Corazón Cultural Arts Center

Promised Land 2.0: A Grateful Dead Celebratory Music Happening!
2022-11-17 20:00 - 2022-11-18 02:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA 90290, Topanga, CA, 90290, US
Promised Land 2.0: A Grateful Dead Celebratory Music Happening!

Corazon & Kentyah are proud to present another night of the wildly successful improvisational Grateful Dead series in Topanga Canyon!!
PROMISED LAND 2.0
Come shake your bones, spin or move your body and let your spirit ride on the waves of sound, rhythm and tones that bring us back to the spiritual wellspring that is the music and influence of the Grateful Dead!!

Mike Russeck – Keys/Vox
Ashton Slater – Guitar Vox
George Bernardo- Drums
Jeff Hiller – Bass
Kentyah- Percussion

Plus special surprise guests!!
We will be jammin out on many GD and Dead inspired classics and taking them into cosmic zones unheard before!!
This will be a three set show:1st set will be acoustic and in line with the famed acoustic shows at Radio City Music Hall in October 1980:

The 2nd and 3rd sets will include deep improvisation, funky takes and lots and lots of time to dance!!
We will also feature extended Drums and Space to move your spirit and soul!
This is not only a performance, it is an invitation for the Deadhead community to come hang out, to commune and to share transcendent moments of insight and bliss that not even Bear could have conceived of!! We are not just building a music series, we are fostering and feeding the community of music lovers that take The Golden Road past the Dark Star in search of the eternal Promised Land and more….!!!

Beginning Flamenco Basics Beginner Technique and ‘Sevillanas’
2022-11-16 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-11-09 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-11-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-10-26 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-10-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2022-10-12 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
This is an ALL ages Flamenco Beginner Technique and ‘Sevillanas’ class

6PM- 7:30PM – Flamenco Beginner Technique and ‘Sevillanas’

This is a two-for-one class where we will start off with some flamenco technique (Arm work, footwork, palmas, body alignment, flamenco movement stylization) and end by learning the 4 ‘Sevillanas’ verses. ‘Sevillanas’ is a fun partner dance that has four parts and is performed during Feria in April all over Andalucia Spain.

Flamenco is a series of powerful rhythms and movements- ‘armwork’/braceo, hand clapping/palmas, rhythmic body movements/marcajes, ‘foot work’/zapateado

We will learn the movements and connect in tandem with the rhythm in order to feel flamenco- to dance. Once you move through the technique part of the class Cristina will guide you through the twists, turns, and stomps of this powerful dance. It is a great opportunity to try something you always have wanted to experience or a new interest. Everyone welcome! No previous experience necessary. Join the fun!

Drop in: $35
4 week class series discount : $125

Cristina Moguel has over 20 years experience dancing in theaters in Spain, New York, Mexico, and touring most of the United states with the Flamenco Vivo Dance company. While in New York, she danced in “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera, NYC. A native Angelina, Cristina currently performs with Flamenco Flavor dance company in New Jersey, as well as, performing with local Flamenco artists throughout Southern California with her dance group Urban Flamenka. She resides in Los Angeles and will be now sharing her love for flamenco dance teaching at Corazon Performing Arts in Topanga, CA.

SHIMSHAI Acoustic Folk & Reggae with Joss Jaffe & Special Guest Vir McCoy
2022-11-13 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Shimshai has traveled the world and beyond in search for the expression of truth through music. Sweet acoustic melodies to upbeat infusions

Enjoy musical and medicinal offerings from Shimshai in Topanga Canyon with Joss Jaffe and special guest Vir McCoy on Sunday November 13th! Doors open 8pm. This will be an early concert. Shimshai has been sharing his unique brand of heartfelt folk and reggae music with the world for more than 20 years and his songs have become anthems and anchors for many on the spiritual path. Learn more about the life and story of this global messenger of peace and truth~
Shimshai has traveled the world and beyond in search for the expression of truth through music in both original compositions and traditional adaptations. His ever growing collection of recorded music has something for everyone on the path, from sweet and simple acoustic melodies to upbeat infusions with his live band. Known for singing in several languages, Shimshai’s catalog ranges from ceremonial medicine music with his wife Susana, ancient Sanskrit and Hebrew prayers, to modern folk and reggae of his own direct inspiration~
Originally from Seattle Washington, Shimshai currently resides between Northern California & Oregon with his wife and family where he continues to perform, record and host retreat events throughout the year.
$﻿25 advance tix. $30 at door. BYOB allowed.
Corazon does not provide food, so consider eating at beforehand at Endless Colors Pizza or Inn of the Seventh Ray.
Joss Jaffe performs as a Vocalist,
Tabla Player & Multi-Instrumentalist.
He has performed at events & festivals in
the US, Europe & Asia. He has created innovative new music including Meditation Music & Dub Mantra
Vir McCoy is a musician, author, teacher, healer, and ecologist.

Drumming for Healing
2022-11-13 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Awaken Your Spirit, Reduce Stress and Have Fun Drumming & Chanting. No experience necessary.

Led by experienced percussionist and drum teacher, Jamie Papish, you will be guided through a series of simple rhythms and chants designed to ground and empower you. Through repetition, you will begin to relax, let go of stress and sink into your body’s natural abilities. You will enjoy immediate benefits physically, emotionally & spiritually.
A quote from a past student
“It is such a great way to let go of our perfectionism and go with the flow and relax and it eventually comes to you.”
Sylvia Wells
This is a in-person event
No prior experience in drumming or chanting required.
Bring your own drum or one will be provided
Ages 18 and up is ideal
First 10 who enter in promo code “First10” will pay $15. Expires 11/12/22 @ noon
Full price $25

Yasmine Azaiez | African Jasmine
2022-11-12 21:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Tunisian violinist & vocalist Yasmine Azaiez, bass player Sezin Ahmet, guitarist Adam Ratner and percussionist Randy Gloss. Mesmerizing!

