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"Poker Aces" with Dorantes, Pastora Galván, Joaquin Grilo, Rocio Marquez and Miguel de Tena (04/08/2012)

Pinion House will host the presentation 20.00 hours of work "West of Sancti Spiritus," Dionisio Martinez, and "Pius Wandosell Gil. Memories lost a bold entrepreneur. Portrait of an era: The Union 1868-1920" , Gonzalo Wandosell

The Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas continues his brilliant journey next Sunday, August 5, thanks to a rich cultural calendar and a new dress that after the successes of the previous days, will be on stage with a 'four aces 'with artists such as Dorantes, featuring "A piano open" and Pastora Galván, Joaquin Grilo, Rocio Marquez, winner of the 2008 Mining Lamp, and Miguel de Tena, winner of the 2006 Mining Lamp.

After four exciting days of lectures, exhibitions, documentaries or deliveries Golden Castilletes important figures in flamenco, in general, and the Cante de las Minas, in particular, other events take place in a dynamic agenda aimed is to extol the flamenco world and raise, if not already, to the top of the great arts.

Thus, the first of the Sunday activities will start at 13.00 with the "Gastronomic Flamenco III", receiving numerous visitors during these, like the Museo del Cante de las Minas (House Pinion) and permanent exhibitions , which will open its doors from 18.00.

Somewhat later, at 20.00 hours, the Pinion House will host the presentation of two books, "West of Sancti Spiritus," Dionisio Martinez, and "Pius Wandosell Gil. Memories lost a bold entrepreneur. Portrait of an era: The Union 1868-1920 ", writer Gonzalo Wandosell.

As night fell, from 23.00 hours, flamenco enthusiasts will enjoy the fourth Gala presented by the Festival Flamenco Cante de las Minas 2012, a great day to star in the first place, pianist Dorantes, who Pastora accompany Galan and Joaquín Grilo as guest artists, and will continue with performances by the singer Rocío Márquez and Miguel de Tena, recent winner of the Mining Lamp Festival in 2006.

DORANTES

A David Peña Dorantes (Lebrija, Sevilla, 1969), known as "The Jewel of the flamenco piano," can not be easily approved musically.

Belongs to the world flamenco cradle and experiences, but his creations are quite personal.

Has given the piano a rich dimension, becoming a virtuoso instrumentalist denoting their way through the conservatory and also sounds really jondo.

The contact with keyboards Dorantes was a coincidence: at home of his paternal grandmother, La Perrata, there was a piano, and he began to play it boy.

The first album recorded, Orobroy (1998), was a refreshing surprise, and has since shown his talent and versatility with many leading figures of flamenco, as his own uncle Lebrijano.

This pianist has managed to excite all on merit.

It was the first completely remove the guitar for flamenco composition on the piano and not to use this established harmonies, hard road because there was no predecessors and no established techniques exist for creating, thus, flamenco sound.

Dorantes has set the trend, it is courage and humility, genius and simplicity, elegance, courage, talent and a desire for constant improvement.

At 22 he made his debut in the Real Alcazar in the presence of the Kings of Spain, although not until seven years later, in 1998, when it sees its first light musical offspring, Orobroy, a record that agrees to criticism and the public and releasing Dorantes to the first line of flamenco music scene thanks to a peculiar way of understanding the composition.

Purists praise his art, fans applaud the courage of innovation and criticism, and no purist purist, unanimous, is at your feet ....

Europe and Asia demand it, and tours of Orobroy dock in France, England, Greece, Japan and Cuba.

Orobroy is then recognized with the award for Best Flamenco Hoy 1999 instrumental album of the year.

In 2002 continues to surprise audiences and critics with a new twist.

The sound of her piano and other instruments clothed Dorantes accurately about the sounds of big bands.

Thus was born "south", an album recorded in Seville, Paris (France) and Sofia (Bulgaria) with more complex compositions and sounds reminiscent renewed classical romanticism.

Thanks to Dorantes, ethnic instruments have the opportunity to sneak into the Flemish creations.

Again, the critical back cover of praise and South becomes the justification to walk for over a hundred venues around the world.

It will also be recognized with the award for Best Flamenco Hoy 2003 instrumental album of the year.

The Seville Biennial recognizes his original work and Dorantes makes history with the achievement, in a single show, the BEST SOLO Giraldillos, BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC, BEST SHOW and SPECIAL PUBLIC accrediting him as one of the best modern composers.

In 2004 hits the market "Flamenco XXI Century", a DVD recorded live at the Festival of Etnosur to more than 2,000 people and where Dorantes their most famous plays.

The Critics Association awards again Spain and Flamenco Hoy awards the 2004 as the Best Flamenco DVD of the Year.

In 2005 performed the musical composition for orchestra, the play Lysistrata commissioned by the National Ballet of Tokyo and performed on behalf of Save the Children benefit concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London with El Cigala.

