[Flamenco Sketches]

Carola Zertuche presented three short pieces for the first show. One of these pieces will be performed with a cast of seven flamenco dancers. We will end our vibrant evening with a “Juerga”, a flamenco party where our students, the Bay Area flamenco community, fans are invited to sing and dance with our musicians.

This celebration also marks the 7th anniversary of our current studio.

Directora Artistica, Al baile Carola Zertuche

Al cante Azriel el Moreno

Al toque David McLean

Electric Musician: Pascual Martinez

Dancers (group repertoire number): Lea K., Lauren S., Krista S., Satoko F., Takako M.

Directora Artistica, Al baile Carola Zertuche

HHM Saturday, October 7th 8:00pm

‘Solo Flamenco’

We are excited to have our new family member of Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco, Navarez Encinicas! He will make his debut with us at El Rincón “Solo Flamenco’.

Al toque Roberto Aguilar

Roberto Aguilar Roberto began his professional career at ‘La Bodega’, one of the first flamenco venues in San Francisco where he was a featured artist for many years. He was invited to participate in the International Culture and Tourism Festival in Beijing, China. Roberto has performed with Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco for several years and is regularly selected to take part in the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. He performed with the Juan Siddi Flamenco Theater Company in the 7th Annual International Cultural Festival in Doha, Qatar.

Al cante Felix de Lola

Felix de Lola was born in the famous Gypsy Quarter of Triana, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain. He began his career with the renowned Campallo family and studied with flamenco singers Jesús Heredia and Naranjito de Triana

Al baile Nevarez Encinias

*This is his debut with Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco!

Nevarez Encinias began dancing at 4 years old under the guidance of his grandmother, father, and aunt -- Eva, Joaquin, and Marisol Encinias. He studied at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts throughout his childhood, became an apprentice dancer in Yjastros in 2006, and has studied with a wide range of international flamenco artists, including Mercedes Amaya, Antonio Canales, Valeriano Paños, and Tacha Gonzalez. He received ballet training at New Haven Ballet in New Haven, Connecticut, where he worked closely with Jared Redick and Ruth Barker. In 2014, he graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History of Art. He received MFA in Dance with a concentration from the University of New Mexico. Recently, he moved to the Bay Area to attend Stanford University for their fellowship program in creative writing.

Thursday, October 12th 8:00pm

Collaboration with Cascada de Flores!!

Directora Artistica, Al baile Carola Zertuche

Guitar & Chorus Jorge Liceaga

Guitar & Al cante Arwen Lawrence

Bass & Chorus Saúl Sierra-Alonso

Cascada de Flores is a San Francisco Bay Area ensemble founded in 1999 by Jorge Liceaga and Arwen Lawrence, who strive to reimagine Mexican and Latin American traditions through individual expression and musical communication. They began by exploring the most unsung musical cultures of Mexico, a hugely diverse country

Sunday, October 15

(process+community)

Closing of HHM with Nol Simonse at Dance Mission Theater in San Francisco