Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos

Yoshi's Jazz Club & Japanese Restaurant
1330 Fillmore (at Eddy)
San Francisco, CA 94115

Website: http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/2191

"Tablao Flamenco" with Guest Artists from Spain! Contemporary and Traditional Flamenco

    7pm show
    $20 in Advance before Nov. 25
    $25 Door and after Nov. 25

Details:

DIRECT FROM SPAIN!
Dancer Juan Ogalla and Gypsy Singer Manuel de la Malena
 
Yaelisa, Artistic Director -  Jason McGuire “El Rubio,” Guitarist
Jose Cortes, Gypsy Singer - Dancers Melissa Cruz and Fanny Ara

Caminos Flamencos made history in May 2011 as the first ever flamenco troupe invited to present at Yoshi’s Jazz Club, and played to a standing ovation and nearly sold-out Wednesday night audience.... this show will be no exception with the presence of an all-star cast of artists including guest artists from Spain, dancer Juan Ogalla and renowned Gypsy singer Manuel de la Malena!

Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos was founded by Emmy Award-winning dancer and choreographer Yaelisa.  The recipient of numerous awards both locally and nationally, Caminos Flamencos boasts some of the finest flamenco artists in the U.S. today.  Performing on this occasion will be the extraordinary flamenco guitarist Jason McGuire “El Rubio,” one of the most watched guitarists on YouTube; phenomenal dancer from Sevilla Juan Ogalla, with guest Gypsy singers Jose Cortes and Manuel de la Malena, direct from Spain, and dancers Fanny Ara, Melissa Cruz and Yaelisa.

At the age of four, Yaelisa danced on the stage of the famous Casa Madrid, and her immersion in flamenco culture became a part of her life because of her mother, the renowned singer/dancer Isa Mura.  She has performed with many of Spain’s finest artists, including Alejandro Granados, Antonio “El Pipa,” Manuel and Antonio Malena, Domingo Ortega, Enrique “El Extremeno,” Yeye de Cádiz, Mateo Soleá, El Junco, Juan Ogalla, Geronimo, Felipe Maya and others.  She has choreographed and appeared in several feature films and music videos, and created many highly acclaimed productions both for her company and as Artistic Director of the New World Flamenco Festival at the Irvine Barclay Theater in Irvine, CA.  Combining artists from Spain and the U.S., Caminos Flamencos remains on the cutting edge of flamenco, most especially with their recent productions of “CANCIONES” and “CANCIONES 2” where they explored combining flamenco with the music of the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Dave Brubeck and others....local dance critic Rachel Howard says “A Caminos Flamencos performance brings several guarantees: virtuosic music, striking lighting and a closing tour-de-force solo by artistic director Yaelisa to draw shouts of ‘olé!’