(noticia) Capturing the Spirit of Flamenco in an All-Star Assemblage

Dance Review | New York Flamenco Festival 2006

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By JOHN ROCKWELL
Published: February 16, 2006

Flamenco crops up all over town these days, commanding a large and loyal audience. But the annual New York Flamenco Festival, presented by the World Music Institute and an organization called Flamenco Festival Inc., remains the apex of the year's flamenco festivities.
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Soledad Barrio performing at City Center on Wednesday evening.

The 2006 New York presentations, of both dance and music, got under way on Feb. 3 with three musical concerts at the Skirball Theater, Symphony Space and Town Hall, and they culminate this week with dance performances (which naturally also include music) at City Center. On Wednesday was the Gala Flamenca, an all-star assemblage. There were further performances in Washington, Boston and Chicago, and a North American tour by the Nuevo Ballet Espagñol, and comparable events in London.

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