NOTE: DUE TO THE FIRE AT THE LOADING DOCK OF THE HARTUNG THEATRE, THE QUIERO FLAMENCO PERFORMANCE HAS MOVED LOCATIONS TO THE KENWORTHY THEATRE - SUNDAY, MAY 19 AT 3 PM.

Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association is pleased to present Quiero Flamenco for Tablao Flamenco a powerful experience where dancers and musicians come together for an afternoon of Flamenco magic highlighting the improvisational communication between dancers and musicians in the ever changing art of Flamenco. Each Tablao show is a unique and never to be repeated experience. Joining Quiero Flamenco will be Jose Moreno, Jed Miley, Amelia Moore and Daniel Azcarate.

Jose Moreno is a master of flamenco dance, cante, percussion and guitar. He was born into the famous Flamenco family of Estrella Morena and Pepe de Malage. He has studied with all the greatest Flamencos in Spain and has performed with many of the most prestigious organizations and at the most prestigious venues in this country and Spain including Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Kennedy Center, the Washington National Opera, Canal Sur and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Jed Miley is a Flamenco guitarist, composer, producer and teacher based in Seattle. Jed has performed in New York where he worked professionally for several years, playing at prestigious venues and tablaos. Jed was a touring member of Vivo Carlota Santana and has studied extensively in Seville, Spain. In addition to playing traditional Flamenco, Jed is known for stretching harmonic and melodic structures with his Flamenco fusion projects and collaborates with artists such as Alfonso Cid, Elena Andujar, Miguel Vargas, and Sara Erde

Daniel Azcarate is a powerhouse singer and guitarist who has been living and breathing Flamenco since 2007. His dedication to Flamenco led him to study and perform Flamenco in Sevilla and Japan for many years. His natural talent, musical ear and insatiable passion for Flamenco has led him to be considered as one of the best up and coming Flamenco singers in the United States

Amelia Moore is a Flamenco artist and her credits include performing in Arizona Theater Company’s reimagined musical Man of La Mancha in their 2017-2018 season to popular acclaim, receiving a MAC award nomination for her role in the play. In a more traditional vein, she has a shared the stage with artists such as Luis de La Tota (percussion), Israel Heredia (guitar), Jesus Montoya (vocals), Ricardo Garcia (guitar), and Jose Moreno (dance, percussion, vocals). She studies intensively with the world’s top Flamenco artists and this year was honored to perform as a soloist with the legendary Flamenco guitarist Antonio Rey.

Monica Mota, created Quiero Flamenco in 2017 to bring Flamenco to the Inland Northwest. As founder and artistic director, she has produced a company performance annually, featuring a rotating cast of national and international guest artists with 2019's show (Flamenco Aire) receiving a Spokane Arts grant. Monica is also a co-founder of Kindling Productions, a dance production company focusing on producing the works of choreographers from across the Northwest.

Monica started dancing professionally as a ballet dancer with the New Mexico Ballet Company and as a modern dancer with the Bill Evans Dance Company. When she was nineteen, she attended her first Flamenco class and found her love. She has performed as a soloist for the Denver Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre, Oleaje Flamenco of Seattle, Flamenco Denver, Solo Flamenco of Portland, and Underground Flamenco of Denver. Additionally, Monica has performed her own solo choreography at On the Boards in Seattle.

Monica has trained under Sara de Luis of Pacific Northwest Balle, taught at the Pacific Northwest Ballet summer academy and coached Seattle Opera dancers. She studies annually in Spain with leading flamenco performing artists and instructors.

Prior to her studies in Spain, Monica studied Flamenco with Pablo Rodarte and Marisol and Joaquin Encinias of the National Institute of Flamenco.

Monica obtained her B.A. in Dance from the University of New Mexico and a Masters in Teaching from Whitworth University. When Monica is not dancing she loves spending time with her child and husband.

Quiero Flamenco

By Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association Inc

Quiero Flamenco

A powerful experience of dance and music.