Saturday, November 12th in eclectic Topanga Canyon. An electrifying night, an extensive palette of sounds with Tunisian violinist, composer & Vocalist Yasmine Azaiez joined by talented bass player Sezin Ahmet, guitarist Adam Ratner and percussionist Randy Gloss. You may be too mesmerized to get up and dance! Yasmine’s two sets will bounce between traditional and genre-bending and will include playing works from her EP| African Jasmine.

$25 Sit Down Chair Seating, or (2 people for $40)
$20 Pillow seating, standing or garden areas ( 2 people for $30)
2 Sets of Extraordinary Musicianship

(1ST SET 9ishPM ) (2ND SET 10:15ishPM)

D﻿OORS OPEN 8:30PM . BYOB allowed.

YASMINE AZAIEZ:
Tunisian/British Violinist, Composer and Vocalist Yasmine Azaiez studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK and went on to study at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Well-versed in a diverse array of genres such as Experimental, Jazz, Rock and North African music, she has performs internationally. She has been sponsored by Wood violins and her Album ‘Fabulous’ was sponsored by Samsung, Tunisia.
Yasmine Azaiez has been elected one of the 100 future leaders of Tunisia. She was also a finalist of nine violinists in the Global youth competition representing Africa and the Middle East and won second prize in the Young Musician of the Year Sevenoaks at the age of seventeen.
Yasmine Azaiez created the ‘Yasmine Azaiez Violin Competition,’ sponsored by the British Council, which aims to aid Tunisian Violinists in getting exposure and monetary prizes. The second edition is set for 2023. As an actress, she has appeared in several TV Series and Movies in Tunisia. In her other interests, Yasmine and her mother run an Animal Rescue in Tunisia, ‘The Yasmine Azaiez Animal rescue’ which works to find homes for abused, homeless and sick animals.
ADAM RATNER is a guitarist, composer and producer based in Los Angeles, CA. He was mentored by bassist Charlie Haden and also studied with Larry Koonse, Alan Pasqua, and Vince Mendoza. Adam has shared the stage and worked with musicians including Larry Goldings, David Binney, Ravi Coltrane, Louis Cole, Genevieve Artadi, Sam Amidon, KNOWER, Sam Wilkes, Sam Gendel, Tim Lefebvre, Pedro Martins, Nate Wood, Frederico Heliodoro, Antonio Loureiro, Darek Oleszkiewicz, Ben Wendel, Jack Conte, Fabiano Do Nascimento, and Niia. His videos with Louis Cole Big Band have totaled over 5-million views on YouTube. He has been recognized at Lincoln Center in New York City as a winner of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards.
Adam has toured with the experimental pop-electronic group KNOWER, including performances throughout the west coast and at the SF Jazz Festival.
SEZIN AHMET TÜRKMENOĞLU is a bass player who started playing music when he was 11 years old, and completed his high school education at the Guitar department of Istanbul Fine Arts. He received his music degree from Bass Guitar and Double Bass departments of Bilgi University, and performed/recorded with many artists and festivals both in Turkey and overseas. He moved to Los Angeles in August 2012 when I was accepted into the graduate certificate program of University of Southern California (USC) following a video audition.
Sezin has been performing and recording with artists including Grammy-nominated composer, arranger and pianist Otmaro Ruiz to Stanley Jordan, Clayton Cameron, Jimmy Branly, Alan Pasqua, Pat Kelley, Lee Ritenour, Michael Orland, Larry Koonse, Katisse Buckingam, Will Brahm, Chris Wabich, Abe Lagrimas Jr. and countless others.
RANDY GLASS, Percussion
Protégé of renowned percussion vanguard John Bergamo and longtime student of tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Randy Gloss is a percussionist whose background performing several modalities of hand drums, contemporary percussion, and drum set has led to his involvement in many innovative ensembles that fuse world music with new music and jazz.
Most notable for his work with Hands On’Semble, a percussion group devoted to the art of hand drumming created by John Bergamo in 1997 (with Randy Gloss, Andrew Grueschow, and Austin Wrinkle).
“A Stellar percussion group…extraordinary soloing, and extensive palette of sounds”-Modern Drummer
Hands On’Semble has performed and lectured throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia at many of the world’s premier percussion and world music festivals, music schools and conservatories, and have collaborated in performance and recording with a wide array of highly esteemed percussion artists from around the world including: Swapan Chaudhuri, Pete Lockett, Poovalur Sriji, Adam Rudolph, Houman Pourmehdi, Brad Dutz, Abbos Kosimov, Glen Velez, Jamey Haddad, Steve Shehan, Mark Nauseef, Ed Mann, Carlos Stasi and Guello. Percussionists and critics worldwide have praised Hands On’Semble’s recorded work (five albums to date), as being some of the most important and interesting of it’s kind.

