Twin Cities Flamenco Collective w/ La Conja & Angela Rancone

Name: Twin Cities Flamenco Collective w/ La Conja & Angela Rancone
Start: 2024-11-10T17:00:00-06:00
Location: Icehouse MPLS

Schedule

Sun Nov 10 2024 at 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Icehouse MPLS | Minneapolis, MN

Twin Cities Flamenco Collective inspires audiences through its passionate and soulful expressions of Flamenco music and dance along with guest artists from all around the world. This is part of TCFC's monthly residency at Icehouse MPLS.

ARTISTS:
La Conja (Guest singer/dancer from NYC)
Angela (Guest dancer)
Ross “El Vecino” (Flamenco guitarist)
Sachiko “La Chayí” (Flamenco dancer)
Eva Makiko (Flamenco dancer)
La Gracia (Flamenco dancer)

4PM DOORS
5PM SHOW
$20 ADVANCE
$25 AT THE DOOR

Twin Cities Flamenco Collective is a group of Flamenco musicians and dancers based in the Twin Cities, MN. It brings the essence of the art and culture of Flamenco to the Midwest. The members are guitarist Ross “El Vecino", dancers Sachiko “La Chayí”, Eva Makiko and La Gracia. For more information. visit www.facebook.com/twincitiesflamenco
La Conja, based in NYC, is one of Flamenco World’s most versatile artists. She has developed a substantial international reputation as a dancer, singer, and choreographer. She has performed at the prestigious Guggenheim Work and Process Series, in collaboration with New Yorks World Music Institute. She has toured nationally and internationally with such artists as Jose Molina and Jose Greco featured as solo dancer, and has also appeared at Lincoln Center with Sarita Montiel. Her recent performances include Savion Glover at the Joyce Theatre, JVC Jazz Festival with composer Maria Schneider, and Rhythm, Ragas and Roots, with composer Osvaldo Golijov at Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Given her multicultural background (an American born of Egyptian parents with a Turkish surname) it is no wonder La Conja has naturally melded Arab, Spanish and Indian musical influences into her work. Charles Jurrist of the New York Daily News described her as a mesmerizing singer and demon dancer, and indeed, her dancing illustrates a show of force characteristic of the Art of Flamenco.
Born and raised in Minnesota, Angela Rancone has been performing since the age of 3. She began her circus training with Circus Juventas in 2002 and competitively danced in a variety of styles with Midwest Youth Dance Theatre from 2003-2015. Her flamenco journey started with Zorongo in 2021. She owes her training to the mastery of Susana di Palma, Colette Illarde, Sachiko “La Chayí”, Ross Fellrath, and her other compañeras with whom she dances.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.