El Cid, continuing its celebration of 50 years of Flamenco dinner theatre, presents Flamenco Dinner Theatre every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. El Cid, the venerable Spanish-inspired restaurant and live music venue, located in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake Sunset Junction neighborhood brings these highly exciting performances filled with dynamic rhythms from internationally and locally recognized artists.
Noche en Triana every Sunday at 5:30 pm. The cuadro flamenco forms on stage against a backdrop of drumming handclaps, a voice moans the cante jondo, that pure essence of Andalusian song. Dancers strike the tablao with thundering footwork. Tension mounts as the performers unleash their fiery improvisations to the compelling rhythms of the guitar. This is the native art of Triana, where flamenco has a long tradition, where rhythm is life.
Angelita Concierto Flamenco every Saturday at 7:30 pm. El Cid is excited to have Angelita back to perform traditional Flamenco every Saturday where members of her Flamenco dance company will join her as well as a very special guest, one of the original owners of El Cid, Juan Talavera, who will perform with Angelita once a month for incredible evenings of memorable Flamenco. Angelita also welcomes a new singer, Guillermo Gonzalez from Sevilla. Witness the classic style of pure flamenco dance while enjoying sangria and authentic Spanish tapas.
WHEN / WHO:
Sun, 9/1 – Antonio Triana, guitar; Misuda Cohen, dancer; Manuel Guitierrez; Antonio De Jerez
Fri, 9/6 – Flamenco
Sat, 9/7 – Angelita Concierto Flamenco
Sun, 9/8 – Antonio Triana, guitar; Antonio de Jerez, Mizuho Sato, Vanessa Albalos
Fri, 9/13 – No Flamenco tonight – Dining with the Dead: A Spirited Night Out Special Event
Sat, 9/14 – Angelita Concierto Flamenco
Sun, 9/15 – Richard Chavez, Misuda Cohen, and vocalist Jesus Montoya
Fri, 9/20 – Marcela Aguayo
Sat, 9/21 – Angelita Concierto Flamenco
Sun, 9/22 – Fanny Ara, Melissa Cruz, Jose Cortes (all from San Francisco & Spain)
Fri, 9/27 – Flamenco
Sat, 9/28 – Angelita Concierto Flamenco
Sun, 9/29 – Antonio Triana, guitar; guests TBD
WHERE:
El Cid
4212 West Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake CA 90029
HOW:
(323) 668-0318 or www.ElCidLA.com
TICKETS: $15 for performance only; tickets should be purchased online in advance to guarantee seating. Please visit the El Cid calendar online at http://www.elcidla.com/calendar/ to choose a performance and purchase tickets. Tickets include the show only. Food and drink is a la carte and there is no minimum. Doors open one hour prior to performance time.
PARKING: Valet parking available or street parking
WHY: Celebrating its 50th year as the premiere venue for Flamenco Dinner Shows, popular brunch, tapas on the patio, full bar, and well-known nightclub, El Cid is now open 7 days a week (Monday through Saturday from 4 pm and Sundays at 11 am). Daily Happy Hours from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Flamenco Dinner Shows on Fridays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 7:00 pm with Spanish tapas and dinner menu beginning at 6:00 pm and Andalusian Paella on the Patio with Paella Sunday Suppers and 5:30 pm Flamenco Shows and Tapas Tuesday Jazz Nights from 8 – 11 pm with no cover charge or minimum and $5 tapas specials and sangria.
Antonio Triana, son of influential flamenco artists Antonio Triana and Rita Vega. He first appeared at the age of 12 in a concert with Placido Domingo. Although he loves to accompany, Antonio has appeared as soloist at the Getty Museum, Luckman Theatre, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles and the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara. He has accompanied Jose Greco I, Jose Greco II, Antonio Granjero, La Tania, Roberto Amaral, Maria Bemudez, Yaelisa, Juan Talavera, La Tati, Jesus Montoya and Antonio De Jerez. Antonio also composed a guitar interlude for the Manuel de Falla score of “El Amor Brujo†for a performance by the Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Los Angeles.
Angelita had been the artistic director and flamenco dancer at El Cid from 1989, where she has performed with such flamenco greats as Carmela, Lola and Pepe Greco (children of the late Jose Greco), Antonio Del Castillo, as well as other flamenco royalty at El Cid over the years. El Cid is excited to have Angelita back to perform traditional Flamenco every Saturday where members of her Flamenco dance company will join her as well as a very special guest, one of the original owners of El Cid, Juan Talavera, who will perform with Angelita once a month for incredible evenings of memorable Flamenco. Angelita also welcomes a new singer, Guillermo Gonzalez from Sevilla. Witness the classic style of pure flamenco dance while enjoying sangria and authentic Spanish tapas.
Misuda Cohen is a locally based flamenco dancer known equally for her skill as a bailaora de Flamenco and her classical training. She has scorched stages all over Los Angeles, the U.S., Europe and South America with her artistry and spent several years studying and working as a professional dancer in Spain alongside many world renowned artists.