Hawaiian Hula and Tahitian Dance Class with Kumu Anna Liza
2022-11-12 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-11-05 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-10-29 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-10-22 10:00 - 12:30, 2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:30 UTC
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José Antonio Rodríguez Trio with Nacho Arimany & Andres Vadin
2022-11-11 20:30 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
World’s leading flamenco musicians of this generation, award-winning JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ Trio with Nacho Arimany and Andres Vadin

Enjoy the flavor of contemporary flamenco by the award winning Andalusian maestro JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ with the acclaimed Spanish percussionist Nacho Arimany and fabulous flamenco guitarist Andres Vadin for an unforgettable evening FRIDAY NOV 11Th (DOORS OPEN 8PM) in eclectic Corazon Performing Arts Topanga Canyon!
Immerse your spirit in a musical journeye that overflows with soul and charm. An unforgettable experience for all culture, talent and music lovers.
D﻿OORS OPEN 8PM CONCERT BEGINS 8:30PM
B﻿YOB allowed. $25 General Admission Seated. Discount for 2 People: $40
José Antonio Rodríguez is featured on Ringo Starr’s latest release, “Free Your Soul,” along with veteran saxophonist Dave Koz.
José Antonio has performed with Paco de Lucia, Alejandro Sanz, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Astor Piazzola, Joan Baez, George Benson, Arturo Sandoval, John McLaughlin, Rita Moreno, Herman Rarebell (Scorpions), Don Dokken, Bobby Kimball (TOTO), and John Parr among others.
JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ
is a remarkable guitar player acclaimed for his powerful and evocative renditions of modern contemporary flamenco. He has performed in international music festivals sharing the stage with the greatest musicians from around the world Paco de Lucía, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Astor Piazzola, Alejandro Sanz, Joan Báez, George Benson, Arturo Sandoval, John McLaughlin, Herman Rarebell (Scorpions), Don Doken, Bobby Kimball (TOTO), and John Parr among others. Featured in Carlos Saura’s movie FLAMENCO. Special guest artist for the Latin Grammy® Person of the Year’s tribute to Alejandro Sanz (2017).Featured speaker in the prestigious cycle of TEDx Talks(2016).
N﻿ACHO ARIMANY
Nacho Arimany is more than a multi-instrumentalist (playing over 100 instruments), he is a translator and a channel for bridging dialogue across and between different cultures: a dialogue expressed through universal rhythms spoken by all of us. While his style is close to Jazz and Flamenco, it has resisted labeling as it is an experience of world and natural sounds combining to paint a picture of humanity across cultures. With influences of oriental melodies, Indian and West African percussion, as well as Flamenco rhythms, Nacho creates a sound which he describes as “a prism with a lot of faces.” As an artist who has performed as vocal and percussion soloist at prestigious large venues and events around the world including the New York Lincoln Center , Carnegie Hall, Latin Grammys and Dolby Theatre LA, it is a treat to be able to experience his music within the space of an intimate setting alongside his dynamic world music ensemble. “Jazz and Flamenco may have crossed paths before, but Nacho Arimany brings a fresh approach with ideas that have yet to be discovered” – ALL ABOUT JAZZ NYC
ANDRES VADIN
Born in Cuba, Andres Vadin’s talent spans many different genres while highlighting the flamenco guitar as a universal instrument with no boundaries – a breathtaking fusion of traditional and contemporary interpretations, often infused with Cuban, Arabic, and jazz influences.

Elf Freedom, Arrington De Dionyso, Let's Paint TV, Ham Scholar
2022-11-09 20:00 - 23:55 (America/Los_Angeles)
Four Acts of Interactive Sounds & Sacred Mushroom Songs of Arrington De Dionyso, Elf Freedom, Let’s Paint TV & Joseph Hammer and Ham Scholar

N﻿ovember 9th Sacred Muchroom Songs of Arrington De Dionyso (4 ACTS. A NIGHT OF INTERACTIVE SOUNDS)
8﻿:30 ELF FREEDOM
9﻿:15 ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO
1﻿0:30 Let’s Paint TV/Joseph Hammer
1﻿1:15 Ham Scholar
W﻿ith Droni Mitchell Soundz
M﻿ore decrsiption to come

Galecstasy & the Galactic Love Orchestra with Aboubacar Sylla & Rob Magill
2022-11-07 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Galecstasy & The Galactic Love Orchestra featuring renowned djembe/balafon player Aboubacar Sylla & Rob Magill on saxophone

