AR Flamenco Presents: Carlos Menchaca

($25-$35 + taxes and fees | 6:30pm show) In one of Tucson’s most intimate venues, experience the rawness and authenticity flamenco has to offer on the Century Room Stage with special guest Carlos Menchaca!

***Carlos Menchaca*** began dancing at age 9, receiving extensive training in Folklórico Mexicano as well as Ballet and Flamenco at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio, TX. In 2006, Menchaca received a scholarship to study at the Conservatory of Flamenco Arts (CFA) and began to work with Yjastros: the American Flamenco Repertory Company in Albuquerque, NM.

***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 Barraza Diaz*** is a distinguished Mexican guitarist who graduated with honors from the Master in Guitar Alicante and obtained a second Master’s degree from the University of Arizona. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts and studies under renowned artists such as David Russell, Sergio Assad, and Odair Assad.

With Jason Martinez (cajon) Olivia Rojas (cante)