JULY 23, 2002 @ 7:30 PM

Flamenco Mystico
Sandra Rivera, dancer
Arturo Martinez, guitar
Carlos Revollar, guitar
Alfonso Cid, singer/flute

Entrance
Jaleo Malagueñas; Music: Traditional Alfonso Cid

Reflejos (Tangos)
Composed and performed by Carlos Revollar

Danza Mora
Traditional, Arranged by Arturo Martinez, Choreography: Sandra Rivera; Danza Mora is a rarely performed dance that means Moorish Dance and is a direct flamenco adaptation of the Moorish style of music.

Tanguillo
Composed and performed by Arturo Martinez

Saeta
Saetas are sung as chants in Spain during Holy Week processions. Traces of Saetas date back centuries before they evolved as a part of flamenco.

Martinete, Traditional
Choreography: Sandra Rivera

Soleares; Traditional
Choreography: José Molina; Soleares is considered the central figure around which all of flamenco revolves. The Soleares have a basic twelve beat rhythm with accents on the third, sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelve beats. Soleares means loneliness, solitude.

Mi Destino (Jaleo)
Music: Arturo Martinez

Bulerias
Music: Alfonso Cid, Carlos Revollar

Sevillanas
Music: Traditional (Arrangement by Alfonso Cid, Arturo Martinez) Choreography, traditional; During the week long fair, in the month of May, the Sevillanas are danced by men, women and children in the streets and plazas of Sevilla.

Salve Rociera
Music arranged by Alfonso Cid

Alegrías
Alegrías, which means joy, originated in the seaport town of Cadiz. Its rhythm and accents are derived from the ancient Soleares but with a faster and festive spirit creating a lively and vivacious dance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sandra Rivera was an original member and principal dancer of Ballet Hispanico. She has presented numerous solo dance concerts including Flamenco Mystico, Saeta, Ancestral Spirits, and En Espiritu: St. Teresa of Avila, at the Cathedral and at venues across the United States. Sandra Rivera has been imaginatively exploring the mystical qualities of flamenco for many years. She will perform her own choreography and dances by José Molina and Mariano Parra, with music by Arturo Martinez, Carlos Revollar and vocalist Alfonso Cid.

Alfonso Cid (cantaor [singer], flutist) was born and raised in Seville. As a child his mother would sing to him in the traditional styles of Triana, a gypsy enclave of Seville, where she was born. Mr. Cid received his classical training at the Seville Conservatory, where he studied the flute and music theory. He is a founding member of Al Baño Maria, a resident group of Peña Flamenca Torres-Macarena, a renowned flamenco club of Andalusia. In the USA Mr. Cid has performed with Carlota Santana, American Spanish Dance Theatre, Flamenco Latino, Sol y Sombra Spanish Dance Theatre, and Pilar Rioja. He has been a featured singer and flutist with Candela Flamenca in Toronto, Canada.

Arturo Martinez (musical director, guitarist) was born and raised in Chicago where he started playing electric guitar at age 13. His interest in African-American musical traditions eventually led him to encounter the ethnic musical traditions of Spain. He has accompanied dancers Pilar Rioja, Chuni Amaya and Joaquin Fajardo. Mr. Martinez produces flamenco shows throughout the New York area and is currently working on an evening long piece that traces the diverse musical traditions that have influenced flamenco.

Carlos Revollar (guitarist, percussionist), a native New Yorker, studied flamenco and classical guitar with Denis Kostar, Canito Suarez and Luis Hereida. He has performed with the companies of Andrea del Conte, Carlota Santana and Eva Lucena. He composed and performed in the Two River’s Theatre production of Blood Wedding with Martin San Tangelo of Noche Flamenca. Mr. Revollar can be seen regularly at Xunta Tapas Bar in New York City.