MONDAY Nov 7th EARLY CONCERT. 8PM Doors Open. 8:30 Concert. 2 Sets . Do not Miss Galecstasy & The Galactic Love Orchestra are a multi-cultural ensemble presenting a new take on psychedelic improvisation and spiritual jazz. The orchestra features Master percussionist Aboubacar Sylla from Guinea, West Africa and saxophone spiritualist Rob Magill from Ojai, Ca.
Raquel Bell’s cosmic synthesizer tones and interplay with Primary Mystical Experience’s exploratory and dynamic drumming and overall avant-garde sensibility make up the core sound of Galecstasy.
Come out and be delighted by stimulating and unexpected extended improvisations of joyful noise!
$﻿20 or Discount 2 for $30. No One turned away for lack of full donation.
Corazon m﻿embership discount applies to this concert.
ABOUT ABOU SYLLA
Aboubacar “Abou” Sylla, from Guinea, West Africa, is a master percussionist, musician, performer and teacher of West African music and dance, as well as a traditional instrument builder. Aboubacar has been performing professionally for over 20 years, and teaches and shares the music, dance and culture of West Africa throughout the United States and around the world.
Sylla is a “Djeli” (or “Griot”), born into a clan of oral historians who use the balafon, a 21-key xylophone, and their voices, to maintain and transfer the family lineages and historical deeds of community members. From a young age, Sylla learned scores of songs and musical patterns known only to the Djeli. Organizers note that his workshops and concert will introduce the Fredonia community to an 800-year-old musical legacy
“COMPRISED OF RAQUEL BELL AND PRIMARY MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE, THE DUO FUSE SCI-FI ELECTRONICS, ECSTATIC VOCALS, AND DYNAMIC DRUMMING INTO A SHADOWY STORM OF DRUG-LACED EXPERIMENTALISM, WITH VIBES OF TRIP HOP, SPACE AGE BACHELOR POP, DUB, KOSMISCHE, AND FREE JAZZ SHINING THROUGH IT ALL. INTERSTELLAR DRONES, EQUATORIAL ORGANS, AND WHIRLING WAVES OF ALIEN SYNTHESIS ARE SUPPORTED BY MUTANT FUNK, STONER SLUDGE, AND SOLAR SKANK BASSLINES, WHILE BELL SINGS WITH STRENGTH OVERHEAD…HER VOICE FLOWING FREELY BETWEEN SNOTTY POST-PUNK CHANTING, SWEET LYRICAL SERENADE, SEXUALIZED WHISPERING, AND WILD WORDLESS BABBLE. AND AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL, PRIMARY MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE ALTERNATELY DANCES ACROSS SPARKLING METALS AND TIGHTLY WOUND SKINS, OR SMASHES, BASHES, AND CRASHES HIS KIT INTO OBLIVION, WITH ALMOST EVERY TRACK FEATURING A TRULY SPELLBINDING DRUM PERFORMANCE THAT CONTINUOUSLY MORPHS BETWEEN HARD HITTING GROOVE PHYSICALITY AND PRISMATIC SPLATTER PSYCHEDELIA”
– OCTAGON EYES VIA THE SUN LOUNGE
ROB MAGILL is a composer/Improviser/Multi-Instrumentalist from Ojai, CA. Label owner of Weird Cry Records, founded in 2013. Rob Magill started recording solo material in 2010. Playing in the band Dreamcolour from 2007 – 2015. Collaborating with many local and world renowned musicians. Inspirations of music drawing from, 17th-21st century Classical Music, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Delta Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Soul, Post-Hardcore, Punk, American Folk, Indigenous Folk, Noise, Improvised Logics, and so forth. Using these ideas freely within specific contexts, along with unknown aspects of sound. Performing with musicians such as Dave Rempis, Don Preston, Marshall Trammell, Shaine Scarminach, Walker Delbo, Tatsuya Nakatani, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Eugene Chadbourne, Chris Corsano and many more.

Bulletproof Unicorn
2022-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
A dark comedy about America, Guns, Drunks and God.

Fresh off the Edinburgh Fringe, Stacie Burrows brings her solo dark comedy Bulletproof Unicorn to Corazón in Topanga on Sunday, November 6th at 7pm.
“[Bulletproof Unicorn] is one of the wildest of wild rides, and more so because it’s based on real events. For most comedians who relate tales of their lives, there’s an understanding that complete veracity might be sacrificed for a punchline. That’s not the sense you get from Ms. Burrows – not because it’s not funny – but because it’s hard to imagine why you would make up such consistently horrible stuff….Ms. Burrows is a natural storyteller….this is a show with fascinating source material that’s worth a punt.” -One4Review

Beginning Flamenco Basics ‘por Tangos’ (in the rhythm of Flamenco Tangos)
2022-11-02 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
This is an ALL ages Flamenco Basics ‘por Tangos’ (in the rhythm of Flamenco Tangos) class

5- 6PM – Flamenco Basics ‘por Tangos’ (in the rhythm of Flamenco Tangos)
This is an ALL ages Flamenco class geared towards learning the elements of arm work ‘braceo’, foot work ‘zapateado’, basic rhythm movements ‘marcajes’, and ‘palmas’ hand clapping rhythms in sync with the ‘Tangos’ rhythm. Everyone welcome! No previous experience necessary. Join the fun!

Drop in: $25
six weeks series discount : $111

Cristina Moguel has over 20 years experience dancing in theaters in Spain, New York, Mexico, and touring most of the United states with the Flamenco Vivo Dance company. While in New York, she danced in “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera, NYC. A native Angelina, Cristina currently performs with Flamenco Flavor dance company in New Jersey, as well as, performing with local Flamenco artists throughout Southern California with her dance group Urban Flamenka. She resides in Los Angeles and will be now sharing her love for flamenco dance teaching at Corazon Performing Arts in Topanga, CA.

Halloween Bash AXON ORKESTRA Belly & Middle Eastern Dance & Milo Gonzalez
2022-10-29 20:30 - 23:55 (America/Los_Angeles)
Halloween Party Bellydancers! Electric & Eclectic Balkan, Romanian, Gypsy Jazz, Middle Eastern, Original Music & Looping

