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BOARD OF DIRECTORS RYAN CANGIOLOSI, Chairman REBECCA HARINGTON, Vice-Chair HELEN MAESTAS, Secretary COLEMAN TRAVELSTEAD, Treasurer FRED MONDRAGÓN, Honorary Consul to Spain THERESA ARCHULETA MARQUITA BACA TONI BALZANO EVA ENCINIAS JOAQUIN ENCINIAS NESTOR ROMERO

EVA ENCINIAS, Founding Director MARISOL ENCINIAS, Executive Director JOAQUIN ENCINIAS, Artistic Director CARO ACUÑA OLVERA, Community Giving Coordinator BRANDON CULLINAN, Festival Technical Assistant ANA DE LA PEZA, Festival Assistant ANNIE D’ORAZIO, Marketing Manager LEAH ELLIS, Production Coordinator, Festival Technical Coordinator ADDISON FLORES-THORPE, Marketing Coordinator SARAH W. GONZALEZ, Grant Administrator JODIE HERRERA, Visual Artist DARIO IBARRA, Program Assistant JERRI KINNEY, Finance and Business Administrator KEVIN MARTIN, Graphic Design STEVEN MAURER, Festival Technical Assistant KRISTIN PÉREZ, Education Program Administrator CLAUDIA PIZARRO, Artistic Programming Coordinator CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL ROYBAL, Videographer JEANETTE SALAZAR, Development Officer ANA SÁNCHEZ, Costumer OY SOUVAANNAUY SOUTH, Costumer

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BIENVENIDOS!

f anyone would have asked me 32 years ago what I imagined the Festival would grow into, I don’t know if I could have ever imagined it becoming as vast as it has become. It is an honor to present this event every year, and to try our very best to approach flamenco with respect, integrity, and a commitment to bring its best artists to New Mexico.

We are thankful for students from around the world who recognize that Festival Flamenco provides a top-notch flamenco experience. Thank you for investing your time and resources to come to our beautiful state and participate year after year.

To our community: Thank you for embracing this event, for adopting flamenco as part of our cultural identify, and for supporting this beautiful art form. I know we are all proud that Albuquerque has a place among the world’s best flamenco centers.

Thank you to all our featured artists for sharing your craft, and imprinting upon us all the expression and energy of flamenco. We are forever changed as a result of our experience with your art.

Finally, to all our students: We do this for you—to inspire your exploration and journey as young artists, to ensure that examples of excellence are always in your

reach, and to impress upon you that your own capacity has no limits.

Every year I must honor my mother for her vision; my children, Marisol and Joaquin, for their unrelenting energy; our staff, families, work studies, volunteers, and students who—year after year—make the impossible happen. Thank you to the many supporters who pledge their time and resources to our organization. Thank you to our board of directors for their leadership and guidance.

A special thank you to our partners at the University of New Mexico, Tierra Adentro Charter School, Heritage Hotels and Resorts, and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, for investing in flamenco in such a meaningful way and for understanding that when we work together, we can initiate limitless positive impact.

I cannot let this year pass without a special thank you to Dennis Covington and Jim Long, for igniting a spark in the Institute that has allowed us to imagine a long future of exciting possibilities.

And most of all, I thank the Lord for His providence and guidance in our lives.

EVA ENCINIAS, Founding Director

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The mission of the National Institute of Flamenco is to preserve and promote Flamenco’s artistry, history, and culture by presenting the finest Flamenco in the world and by educating the American family in this art form, while emphasizing the positive influence of art on family and community.

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THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER ART MUSEUM PRESENTS:

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JUNE 28 - AUGUST 4 From Madrid Dancer

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FESTIVAL FLAMENCO DAILY: JUNE 10-21 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Flamenco Kids Camp

JUNE 15 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

and JUNE 16-21

THURSDAY, JUNE 13

MONDAY, JUNE 17

6-10 p.m.

Feria Flamenca, An Ambassador’s Circle Fundraising Event

8 p.m.

Compañía Belén López: FLAMENCA, Rodey Theater, UNM

SATURDAY, JUNE 15

10:30 p.m.

Tablao Edición Especial, Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque, Hotel Albuquerque

8 p.m.

Compañía Sergio de Lope: Ser de Luz, Rodey Theatre, UNM

8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Festival Juvenil, Youth Component of Festival Flamenco

SUNDAY, JUNE 16

JUNE 22 3 p.m.

Fiesta de Clausura Performance

8 p.m.

Compañía Lucía Álvarez “La Piñona”: Emovere, Rodey Theatre, UNM

JUNE 16-JUNE 21 8 a.m.-6:15 p.m.

Festival Workshops

HISTORY CONFERENCE THE 7TH BIENNIAL NEW PERSPECTIVES IN FLAMENCO HISTORY AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM:

“In Time: The Past, Present, and Future of Temporality in Flamenco”

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

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eld in conjunction with the 32nd Annual Festival Flamenco Alburquerque, the symposium gathers scholars, practitioners, artists, and the public, each providing a unique opportunity to discuss aspects of flamenco.

This year’s conference theme is “In Time: The Past, Present, and Future of Temporality in Flamenco.” We seek to facilitate discourse surrounding “time” as it has related and currently relates to flamenco, focusing on the impact of history, the process of transmission, and understanding of time throughout the history, education, and presentation of flamenco.

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10:30 p.m.

Tablao Edición Especial, Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque, Hotel Albuquerque

This year’s symposium features invited speaker and lauded writer Estela Zatania, and keynote speaker and renowned flamenco guitar expert Dr. Norberto Torres. To register for the conference proceedings, visit ffabq.org

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 Wells Fargo Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center 4-6:45 p.m. Conference Proceedings 7-7:40 p.m. Pre-Performance Festival Guest Artist Panel (free public event)

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8 p.m.

Compañía Concha Jareño: Recital Flamenco, Rodey Theatre, UNM

SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 8 p.m.

Compañía Olga Pericet: La Espina Que Quiso Ser Flor o La Flor Que Soñó La Bailaora, Journal Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center 10:30 p.m.

Tablao Edición Especial, Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque, Hotel Albuquerque

THURSDAY, JUNE 20 8 p.m.

Compañía Manuel Liñán: ¡VIVA!, Journal Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center

8 p.m.

Fiesta Flamenca Gala Performance, featuring Yjastros Lucía Álvarez “La Piñona” Jesús Fernández Belén López Hugo López Journal Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center

10:30 p.m.

Tablao Edición Especial, Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque, Hotel Albuquerque

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 1 p.m.

