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FlamencoTalk Flamenco |
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FlamencoTalk is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to preservation and promotion of Hispanic culture through the art form of flamenco. Founded in 2007 with the help of its directors Mariya Tarakanova and Brent Del Bianco, FlamencoTalk provides high quality arts and educational programming ranging from flamenco music and dance classes to educational lecture demonstrations to full-scale theater performances featuring international flamenco stars.
FlamencoTalk presents traditional and contemporary flamenco music and dance works created in the best practices of authentic Spanish flamenco. The company has commissioned from and collaborates with some of the leading flamenco artists on flamenco scene today to present performances of the highest quality possible. The company features professional dancers and musicians and offers programming designed to accommodate a variety of venues and performance types. |
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Guest Artists: "It became clear that in accompanying the solo dances and performing sections of pure music, (Yiyi's) skills were exemplary. With only a splash cymbal, oversized conga and a cajón … his powerful, bone-chilling voice and incredibly fast hands riveted the audience… his playing and singing were nothing short of electrifying." Francisco Javier Orozco "Yiyi" is a profoundly emotional and sensitive singer and amazing percussionist born in Barcelona, Spain. He has toured the world with the leading flamenco dancers and companies and is considered one of the highly sought after young flamenco singers on the scene today. Introduced to flamenco rhythms at the tender age of four by his father, flamenco singer Joselón de Jerez, Yiyi was a "child prodigy" of percussion. He began his professional career at the young age of twelve and by the age of seventeen Yiyi has released his first CD and began his first German tour with the company Flamenco Rubio. Since then he has toured throughout Europe, Japan, Taiwan, South America, the United States, and has performed at the world-renowned flamenco tablao Casa Patas in Madrid. Yiyi has performed with Compañia Flamenca Alhama, María Benitez' Teatro Flamenco, Domingo Ortega, Jose Greco II, Alejandro Granados, Serranito, Yolanda Heredia, and many others. Critics worldwide have touted Yiyi's performances as "fiery" and "riveting", his percussion techniques executed with "machine-gun speed" that possesses and "casts a spell". |
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