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Doors open 8:30PM Music starts 9PM
•°*”˜.•°*”˜ Enjoy food and nature in #topangacanyon beforehand @endlesscolorpizza @innoftheseventhray @canyonbistro or snacks galore Topanga General Store.
T﻿OPANGA SHIMMIES BELLYDANCERS:
D﻿.N.A. BELLYDANCERS:
FABRICE MARTINEZ, Violin Virtuoso Between busking in a mule-drawn, handmade wagon across Europe performing Eastern European gypsy music to mixing world, jazz, and gypsy music in artistic haunts of Los Angeles, it’s no surprise that Fabrice Martinez has spent his life absorbing the culture and music of every country he’s traveled through. This is why the Paris-born, L.A.-based artist is considered one of the most versatile and musically diverse violinists today.
DUSTY BROUGH, GUITAR Guitarist Dusty Brough brilliantly combines his roots in Flamenco with Jazz, Folk, Brazilian, Gypsy and Balkan music. As a composer, he integrates these eclectic influences with his unique approach to music and a “blatant disregard for genre boxes” (Joe Bendel, Epoch Times). Brough’s nylon-string guitar playing is marked by an unparalleled agile technique that supports a buoyant aesthetic. Dusty creates something truly remarkable by seamlessly blending lush harmonies, intricate rhythms and improvisation, with a fluidity, presence, and rhythm that can only be compared to the rolling waves of the ocean. www.dustybrough.com
* MILES JAY ~ Multifaceted virtuoso Double Bass, Buzuk & Lyra
Miles Jay is a composer and instrument maker, and an active performer with many prominent artists around the world. Broad in range of his musical influences and communities, Miles has lived abroad for years absorbing styles from many traditions, and has performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, TED 2013 Long Beach, and the United Nations.
From 2005 to 2012, Miles lived in Egypt and Lebanon, performing and collaborating with many beloved artists of the region, including Youssou N’Dour, Ziad Rahbani, Naseer Shamma, Ross Daly, and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. During this time he co-founded and co-produced several ensembles and albums, as well as traveled extensively around the region for concerts in Dubai, Turkey, Greece, Tunisia, Oman, Algeria, Senegal, Syria, and Western Europe. Active in studios as well, Miles worked with composer Khaled Mouzannar as music consultant and instrumentalist on the score to Nadine Labaki’s latest film “Where do we go Now,” an official selection of both Sundance and Cannes. Throughout all of this valuable experience, Miles focused on re-imagining the bass’s role both as an accompanying instrumental and as a melodic lead, adapting a wide range of Arabic, Greek, and Turkish ornamentation to develop his own extended technique when playing with a bow.
M﻿ILO GONZALEZ: Milo Gonzalez is a guitarist born of a multi-generational family of artists and musicians native to Venice Beach. With his mother being a rock vocalist, and his step father being a founding member of the renowned hardcore punk band Black Flag, Milo grew up around heavy rock music.
Inspired to play both electric and acoustic guitar, Milo discovered a deep love for ‪flamenco‬ and classical guitar music, finding it’s dark, emotive, and aggressive qualities alluring and similar to that of his rock roots. Milo has developed a unique and hard to define style of music that derives as much influence from legendary guitar virtuosos such as ‪Paco De Lucia‬, and ‪Vicente Amigo‬, as it does from rock/metal/psychedelic legends like ‪Black Sabbath‬ and ‪Radiohead‬.

Playing For Change Presents: Jason Tamba & Friends
2022-10-28 21:00 - 23:00 UTC
Playing For Change Presents: Jason Tamba & Friends Featuring members of the Playing For Change Band Music from the Congo, Jamaica, Americana

Playing For Change Presents: Jason Tamba & Friends Featuring members of the Playing For Change Band with Music from the Congo, Jamaica, classics of roots Americana and more! Enjoy an evening of music and dancing in Topanga Canyon!
Friday October 28th, 2022Doors open at 8:30PM Show at 9:00PM
Born in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jason has been playing guitar since age seven, when he made his own instrument out of wood and four strings. Teaching himself guitar for a decade, he began to study classical guitar at age 20, finally earning a degree in classical guitar. After playing at churches, local venues and in Papa Wemba’s traditional group Percussion Molokai, Jason decided to travel to South Africa and expose himself to more opportunities. It was there that he became a guitarist for the group Afro Fiesta. The group’s first self-titled album, released in 2005, is full of songs that are a fusion of various styles including Afro-jazz, Kwasa-Kwasa, Makosa, and hints of Latin music. Widely considered innovators in the entertainment industry, Afro Fiesta has performed at numerous music festivals including Jazz on the Rocks, Joy of Jazz, OBZ Festival, Light Festival and Africa Day Celebrations.
Jason has been a key member of the Playing For Change Band since 2008 in which capacity he has performed on all five continents. As a performer in Playing For Change Songs Around The World videos Jason has been featured alongside such luminaries as Bono, members of the Grateful Dead, Peter Gabriel and many others! In this capacity Tamba has been seen by hundreds of millions globally. As a live performer Jason has shared the stage with Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Toots Hibbert, Ziggy Marley and Robert Plant amongst other legends of music!

Promised Land A Grateful Dead Celebratory Music Happening
2022-10-27 21:00 - 23:45 UTC
Corazon & Kentyah Present: Promised Land A Grateful Dead Celebratory Improvisational Music Happening!

Corazon Performing Arts & Kentyah are proud to present the inaugural night for a brand new improvisational Grateful Dead series in Topanga Canyon!! Thursday, October 27th, 9PM.

PROMISED LAND

Come shake your bones, spin or move your body and let your spirit ride on the waves of sound, rhythm and tones that bring us back to the spiritual wellspring that is the music and influence of the Grateful Dead!!

Mike Russeck – Keys/Vox

Ashton Slater – Guitar Vox

Dan Stein – Guitar/Vox

Jeff Hiller – Bass

Clinton Clark – Drums

Kentyah- Percussion

Plus special surprise guests!!

We will be jammin out on many GD and Dead inspired classics and taking them into cosmic zones unheard before!! There will be a special Drum>Space inspired set break and, once the music’s over, a huge drum circle for any who want to tap a rhythm or dance their soul clean!!

This is not only a performance, it is an invitation for the Deadhead community to come hang out, to commune and to share transcendent moments of insight and bliss that not even Bear could have conceived of!! We are not just starting a music series, we are fostering and feeding the community of music lovers that take The Golden Road past the Dark Star in search of the eternal Promised Land and more….!!!
$﻿20 bucks (or 2 people for $30)
C﻿orazon Membership Discount applies to this concert.
B﻿YOB allowed.