Kids Camp Performance, South Arena, Elizabeth Waters Center for Dance (Carlisle Gym)

SATURDAY, JUNE 22 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fiesta de Clausura, Festival Flamenco Closing Celebration, National Hispanic Cultural Center, featuring live performances by Festival Juvenil participants, national and international flamenco schools, health fair, merchandise, and food trucks.

7 p.m.

Pre-performance Lecture Series, Spanish Guest Artist Panel, Bank of America Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center

7 p.m.

Pre-performance Lecture Series: Eva Encinias, National Hispanic Cultural Center 8 p.m.

Fiesta Flamenca Gala Performance, featuring Yjastros Mónica Iglesias Concha Jareño Manuel Liñán Olga Pericet Journal Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center

SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Wells Fargo Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Conference Proceedings 3:15 p.m. Estela Zatania, invited speaker, “Festeras! The Women SingerDancers of Flamenco” 4:15 p.m. Dr. Norberto Torres, keynote speaker, “Paco de Lucía y La Tradición Guitarristica del Flamenco” 7-7:40 p.m. Pre-Performance Lecture with Eva Encinias, Festival and NIF Founder (free public event)

Dr. Norberto Torres

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SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 8 P.M.

Ser de Luz Rodey Theatre, University of New Mexico

SYNOPSIS Music is the memory of the world, as is flamenco for the Andalusian people; both are growing every day. With Ser de Luz (Being of Light), Sergio de Lope brings the force of flamenco to life.

Ser de Luz is about the musical remembrances of all people, from “good vibes” music to the grand masters of flamenco from whom we have learned so much, and who have continued the legacy of so many… Art humanizes us; flamenco makes us free! Ser de Luz will arouse your emotions to shed light on life.

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Compañía Sergio de Lope

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ergio de Lope, a flamenco-jazz flutist and saxophonist, was born in 1985, in Priego de Córdoba, Spain. He started his music studies with saxophone at age 8, and began his self-taught studies of flute at age 16, developing a way to play flamenco. He later graduated from the Advanced Music Conservatory of Córdoba, specializing in Flamencology.

the XIX Bienal of Flamenco in Sevilla, the Series of Flamenco en Ruta of AIE, Fiestas de San Isidro in Madrid, the Canal Sur Television’s Forum Flamenco, and many others.

He has performed in major festivals and theatres all over the world, including Teatro Real in Madrid, the White Night of Flamenco in Córdoba, Festival d´Aix en Provence, Lyric Theatre in

“Sergio de Lope and his group are part of a new generation of highly creative flamenco artists, who are building authentic bridges between flamenco and jazz.”

CANASTERA, BULERÍAS LORCA, TANGOS SER DE LUZ, GARROTÍN SOLEDAD MINERA, TARANTA Y FANDANGOS MINEROS DE TORONJO A VELOSO, SUITE FANDANGOS VIENTOS FLAMENCOS CHURRETILLO LUNA CRECIENTE, ALEGRÍAS MANTONCILLO, BULERÍAS

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Sergio de Lope has won many awards, including Best Flamenco Musician; Mediterranean Emerging Artist of the Medinea project, organized by the Berklee College of Music; Festival d´Aix en Provence; and Casa Árabe.

Sergio released his first album, “A Night in Utrera,” and launched a tour with more than 50 concerts, including

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Johannesburg, the Bolívar Theatre in Quito, and The Elgin in Canada. Sergio has worked with artists the caliber of Farruquito, Chano Domínguez, Javier Latorre, Estrella Morente, Diego Amador, Josemi Carmona, Javier Limón, Dani de Morón, Jesús Méndez, Antonio Reyes, David Pastor, José Antonio Rodríguez, among others.

Flute and Saxophone: Sergio de Lope Vocalist: Matías López “El Mati” Flamenco Guitar: David Caro Electric Bass: JuanFe Pérez Percussion: Javier Rabadán Manager: Marcos Escánez Sound Design: Angel Olalla

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SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 8 P.M.

Emovere Rodey Theatre, University of New Mexico

SYNOPSIS Emovere comes from the Latin “movement toward the outside, to put oneself in motion.” I translate these emotions through my body and the tools with which I surround myself.

Every emotion has a consequence, and this itself is the movement. I do not conceive of one without the other. All the years of my career, my acquaintances, and acquired experiences thus far are transformed into a testimony — mine.

Emovere offers us diverse scents, flavors, textures, and colors, which will wake you from your habitual state and allow you to experience them in the first person.

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LUCÍA ÁLVAREZ “LA PIÑONA”

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orn in Jimena de la Frontera, Cádiz, Lucía began dancing at age 10 in dance academies in El Campo de Gibraltar. At 17, she moved to Granada to continue her training with Luis de Luis and Estela Arauzo. She studed in Sevilla at the Cristina Heeren flamenco school with masters Milagros Mengíbar, Rafael Campallo, and Carmen Ledesma, among others. Lucía

soloist in Son de Peñas and Una Noche en el Arenal. In 2015, she premiered 6 Zapatos with Soraya Clavijo and Mercedes de Córdoba.

Lucía performed in the Tierra-Lorca of the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía as the first dancer in the Generalife season of Granada 2016, and participated in Tablao, by flamenco singer Arcángel at the Festival of Music and

“Dance in its maximum intensity...Watching ‘La Piñona,’ we meet her again and again on a journey through the history of flamenco dance.”

– J U A N GA R R ID O , D IA R IO D E J E R E Z

has performed in prestigious flamenco tablaos including El Arenal, Los Gallos, El Cordobés, Casa Patas, Corral de la Morería, Las Carboneras, and La Villarosa in Madrid. She won the first prize Trofeo Desplante in the 51st flamenco dance contest of Cante de las Minas in 2011.

She presented her first solo concert, Un Granito de Arena, at the Festival Flamenco de Jerez in 2012. She performed at the Flamenco Bienal de Sevilla as a

Dance of Granada. The same year, she collaborated with Esperanza Fernández in her show De lo Jondo y Verdadero at Castillo de Gibralfaro in Málaga and Malmö in Sweden.

She is currently a guest artist in Reversible by Manuel Liñán. Lucía has also participated in many festivals and toured globally in Ecuador, Saint Petersburg, Lebanon, London, Holland, Belgium, and Kenya.

Compañía Lucía Álvarez “La Piñona” PROGRAM RE-SIGNATION, INTRO, SEGUIRILLA, Y CABAL CANDELARIA, GRANAÍNA, MALAGUEÑA, PERCUSIÓN, ZAMBRA, TARANTO, Y TANGOS THE GARDEN, BULERÍA, PETENERA, FANDANGOS, SOLEÁ, Y POLO DESSERT, LEMON SORBET, THE “I” THAT I DO NOT WISH TO LOSE. REGARDS.

