AR Flamenco Presents: Emi Arte Flamenco in the Club!
($25-$35 | 6pm Doors/6:30pm Show) Join us in Club Congress for a very special edition of Tablao Flamenco! La Emi will be making the trek from New Mexico as a very special featured guest. This performance will also feature Misael Barraza- Diaz (guitarra) & Angelina Ramirez (baile) with special guests La Emi (baile) & Olivia Rojas (cante)
La Emi
A prominent performer, teacher and organizer in the state, La Emi, a New Mexico native, began studying the art of Flamenco with the María Benítez Institute for Spanish Arts (ISA) at the age of 4. In 2014, La Emi founded her own dance company, EmiArteFlamenco, and in 2017, she founded both EmiArteFlamenco Academy, a school for students of all ages, and Flamenco Youth de Santa Fe, a children’s company that performs for communities all around New Mexico.
Angelina Ramirez is a flamenco movement artist and teaching artist based in Tucson, Arizona. Her work explores queer, Latinx identity in traditional flamenco dance and focuses on arts and healing, particularly for elders and autistic individuals. She promotes accessibility, fights ableism and racism, and curates the Traditional and Ethnic Dance Festival for the Southwest Folklife Alliance.
Misael Barazza has won ten international competitions in classical guitar, as well as over thirty regional & national guitar contests. He has a DMA and two Master’s degrees in guitar performance (USA & Spain). The artist has also mastered the art of fl amenco guitar, a discipline in which he is most active today. In 2010, Misael was awarded fi rst prize at the Concurso Nacional de Flamenco in Albuquerque (NM) at the prestigious Festival de Flamenco. Since then, the artist has become one of the top fl amenco guitarists in the United States, and is sought after for his skills as a soloist and as an accompanist. He continuously performs with the top fl amenco companies in his area, as well as maintaining a thriving solo guitar career. Misael is currently involved in the recording and production of multiple discographic projects, and is extremely pleased to present his latest album “El Camino Forjado”. For more information please visit misaelfl amenco.com.