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Noche de Luz: Flamenco Music, Song and Dance
A lustrous night of live flamenco music by the captivating Dúo Flamenco, with the elegant artistry of special guest flamenco dancer, Elena Villa. The evening will feature a musical tribute to the late Paco de Lucía. Come sample the delicious wines of Paschal Winery, located in the hills of Talent, OR north of Ashland, and celebrate May Day with passionate flamenco music and dance!
To make it a full evening, you can make reservations for dinner before the show. The menu will be provided by the Avalon Bar and Grill in Talent.
Price:
$15 for the 7pm show
$25 for pre-show dinner at 6pm plus the 7pm show.
Reservations required for the dinner. You can make ticket and dinner reservations on this page. Call (541) 535-7957 for more information.
Artist biographies:
Elena Villa was introduced to Middle Eastern music and dance by her parents in Big Sur, California in the late 1970s; she had her first solo performance to live music at age 10. Elena resumed her study of belly dance in Santa Cruz, CA in 1987 and began studying flamenco in 1991. She has pursued long term intensive study in both art forms with acclaimed artists from North Africa, Spain, the Middle East, and North America. Since 1995, Elena Villa has developed her own style of Spanish Arabic fusion drawing on her years of training and performance experience in both dance forms. Elena began teaching dance in 1996 and continues to offer weekly instruction and workshops in classic belly dance, flamenco, and Arab-flamenco fusion. Elena has shared the stage with many renown artists and also coordinates the talent for the Gypsy Caravan Stage at the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, OR, a major West Coast venue. Elena Villa holds a doctorate in Comparative Literature from the University of Oregon where she has taught classes in literature, film, language, and culture with a particular emphasis on dance and performance studies. You can visit her website at http://http://www.elenavilladanza.net.
Dúo Flamenco (http://duoflamenco.com) formed in 2007 out of a mutual passion for the art form of flamenco. Inspired by the sounds of Andalucía the colorful province of southern Spain the duo presents a dynamic combination of guitar, voice and rhythm. With Grant Ruiz on vocals and guitar and Terry Longshore on cajón (box drum), other percussion and vocals, the duo takes the audience on a journey through orange groves and olive orchards; arid, sun-drenched mountain plateaus; caves filled with gypsy passion; tiled courtyards with elegant, whispering fountains; and a history flowing with ecstasy and anguish. The natural sounds of voice and wood evoke times past when people sang their lives because they dared not speak of them openly.
Originally versed in several other styles of music both domestic and international, Terry and Grant were drawn to flamenco because of its fiery sound and driving pulse. Together they explore the range of emotion that flamenco provides in its music, from lyrical ballads to playful rumbas to the deepest of laments. This is truly music of the soul, but with a serious groove. The language of the cante (song) is Spanish, but you don't need to speak it to feel the emotion behind it. And the audience is part of the performance in flamenco. As the performers reach for duende, a state of truth and inspiration, the audience is invited to reach with them, shouting out their approval and encouragement: "¡Olé!"
The son of a bebop saxophonist, Grant Ruiz has played classical guitar since he was 10 years old. After studying flamenco in Spain and with several renowned artists in the U.S., he became an active performer and teacher in Southern Oregon. He has performed in several productions at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and has been a member of Amor Flamenco, Alba Flamenca and currently Dúo Flamenco with percussionist Terry Longshore. He is a member of the Dark Rose Guitar Trio with Joseph Thompson and Stephen Berman and is on the Board of Directors for the Jefferson Classical Guitar Society. Ruiz plays guitars by Les Stansell and Pimentel & Sons. You can visit his website at http://grantruiz.com.
Dr. Longshore is active as a performer, composer, and educator of percussion and has performed nationally and internationally. He performs regularly as a soloist and with the ensembles Skin & Bones, Caballito Negro,Compás, and Dúo Flamenco. He can be heard on numerous CD and motion picture recordings and has premiered many compositions for solo percussion, percussion ensemble, chamber ensemble, and symphony orchestra.
Longshore holds bachelor's degrees from California State University at Fresno and Sacramento and the master's and doctoral degrees from the University of California, San Diego where he studied under percussion virtuoso Steven Schick. He has studied Indian classical music extensively under tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and sitarist Kartik Seshadri. Longshore has taught at several universities and currently holds the position of Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at Southern Oregon University. Terry Longshore is a Yamaha Performing Artist and an artist endorser for Remo drumheads, Vic Firth sticks & mallets, and Zildjian cymbals. You can visit his website at http://terrylongshore.com.
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LocationPaschal Winery (View)
1122 Suncrest Road
Talent, OR 97540
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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