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Flamencura: 7th Annual Melissa Cruz Flamenco Showcase

Doors Open 7:30 PM / Show Starts 8 PM

$20 in Advance / $25 at the Door / $20 Students/Seniors at the Door

 

La Peña Cultural Center Presents:
Flamencura: 7th Annual Melissa Cruz Flamenco Showcase

In her seventh annual showcase, Flamenco artist Melissa Cruz presents her dancers, who this year, in addition to further mastering their repertory, have choreographed many of the pieces.  They are dedicating this showcase to the concept of “Flamencura.”
Legendary flamenco guitarist Paco Peña defines Flamencura as “the quality of flamenconess…the heart and soul of flamenco.”  We will explore the sides of the art form that make it distinctive from others: its improvisational nature, its dynamic gestures and sounds and its ability to empower personal and communal strength.

 

The Cast:

Melissa Cruz
David Paez
Gina Giammanco
Christina Zanfagna
Rebecca Siegel
Nadia Dmytriw
Laurie Snow
Masako Numasaki
Mikelle Emmanuel
Jennifer Matus
Kumi Dews
Maria Sanchez
Krista Katsantonis
Vida Felsenfeld
Diana Ariza
Alice Glasner
Rebecca Prince
Yunyi Huang
Mitch Garber
Clery Villacrez
Kata Miletich
Ilan Cedillos
Bob Sanders

Artistic Director Bio:

Melissa Cruz is a Bay Area-based flamenco professional and has been a full-time flamenco artist and instructor for the past 15 years. After being exposed to flamenco while studying Spanish at UC Berkeley, she began dancing with Rosa Montoya and soon thereafter, joined Ms. Montoya’s professional company. Apart from frequently performing in theatrical presentations, she teaches a full weekly schedule of flamenco dance classes and presents consistently in the local flamenco cabaret circuit. Melissa is also the dancer and percussionist for the band, LoCura, with who she performs and tours.

Melissa has performed as a soloist in the San Francisco International Arts Festival in 2012 and 2016 and has presented in eight San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festivals; in 2010 and 2011, as a featured soloist. She was commissioned to present a solo representing the genre of flamenco in the 2013 San Francisco Isadora Duncan Awards Ceremony.  Currently, she is principal dancer and choreographer for the San Francisco Flamenco Dance Company and Artistic Director of “The Flamenco Room,” a monthly flamenco cabaret show in San Francisco.

As described by Rachel Howard of the SF Chronicle: “Any dancer could make pained faces. But Cruz is clearly possessed by the duende — the spirit that drives this deeply introspective art.”

BodyWerk Presents: The Bay Way (RENTAL)

$20 in advance / $25 at the door

TWO SHOWS: 5pm and 8pm

It’s that time of year again! BodyWerk Dance Company presents The Bay Way, our annual dance showcase paying homage to the place we call home, integrating all the things we love about being from and living in the Bay!

Help us provide the community with high quality sound and services for cultural & social justice events!

We are raising funds to replace the sound system in one of our most widely used community spaces, the Lounge, which is in urgent need of replacement so that the many communities that meet in the space can use it.

This campaign also supports our general operating costs, which includes: building repairs & maintenance, technical & administrative support, and other basic costs to run a thriving cultural center.

We need to raise $10,000 by Saturday, December 7, 2019 to meet our goals! Can our communities count on you? CLICK HERE TO DONATE

Perks for donating

Donations of any size are greatly appreciated! Plus, you can select SPECIAL PERKS!


Tickets to SABOR!
Donate $20 to get 2 tickets or $40 to get 4 tickets to the last SABOR! of the year on December 13th!

$50 gift card to Los Cilantros!
Donate $10 and enter to win a $50 gift card to Los Cilantros!
2 winners will be selected!

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DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED ON DECEMBER 3RD!

HIPGive (powered by Hispanics in Philanthropy) is matching $15,000 in donations made on December 3rd! All you have to do is donate at the following times on Tuesday, December 3, 2019:

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Plus, a special prize of $5,000 will be awarded for the nonprofit with the highest number of individual donors during the #LatinxGive campaign from November 12 to December 31, so share our campaign with all your friends!

Taller y Conversatorio Sobre La Constitución Chilena / Chilean Constitution Informational Workshop

GRATIS / FREE

Reserva su espacio AQUI / Reserve your spot HERE

Presentado por Wallmapu Support Committee.

Invitamos a quienes esten interesados en informarse acerca la constitución chilena y del potencial proceso constituyente que se puede desarrollar en Chile.

George Lambeth es abogado de la Universidad de Chile, magíster en Derecho en UC Berkeley y estudiante del doctorado en Derecho en la misma universidad. Impartió clases en la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez y es profesor del Departamento de Derecho Público de la Universidad Alberto Hurtado.
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Presented by Wallmapu Support Committee.

We invite interested individuals and groups to this information workshop about the Chilean constitution and the potential constitutional process for Chile.

George Lambeth is a lawyer from the University of Chile currently pursuing his masters in Law at UC Berkeley and a doctoral candidate in Law at the same university. He lectures at the University of Adolfo Ibáñez and is a professor in the Department of Public Rights at the University of Alberto Hurtado.