CAST & CREDITS Original Concept, Choreography, Production, Dance: Lucía Álvarez “La Piñona” Artistic and Choreographic Direction: José Maldonado Guitar: Francisco Vinuesa Cante: David Carpio, Pepe de Pura, Eva Ruiz “La Lebri” Percussion: Javier Teruel Photography: Luis Castilla

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Graphic Design: Marta Tenorio Costume Design: José Maldonado and Lucía Álvarez Costumer: José Galván Lighting Design: Alvaro Estrada Sound Design: Angel Olalla Shoes: Gallardo Road Manager: Marta Howard Management and Distribution: Naranjo Producciones

MONDAY, JUNE 17, 8 P.M.

FLAMENCA Rodey Theatre, University of New Mexico

SYNOPSIS Unadorned and truthful, with only the languages of dance and flamenco, Belén bares her soul to reveal authentic self.

Flamenca and fearless of being drowned in music, she takes us on a journey through the most genuine expression of flamenco — with force and fire, and with impeccable technique always at the service of the heart.

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Compañía Belén López

BELÉN LÓPEZ

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elén López hails from Tarragona. At 5 years old, Belén danced at the inauguration of the Barcelona street dedicated to Carmen Amaya in the presence of the renowned artists Pilar López and Antonio Ruiz “El Bailarín.” At 7, she won the television competition “Bravo Bravísimo” and performed with Ángel Corella at the Teatro de Madrid. At

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Atrapados por el Arte, in Tarragona and Madrid. In 2006, she danced in the Festival of Jerez and the Biennale Danza e Italia of Pessaro. In 2008, she premiered Cuando Amanece in the Teatro Nuevo Apolo, Madrid, and in 2009 A mi manera in the Teatro La Latina, Madrid; both received rave reviews.

In 2013, she performed alongside Antonio Canales, Jesús Carmona, Sol

“An absolute revelation in flamenco dance.

A breath of fresh air in a world that calls out for new blood.”

–EL MUNDO

the ages of 9 and 11, she represented Spain in the International Tourism Fair Inturfest in Saint Petersburg, and gave recitals in embassies and palaces of the city. In 1999, she moved to Madrid and began performing in the best flamenco tablaos.

For four seasons, she was the principal female dancer in the Arena di Verona, with the operas Carmen and Il Trovatore, directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

She also toured Italy as principal dancer for the La Corrala de la Danza company directed by El Camborio.

In 2005, she debuted her first show,

Picó, and Carlos Rodríguez in Sadler’s Wells in London, and was the guest artist in Joaquín Cortés’ Dicen de Mi in the Madrid. Belén has performed in many theatres and festivals such as Teatro Español de Madrid, the Gran Teatro of Cordoba, Festival Suma Flamenca, the Gasteig Theatre in Munich, Festival Caja Madrid, Festival Flamenco Pa Tós, the Biennale of Malaga, Zarzuela Theatre of Madrid, the Opera House of Boston, and New York City Center. In 2018, she presented her show Flamenca in the Festivals of Jerez, Madrid, and Festival On Fire.

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CAST & CREDITS Artistic Direction, Choreography, and Dance: Belén López Original Music: Carlos Jiménez Musical Direction: Rafael Jiménez “Chispas” Dancer: Belén López Juan Manzano “El Coco” Singers: Morenito de Íllora, Juan Manzano, Pedro Jiménez “Perrete” Guitarists: Carlos Jiménez and Juan Jiménez

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Percussion: Rafael Jiménez “Chispas” Lighting Design: Olga Garcia (AAI) Lighting Technician: Álvaro Estrada Road Manager: Ana Gálvez Costumes: Johanna Doblado Production: La Dalia Films Executive Producer: Silvia Melero Sound Design: Angel Olalla

TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 8 P.M.

Recital Flamenco Rodey Theatre, University of New Mexico

SYNOPSIS In Recital Flamenco, Concha JareĂąo presents a demonstration of the maturity and knowledge that she has treasured in all her years of experience as a bailaora.

Concha is sincere and argues nothing more than her dance.

Accompanied by a magnificent cast of artists, who are faithful to tradition, Concha transforms the stage into a magical space where she masterfully interprets a varied repertoire of Tangos, Guajiras, Martinetes, Seguiriyas, and SoleĂĄ.

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Compañía Concha Jareño

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his Madrileña has been awarded many Spanish national prizes in art, including the 2007 Premio Flamenco de Córdoba Matilde Coral y Mario Maya, the award for Best Soloist Choreography in the Certamen de Coreografía de Danza Española, and second prize in the Cante de Las Minas competition. In 2008, she premiered Simplemente Flamenco and Algo, for

the Teatro Central. In 2011, she premiered Hecho a Mano in the Corral del Carbón de Granada. In 2012, she participated as a choreographer with Javier Latorre in the Chinese production of Quijote, al Compás de un Sueño, which premiered at the Teatro Coliseo of the Gran Vía in Madrid. In March 2015, she premiered a new production at the Festival de Jerez, El Baúl

“Concha again makes it clear what it is to dance, and dance very well. The bailaora entices us with a guajira full of subtle movements, we fall in love with the tarantos .”

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which she was awarded a Revelation Prize of the prestigious Festival de Jerez in 2009, garnering praise from both the public and the critics. She also has been a soloist in the Carlos Saura’s show Flamenco Hoy. In 2010, Concha presented her show, Algo, at the Bienal de Sevilla at

de Los Flamencos. Concha continues developing choreographic montages and teaching, for which she is in high demand internationally. In June 2018, duing the Festival Flamenco Madrid, she debuted Recital Flamenco, where Concha Jareño showed her clear artistic maturity.

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CAST & CREDITS Production: Concha Jareño Compañía Artistic Direction, Choreography, and Repertory: Concha Jareño

Sound Design: Angel Olalla Graphic Design and Translation: Charles Olsen

Guitar: Juan Antonio Suárez “Cano”

Photography: Esteban Abión

Percussion: Kike Terron

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Lighting Design: Antonio Valiente

Dance: Concha Jareño

Cante: David “El Gallí,” Manuel Gago

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Palmas: Julio Ruiz

Chief of Production, Road Manager: Lucía Mancheño, CAL Producciones

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 8 P.M.

