Wednesday with Miguelito. July 12, 2006
Rehearsal at American Dance Institute: Jen, Sarah Hart, Anna Menendez, Cecilia Terrasa and Christina Conrad. July 12, 2006 5:00pm
It's 10:15am on Thursday as I type these words. Got a busy day ahead of me where I'm basically rehearsing from 1:00pm until 7:00pm! Of course it's going to be a lot of hard work, but it'll be fun too. Behzad and I will be working with singer Alfonso Cid, yay!
Anywayz, yesterday (Wednesday) was pretty busy too. Behzad and I rehearsed with the Pastora dancers for a few hours at the American Dance Institute (ADI) in Rockville where we'll be performing this Saturday in a concert titled Peña Flamenca. The large studio here at ADI converts into a decent size theatre with professional lighting and sound. As is typical here with shows in the DC area, the dancers and guitarists perfect and polish their material so when we bring in the singer, usually a day or two before the show, we can focus on the collaboration with the cante.
July 12, 2006 5:00pm
Behzad Habibzai and Miguelito. July 12, 2006 5:58pm (photo by Cecilia)
July 12, 2006 6:20pm
We finished up around 6:30pm and Behzad and I had to rush off to Cafe Bonaparte where our show was supposed to start at 7:30pm. Of course there was tons of traffic and we had to make a quick stop for some fast food--I get cranky when I'm hungry. :-) And after finding parking and setting up the sound and tuning up, we didn't start the show until close to 8:00pm. Oh well. We started late, so we ended late. But still had a blast...
July 12, 2006 8:56pm
July 12, 2006 8:56pm
Seating arrangement. July 12, 2006 10:17pm
View from my seat: Behzad and Carlton Ashton. July 12, 2006 10:26pm
View from my seat: José Oretea and Richard Marlow. July 12, 2006 10:49pm
July 12, 2006 11:01pm
Carlton dancing tangos with one of the customers. July 12, 2006 11:01pm
Our audience. July 12, 2006 11:01pm
July 12, 2006 11:03pm
Flamenco night at Cafe Bonaparte is normally every other Wednesday. 'Cept they decided to schedule us for the next Wednesday July 19th, so if you're free next week, please come! TIP: if you plan to sit down for dinner or dessert (the crepes are heavenly!), make a reservation or risk having to wait for a table or standing at the bar in this tiny tiny often crowded space.
OK, signing off for today. Big day ahead of me so I got a good night's rest, actually got up and ate some breakfast and I'm going to get to the studio early and chill out for awhile.
Remember, the Peña Flamenca concert is coming this Saturday July 15th, so don't forget to buy your tickets early. I want to see all of my friends in the audience! Call 301-984-3003 or visit www.dcflamenco.com/pastora for more info. See you there!
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