Flamenco Manuel Gutierrez, Andres Vadin, Vanessa Albalos & Diego Alvarez

TRADITIONAL FLAMENCO NIGHT: Acclaimed flamenco dancer/singer Manuel Gutierrez, guitarist Andres Vadin, dancer Vanessa Albalos and epic cajon/percussionist Diego “El Negro” Álvarez!! Energized by a passion to share the beauty and soul-stirring power of Flamenco – with its ancient roots, yet vibrant and evolving musical tradition – this performance will reverberate with infectious charisma. Two magical sets with an intermission to enjoy the Corazon Secret Garden and Courtyard.

Saturday MARCH 2nd 8:30PM

• DOORS OPEN 8:15pm PERFORMANCE PROMPTLY AT 8:30PM
• $30 Sit Down Chair or companion pass for 2 for $50
• $25 Pillow Seating or companion pass for $40

THIS IS A SIT-DOWN EVENT. THIS WILL SELL OUT FAST SO RESERVE YOUR GTD TICKETS.

MANUEL GUTIERREZ
Manuel Gutierrez Cabello was born in Montpellier, France after his parents had migrated to South of France from Cordoba, Spain. Manuel is considered to be a charismatic and passionate performer that over-delivers at every show. From a young age he had shown a talent for dance, winning his first flamenco award at only 8 years old. He began to develop his unique style under the direction of Lita Peiro, José Galván and later with Joaquin Grilo and Javier Latorre.

By age twenty, Gutierrez began producing works and dancing across Europe with legendary artists including Duquende, Chicuelo, Juan Carmona and Chispa Negra. He also began to collaborate with top French choreographers Redha, Marjorie Ascione, and Gerome Zerbie. In 2008, Manuel was invited to choreograph the production “Flamenco Flamen’ka” which sold out the Lyric Theatre in London and and ran for five years in Great Britain and France. Guiterrez’s fame as a choreographer and producer was growing.

The Telegraph in London called his work “Fiery.”

Danse Magazine nicknamed him, “The Young Flamenco Prince.” Figarro Newspaper raved “The dance is strong, voluptuous, and spectacular… a profound type of Flamenco and incredibly explosive.”

ANDRES VADIN

Andres Vadin’s talent spans genres highlighting the flamenco guitar as a universal instrument with no boundaries. He graduated from the Guillermo Tomas and Almadeo Roldan Conservatory in Habana, Cuba and his worldwide career has included collaborations on Latin Grammy-nominated albums.

“EL NEGRO”
Diego “El Negro” Alvarez, is a master cajón player born in Venezuela. He lived 16 years in Spain where he developed his career alongside the most prestigious flamenco dance companies such as Joaquin Cortez, Antonio Canales, Sara Baras, Nuevo Ballet Español and Paco Peña among others. With more than 12 nominations to the Latin Grammys, winner of a Latin Grammy in 2010 for best Rock album of the year for “Sera” by La Vida Boheme. Promoting El Cajon as a universal instrument, showing its main roots the Peruvian and the flamenco.

Coincidentally he studied Afro-venezuelan percussion in the popular culture workshops of the “Fundación Bigott”.

He is the founder of the Pasión Flamenca company and musical director and teacher at the school of superior flamenco studies in Caracas, directed by Daniela Tugues.

Vanessa Albalos – (Dancer) was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, which is where she spent her childhood. Her mother was the biggest influence in Flamenco, as she introduced Vanessa to the art from an early age and gave her an upbringing rich in music. It was then that she started to become familiar with cante and the very complex and unusual rhythms of Flamenco.

She began to study Flamenco dance at the age of 13 in El Paso, Texas with Rita Vega de Triana and Curro Niebla. After migrating to Southern California, studied with several well-known teachers in the area, including Sarah Parra, Gabriela Garza, Jose Tanaka (guitarist), Jesus Montoya (singer), Manuel Gutierrez, and Briseyda Zarate. She frequently takes the opportunity to take workshops with artists from Spain. Vanessa has toured Mexico with the Festival Internacional Cervantino, and Japan with Jose Tanaka’s Soniquete Flamenco, also recording palmas for Jose’s guitar album “Lluvia”. She appeared in the Iron & Wine video on MTV’s “Boy With A Coin”, and in Mater TV’s “Caminos Flamencos”, with Yaelisa’s San Francisco-based company. She has also appeared in the annual Los Angeles Flamenco Festival, New World Flamenco Festival, Irvine Barclay Theatre, frequently at the Fountain Theatre’s Forever Flamenco Series, and Houston Flamenco Festival with Jesus Montoya Company.