Fanny Ara Trio featuring Emaginario and Vardan Ovsepian
2022-10-23 20:30 - 22:00 UTC
choreographer/performer & flamenco dancer Fanny Ara Trio with vocalist/guitarist Ethan Margolis & Armenian-born pianist Vardan Ovsepian

The Fanny Ara Trio | SUN OCTOBER 23rd 8PM Doors Open. Don’t miss award-winning choreographer/performer & flamenco dancer Fanny Ara along with vocalist/guitarist Ethan Margolis & Armenian-born pianist Vardan Ovsepian at Corazón Performing Arts. These artists are known for their unique fusion of essential ties between Jazz, Blues, and Flamenco.
Over the past two decades, Fanny has earned the role of one of the most important performers in the country and is recognized and celebrated by flamenco enthusiasts around the world. She continues to be an internationally sought-after choreographer and instructor of flamenco, with students and fans across the globe. She is known as a driving force of flamenco today: an artist excelling in the full spectrum of flamenco, from the most traditional to the avant-garde.
C﻿oncert begins at 8:30pm. BYOB allowed. $25 or a discount companion pass for $40.

Fanny Ara – flamenco dance
Ethan ‘Emaginario’ Margolis – guitar/vocals
Vardan Ovsepian – keyboards

FANNY ARA is an internationally sought-after and award-winning choreographer, performer and instructor. Her most dedicated worldwide fans especially credit her as one of the driving forces of flamenco today; an artist excelling in the full spectrum of flamenco, from the most traditional to the avant-garde. Fanny has been an invited artist in national and international festivals and has toured extensively in Canada, Central and South America, the Middle East, Africa, and throughout Europe. She has been distinguished since 2006 with nominations from the Isadora Duncan Dance Awards in the categories of Most Outstanding Individual Dancer, Most Outstanding Music, Ensemble, and Individual Performance for her project, Juncal Street, and Best Ensemble for her work with the San Francisco Opera in La Traviata. New York’s Vilcek Foundation also awarded Fanny a prestigious finalist prize for “Creative Promise in Dance” in 2012. Fanny’s versatility in the art form of flamenco is manifested in her many artistic works.
As Philip Gardner said of her performance at the Joyce Theater in New York City “My newest love is Fanny Ara…the captivating expressive qualities of Fanny’s upper body mesmerized us while her footwork.” dazzled both the eye and the ear…she soared into the upper most echelon of dance artists I have witnessed over the years.”

Her work as an artistic director/principal dancer “Tattooed”, which premiered in October 2019 in San Francisco, was reviewed as ” one of the most amazing, moving and effective flamenco productions where the ovation was immediate, standing , vociferous, prolonged.”
VARDAN OVSEPIAN is an Armenia-born pianist/composer,author and teacher whose studies include Yerevan State Conservatory, Estonian Music Academy, Helsinki Jazz Conservatory, and Berklee College of Music. Performs solo as well as with artists such as Mick Goodrick, Tim Miller, Peter Erskine, Jerry Bergonzi, David Binney and Tatiana Parra. Recent awards and publications include First Prize at the Achava Jazz Award (Erfurt, Germany – 2017), Chamber Music America Grant for New Jazz Works program funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (New York, NY – 2017), and a release of Peter Erskine New Trio album “In Praise of Shadows”.

ETHAN MARGOLIS was raised in a musical family out of Cleveland, OH, transitioning his singer-songwriter/ Punk Rock background to become a Flamenco guitarist at age 19. He spent the next 11 years immersed in the Gypsy/Roma circuit of Andalucía most specifically amongst the Pinini Family of Roma/Gypsy singers. With ith the desire to support roots Andalusian Roma Song (Cante Gitano Andaluz), Margolis premiered his Flamenco touring company ‘Arte Y Pureza”, touring internationally for six years. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Margolis dedicated himself to further investigations of the essential ties between Jazz, Blues, and Flamenco.
Margolis’s first album release for a jazz quintet was in 2014 with Soleangeles and his second album, Sonikete Blues explored the similar spirits of Delta Blues and Flamenco rhythms. It was featured as an iTunes editor’s choice in the contemporary Blues category and received high praise from producers like Ricardo Pachón (Camarón de la Isla) and Larry Cohn (Robert Johnson Anthology and Sony’s Roots n Blues series). All About Jazz’s editor featured a full article on Margolis’s career and album. Sonikete Blues was later rated by Spanish music critic, José Manuel Gómez, in the top 40 Flamenco fusion albums of all time.
Margolis has continued to record and perform with a recent EP release in 2022 entitled En Madrid featuring Cuban virtuoso pianist, Caramelo de Cuba. He is currently working on an original trio album with bassist, Larry Grenadier and drummer, Eric Harland. Margolis is an endorsed artist for FISHMAN musical electronics.

Dynamic Dance&Music of India Paul Livingstone Oindrila Roy Indranil Mallick
2022-10-22 20:00 - 22:00 UTC
Dynamic Bharatynam Dance and Music of India; Bharatynam – Oindrila Roy
Tabla – Indranil Mallick, Sitar – Paul Livingstone

Dynamic Bharatynam Dance and Music of India Saturday OCTOBER 22, 2022!! Join Tabla player Indranil Mallick and Bharatynam dancer Oindrila Roy with one of the leading sitarists in the country, Paul Livingstone. Doors Open 8pm!