La Espina Que Quiso Ser Flor, O La Flor Que Soñó con Ser Bailaora Albuquerque Journal Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center

PROGRAM Oneiric miscellany / The flower girl with castanets / The woman with heels / The woman soccer player, the woman bullfighter, the happy woman The flower dies and is reborn in other lands, Granaina The party, the rite, Bulerías, Tanguillos, y Tangos The hen and the rooster The powerful rose woman: Goddess of flowers, fertility, sensuality. The garden of beauty, Alegrías, Cantiñas, Cuplé, Pregon de Las Flores The thorn woman, Fandangos por Soleá The horse, Zambra The woman in pants, Guajira Carval y más The wrinkled woman: Gallery of all the women who face aging and are rejuvenated, Soleá de Arcas The light woman / Rebirth of the feminine, Milonga Letra “Gacela del Amor Desesperado” by Federico García Lorca, adapted by Miguel Ortega

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Compañía Olga Pericet

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lga Pericet is one of her generation’s reference points for flamenco and Spanish dance, and one of its most avant-garde renovators in recent times. From an absolutely technical domain, she has developed a harmonious, precious style, with enormous plasticity on the stage, for which she garnered a Premios MAX award for the best principal dancer in

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Maya, and Ballet Nacional de España.

She has shared the stage with great dancers such as Ana Laguna, Nacho Duato, Enrique Morente, among other grand figures in music and dance.

In 2004, she debuted as choreographer and soloist in the show Bolero, Carta de Amor y Desamor; she later created, with Manuel Liñán, Cámara Negra. In the same year, she formed an

“Olga Pericet is a figure among the best of the avant-garde.”

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2015. She graduated in Spanish Dance and Flamenco Performance from the Conservatory of Córdoba where flamenco masters such as Matilde Coral, Manolo Marín, Maica Moyano, and José Granero were part of her academic formation.

She has been a guest artist in companies such as those of Rafaela Carrasco, the Nuevo Ballet Español, Arrieritos, Miguel Ángel Berna, Teresa Nieto, Belén

ensemble with Marco Flores and Daniel Doña in Chanta la Mui. Her solo shows include Rosa, Metal, y Ceniza; De una Pieza; Pisadas: A Woman’s End and Beginning; and Flamenco Untitled. With those performances, Pericet received great critical and public acclaim, including such extraordinary awards as a 2014 Premio Ojo Critico RNE, Teatro ACE Award (2016), and a Premio Nacional de Flamenco Pilar López.

Espina encompasses an artistic journey with a personal language that delves into the unknown and creates a universe where the feminine and the masculine, and the humorous and the dramatic, fit together in equal parts, giving rise to an encounter with the lights and shadows of the human being.

CAST & CREDITS Scenic and Dramatic Direction: Carlota Ferrer Original Concept, Artistic Direction, Production, Choreography, Dance: Olga Pericet Assistant Direction and Choreographic Adviser: Marco Flores Musical Composition: Antonia Jiménez and Pino Losada Dancer: Olga Pericet Invited Artist: Jesús Fernández

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Singers: Jesús Corbacho and Miguel Lavi Guitar: Antonia Jiménez and José Almarcha Sound Design: Ángel Olalla Lighting Design: Álvaro Estrada Costume Design: Ana López Cobos Stage Manager: José Eladio Gallego Blanco Manager: Elena Martín Executive Production, Management, and Distribution: Ana Carrasco, Peineta Producciones

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 8 P.M.

¡VIVA! Albuquerque Journal Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center

SYNOPSIS ¡VIVA! is a song to the freedom of movement, where the feminine is embraced from the masculine body, where gender roles, in a codified world like flamenco, are broken with joy, creating new terrains that, although unexplored, are not distant.

Liñán proposes the plurality of flamenco dance. And he does it with six bailaores-bailarines, who explore this fascinating universe of the feminine, as seen from the masculine, thus exposing these two identities, which are part of our own nature.

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Compañía Manuel Liñán

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anuel Liñán studied with the legendary Manolete and Mario Maya in his early years. In 2008, Manuel began his solo career, premiering with Tauro. He performed with Mundo y Aparte and Sinergia, touring numerous festivals such as Jerez, where he earned the 2012 Revelation Prize for dance. A year later, he was awarded the Premios Max for the Performing Arts

Manuel is also a choreographer and director. He has been invited to choreograph shows by companies such as the National Ballet of Spain, Rafaela Carrasco, Teresa Nieto, and the New Spanish Ballet. From these experiences, the show REW with Daniel Doña arose — a joint project of choreography and direction, a collaboration between two great artists.

It was perhaps his work on the show

“The new creation of the dancer and choreographer Manuel Liñán, ¡Viva!, dares to challenge the rigidity of gender in the world of flamenco in every way.”

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as the best male dance performer and the Flamenco Hoy Critics Award for best dancer. In 2014, Nómada premiered at the Festival de Jerez, a dynamic show where Manuel displayed his gifts as an dancer and choreographer.

In 2016, Manuel presented Reversible, winning the Critics Prize in Jerez. In 2017, Manuel won the Premio Nacional de Danza and 2018, he presented Baile de Autor, which premiered at the prestigious Villamarta Theater as part of the Festival de Jerez. This show continues to tour nationally and internationally.

Mujeres and his choreography for renowned female dancers that led him to express his more feminine side: He was one of the first men to dance on stage wearing a bata de cola (long-tailed skirt traditionally worn by women). Surprised by the controversy it caused at the time — he sees it as simply another way to express himself as a dancer — Manuel may well have done for male flamenco dance what Carmen Amaya did for the female style: In opening up the possibilities and breaking down gender roles, flamenco can evolve to new heights.

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PROGRAM SAETA BULERÍAS BULERÍA JALEOS Y BULERÍAS CANCIÓN DE MARIQUITA — FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA TEXTO RECITADO “CONFERENCIA JUEGO Y TEORÍA DEL DUENDE” – FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA FANDANGO SOLEÁ PETENERA, TANGOS DE TRIANA ABANDOLAOS (PASO A DOS) BULERÍAS, TARANTO ALEGRÍAS MILONGA

CAST & CREDITS Direction, Choreographic Direction, and Dance: Manuel Liñán Scene Advisor: Alberto Velasco Dancers/ Choreographers Manuel Liñán, Manuel Betanzos, Jonatán Miro, Hugo López, Miguel Heredia, Víctor Martín, and Daniel Ramos Music: Francisco Vinuesa, Victor Guadiana, and Kike Terron Musical Advisors: David Carpio and Antonio Campos

Guitar: Francisco Vinuesa Cante: David Carpio and Ismael de la Rosa Violín: Victor Guadiana Percussion: Kike Terron Light Design: Alvaro Estrada and Raul Márquez Sound design: Enrique Cabañas Costume Design: Yaiza Pinillos Executive Producer, Management, and Distibution: Ana Carrasco, Peineta Producciones

IESTA FLAMENCA is a star-studded evening

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of music and dance, illustrating the dynamic range of styles presented in Festival Flamenco. Elegance, sophistication, and physical brilliance challenge the audience to experience flamenco in all of its forms. Juxtaposing tradition and innovation, Fiesta Flamenca is a vibrant display of artistry showcasing the distinct characteristics of flamenco.

