana Harp. Teaching and sharing his knowledge has always been and important key in his flamenco journey, helping others understand and be captivated by the richness of this complex but remarkably stunning art form, flamenco.

About Alfonso Mogaburo Cid: 

Alfonso was born and raised in Sevilla, the heartland of flamenco music. He also had the opportunity of attending the activities of one of the most significant flamenco clubs in Andalusia, the Peña Flamenca Torres-Macarena in Seville. Alfonso has toured extensively throughout the USA, Latin America, Israel and Europe, and has just toured Spain last February of 2018 with the Jazz/Flamenco band the New York Bojaira Project by pianist Jesús Hernández from Granada, Spain.