Bharatynam – Oindrila Roy
Tabla – Indranil Mallick
Sitar – Paul Livingstone

DOORS OPEN 8pm CONCERT 8:30PM

$25 GTD CHAIR SEATING or Discounted 2 for $40
$15 (garden, avail pillows or standing…flow…)

PAUL LIVINGSTONE, Sitarist
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, international performing artist Paul Livingstone is one of the leading sitarists in America today and dedicated teaching artist & community activist. He has focused his studies in the creative tradition of Indian classical raga music in which he has been rigorously trained for the past 25 years in India and the US studying under the late Amiya Dasgupta, Rajeev Taranath and the living legend Pandit Ravi Shankar.Paul has performed in around the US, Mexico, Europe & Asia and has just returned from a major concert tour performing Indian music in Nepal, India, Czech & Germany.
INDRANIL MALLICK, Tabla
Indranil Mallick is a representative of the Lucknow Gharana (style of tabla playing). He is one of the most prominent tabla players of his generation with rare skill, established as a soloist and accompanist. Born to a family of music connoisseurs, he received his initial training in tabla when he was only five years old from his uncle, Sri Montu Mallick. Later he was trained by Prof. Dhabol Bandyapadhaya. From 1985 he was under the guidance of Sri Uttam Chakraborty, senior disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. Now he is under the guidance of Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri, belonging to the Luckhnow Gharana style of tabla.

Among his numerous awards and distinctions in tabla performance he stood first in the Yuva Utsav organized by the state Government of West Bengal. In 1997 he stood first in the prestigious Dover Lane Music Competition and earned “The Best Talent Of The Year” for 1996-97, trophy awarded by the H.M.V Music Corporation. Indranil holds a “Sangeet Visarad”, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music focused on tabla, from the University of Chandigarh, which he earned in 1999.He also earned ” Sangeet Kala Ratna” in the year 2006.

Keeping a rigorous performance schedule, Indranil continues to perform with renowned artists in various music conferences in India and abroad. Some of these are The Dover Lane Music Conference in Kolkata, West Bengal State Music Academy Annual Convocation Concert, “The GolPark Rama Krishna Mission” Kolkata, Annual Conference of Spicmacay in AgartalaSangeet Gana Sabha in Visaka Pattanam, Spicmacay tour in Madhya Pradesh, Dadar Matunga Music conference, Mumbai (A Hundred years music organisatin), Baba Alauddin Khan Sangeet Samaraho, Maihar, Santipur Sangeet Sammelan, Kolkata, Nabarang Sangeet Sammelan, Kolkata, Kerala Music Festival, Music Festival in Patna and others….

In 2002 Indranil began international touring with performances in Europe, USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Switzerland , Ukraine , Estonia, Russia, Austria and Holland. During these tours he represented India in many world renowned festivals. Some examples include the Open Baroque Festival in Estonia, The Musica Sacra International Festival in Germany, and the International Jazz and Blues festival in Austria.

Indranil is a grade ‘A’ artist of All India Radio, Kolkata where he is featured regularly on programs aired throughout India. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

OINDRILA ROY, Bharatynam – Trained initially under late Guru K. P.P Thampi from the age of five. Oindrila honed her dance skills further under Legendary Guru Khagendra Nath Barman, one of the most senior disciples of Guru Rukmini Devi Arundale, Founder of unique “Kalakshetra”Style (Bharataatyam).From 2011 She started leaning under the guidance of Guru Abhoy Pal of kalamandalam Style. So Oindrla’s dance reflects the cumulative richness of her learning experience. Her passion remains deeply rooted in classical dance. As a Bharatnatyam dancer Oindrila’s Hallmark remains in her ability to captivate her audience by bringing forth the inherent beauty of Bharatnatyam.

DRUMDALA featuring LUNA ACHIARY
2022-10-21 21:00 - 23:00 UTC
Sonic. Ethereal Electronic evening of cinematic tribal sounds, with The Drumdala with the liquid light primal voice of Luna Achiary

Get ready for an ethereal Electronic evening of cinematic tribal sounds, with The Drumdala in collaboration with the liquid light primal voice of Luna Achiary. You can both sink in, then called to move about..the room will be set for both.
This giant percussion instrument, created by Richard Sherwood, can produce a vast array of acoustic and electronic sounds . The design inspiration for the instrument comes from the Taiko drumming tradition, early electronic drummers, DJ culture, and visionary instrument inventor William Close.
Richard’s dynamic playing style comes from many places including African, Indian, Japanese, and Middle Eastern drumming traditions, modern dance music, jazz, and good old rock ‘n’ roll.
Luna Achiary, a powerful singer/multi-instrumentalist and sound healer, will be teaming up with the Drumdala. https://lunachiary.com It’s gonna be an evening of unique beautiful, powerful music.
$﻿25 (Companion Pass for 2 $40) Open Seating, Pillows, Dancing and based on first come first serve basis. BYOB allowed.
G﻿UARANTEED RESERVED SIT DOWN CHAIR SEATING : $35
Y﻿our Corazon Membership discount can be applied to this concert.

The Lion, The Witch & The Walk-In Closet | Kristy Beauvais
2022-10-16 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Fame comes easy for Kristy in that walk-in closet. But this isn’t a coming out of the closet story… more of a going in.

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SUNDAY OCTOBER 16, 7PM doors open | THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WALK-IN CLOSET Written & Performed by Kristy Beauvais in magical Topanga Canyon. Directed & Developed with Kamakshi Hart. Seats are limited! $25 per person
For Kristy, telling her story takes more than just a few journal entries. It requires a bit of song and dance, and a lot of help from her most recent client, Cloris. Yes, that Cloris. When she realizes that the lion and the witch are all part of who she is today, she arrives at the threshold of self-acceptance.
Kristy Beauvais, Flounder & Executive Director FOCUSfish, Writer/Performer/Director/Choreographer

Kristy comes from a family of health and fitness entrepreneurs. Her mother was one of the original New Orleans Saints dancers who operated her own successful dance studio. Kristy’s father was a professional bodybuilder who opened and ran his own gym in New Orleans. Choreographing competitive posing routines for large, pumped up men was a normal childhood activity for Kristy.