In a spectacular display of power and energy, headlining artists of Festival Flamenco 32, along with Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company, share the stage for an evening of unforgettable music and dance.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 YJASTROS: THE AMERICAN FLAMENCO REPERTORY COMPANY LUCÍA ÁLVAREZ “LA PIÑONA” JESÚS FERNÁNDEZ BELÉN LÓPEZ HUGO LÓPEZ*

Left to right: Lucía Álvarez “La Piñona,” Jesús Fernández, Hugo López, Belén López, Concha Jareño, Monica Iglesias, Manuel Liñán, and Olga Pericet

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SATURDAY, JUNE 22

JUNE 21 AND 22

YJASTROS: THE AMERICAN FLAMENCO REPERTORY COMPANY MONICA IGLESIAS** CONCHA JAREÑO MANUEL LIÑÁN

LOCATION: Albuquerque Journal Theatre, National Hispanic Cultural Center TIME: 8 p.m.

OLGA PERICET *Winner of 2018 Concurso Cante de Las Minas, Best Male Dancer **Winner of 2018 Concurso Cante de Las Minas, Best Female Dancer

Pre-performance lectures at 7 p.m.

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FESTIVAL ARTISTS FEATURED ARTISTS SERGIO DE LOPE (see page 6)

LUCÍA ÁLVAREZ “LA PIÑONA” (see page 8)

BELÉN LÓPEZ (see page 10)

CONCHA JAREÑO (see page 12)

OLGA PERICET (see page 14)

MANUEL LIÑÁN (see page 16)

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO is proud to welcome all the performers who make Festival Flamenco Albuquerque special. Principal performers’ biographies can be found on pages 8-18.

For additional performer biographies and more information, visit ffabq.org.

JOSÉ ALMARCHA

JESÚS CORBACHO

JESÚS FERNÁNDEZ

Guitarist La Espina Que Quiso Ser Flor...

Alcazar de San Juan, Spain

Singer La Espina Que Quiso Ser Flor...

Huelva, Spain

Dancer and Palmas La Espina Que Quiso Ser Flor...

Cádiz, Spain

ISMAEL DE LA ROSA “EL BOLA”

MANUEL GAGO

MANUEL BETANZOS Dancer ¡VIVA! Sevilla, Spain

Singer ¡VIVA! Sevilla, Spain

DAVID CARPIO Singer Emovere and ¡VIVA! Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

PEPE DE PURA Singer Emovere Sevilla, Spain

DAVID CARO Guitarist Ser de Luz Almeria, Spain

Singer Recital Flamenco Cádiz, Spain

DAVID “EL GALLI” Singer Recital Flamenco Barcelona, Spain

VICTOR GUADIANA Violinist ¡VIVA! Sevilla, Spain

The new headquarters of flamenco in Albuquerque

A New Home for Flamenco in Albuqueruque

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he National Institute of Flamenco and Tierra Adentro Charter School are proud to announce their new headquarters in the Sawmill District.

The Institute’s new building is open, and Tierra Adentro’s new building is slated for 2020. The shared campus will feature business offices, the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts and dance studio space,

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MIGUEL HEREDIA Dancer ¡VIVA! Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

MÓNICA IGLESIAS Dancer Fiesta Flamenca Madrid, Spain

ANTONIA JIMENEZ Guitarist La Espina Que Quiso Ser Flor...

Cádiz, Spain

CARLOS JIMÉNEZ Guitarist FLAMENCA Madrid, Spain

JUAN JIMÉNEZ Guitarist FLAMENCA Madrid, Spain

PEDRO JIMÉNEZ “PERRETE” Singer FLAMENCA Madrid, Spain

RAFAEL JIMÉNEZ

JONATÁN MIRÓ Dancer ¡VIVA! Barcelona, Spain

Percussion FLAMENCA Madrid, Spain

MORENITO DE ÍLLORA

MIGUEL LAVI

JUAN ANTONIO SUÁREZ “CANO” Guitarist Recital Flamenco Barcelona, Spain

KIKE TERRON

Singer La Espina Que Quiso Ser Flor...

Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Singer FLAMENCA Íllora, Spain

Percussion ¡VIVA! and Recital Flamenco Madrid, Spain

HUGO LÓPEZ

JUANFE PÉREZ

NORBERTO TORRES

Dancer ¡VIVA! and Fiesta Flamenca Córdoba, Spain

Bass Guitarist Ser de Luz Villanueva de los Castillejos, Spain

MATIAS LOPEZ “EL MATI”

JAVIER RABADÁN Percussion Ser de Luz Cartagena, Spain

Singer Ser de Luz Bareclona, Spain

DANIEL RAMOS

JUAN MANZANO "EL COCO"

Dancer ¡VIVA! Alcala de Henarez, Spain

Singer FLAMENCA Barcelona, Spain

EVA RUÍZ “LA LEBRI”

VICTOR MARTÍN

Singer Emovere Lebrija, Spain

Dancer ¡VIVA! Málaga, Spain

JULIO RUÍZ Palmas Recital Flamenco Roquetas de Mar, Spain

costume manufacturing, and a public charter school serving grades six through 12. This investment in the economy and our community will bring hundreds of students and families to the area.

Flamenco is no stranger to the Sawmill District; Tierra Adentro is currently located in the area while its permanent facility is under construction, and the Institute co-operates with the nearby Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque at Hotel Albuquerque.

“After years of planning, we are thrilled to become part of the Sawmill District," says Eva Encinias, founding director, National Institute of Flamenco.

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Guitarist Keynote Speaker, History Conference Saint Fons, France

JAVIER TERUEL Percussion Emovere Sevilla, Spain

FRANCISCO VINUESA Guitarist Emovere and ¡VIVA! Málaga, Spain

ESTELA ZATANIA Invited Speaker, History Conference Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

What makes a great flamenco artist?

A profound knowledge and understanding of the tradition of flamenco; the great musicians, singers, and dancers past and present; and being able to reference these when making both traditional and experimental choices in choreography and performance.

