Compañía Chuscales & Mina Fajardo are coming back to Teatro Paraguas
this Spring! Teatro Paraguas is proud to welcome back one of their
favorite and most prolific Flamenco groups, Compañía Chuscales &
Mina Fajardo. Mina Fajardo & Chuscales are award winning artists and
musical composers, whose shows are always original and exciting. Mina
Fajardo has once again created original choreography for this Spring's
show, aptly called "Tree of Life" (Arbol de la Vida), illuminating the
tree of life through flamenco. Mina has been pondering this
choreography for years, because for her, trees are the most important
plants on the earth. Life could not exist on earth without trees;
humans cannot live without trees. Trees produce oxygen and remove
carbon dioxide. Without trees, we wouldn't get any more cherry
blossoms in Spring, and since she was born in Japan, the Cherry
Blossoms have special meaning for Mina. Mina studied about trees when
she was a medical technology college student in Japan. When asked why
she felt this choreography was so important, she said, "Recently we
have had so many wildfires in the world. I want to explain through my
dance, my Flamenco, how important trees are for all of us." She went
on to say, "Flamenco is like a tree, a tree is like Flamenco. The tree
of flamenco is like the Flamenco Palos (different musical forms in
flamenco) with many branches, but the main branches are the Palos of
Soleares, Seguiriyas, Tonas, Fandangos, Tangos, and more. I believe
each Palo has a family; like Soleares connects to Caña, Alborea,
Bulerias, Cantiñas (Alegrias)." This show starts with Flamenco Palo
GRANAINA, composed by renowned Flamenco guitarist Chuscales, (who
comes from Granada, Spain) and the poem "Arbolé, Arbolé.." by
Federico García Lorca (Granada, 1898-1936). Federico Garcia Lorca is
considered one of the greatest poets and playwrights of the twentieth
century. The poem will be performed by Argos MacCallum, who received a
standing ovation during the company's most recent concert, "Gypsy Moon
& Stars," just a few weeks ago. Mr. MacCallum has been featured in
many movies, including "Seraphim Falls," "The Lone Ranger," and
"Appaloosa," to name a few. This Festival features dancers Mina
Fajardo, Janira Cordova, & Sveta Backhaus: "Trees in Spring" by all 3
dancers, "Trees in Summer" by Sveta Backhaus, "Trees in Fall" by Mina
Fajardo, and "Trees in Winter" by Janira Cordova. THE CREW: Artistic
Director, Choreographer, Playwright: Mina Fajardo Musical Director &
Composer: Chuscales Actor & Poetry Readings: Argos MacCallum Dancers:
Mina Fajardo, Janira Cordova, Sveta Backhaus Lighting Design/Booth
Operator: Jeff Tarnoff
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