The sights and sounds of flamenco will fill the air when a Spanish performance comes to Chilliwack.
Vengo Jondo, a show by the Marco Flores Dance Company, will be at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Sept. 16.
Billed as a "fiery and explosive" performance, flamenco dancer Marco Flores will take over the stage for an evening of dance.
Transcending cultural boundaries, the dance company uses powerful dance, evocative music and heartfelt storytelling in its shows. Flores himself is one of the leading flamenco dancers of the time, who renews traditional flamenco dance with both his classical training and visionary style.
Vengo Jondo relies on the two elements that have always been present in flamenco: cante and toque. Using this traditional base, Flores showcases the ingenuity of his work by meeting it with a modern and contemporary edge. Dancing his way through various cante with an ease that only a few can manage, Flores will demonstrate his cultural and family heritage on which he has built his dance.
Through powerful footwork, soulful melodies and electrifying energy, Vengo Jondo celebrates the tradition of flamenco, an art that perfectly embodies the emotion and intensity of the human experience.
Featuring the relationship between dancer and guitarist, Vengo Jondo is a showcase of why Flores is one of the most respected flamenco dancers of this time.
Vengo Jondo with Marco Flores is coming to the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $49 with discounts for those in the Patron Programs and can be purchased online at chilliwackculturalcentre.ca, or by calling 604-391-SHOW(7469).
