Ophelia's Jump presents Espiritu Flamenco - September 16

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Ophelia’s Jump Productions will present their annual event, Espiritu Flamenco, an evening of exquisite Spanish food and virtuosic Flamenco performance on Saturday, September 16 on the beautiful grounds of the Calaycay home in Claremont.

Espiritu Flamenco is a celebration of Spanish food, music, and dance.  The evening includes a delicious 3 course Paella dinner prepared by OJP Artistic Director, Beatrice Casagrán, using her family's recipes. Ticket includes a 3 course Paella dinner, a glass of wine and an evening of Flamenco music and dance. Cash bar available for other beverages.  

Flamenco dance, song, & guitar by renowned artists Marcela Aguayo, Vanessa Albalos, Reyes Barrios, & Cambia Pakan.

About the artists:

Vanessa Albalos was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, which is where she spent her childhood. Vanessa has toured Mexico with the Festival Internacional Cervantino, and Japan with Jose Tanaka’s Soniquete Flamenco. She has also appeared in the annual Los Angeles Flamenco Festival, New World Flamenco Festival, Irvine Barclay Theatre, and frequently at the Fountain Theatre’s Forever Flamenco Series, and Houston Flamenco Festival with Jesus Montoya Account. 

Reyes Barrios Raised in Sevilla, Spain, she was always surrounded by the ambience, an “Aire” of song and dance.  Her approach is steeped in Purism with a modern twist..To be Flamenco is to have another skin. other passions, other desires.It is a different way of seeing the world, with music in one’s nerves, a fierce pride, happiness mingled with tears; it is a loathing of routine and sameness; it is to be intoxicated in song, wine and kisses.  It is the translation of life into an art of caprices and freedom.

Marcela Aguayo has been studying different dance forms for over 20 years including time spent in Sevilla, Spain. She has studied and performed with the top performers in the Los Angeles flamenco community. For the last few years Marcela has been performing with Richard Chavez’ group at the close of the Santa Barbara Fiesta days at the El Paseo benefit show. Marcela performs regularly in southern California flamenco tablaos: Alegria, El Cid, Tapas and Café Sevilla. Marcela feels it is an honor to be a part of the small flamenco community that transcends throughout southern California.

Kambiz Pakan (Guitarist), Kambiz Pakan’s childhood listening to relatives playing the setar, a traditional Persian stringed instrument, left a great impression on him and later drove him to pursue a unique sound from the guitar. In 1985 while living in Istanbul he attended the international guitar festival, an event that spurred him to study music. He eventually moved to California and achieved a university degree from CSULB in ethnomusicology/flamencology with honors. Years of living in the cities of Granada and Jerez gave him a deep insight and perspective in the art of flamenco. Kambiz’s extensive travel enriched his musical formation and helped him acquire distinct harmonic versatility and extraordinary sensibility. He has performed on many prestigious stages in the USA, Spain, France, Portugal, Israel, India, Iran among others.
 

Tickets for the full evening of dinner and show are $125.00. Info at http://opheliasjump.org or call (909) 734-6565. 

Table & Event sponsorships available-- promote your business to our intelligent and fun loving audience on our site, at the event, and on social media.  Call 909 734-6565 for more information.

A non-profit company founded 10 years ago, it is based in Upland and performs in Claremont and Upland. Ophelia’s Jump (OJP) believes that “the purpose of theatre is to create unending conversations, spark imagination, incite conscience, and elicit a visceral response. OJP aims to invigorate the creativity and intellect of our community by working with local and regional artists to tell compelling stories and educate new generations of theatre lovers.”