Flamenco del Encuentro features Spanish-born, Pew Fellow flamenco guitarist Tito Rubio, who has performed world-wide accompanying important flamenco artists from Spain, heritage Flamenco singer (cantaora) Antonia Cruz Arias,who has sang her entire life and trained extensively in Spain, and dancer Anna Rubio-born in Philadelphia, trained in San Francisco and Spain. Flamenco del Encuentro also features a rotating cast of dancers including Vicente Orabona, La Amy, ,Jonathan Delgado and many others. Together they have performed in venues ranging from Annenberg Center, Painted Bride Theater, Trump Plaza (Atlantic City) to Universities and restaurants including a two-an-a-half year gig at Amada Restaurant, where they often incorporated visiting artists from Spain. They have also collaborated with Middle Eastern music and dance artists and Tap artists. Anna teaches flamenco at the University of the Arts and at the Community Education Center in West Philadelphia.


11.3.08

BIG FLAMENCO NEWS


THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WILL BE THE LAST FLAMENCO SHOWS
FOR A WHILE AT
AMADA RESTAURANT
217 CHESTNUT STREET
OLD CITY, PHILADELPHIA

after Friday March 21st
the Wednesday and Friday evening performances at Amada
will be suspended while Amada reconfigures the new performance area.
In order to lessen the noise for the upstairs neighbors,
our wonderful Chef Jose Garces will be making adjustments in
Philly's Best Spanish restaurant AMADA
so we can again begin offering

THE EXCITING, AUTHENTIC
SPANISH FLAMENCO PERFORMANCES

that have complimented

THE EXCITING AND AUTHENTIC
SPANISH CUISINE OF
AMADA RESTAURANT
SINCE IT'S OPENING IN OCTOBER OF 2005

Wed. March 12th..Tito Rubio and Flamenco del Encuentro, Dominico Caro singing and Anna Rubio , Celeste y Samantha La Joyita
Fri. March 14th....Cristian Puig and De Luna a Lunares, Monica Herrera and
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST: LA MEIRA

NEXT WEEK TO BE ANNOUNCED!

ABRAZOS MUY FUERTES
for all the dedicated Flamencos of Philadelphia


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