Chiara Mangiameli: Flamenco Classes
Fall 2010 Schedule beginning Tuesday September 14th
ALL CLASSES BELOW ARE HELD AT THE FLAMENCO ARTS CENTER*.
3755 N. Western Ave. at Grace St.
TUESDAYS STARTING SEPT 14TH:
7:15pm to 8:15pm Beginner/Intermediate Technique and Choreography – Fandangos
8:15pm to 9:15pm Intermediate/Advanced Technique and Choreography – Guajiras with Fan- Must bring a large dance fan or pericón to class.
SATURDAYS STARTING SEPT 18TH:
10am to 11am Flamenco Fundamentals & Beginner Technique
11am to 12pm Sevillanas
SUNDAYS STARTING SEPT 19TH:
12pm to 1pm Beginner/Intermediate Technique and Choreography – Fandangos
1pm to 2pm Intermediate/Advanced Technique and Choreography- Guajiras with Fan.
2pm to 3pm Available for private or semi-private sessions.
CLASS PRICES (see Registration page of www.lamangiameli.com to register for classes):
Single class: $20
5 class package: $85
10 class package: $135
5 private classes: $325 (includes cost of studio rental)
All class payments are due on your first day of class or by pre-registering online. Group class packages are good for 6 weeks. No refunds. No transferring.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:
Flamenco Fundamentals & Beginner Technique: If you’re new to flamenco, or have less than 1 year experience, this class is for you. It focuses on arm, hand, footwork technique as well as turns. This class is also appropriate for more advanced dancers that are looking to drill technique exercises and revisit proper posture relating to flamenco.
Beginner/Intermediate Technique and Choreography: A minimum of 1 year of flamenco study is necessary to take this class.
Intermediate/Advanced Technique and Choreography: A minimum of 2 and a half to 3 years of flamenco study or teacher’s permission is necessary for this class.
Sevillanas: A folk dance typically danced in pairs, Sevillanas involves specific choreography that incorporates many of the characteristics used in flamenco such as coordination of upper and lower body within a strict rhythmic structure. All beginners are strongly encouraged to attend this class in addition to more advanced dancers that have always wanted to learn or review the choreography.
Ballplayers, Gods, and Rainmaker Kings
Standing Figurine, 800/400 B.C. Olmec; Veracruz, Gulf Coast, Mexico. Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund.
September 16, 2010–January 2, 2011
Overview: The Nobel Prize–winning poet Octavio Paz once remarked that nations with a colonial past have the obligation to examine and acknowledge their ancient history as they advance into modernity. Attuned to Paz’s directive, Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City, the Museo Arqueológico de la Universidad Veracruzana, and the Art Institute of Chicago present an exhibition of sculptural masterpieces from Mexico’s ancient civilizations to celebrate the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence from Spain and the centennial of the 1910 Revolution, which led to the modern Mexican republic.
Eighteen major works of ancient Pre-Columbian art reveal the distinctive styles and symbolic forms of different societies that flourished between 900 B.C. and A.D. 1521. While stylistically and conceptually diverse, these compelling objects share a fundamental worldview in which human society was perceived as an integral part of the dynamic order of nature. The universe was seen as reflections of relationships between life forces, and it was a primary purpose of art, architecture, and ritual drama to illustrate and certify that sacred integration.
The poetic title, Ballplayers, Gods, and Rainmaker Kings, alludes to the variety of images stemming from this governing principle of ancient life. Ancient ballgames were played not only for sport but as a form of divination; cosmic events were held to influence the outcome, and the interpretation of results in turn affected actions taken by rulers. The deities of ancient Mexico were also closely bound to this natural order—to the land, crops, and the annual cycle of seasons—while kings’
duties included ending the dry season with offerings and prayers upon the high mountains where rain clouds would appear and initiate a time of renewal.
The exhibition is part of the citywide celebration of Mexico 2010, which opens September 15 with a performance of Mexican music and dance in Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion.
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave.
Bless me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima is about pride and assimilation, faith and doubt. The summer before Antonio Juan Márez y Luna turns seven, an old woman with healing powers comes to live with his family. There is something magical and mystical about Anaya’s coming-of-age story in post-World War II New Mexico. The novel presents a world where everyday life is still full of dreams, legends, prayers, and folkways.
