dance | Friday, september 27 | 6–9 PM | FREE
Fiesta Flamenca Burqueña Featuring Juana Amaya
Fiesta Flamenca Burqueña is a FREE, outdoor festival featuring a full evening of world-class Flamenco dance and music, food trucks, beverages, and more! Fiesta Flamenca is headlined by Flamenco dancer, Juana Amaya, one of Flamenco's few living legends direct from Sevilla, Spain. She is joined by renowned Flamenco musicians also from Spain. Opening the performance will be Flamenco Works dance school as well as Jesús Muñoz Flamenco, a nationally recognized touring Flamenco touring company based in Albuquerque. With the support of the City of Albuquerque, the National Endowment for the Arts, Visit Albuquerque, FUSION, and Hotel Andaluz, Flamenco Works has made this world-class event free for our families because we believe all families should get the opportunity to see Flamenco of this caliber. Food, beverages, and merchandise will be for sale at the concert. Bring your whole family to enjoy! Doors will open at 5:30 PM and performances will begin at 6:15 PM. Plan to arrive early for parking and to get the best seats. Tickets are required but do not guarantee entry. Entry is based on capacity, so arrive early!!!
ABOUT JUANA AMAYA BIO
Juana Amaya is an electrifying performer and a seasoned and much sought-after teacher. She was born into one of Spain’s most respected Gypsy flamenco families, known for artists such as the legendary guitarist Diego del Gastor and singer Luis Joselero. While still in her teens, Amaya began performing as lead dancer in Mario Maya’s renowned company and toured the world with artists such as Cristobal Reyes, El Guito and La Chana in Cumbre Flamenca. Celebrated for her mesmerizing performances, she has appeared as guest artist with the companies of Paco Peña, Joaquin Cortés and Antonio Canales and has been featured several times at Seville’s prestigious Bienal del Arte Flamenco.
In 2003 she and Farruquito toured the US presenting their show "Por Derecho" in major performing arts centers throughout the country, including UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall. She later returned with her own company to festivals in Irvine and Albuquerque and as part of the NY Flamenco Festival’s “Gala Flamenco” in 2017. Reviews of her performance last September at the 2018 Bienal put her on a par with legends of Gypsy flamenco dance such as Carmen Amaya and Manuela Carrasco, celebrating both her technical prowess and her extraordinary emotional expressiveness.
ABOUT JESUS MUNOZ FLAMENCO
Jesús Muñoz Flamenco has presented performances across the U.S., Canada, Spain and Mexico. Since its inception in 2010, the company has been on over 2,000 stages, introduced Flamenco to over 65,000 people through artist residencies and has created eight original, full-length concerts whose quality of work has reached world-class stature and reputation with collaboration from prominent artists. Jesús Muñoz Flamenco is additionally noted for creating retrospective pieces that build upon primitive rhythms, rarely performed in Flamenco, bringing this ancient message of human perseverance to a new generation. Some of Muñoz’s work are among the few companies that are cited by the Ministry of Culture, in Madrid, Spain because of their process and historical significance. Performance highlights include the Ford Theatre in Los Angeles, the Cowles Center for dance in Minneapolis, Lincoln Center 100 years of Flamenco, National Hispanic Cultural Center (13 seasons), as well as other respected venues: Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Detroit Institute for the arts, Jazz Cafe at Music Hall, Arvada Amphitheatre, Alegrias in New York City and the Lensic in Santa Fe.
Quality bar service provided by Safe House Distilling Co. and Teller Genuine Vodka.
