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Cabaret Room: Grupo Candela – a Flamenco Ensemble, 8:00pm
December 27, 8:00 pm-9:30 pm
$30Grupo Candela is a flamenco ensemble that take’s you on a journey scratching the surface of a complex and culturally rich tradition.
With music, dance and a few words this group tells stories and captures the essence of a long and checkered history. Discover the nature of a truly unique art form.
Featuring Christina Candela, Barbara Martinez, Jackson Scott and Alfonso Cid.
Cristina Candela is a Flamenco dancer born in Madrid who started to dance in Granada around 1999.
After her debut with Ester Marin company in 2005 she moved back to Madrid where she continues learning in Amor de Dios with teachers as Concha Jareño, Rafaela Carrasco and Manuel Liñan. Her career has developed mostly in Tablaos such as El Patio Andaluz, Tarantos or el Palacio Del Flamenco in Barcelona
She has traveled abroad dancing at La Venta del Toro in Istanbul, el Cortijo in Germany or Alegrias La Nacional and Terraza 7 at New York City among many other places She has been headliner in festivals such as Gstaad Yehudi Menuhin fest in Switzerland or Ankara international flamenco fest with her own group.
She is also a performer and screen dance filmmaker. Her videos have been shown in festivals around the world as Miami Screendance Fest or Festival de Cine Danza di Modena(Italy)
As a performer she is part of laboratorio de investigación del flamenco directed by Juan Carlos Lerida with whom she had performed in Romería de Montjuic and Mundos Paralelos (performance pieces done in Barcelona)
Her experimental piece NANA, created between Miami and Barcelona it’s been performed since 2021 and it’s still on
During this year she has a grant at Santa Monica Art Center in Barcelona to research about performance and how to use it as a social tool.
Currently based in NYC where she performs in traditional flamenco and flamenco and jazz fusion projects.
Barbara Martinez grew up performing in New York City. Originally from Venezuela, she is the grand-niece of iconic Argentine tango singer Libertad Lamarque. For more than 20 years she has worked as a dancer and singer with numerous flamenco dance companies and world music ensembles, and danced with the Metropolitan Opera, where she also sang as a child. In 2010, Barbara performed at Carnegie Hall/Weill in a solo concert to a sold out house. She has since appeared in the documentary “Sobre Las Olas – A Story of Flamenco in the U.S.” by Carolina Loyola-Garcia and the photography exhibit entitled “100 Years of Flamenco in New York” at the NY Performing Arts Library. Her album under ALBA Musik made it to the first round US Grammys in 2023. She is a graduated of Brown University (BA 1998) and is currently pursuing graduate studies at Berklee College of Music. Barbara teaches music at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
Jackson Scott -Born in Seville to British parents who left London for rural Spain in the 70´s, Jackson’s music is steeped in these differing cultures. Flamenco flourishes embellish songwriting reminiscent of the late 60′s Kinks and Syd Barrett, but with a more anarchic attitude. Unusual jazz-influenced chords crossover with New Orleans/Rock ‘n Roll beats against a constant backdrop of rumbas and strong Hispanic rhythms. Lyrics move smoothly between his two mother tongues. For the past ten years Jackson has been touring extensively in Europe, the Middle East and Russia, playing with his Spanish punk band Mano de Dios. More recently, backed by a growing group of top virtuoso musicians from South America , France and the US, his English project The Jackson Scott Band has kicked off with a sound blending Latino with American Trad Jazz.
Alfonso Cid, flamenco singer and flute player. Seville, Spain, 1969. His mother, an amateur singer from Triana, a flamenco enclave in Seville, and his grandfather, an aficionado of flamenco, were his earliest influences. He also attended the activities of one the most significant flamenco clubs, the Peña Flamenca Torres-Macarena in Seville. He was awarded two scholarships to attend the summer course at the Cristina Heeren Foundation for Flamenco Art in July 2007 and 2008. He recorded backing vocals in the hit song titled “Mi Santa” by popular Latin artist Romeo Santos featuring the great flamenco guitarist Tomatito. In January 2023 Alfonso collaborated as a Flamenco singing consultant in Indiana University-Bloomington’s production of the opera “Ainadamar-Fountain of Tears” by Osvaldo Golijov.
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There is a $20 minimum per person (food or beverage).
Tickets online are $30. Tickets at the door, if available, are $35 (Cash Only).
The house opens at 7:00pm for food and beverage service. Please join us for dinner.
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