Friday, October 15, 2021
Flamenco comes alive in the City of Lakewood in: ¡Alegrías!
Enjoy an authentic, colorful, and exciting performance by Denver’s premier dance company, Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre. Featuring world-renowned guitarist, René Heredia, and internationally recognized choreographer, Pablo Rodarte, and also featuring guest artists, Lisa Trujillo and Jessica Griffith. This a show you don’t want to miss. Experience the mystery, emotion, and soul of authentic flamenco.
Lakewood Cultural Center
407 S Allison Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80226
CANCELLED
Due to recent health orders issued by the public health and safety department, Jefferson County, our concert has been cancelled.
All tickets will be refunded by the Lakewood Cultural Center box office.
Our performance for ¡Alegrías! will be rescheduled for the spring of 2022.
Thank you for the love and support. In the meantime,
About Maestro Heredia
Maestro René Heredia is a direct descendant of the gitano flamenco puro tradition as passed down to him by generations of his gypsy family.
He has performed with the greatest flamenco artists of his time including Carlos Montoya, Carmen Amaya, Sabicas, José Greco, Paco de Lucia, and many others.
As a performer, teacher, choreographer, mentor, and recording artist, René Heredia is credited with bringing flamenco to Colorado and has received numerous awards, including the Governor’s and Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts.
“The guitar playing of René Heredia is in the finest tradition of flamenco, creating a flaming intensity that cannot fail to arouse.” ~Denver Post
Pablo Rodarte
Pablo Rodarte is among the few American-born artists who can claim notoriety and respect in a culture not of his birth. Trained in his youth in the disciplines of tap dance, classical ballet, and jazz, Mr. Rodarte at the age of 19 embarked on a career which would afford him artistic recognition throughout Europe, the Middle and Far East, Australia and finally the United States.
Mr. Rodarte studied under the great masters including; Antonio Marín, Mercedes León y Albano Zuñiga, Victoria Eugenia, Alberto Lorca, Jose Granero, Tomás de Madrid, Maria Rosa Mercéd, Pedro Azorín, Ciro and finally Angel Torres.
Schooled in the three disciplines of Spanish dance (regional, flamenco, and bolero school) Rodarte danced with the companies of Rafael de Cordoba, Alberto Lorca, Maria Rosa, Antonio Gades, Raul, Pacita Tomas, Alberto Portillo, Carmen Cubillo, Jose Molina, Jose Greco, Susana Di Palma, Carlota Santana , and Maria Benitez.
His work in the USA includes founding the company Amanecer Teatro Flamenco in Denver, Colorado, ten years as an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico and Artistic Director of Dance España based in Albuquerque. This unusual and extensive artistic career has ultimately created in Mr. Rodarte an invaluable tool for theater direction. Natividad Flamenca, Carmen’s Tango Bar, The Red Haired Carmen, and finally Pailletes and Candy Beads are among his recent theater pieces.
