Nueva York Flamenco City & Paloma Rios / Flamenco. Presented by Terraza 7. Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at 8:00 pm. $15 Cover charge for Mezzanine. $25: Donation suggested.
Featuring: Ricardo Santiago / Bailaor. Adrian Alvarado / Guitar. Alfonso Cid / Cantaor.
Ricardo Santiago: began his dance training as a scholarship student at Ballet Hispanico of New York. He has also received scholarships while attending SUNY Purchase, The Alvin Ailey School and Dance Theater Of Harlem. He has studied with Liliana Morales, Manolo Rivera, Luis Montero, La Tati, La China, El Toleo, Omayra Amaya, Edwin Aparicio and Nelida Tirado. In addition to touring throughout the United States, Ricardo has performed in Trinidad, Germany, Spain, Bolivia, Czech Republic, Poland & Japan. He has performed in Franco Zeffirelli's productions of Carmen and La Traviata at The Metropolitan Opera, Don Giovanni at Washington Opera, Ballet Hispanico of New York, Bailes Ferrer and has appeared numerous films and music videos including Alanis Morissette's Hand In My Pocket. Ricardo has Performed with Carmen Rubio, Sol y Sombra, Flamenco Latino, Alborada Spanish Dance, Carlota Santana Flamenco Vivo, M'oro Flamenco, Flamenco Ole, Danzas Españolas, Flamenco Sepharad, Bailes Ferrer, Edwin Aparicio's Selected Works and Tri-Cities Opera in Binghamton, NY where he also served as Choreographer for their Production of Carmen.
About Adrian Alvarado: Adrian was born in São Paulo, Brazil 1968. Spanish-brazilian guitarist, composer and arranger. (Monica Molina, Pastora Soler, Farhad Darya, Danilo Perez). Adrian is a very versatile guitarist, with a solid career as soloist, session musician, as well as sideman for many artists in the Flamenco scene, Jazz and Brazilian music.
About Alfonso Cid: Alfonso was born and raised in Sevilla, the heartland of flamenco music. He also had the opportunity of attending the activities of one of the most significant flamenco clubs in Andalusia, the Peña Flamenca Torres-Macarena in Seville. Alfonso has toured extensively throughout the USA, Latin America, Israel, and Europe, and has just toured Spain last February of 2018 with the Jazz/Flamenco band the New York Bojaira Project by pianist Jesús Hernández from Granada, Spain.