Winner of the Premio Quinto Sol National Chicano Literary Award and a Selected book of The Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.
If you have read Bless me, Ultima email your twitter size review for possible inclusion.
In the Spirit of The Big Read, we are gifting 5 copies of Bless me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Register to Win your free copy of Bless me, Ultima
Bless me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya Book Giveaway
Winners will be announced September 15, 2010 via email.
Ensemble Español Open House
Ensemble Español Center for Spanish Dance and Music
Celebrates its 35th Anniversary Season
Come learn about all the Community Outreach programs that the Ensemble Español has to offer at our OPEN HOUSE FEATURING FREE FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Thursday, September 9, 2010 6 PM – 9 PM
Northeastern Illinois University
J Building Dance Studio (off Parking Lot H)
5500 N St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
Children’s Classes: 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM (ages 4-6)
6:45 PM – 7:15 PM (ages 7-12)
Adult Classes: 7:15 PM – 8:15 P
For more information please contact Josephine Dicesare, Manager of Operations, at 773-442-5916 or at G-Dicesare@neiu.edu
Mano/Mundo/Corazón
Mano/Mundo/Corazón: Artists Interpret La Lotería
La Lotería, the Mexican game of chance, has a centuries-long social history, and a broad reach in contemporary art. This exhibition features a culturally and geographically diverse group of artists in three distinct sections
* A curated selection of films, photographs, installations and paintings featuring work by Jim Finn, Maximo Gonzalez, Jill Hartley, Luis Delgado, Adolfo Patiño and others.
* Newly commissioned works on paper, each based on a Lotería card. Participating artists include Maria Gaspar, Daniel Guzman, Gabriela Alva Cal y Mayor, Fred Stonehouse, Marilyn Propp, Mauricio Limon, Michael Pajon, Miguel Cortez, Javier Carmona, Michael Scoggins, Humberto Duque, Alexis MacKenzie and more.
* The LA Loteria: a series of Lotería-inspired prints from the Los Angeles-based Aardvark Letterpress.
This exhibition is organized with the help and support of the Illinois Arts Council, National Museum of Mexican Art, Mexican Consulate in Chicago, Poetry Magazine, and Anchor Graphics, Critical Encounters and Latino Cultural Affairs at Columbia College Chicago. Presented in association with Chicago Artists Month. Supported by Arte y Vida Chicago.
September 9 – December 10, 2010
Opening Reception Thursday, September 9, 2010
6-9PM
Center for Book And Paper Arts
Columbia College
600 S Michigan Ave
Flamenco Workshop Omayra Amaya
Flamenco Workshop with Omayra Amaya
of the legendary family of Carmen Amaya!
Saturday, Sept. 4 through Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010
Three class levels!
Saturday Sept. 4 and Sunday Sept. 5 (daytimes)
10:00-11:15 Level 1 • 11:30-12:45 Level 2 • 1:00-2:00 Cuadro
Monday Sept. 6, Tues Sept. 7, Wed Sept. 8 (evenings)
5:50-7:00 Level 1 • 7:10-8:20 Level 2• 8:30-9:30 Cuadro
Level 1: Technique and choreography (tba) (1.5 years of previous study required)
Level 2: Technique and choreography (tba) (3-4 years of previous study required)
CUADRO: This class is open to ALL LEVELS, ages 7 and above, and is for dancers, musicians, singers, and aficionados. Come enjoy learning how the different parts of the music and movement work together to create the beauty we know as flamenco! Previous dance experience is not required!
Advance enrollment is required to confirm the rates for these classes!
At this time, the rate for all 5 classes of any level is $200 Non Members and $150 for FAC Members. Drop in Rate is $40 and can be purchased online.
If less than 5 students enroll; the class will not run and refunds will be issued.
Please email or call with any questions!
kathi_beste@flamencoartscenter.com • 312-342-5654
Send payments for reservations to K Beste 3835 N. Lakewood Ave Chicago, IL 60613
Flamenco Arts Center
3755 N Western Ave.
Flamenco Workshop with Omayra Amaya is supported by Arte y Vida Chicago
The African Presence in Mexico
The African Presence in Mexico, the most comprehensive project ever organized about African contributions to Mexican culture featuring three exhibitions: The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present, Roots, Resistance and Recognition, and Common Goals, Common Struggles, and Common Ground. The project examines the missing chapter in Mexican history that highlights the African contributions to Mexican culture over the past nearly 500 years. These groundbreaking exhibitions also attempt to stimulate a better understanding of Mexican culture among Mexicans and non-Mexicans alike.
