Tickets sold out for Flamenco Vivo programs at Goshen College Performing Arts Series

Event: Goshen College Performing Arts Series—Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Date and time: Feb. 5, 2011 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Location: Umble Center

GOSHEN, Ind. – For those who already have tickets in hand, prepare to be blown away by the ornate footwork of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana when they perform on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Umble Center for the Performing Arts Series. Tickets are sold out for the programs.

Artistic director Santana, named "keeper of flamenco" by Dance Magazine, and her company will perform the passionate rhythmic stylings of traditional Spanish dance as they incorporate music and colorful costume to create a fierce expression of folklore.

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana was founded in 1983 by Carlota Santana and Roberto Lorca as the Spanish Dance Arts Company. Their mission was to bring flamenco dancing back to mainstream audiences. Although Lorca passed away in 1987, Santana has continued to carry on their work.

According to their website, "Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana has grown into one of the leading flamenco companies in the United States with a mission to: promote flamenco as a living art form, a vital part of Hispanic heritage; create quality new dance works and present them in major theatrical venues; present arts education programs that catalyze connections among cultures; and nurture the next generation of Spanish dance artists."

Each year, the company presents two tours throughout the United States, and a season at the Joyce Theater, New York's most prominent dance venue. The group also has performed in Spain and Colombia, South America. Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is constantly presenting new music, dramatic works and dances as they educate their audiences about the rich Hispanic culture.

For more information, contact the Goshen College Welcome Center by calling (574) 535-7566 or e-mailing welcomecenter@goshen.edu.

– By Alysha Landis

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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