Briseyda Zárate &
Compañía Flamenca
Nuestra Señora Reina De Los Angeles
present
“Asi Baila Mi Corazon”
A heartfelt rendition of Flamenco in its truest rawest form. Pushing the limits of self-expression and moving away from choreographed steps and towards exciting and emotional improvisation, this sublime ensemble of artists will take you on an exhilarating journey deep into the heart and soul of Flamenco.
Briseyda Zárate — Artistic Direction, Choreography & Baile
Vanessa Albalos — Baile
Cristina “La Tigresa” Lucio — Baile
Antonio de Jerez — Cante
Jose Tanaka — Toque
Gerardo Morales — Percussion
About Briseyda
Briseyda Zárate Fernández is bailaora flamenca, choreographer and teacher, based in Los Angeles, CA. She’s a Mexicana/Chicana born in Delano, CA to Mexican immigrants from Tanganciquaro, Michoacán. She grew up in a campesino family and community where “¡Si Se Puede! was a way of life. She also grew up in a very musical family and began singing, playing instruments, studying dance and performing at the age of 5. While an undergrad at UCLA she was introduced to Flamenco by teachers Lilliana De Leon and Gabriela Garza. Shortly after she moved to Madrid, Spain to study at the legendary school, “Amor De Dios” where she trained with various teachers, her main influence being Manuel Reyes Maya. Briseyda has dedicated the last 25 years of her life to Flamenco and is among the few in the top-most level of those practicing this art form in the United States.
Briseyda has just returned from directing and performing at Albuquerque Flamenco Festival, the premier flamenco festival in the US, with her newly founded company Compañía Flamenca Nuestra Señora Reina de Los Angeles in her show “Mestizaje Puro”. More career highlights include performing nightly in the renowned Spanish Madrileño Tablao , “El Cafe de Chinitas” amongst many others. During this time she shared the stage with noted Gypsy artists Juan Treviño, Leo Treviño, El Ciervo, Antonia la Pescailla, La Chungi, and Los Habichuela. In Sevilla she studied with Juana Amaya, Adela Campallo and El Oruco. She performed regularly in Triana at the “T de Triana” accompanied by guitarist Fyty Carillo and singer Jonathan Reyes. In Jerez de la Frontera she studied with teachers Ana María Lopez and Manuela Carpio and
performed at the “Peña Los Cernicalos” and the “Festival de Jerez” under the direction of Javier La Torre. In 2019 she had the honor of performing in one of Spain’s most important festivals “La Fiesta de La Buleria” in Jerez de La Frontera under the direction of Maria Bermudez, sharing the bill with the creme de la creme of Flamenco such as La Farruca, Remedios Amaya, Esperanza Fernández and countless others. That same year she was invited to perform for farm worker civil rights leader, Dolores Huerta’s tribute with the Oakland Symphony.
In the US she has produced and starred in innumerous shows and festivals such as the Jacob’s Pillow Festival, the Chicago Flamenco Festival, the World Festival of Sacred Music, The Los Angeles Tap Festival and the Los Angeles Flamenco Festival. Important venues include the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion where she choreographed CARMEN for the LA OPERA, Grand Performances at California Plaza,
the Fountain Theatre, The John Anson Ford Amphitheater, El Cid and The Hollywood Bowl. She won 1st place for her performance at the “IV Concurso Nacional de Flamenco” for the Festival Flamenco Internacional de Albuquerque in 2007. And In 2019 she she produced her own dance series in LA entitled “Noches de Tablao” where she shared the stage with the legendary Carmen Ledesma and featured the best in Los Angeles Flamenco. Briseyda is a long standing member and leader of the LA Flamenco community and has performed at length with LA based artists Jesus Montoya, Antonio de Jerez, Jose Tanaka, Gabriel Osuna, Gerardo Morales, Vanessa Albalos, Manuel Gutierrez and Jose Cortes. She has earned the respect she now enjoys as a performer and as a teacher, and is sincerely committed to transmitting her understanding of this extraordinary art form to the next generation of dancers and audiences.
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