A lifelong journey with Flamenco

3–5 YEARS OLD

6–12 YEARS OLD

At the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts, children are introduced to the dynamic and nuanced world of flamenco sensibility and discipline.

At 6-12 years of age, children move on to a more intermediate level of study, with performance opportunity available through Niños Flamencos, a children’s performance company.

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The Education of a FLAMENCO ARTIST

BY DONNA JEWELL

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HEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ARTISTS,

witnessing the perfect union of talent, skill, inspiration, knowledge, hard work, and soul.

What makes a great flamenco artist? A profound knowledge and understanding of the tradition of flamenco; the great musicians, singers, and dancers past and present; and being able to reference these when making both traditional and experimental choices in choreography and performance. Flamenco is an evolving entity, wherein artists of today express incredibly complex musical and rhythmic phrasing, sophisticated emphasis of songs, falsettos, and counterpoint, along with virtuosity in movement with a large range of motion and unadulterated speed.

What is the essence of flamenco? Perhaps it is a knowledge of, and indebtedness to, history and culture, paying homage to previous artists, making authentic choices, knowing the early musicians and their influence. It is learning a language with enough familiarity to speak it as a form of expression unlike any other. It is a way in which you see the world; a rhythmic sensibility that allows you to get up and throw down and hold it all together, whether through singing, palmas, playing the guitar, or dancing. Skill and knowledge?

Absolutely. Talent and inspiration? Without a doubt. Hard work and soul? You bet. All of the above. All the time.

they often seem to refer to them as some kind of mythical creatures emerging from crystal vaults lined with gold and falling stars, fully formed beings of talent, skill, inspiration, knowledge and soul. Creativity and the human connection to the muse inspire awe, yet sometimes also fear and misunderstanding in the hearts of many. How often have I heard relatives back home express their not-so-veiled dismissiveness of the practice, research, discipline and outright sweaty work of being an artist?

Not seeing and experiencing the daily practice of honing one’s skills in the arts, it all seems like a gift from above, or below, that spouts without effort from the body/mouth/personality of the artist. Because the arts, when done well, appear effortless, these casual and sometimes skeptical viewers may be duped into believing that there is very little or practically no preparation for the event, that these components of inspiration made manifest spew haphazardly, even chaotically, into the world through the artist as messenger.

I often wonder if these viewers think of artists not as those who strive repeatedly in their work until the right element is found, but instead as metaphorical wranglers and sheep herders, corralling a piece of art sent from the gods into a form humans can access and understand. Perhaps this is not far from the truth. Yet many of us know it takes hours, days, weeks, years to become a graceful, accomplished wrangler of one’s own artistic ideas and present them in a fashion fit to be shared with others.

If you are lucky enough to see works of art and artists at work who inspire and amaze you, then you have had the privilege of

A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM OF FLAMENCO education has developed in Albuquerque. Professor Eva Encinias began teaching flamenco classes at the University of New Mexico in 1976 and found an environment dedicated to

13–15 YEARS OLD Middle and high school students enjoy opportunities to study flamenco dance and music on a daily basis. Through both public and community education, students

enter intermediate and advanced levels of study, and experience more frequent and disciplined training. Tierra Adentro charter school provides a unique opportunity for

middle and high school students to study flamenco music and dance in a public school setting. Tierra Adentro

of New Mexico

THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF ACADEMICS, ART AND ARTESANIA

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The Encinias family surveyed the area and research revealed one more school was necessary to fully realize the flamenco edu-cational experience here. Tierra Adentro: The New Mexico School of Academics, Art and Artesania was born in 2010 to serve middle and high school students. A charter school dedicated to the arts in daily practice, the school’s mission includes the practice of the preservation of New Mexican culture and heritage through flamenco. From sixth grade through 10th, students take classes in the arts on a daily basis, and after 10th grade they choose a focus of arts study, be it visual arts, artesania, music, or dance. The school day consists of half a day of academics and half a day of the arts. As might be expected, students learn a thorough sense of work ethic and their study of the arts improves their performance in academic courses. But perhaps what may be the most influential element of the Tierra Adentro experience is the education of student parents, family members, and friends of what an artist actually does and what an artist actually is. This new understanding of the arts and the hard work it takes to be an artist by those who do not practice the arts continues to have a significant influence on the future of the arts in Albuquerque.

For college and graduate students, the University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance devised and implemented the world’s first Bachelor of Arts dance concentration in flamenco. The development of a guest professorship in flamenco at UNM in 2010 brings artists and educators of the highest caliber each semester to teach classes and set works, exposing the students to unprecedented experience. With its comprehensive study of flamenco technique, choreography, and history and student exposure to current, internationally renowned artists in the field, the flamenco area of study in the dance program at UNM is unlike any program in the world.

“That nature and depth of what we do on an educational and programmatic level — there isn’t another organization that does work like we do,” says Marisol Encinias. These dedicated Albuquerque area directors, artists, and educators share the conviction that their partnership makes the flamenco educational experience here the deepest, best informed experience possible for students of all ages.

semester-length classes with a progression of study. Eva began to develop pedagogical methods and a fundamental curriculum based not on learning flamenco through repertory dances, as was tradition, but through technique— where students repeat drills of the skills that form the basis of repertory work. As Eva developed the curriculum further into beginning, intermediate, and advanced level technique, it became clear that the students, as well as the area’s practicing professionals, were also in need of exposure to the world’s finest flamenco artists of today.

Eva, and her mother, Clarita Garcia de Aranda, established a vibrant flamenco community here through a performance company and educational outreach by the mid 1980s. From this university experience, the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts first opened in 1999 as a school for the community providing a consistent, long-term curriculum of study for those who want to pursue flamenco and be flamenco performing artists. The Encinias family regarded the school as a means to offer flamenco studies in a more comprehensive way than an independent studio. Students immerse themselves in the global context of flamenco with a 12-level curriculum.

It encompasses year-round pre-professional training, children’s and adult community classes, performance training, and engagement with Spanish guest artists.

The Conservatory educates individuals and families in the artistic study of flamenco music and dance, all while instilling the less publicly apparent values of hard work and perseverance — values that benefit students throughout every aspect of their lives.

Those three to five years old can begin their education in the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts, where children are introduced to the dynamic world of flamenco sensibility and discipline. These early classes focus on rhythm and coordination, grace and tradition. Each level builds upon the skills developed in the previous session. Gradual introduction to the culture of flamenco begins early, and performance is integral to education. By ages six through 12, students can join Ninos Flamencos, a children’s performance company.

