Tablao Flamenco - Melissa Cruz Flamenco (USA)

Start: Saturday, May 3, 2025 7:00PM
End: Saturday, May 3, 2025 8:00PM

Tablao Flamenco
The vibrance and allure of flamenco come alive in this tribute to the "tablao," an improvised collaboration allowing for the expression of the full spectrum of human emotion. A guitar's rapid picado and thundering rasgueado meets articulating arms and fingers of the bailaora as she brings forth other-worldly inspirations. Deep cante jondo juxtaposed with light hearted cante chico, the pulse of palmas and the stirring poly-rhythms of heel work weave and unravel to create tension and release so emblematic of flamenco. Each tablao presentation is unique, the artists responding and reacting moment to moment, creating in constant connection. The intimate space offered by Abanico allows the audience to feel the vibrational spontaneity of flamenco, the Andalusian art form granted Cultural Heritage status by UNESCO.

Artist Biographies

Melissa Cruz
Melissa is a Bay Area-based flamenco professional and has been a full-time flamenco artist and instructor for the past 20 years. She began training with the Bay Area's acclaimed flamenco master Rosa Montoya and soon thereafter, joined Ms. Montoya's professional company. Melissa has performed as a soloist in the San Francisco International Arts Festival and has presented in eight San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festivals, twice as a featured soloist. Summer 2021 saw Melissa featured in the one-woman flamenco theater play, "Flamenco on my Own" produced in collaboration with Miami's Ballet Flamenco La Rosa and as a featured performer and instructor at the 2021 Festival Flamenco Albuquerque presented by the National Institute of Flamenco. In 2023, Melissa was featured in the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in San Francisco, the Peninsula International Dance Festival (2022-2024) and the World Arts West Dance Festival. In addition to her accomplished artistic career, Melissa is a Bachelor of the Arts graduate of UC Berkeley and holds a Juris Doctor degree from University of San Francisco.

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Price: General Admission: USD 20.00