Organized by The National Museum of Mexican Fine Arts
August 13 – November 14, 2010
DuSable Museum of African American History
740 East 56th Place
La Santa Cecilia
Chicago World Music Festival 2010
The largest and longest running festival of international music in the United States returns with over 50 artists at over 20 venues throughout Chicago, September 21–30, 2010.
La Santa Cecilia
Presented by Ration Nation and Arte y Vida Chicago
La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin Culture, Rock and World music. The six-member group creatively combines up-tempo Pan American rhythms like Cumbia, Bossa Nova, Rumba, nostalgic Boleros, passionate Tangos, Jazz, Rock and Klezmer music. They draw inspiration from all over the world and are proud to be from the City of Angels. Their all-encompassing sound has given them a unique identity as an up and coming Los Angeles breakthrough. The experience of their colorful sundry performance leaves fans and new listeners mesmerized.
La Santa Cecilia’s six-song EP was recorded at Lo-Fi Studios in San Bernardino and Westlake Legendary Recording Studios in Hollywood. The song “Chicle” has been featured in television and film, on the Emmy award-winning Showtime series Weeds, the Brian Krinsky independent feature Dish, and the documentary Re-Encounters about Oaxacan artist Alejandro Santiago. Their music can also be heard on KPFK’s radio programs 4 O’clock Tuesday with Gustavo Arellano and Travel Tips For Aztlan with Mark Torres.
Through heartfelt music, homemade art and consistent live performances, La Santa Cecilia continues to connect with their fans; many of who feel the band represents exactly who they are, a new generation of cultural hybrids whose creativity has no boundaries.
GREEN DOLPHIN
2200 N Ashland
September 24, 2010
8pm doors | 9pm show
$10 in advance | $12 at the door
See La Santa Cecilia for FREE! Enter to win a pair of FREE tickets. Happy Chicago World Music Festival!
Winner will be notified by email on September 18.
Extra + Arte y Vida Chicago
Arte y Vida Chicago is proud to have joined forces with Extra Newspaper to bring you the utmost Hispanic Art and Cultural Calendar in Chicago featuring a weekly showcase of exceptional art and cultural events throughout Chicago.
Look for your copy of Extra every Thursday at news stands everywhere!
September 2 – September 8
Day of the Dead
A concert celebrating Día de los Muertos, the Latin American holiday honoring the departed. A program that contrasts somber European traditions with the more celebratory nature of Latino cultures.
The Chicago Sinfonietta returns to the Harris Theater for Music and Dance with the concert celebrating Día de los Muertos. Guest conductor Hector Guzman leads the orchestra in a dynamic pageant of sight and sound that contrasts somber European traditions with the more celebratory nature of Latino Cultures.
This Concert is Proudly Sponsored by Arte Y Vida Chicago.com
Joaquín Achúcarro, piano
Hector Guzman, GUEST CONDUCTOR
October 30
7:30 PM
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
To order Tickets Online or By Phone call 312-236-3681 ext 2
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Call for Art: A Question of Vida y Muerte 2010
© Hector Barron
The Annual Art Exhibit A Question of Vida y Muerte 2010
Call for Art
Arte y Vida Chicago invites Chicago visual artists to submit original work for virtual display this Fall. Curated by Amor Montes de Oca
Looking for original work that celebrates life, death, and continuum. Of special interest is work that also integrates ideas of family, community, and cultural diversity.
Open to all visual artists: students and professionals everywhere!
Deadline: September 10
Exhibition Dates: October 1 – December 1
20 works will be selected for the permanent ONLINE exhibition on Arte y Vida Chicago.com
3 works will be included for exhibition in Made in Pilsen 5 at Prospectus Gallery, Chicago
Opening Reception October 15, 2010 5PM for Pilsen Open Studios
A Question of Vida y Muerte, 2010
Submission guidelines:
Original work. Artists working in all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, mixed media. (Sorry, no video or installation).
Submission does not ensure that your work will be accepted for inclusion. To submit your work email up to 3 jpgs via email to amor@arteyvidachicago.com including name, title, medium, date.
© Diana Solis