15-18 YEARS OLD

18 YEARS OLD +

As students mature in their flamenco studies, they engage in the highest levels of training before the professional experience begins. Performance experience intensifies as students present flamenco around the city in performance companies, including Teeños Flamencos and Tierra Adentro Flamenco Ensemble.

At 18 years of age, students enter the University of New Mexico’s flamenco concentration in the Dance Program.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO The University of New Mexico provides a unique opportunity for the flamenco

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student — they can receive a BA in Dance with a flamenco concentration in the Dance Program.

Though UNM’s Visiting Professor Program, dance majors concentrating in flamenco have unparalleled access to master flamenco teachers and choreographers throughout the year, providing a diverse range of training for developing artists.

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University of New Mexico

THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF ACADEMICS, ART AND ARTESANIA

The University of New Mexico offers a concentration in flamenco in the undergraduate program through the Theatre and Dance Department in the College and Fine Arts. This flamenco concentration at the collegiate level is an internationally acclaimed program and the only one of its kind. Students have the opportunity to study with guest professors from Spain and participate in the university’s Flamenco Dance Ensemble, directed by Marisol Encinias. This training program enhances the student’s flamenco experience and exposes them to career and professional performance opportunities.

The road to learning language, culture and New Mexican heritage through the arts, core academics and inherited traditions.

Tierra Adentro • Grades 6-12 of New Mexico • Comprehensive arts curriculum • Professional dance training • Integration with the University of New Mexico, including dual credit

THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF ACADEMICS, ART AND ARTESANIA

tierraadentronm.org

Conservatory of Flamenco Arts From Baby Flamenco, ages 3-5 to Advanced Technique and Repertory, classes for all levels and ages from 3 years old and beyond. Special Guest Artists from Spain. For information and a complete class schedule, contact nifnm.org

THE CONTINUUM In what may well be the most beautiful part of the Flamenco Continuum, the generational continuity emerges when lifetime students introduce their young children to study at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts, continuing the selfpropelling circle of the flamenco experience.

UNM VISTING PROFESSORS FALL 2012: Mercedes Amaya

SPRING 2015: Pedro Córdoba

SPRING 2017: Jesús Carmona

FALL 2012: Carmen “La Talegona”

SPRING 2015: Valeriano Paños

FALL 2017: Raul Levia

SPRING 2013: Concha Jareño

Fall 2015: Gala Vivancos

SPRING 2013: Alejandro Granados

FALL 2015: Javier Latorre

FALL 2017: Tacha Gonzalez & Loreto de Diego

FALL 2013: José Maya

FALL 2015: Alfonso Losa

FALL 2013: José Galván

SPRING 2016: Olga Pericet

SPRING 2014: Nino de los Reyes

SPRING 2016: Valeriano Paños & Rafael Estévez

SPRING 2014: Sonia Olla & Ismael Fernandez

FALL 2016: Lucía La Piñona

FALL 2014: Antonio Canales

FALL 2016: Iván Vargas

FALL 2014: Manuela Ríos

SPRING 2017: Adrián Santana & “La Popi”

FALL 2017: Daniel Doña SPRING 2018: Águeda Saavedra FALL 2018: Irene “La Sentío” & Alicia Morales SPRING 2019: Daniel Doña & Cristian Martín SPRING 2019: Mercedes Ruiz & Santiago Lara

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company is a culminating point in the educational process, providing a structure for artists to dance professionally in a repertory company setting.

The backbone of the flamenco experience in Albuquerque is the widespread community involvement. Enthusiasts, practitioners, and patrons engage through education, volunteer, and performance experiences throughout their lives.

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CLARITA GARCÍA DE ARANDA EDUCATION FUND

This fund subsidizes the recreation of over 30 years of flamenco photo, video, and media archives lost in the 2013 fire. NIF is working with the National Dance Heritage Coalition to develop best practices in flamenco preservation. Funds support archival positions, equipment, and consultations with key organizations.

Support scholarships to the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts, Flamenco Kid’s Camp, and Festival Flamenco. Our needs-based scholarships range from $150–1,500 per student, serving ages 5–22 years old.

EVA ENCINIAS FESTIVAL FLAMENCO FUND Provide support to present 50+ Spanish artists in workshops and performances in Albuquerque. Funds underwrite artist fees, travel, immigration, and specific costs for producing Festival Flamenco.

HOW TO GIVE EVENT SPONSORSHIP

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

National Institute of Flamenco productions reach an average audience of over 100,000 people. Market your business through the art form of flamenco and all it brings to our community.

As dancers complete their educational training at the Institute and begin apprenticeships with Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company, support is needed to underwrite the expense of master training with teachers and choreographers preparing them for the concert stage. Yjastros plays an important role in providing professional career opportunities for flamenco dancers and musicians.

MEMBERSHIP When you become a member of the National Institute of Flamenco, your donation works to support quality arts programming in our community and promotes high class flamenco education and performance in Albuquerque. In addition, members receive benefits based on their giving level.

COSTUME CONSTRUCTION FUND Support the design, construction, and maintenance of costumes for our professional, pre-professional, and children’s companies.

UNITED WAY Does your employer already participate in a United Way Giving Campaign? If so, please consider a recurring payroll deduction designation to support the Institute.

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PLANNED GIVING Through a planned gift, you can provide ongoing support to the National Institute of Flamenco, ensuring that the legacy of flamenco in Albuquerque continues through your lifetime contribution.

FIVE-YEAR MATCHING CAMPAIGN In 2018, two generous donors and the NIF Board of Directors joined forces on a multi-year matching campaign. Every multi-year pledge will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $90,000 per year for five years. If you’re interested in helping to sustain the Institute’s work, our board would love to speak with you. Contact Ryan Cangiolosi, ryan@nifnm.org, for more information.

AMBASSADOR’S CIRCLE

Established in 2010 by Ambassador Edward Romero and his wife Cayetana, the Ambassador’s Circle is an exclusive society of individuals who are passionate about flamenco arts and culture. Funds raised from the Ambassador’s Circle are critical in supporting the National Institute of Flamenco’s mission.

G IV E T O DAY !

DONATION FORM Please include this form in the attached envelope.

National Institute of Flamenco memberships include advanced ticket purchases for Festival Flamenco and Yjastros Spring and Fall seasons, and special Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque ticket offers. For detailed information on all National Institute of Flamenco membership benefits, please visit nifnm.org.

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS Óle Membership ($30-$49) Silver Membership ($50-$249) Gold Membership ($250-$499) Ambassador’s Circle Membership ($500-$2,499) Ambassador’s Circle Compadre Membership ($2500 and above) FIVE-YEAR MATCHING CAMPAIGN I am interested in making a five-year pledge towards the matching campaign.

