Stepping out and into a different realm of entertainment is not something new to me, however this particular night's event was indeed. I have never before witnessed first hand the performance of dance that is Flamenco. Ever interested to see and be able to appreciate art of all it's aspects is something I was taught from an early age from my mother who had such a passion for all the arts, being a painter, mentor and teacher as well. It was hard not to get some of that passion as well.
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Copyright-Sanka Dee(2017)Used With Permission |
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Copyright-Sanka Dee(2017)Used With Permission |
Her male counterparts had what seemed a tiring time, where there was a battle of sorts. Imagine if you will a "dance off" of two amazingly skilled dancers from separate parts of the globe , that for the first time can dance on the same stage(more on that later in the small interview, later).
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Now I had reached out to Kasandra and asked if she had some pictures I could use for this review and she kindly sent me the ones you see here, minus the poster. She did ask me to credit Sanka Dee as I have above.
Below I am honored to have words sent to me from Kasandra on how this event came about, thank you Kasandra.
Bringing world class flamenco to Canada a difficult feat financially, but I am seeking inspiration and want to find an interesting chemical mix of artists. The artists of "La Tarara" come from varied backgrounds and the point of the show is that Flamenco is an individual expression and expresses universal human emotion.
Ivan Vargas comes from pure Roma lineage from Granada and comes from a long line of famed flamenco dancers from "Los Maya" dynasty. Usually he performs only with his family and those of Roma origins. Emilio Ochando is Spanish and resides in the epicentre of all flamenco dance, Madrid. As such, his training from an early age in the academy and moving onto the national ballet of Spain, his technique is stratospheric and he only usually performs with Spanish artists. These two artists would never meet in Spain and this show would actually never happen there. There is some unspoken rule that these lines must not cross.
I can present this amazing show in Vancouver as we are multicultural and we do not see colour. It is one of the greatest things that Canada has to offer the world and as such, I can put together a mosaic of artists from Canada, Spain, US, Italy and whose backgrounds vary from Chinese, Mexican, English, Brazilian, Spanish, Gitano, Canadian. We represent the highest quality of Flamenco that there is in the world, and let the world see what we have to offer when worlds collide. Thank you, Kasandra
Thank you for reading this
Sincerely
Anthony Nadeau
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