Flamenco is...
A rare and dynamic art form that encompasses all aspects of the fine arts. Fabulous costuming, impassioned dancing, backed up with the highest caliber musicians, present music both ancient and innovative. All come together to paint a theatrical image, often over-looked, but not easily forgotten.
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TEAM fever - A Show for every event and budget…
JULIA ALCÁNTARA - director/performer - flamencologist
Flamenco Fever is the nonprofit branch of Alcantara Arts and Entertainment, which has been bringing the best of flamenco music and dance to North Texas since 1998, under the name "IDA Y VUELTA”, meaning to go and turn or: “round trip".
Founder, Julia Alcantara, in her 25 year production career, has produced 12 flamenco festivals boasting some Spain’s greatest talent and couture shows for DIFFA, the Margarita Ball, a 30-day run at the State Fair of Texas, and was production manager for 12 years for the Dragons Halloween Ball, featured in the Dallas Morning News, Observer, D Magazine, the Advocate, and on Univision, Telemundo, Good Morning Texas, and the Discovery Channel.
Ms. Alcántara graduated from the National Institute of Flamenco in Albuquerque, where studied choreography and singing, then, toured the over 90 cities in the U.S. with a company from New York, and performed at the World Cup opening ceremonies Spain vs South Korea. In a residency at UT-Dallas, she set a remarkable fusion piece for its modern dance ensemble. She recently completed her inaugural Elevator Project at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, “Memorias Flamencas”, and she was nominated a “Dallas Treasure” by the Irving Symphony Orchestra - for whom she choreographed and performed Ravel’s Bolero with the live orchestra, making her a cornerstone in the DFW arts community.
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Ida y Vuelta - Professional Show
Flamenco Fever’s professional dance company incorporates out of town soloists with lighting fast footwork, breath taking turns, and elegant costuming to create top notch authentic flamenco productions.
These unforgettable shows boast a professional singer/guitarist of the highest level and the potential for various visiting dancers to join the line up depending on the budget.
Time your event during one of our 2 annual residencies, and you just may luck out with some stunning international talent for a very reasonable fee!
Ida y Vuelta - Semi Professional
Before dancers reach the level of guest artists in our annual ‘Grand Finale’, they spend years in the studio honing their craft, including mastering props like castanetes, fans and shawls.
These local talents are available for smaller theater productions, corporate events and private parties, with recorded or live music, depending on the venue, length of performance and budget. These corp dancers make up the ensemble in our bigger productions, put on a terrific show and add an air of sophistication to any event
Flamenco Fever - Dance academy
The life of a flamenco artist involves decades of training, and while it’s wonderful to experience the power of the world class artists that we bring to Dallas, many dancers express great potential even in the first 2 or 3 years in the studio.
They are eager to perform and based locally, so their talents and colorful costuming fit perfectly into festival type events. They add culture and joy to any stage and are available a lower price ranges than the more experienced ensembles that require travel and per diems. We love to share our art, so please contact us and talk to an entertainment expert ready to make your event shine!
Luckie ‘Abejerro’ -
Percussionist/dancer
(Carlos) El Abejorro is an integral part of the Ida y Vuelta team. He is not only a versatile musician, dabbling in electric and acoustic guitar, bass and African percussion, but he is our sound tech and stage manager at show time. In between set up and tear down, he sits in as our cajon player, carefully following both dancers and musicians through dozens of calls, breaks, crescendos, the complicated 12 count rhythms and multiple time signatures that make up the endless diversity of the Flamenco Musical Genre.
A cajón (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈxon] ka-hon, "box", "crate" or "drawer") is nominally a six sided, box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements such as brushes, mallets, or sticks. Cajones are primarily played in Afro-Peruvian music, as well as contemporary styles of flamenco and jazz among other genres.[1] The term cajón is also applied to other unrelated box drums used in Latin American music such as the cajón de rumba used in Cuban rumba, and the cajón de tapeo used in Mexican folk music