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FLAMENCO NIGHTS @ MONDO Music & Dance Event with PEDRO CORTES & FRIENDS in Concert

On Friday, February 28, 2014 at 7:30pm the passion of Spanish Flamenco comes to the stage at the wonderfully intimate MONDO arts venue in quaint downtown Summit, NJ with acclaimed guitarist Pedro Cortes & his guest musicians and dancers in concert.  The popular bi-monthly Flamenco Nights @
MONDO concert event features a cast of accomplished music & dance guest
artists as they celebrate this internationally popular music and dance genre
from Spain.                                                                                             Pedro Cortes, comes from a family of Spanish Gypsy guitarists and began his studies with his father and the esteemed Flamenco guitarist Sabicas. Having toured professionally since the age of 17, he is gaining international recognition as a soloist and composer. He has premiered his work En la oscuridad de las minas at the Teatro Albeniz in Madrid, he had works premiered by the Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Company at the Joyce Theater in New York. He has two books on Flamenco, El Dron del Faraon and Cruzando el Charco, published by the American Institute of Guitar. Mr. Cortes, was commissioned by the Cohen Brothers to compose music for the film Paris Je T'Aime .He also wrote music for a childrens program on H B O called Fairytale for Every Child. He has toured with Jose Greco and Maria Benitez, La Conja and has performed with such artists as Farrucita, La Tati, Merche Esmeralda, Manolete and the late Lola Flores. He has been guest artist with the St. Louis
Opera and the New York Grand Opera, and has been commissioned by and performed as Musical Director with the Guthrie Theater In Garcia Lorcas BODAS DE SANGRE.
Mr. Cortes is artistic director of his own Flamenco group, and also Musical
Director of Palo Seco. Cortes is a third generation Flamenco guitarist and uses
the experience passed down to him by his family to maintain the purity of
Flamenco while creating new compositions.                                                This evening of passionate flamenco puro reveals the pure emotional essence of this popular Iberian music and dance form. The musicians are joined on stage by the accomplished dancers and together they celebrate the expressive flamenco as it takes on a new character and exposes the audience to the warmth of the human spirit as expressed through music and dance by these talented artists. The body movements and the facial expressions join with the artistry of the musicians and singers to create a spectacle that is a treat for both the eye and the soul. Come experience an evening of Spanish gypsy culture with the cast of this captivating music and dance celebration! Get your tickets early!                                                                                          Tickets are priced at $25 for adults and $15 for children. Purchase tickets online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/588423 or for reservations and info call the TEATRO Si box office at 908-301-9496 or reserve in person at MONDO.                                                                                                      We recommend planning on enjoying a fine meal or dessert before or after the show at one of several fine restaurants in quaint downtown Summit, NJ and the surrounding area. Event proceeds benefits programming efforts at TEATRO Si, a 501(c)3 not for profit organization.

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