Kristy has tapped all of her previous influences and experiences, including musical theatre, Bunraku “rod” puppetry, live hosting and improvisation, Butoh dance, aerobics instruction, personal training, aerial training, comedy and on-camera acting, to create FOCUSfish. The FOCUSfish name and philosophies were born through the broad variety of movement, dance and fitness classes Kristy has taught at gyms such as Crunch Gym in New York and Los Angeles, and performance studios such as the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Los Angeles. Now residing in Los Angeles, Kristy has carved a niche for herself with her efforts to provide intelligent, creative physical fitness instruction for children in the area’s public & private schools. Kristy has been directing and choreographing children’s theatre in Topanga since 2007.

Kristy is happy to back in the theatre as a performer, after her successful run at The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2022. She has been invited to be a part of The United Solo Festival in NYC this November. And, was just asked to be Assistant Director & Choreographer of the production of The Ahab Inside Me, where she will be working alongside her daughter, Gabbi, as performer/singer, starting in Maine, then heading to NYC.

Kristy holds a BFA from Tisch School of Arts at NYU.

She’d like to take a moment to thank her tribe, The Topangans, for supporting this show since the early days in the garage “theatre.”

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WALK IN CLOSET

#kristyfocusfishbeauvais

@kristyfocusfishbeauvais

Up the Drone 24 Hours of Ambient & Drone 10/15 noon til 10/16 noon
2022-10-15 12:00 - 2022-10-16 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
24 Hours Unbroken Drone & Ambient Artistry

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Please watch schedule as times may SHIFT. .
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Now, for twenty four hours of unbroken live performance, these various forms that might never have come together otherwise will erupt, collide, merge and separate at an esteemed venue in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles, California.
From SAT 10/15 12PM concluding 10/16 at 12NOON Corazon Performing Arts will again host ‘UP THE DRONE’ a drone experience with a ‘no-dead-air’ protocol. It is not to be missed. The veils are already beginning to tremble at the very idea that a bunch of awkward artists might actually try to pull this off. AGAIN.
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$10 drop-in for a taste of drone (4 hours max)
DroneUp Pass (24 hours): $20
If if you plan on droning out for long amounts of time… bring warmth for evenings inside space.
Performer, participant, press + merch enquiries: xorloc13@gmail.com /call or text 213.713.2457/ www.jamesmathersart.com/ SeaDonkey @Substack or gio@corazonperformingarts.com
MERCH FOR SALE freshly screened for your droney appreciation by James Mathers.

Txana Ikakuru - Huni Kuin - Hapé and Music Circle in Topanga Canyon
2022-10-12 19:00 - 22:30 UTC
Hapé & music, FundRaiser, cultural event, with Txana Ikakuru, Spiritual Leader & Musician from the Huni Kuin tribe, deep in the Amazonas

” Vengo dalla foresta
la mia canzone è d’amore
Sono un messaggero indiano
messaggero d’amore……”
Hapé And music, FundRaiser and cultural event, with Txana Ikakuru, Spiritual Leader and powerful Musician from the Huni Kuin tribe, deep in the Amazonas of Brazil.
Large indigenous Tribal Market.
Donations $50 and up.
Preferably, RSVP your advance booking via Venmo : @amir-leron Or at the door cash /CC
Txana Ikakuru lives in his native Huni Kuin village in the Jordao region of Acre-Amazon-Brazil. He is the grandson of Romao Sales (who was one of the main guardians of the Sacred and ancient Huni Kuin chants of Nixi Pae) and6 the grandson of the Master Kaxinawa Shaman Mukaya that passed away in 2015 in the age of 105.
Taxana Ikakuru was chosen by them to carry the ancient Huni Kuin lineage of the sacred chants of the Nixi Pae & the healing knowledge. He is the Spiritual leader and Paje’ of his village Boa Vista which is located deep in the Amazon forest in Jordao, his knowledge of the medicine plants, sacred chants and healing is vast.

Latin Rhythms Dance Sessions Hosted by Dance Social MONDAYS
2022-10-10 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
Latin Rhythms Dance Sessions Hosted by Dance Social | Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Zouk, Milonga, Kizomba & Tango in Topanga Canyon

A series of classes (FIRST FOUR MONDAYS IN OCT) designed to share rhythms that are used in Latin dance music. These dance rhythms can be used for a wide range of music styles. Some of the styles are Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Zouk, Milonga, Kizomba, and Tango. The techniques can be done with and without a partner and can be equally enjoyed when dancing with anyone. This was an amazing connection-building class at Burning Man that honored everyone and their experience level.

Dance Social is a music and dance event company based in Topanga, CA. We honor and share music and movement from all over the world.

$﻿20 Single / $35 Duo

https://www.instagram.com/dancesocial/

Christian McCullen

Grew up dancing and performing in nightclubs and Dance Studios from age 13 until present day. Influenced mainly by playing bass and listening to a variety of live music at his Mother’s nightclub and later event space/Dance studio. Instructors from Argentina, Puerto Rico, London, New York, Africa, Brazil and various other influential dance havens, would come teach and perform at his Mother, Babs’s event center in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Playing bass, teaching partner dancing and Djing has been the trinity of creative inspiration for Christian for over 25 years.

Rachel Stafford

Rachel Stafford began training in ballet at age three and studied various styles of dance such as modern, jazz, tap, and hip hop. She attended the University of South Carolina to further her training and graduated with a BA in Dance Performance and Choreography. Following, she joined the U.S. International Ballet Company in Wilmington, NC. Here she discovered ballroom and partner dance, as well as a passion for teaching. During this time she also trained and performed in Italy with the Piacenza Art Ballet.

Rachel enjoys creating connection through movement and sharing her passion with all ages.