Please contact me to set up my contribution.

Name/Company: Address:

CIRCLE FOUNDERS Ambassador Edward and Cayetana Romero

Phone:

Fred Mondragón, Honorary Consul to Spain

Email:

Patricia L. Chavez

Gift Amount:

Brian Colón To learn more on making a contribution, please contact Jeanette Salazar at jeanette@nifnm. org or 505-242-7600 National Institute of Flamenco is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization

My check, payable to National Institute of Flamenco, is enclosed.

Donating with a credit card is simple! Visit nifnm.org, and click on the “DONATE” button.

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Foundations &

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR INVESTORS

ABBA Technologies Acción Cultural Española Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Anesthesia Assocation of NM

Thanks to the individuals, families, business, and foundations who believe in the power of flamenco to bring passion and energy into our community. From providing educational opportunities to preserving world-class artistry, your support helps the National Institute of Flamenco achieve its mission year after year.

FLAMENCO GROWS, INSPIRES, CONNECTS, AND EMPOWERS BECAUSE OF YOU.

Atrisco Heritage Foundation Bernalillo County Blue Cross/Blue Shield New Mexico CHI St. Joseph Community Health Century Link Clarke M. Willams Foundation City of Albuquerque

MEMBERS OLÉ

Jean Davis

Marques Lorenzo

Laura Ruoff

Tomás and Erin Radcliffe

Cara Belloso

Thomas Davis

Emily March

Bob and Patt Salisbury

Hilary Smida

Douglas Cheney

Jim Delongchamp and Carol Horner

Martha Marchand

Theresa S. Sandoval

Kristine So

Herman Martinez

Ellen Beth Scott

Christine Dennis

Sonya McCollum

Kelley Dodd

Lucy Medina

Richard and Susan Seligman

AMBASSADOR’S CIRCLE

Emily Esterson

Karin Frank Maki Hashimoto William Wiese

Susan Miller

Katrina Sisneros

Susan Anderson

Maya Fernandez

Manuel-Julian Montoya

John and Kathleen Ávila

Christopher Alexander

Christopher Frechette and Margaret Lopez

Steven Moore

James Stinson and Jeanne Preston

Lawrence Arellano

Stephen and Maria Fritz

Brent Morris

Max and Mandy Thrasher

Vidalia Chávez

Veronica Azarte

Jacqueline García

Andrea Nelson

Julie Trappett

Brian and Aleli Colón

Sara Beltran

Virginia Gredell

Darlene Noyes

Diego Vaca

Sue Drean

Judith Bennahaum

James Harrison

Caroline Orzes

Frederico Vigil

Maria Estela de Rios

Mecca Billings Nelson

Dr. Quito Osuna Carr

Anna Vigil

Rich Freedman

Dianne Boles-Scott

Morgan and Kathryn Hees

Melinne Owen

Jennifer West

Olivia Rojo-Rassenti

Peg Bortner

Nancy Heller

Karis Painter

Catherine White

Naomi Gonzales

Jacquelyn Boyette

Judith Janiak

Jeanette and Dan Penkar

William Wiese

Raquel Martinez

Tamara Carson

Rosina Jaramillo Stavast

Sandra Penn

Rhonda Chavez

Donna Jewell

Thomas Pérez

GOLD

Michael Kenneth and Jane Cline

David Johnson

Richard and Rebecca Pinnick

Edgar Leon Borja

Maria O’Brien and Paul Watson

Douglas Deming

Selina Sarmiento

Cristen Conley

Andrea Juárez-Gutierrez

Kelly Schlegel

Stephanie Coxe

Norty and Summers Kalishman Enrique Lamadrid

Brian and Carrie Terrell

Carol Crawford

Marcos and Sarah Gonzales

Char Crawford

Terry Linton

Annie D’Orazio

Edna Lopez

SILVER

BJ Jones

Heather Pratt-Chavez Daniel and Regina Puccetti Matt and Teresa Rembe Christie Ross

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Graciela Gonzalez Steven Potach

George K. Baum

Steven and Patricia Moriarty

Robert Tinnin

Business Supporters City of Albuquerque Urban Enhancement Trust Fund

New Mexico Arts

Enterprise Holdings

Nusenda Foundation

Extenda, Agencia Andaluza de Promoción Exterior

Smith’s

French Funerals and Cremations

University of New Mexico Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Office of Student Affairs, Office of Global Education, College of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre and Dance, Friends of Dance

HB Construction Heritage Hotels and Resorts Impronta PR McCune Charitable Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

Spain/USA Foundation

Wells Fargo WESTAF – Western States Arts Federation

AMBASSADOR’S CIRCLE COMPADRES

Stefanie and Michael English

Alan and Audrey Bell

In 2018, two generous donors and the NIF Board of Directors joined forces on a multi-year matching campaign. Every multi-year pledge will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $90,000 per year for five years. If you're interested in helping to sustain the Institute's work, our board would love to speak with you.

Contact Ryan Cangiolosi, ryan@nifnm.org, for more information. Thank you to the generous donors who have committed to a multi-year gift.

US Bancorp Foundation

National Hispanic Cultural Center

Nira and John Ávila

Building t h e l e gac y

French Funerals and Cremations

Lee Blaugrund

Rebecca and Jason Harrington

Sarah and Doug Brown

Jim and Rebecca Long

Patricia L. Chavez and Lou Romero

Greg and Paige LoPour

John Nichols

Marianela and Santiago Lozano

Anthony Trujillo

Edward Lujan

ABBA Technologies Maria Allison Theresa Archuleta and Diego Gallegos CHI St. Joseph Childrens Hospital Ryan Cangiolosi Wayne Ching Covington Family Fund Bronson and Margaret Duran Eva Encinias Joaquin Encinias Marisol Encinias Stefanie and Michael English French Funerals and Cremations Rebecca and Jason Harrington

Jim and Rebecca Long Greg and Paige LoPour Marianela and Santiago Lozano Edward Lujan Chris and Helen Maestas Marisa Magallanez Fred Mondragón and Connie Vance de Mondragón Juaquin Moya LeEtta Overmeyer Ambassador Edward Romero Coleman Travelstead and Brooks McIntyre Marie Trigg Shanaz Shakoori

Chris and Helen Maestas

MULTI-YEAR MATCH ABBA Technologies Maria Allison

Marisa Magallanez Fred Mondragón and Connie Vance de Mondragón

Theresa Archuleta and Diego Gallegos

Juaquin Moya

CHI St. Joseph Childrens Hospital

Ambassador Edward Romero

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