March 10 and 11, 7:30 pm
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Family Theater
 

A multimedia program of music, dance, poetry, and visual art
Written by Joe Horowitz and Antonio Muñoz Molina 

PostClassical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordóñez conducting

author Antonio Muñoz Molina
pianist Pedro Carboné
flamenco artists Sonia Olla and Ismael de la Rosa
flamenco guitarist Ricardo Marlow
Trio Sefardi
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
soprano Mariana Mihai-Zoeter
Cathedra

host, Clark Young
readers, Luz Nicolas and Hashim El-Tinay

Traditional flamenco song and dance
Works by Tomás Luis de Victoria, Manuel de Falla, and Joaquin Nin-Culmell
Sephardic melodies
Music of Al Andalus

The inspirational confluence of Islamic, Catholic, and Jewish influences prior to the Reconquest (1492) is a distinctive feature of Iberian culture. The intense mystic traditions binding these influences link to Flamenco—a product of Spanish Gypsies with roots in the Arab world.

Part of the Kennedy Center’s IBERIAN SUITE: global arts remix.

 

Falla: Ritual Fire Dance and Fantasía Bética
Albeniz: Iberia (excerpts)
Esplà: Sonata Española Op. 53

$30/$15/members