XXII Fuego Flamenco Fest: Danzas Solemnes

About this event

The 22nd edition of GALA's annual international Fuego Flamenco Festival closes with the DC premiere of Danzas solemnes , created, choreographed, and performed by the icon of Spanish Escuela Bolera Cristina Cazorla , and presented in collaboration with Torito Artists.

This new work takes us to the roots of Flamenco from different places in Spain, featuring classic and iconic music by Claude Debussy, Ruperto Chapí, Joaquín Rodrigo, Joaquín Turina, Antón García Abril, Gaspar Sanz, and Luis de Briceño.

Cazorla is joined on stage by traditional Spanish dance and Flamenco performers: Javier Moreno, Susana Algora, Adrián Gómez, and Isabel Serrano.

Cristina Cazorla (Director, Choreographer, Dancer) began her training in Flamenco at the age of eight. Her technique focuses on the Escuela Bolera, which centers on an academic style of Flamenco and its evolution towards contemporary movement and music. She is currently a solo dancer for Sergio Bernal Dance Company, touring Italy, France, and the US. Among the pieces she has created are Danza bolero y guitarra española , Memoria , and Madrileña . She participated as solo dancer in Antonio Najarro Company’s Querencia and was a member of the National Ballet of Spain. Cristina won the Award for Outstanding Dancer at the Certamen Coreográfico Distrito de Tetuán (2019 and 2022), and was awarded the First Prize for Solo Choreography at the Certamen de Coreografía de Danza Española y Flamenco of Madrid in 2022, among other recognitions. She co-directs two educational programs on Spanish Dance and Escuela Bolera, and holds a master’s in Management and Entrepreneurship of Cultural Projects from La Universidad en Internet (UNIR).

PERFORMANCES: November 20 and November 21 at 8 pm, and November 22 at 2 pm. GET TICKETS

TICKETS: Single tickets are $50 Premium Center, $45 Orchestra Standard, $35 Orchestra Value, and $25 Balcony Value; $35 Seniors (65+), Military, Teachers, and Groups (10+); and $25 25 and Under. GET TICKETS

XXII Fuego Flamenco Festival is made possible with generous support from Lynne Horning and the Embassy of Spain. Other festival supporters include the Attwell Foundation, Fiona and Joseph Horning and Wolfram Abrams and Michele Mannat. Season supporters include the Cafritz Foundation, the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities, and The Paul Angell Foundation, among others. The engagement of Danzas solemnes is made possible in part through the Performing Arts Global Exchange of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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