In 2006 he returned to receive an acknowledgment of the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, Giraldillo the "Magic Moment" for his performance with Miguel Poveda and Eve the Mint.

In 2007 has the honor of performing the closing concert of Flamenco Festival London at Seadler's Well Theatre.

In 2008 he made a successful live experience by joining the National Orchestra of Tokyo to represent his "Southern Symphony", a show that touches everyone in their performances, so he needs to get back to the 2009 season.

In his role as pianist joins a producer and arranger, performing, among others, the musical direction of the landmark album in honor of the writer Gabriel García Márquez with texts of his own, "When Lebrijano sings, water gets wet" awarded by the Machado Foundation with Demófilo 2008 for Best Production of the 06-08 Biennium and Nominee MUSIC AWARDS 2009.

He has also served as composer for film and television, playing music for the production of Andalusia, Ignacio Sanchez Mejias "Beyond the Bull Fighting" and "Step Two", among others, and performing the opening concert of the V European Film Festival.

End 2008 and began acting in 2009 Womex selected for Midem (Cannes-France) where he obtained an extraordinary success on the stages of MIDEM Talent Jazz, with recognition of the Ministry of Culture, which gives the National Award "Young Creator 2009" and inaugurating Flamenco Festival USA IX in NY & Washington and III Brusselas Flamenco Festival in BOSTON MUSIC, and is the first

Flemish artist piano lead to these prestigious events.

Furthermore, this same year the musical direction of Flamenco Symphony, a work conceived for Orchestra, which consists Dorantes for all orchestra instruments, which opens in Etnosur to more than 15,000 people, with a success that stops in the Theatre Coliseum in Madrid for a month.

Works to be represented by the Orchestra of Malaga, Moscow Orchestra, National Orchestra of Tokyo, Sofia Radio Orchestra ....

Dorantes is one of the most creative Spanish, with plenty of cultural encounters and proposals contemporary performing and performed with the Prime Minister of Japan Taiko D.

HAYASHI Eitetsu premiered at the National Theatre in Tokyo in January 2010 where for Primea time in history the Japanese Daikos and embrace Flamenco.

This is the year when it receives the highest distinction granted by the International Network for Cultural Cooperation in the Mediterranean Luna Mora for his outstanding international career and his versatility was appointed CULTURAL AMBASSADOR NETWORK LUNA MORA THE MEDITERRANEAN.

In the summer of 2010, the prestigious Montreal Jazz Festival, gives the privilege of inaugurating the festival's Latin series.

Given the success generated, its director Andre Mernard recognizes Dorantes, at a press conference at the end of the festival, as one of the most interesting artists who have gone through the editing.

Dorantes is invited by the Minister of Culture of Spain to join illustrious Board of Public Institution - Gypsy Culture Foundation.

An honor bestowed in value of their contribution culture and internationalization of flamenco music.

Soon after Noa invites to the prestigious jazz festival in Israel as a guest artist and this exchange of glances there is a Hispanic project - Israeli who toured Spain during the summer 2010 for the best and most important stage with unparalleled success of critics and audiences.

Dorantes is presenting his new job.

Without Walls!

which includes new tessituras, sounds and musical concepts and where his piano becomes even more universal flamenco.

In its release and with El Pele as guest artist, more than 1,800 people were fired up with a standing ovation after more than 2 hour concert.

Giraldillo rewarded with a concert by the Bienal de Flamenco 2011.

Currently presented Flamenco Trio Free Jazz, a new production with two virtuoso instrumentalists such as Renaud Garcia-Fons and Theodosii Spasov with those who visit places like the Bulgarian Concert Hall and is retrasmitido exclusively by the Bulgarian National TV or LantarenVenster in Rotterdam.

In 2011 and following the success of last year, returns to the prestigious International Piano Festival in Antalya, the largest Turkish recognition, becoming the first musician in the history of the festival is invited in consecutive years.

But is not there, Dorantes receives the request by the Montreal Jazz Festival 2012 to close the issue, in one of the best Canadian scenarios, the Maison Symphonique de Montréal and is invited by the American arts festival running and most of the continent The Spoleto Festival USA, becoming the first flamenco artist to attend the event and joins the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra to perform "Southern Symphony" at the National Theatre of Qatar to the M inister of culture and cultural distinctions higher .

In May 2012 Universal Music released their third album WITHOUT WALLS!

Dorantes have collaborated with leading artists in the international music scene as Antonio Canales, The Wicker, Rafael Bitter (original music show "A three-way"), Antonio el Pipa (who also composed the music for his acclaimed show 'Passion and Law '), Eva La Peppermint, Israel Galván (for whom he wrote the play "Lysistrata"), the great Enrique Morente, Carmen Linares, Esperanza Fernández, Paco Fernandez, El Lebrijano, Lole Montoya, Alba Molina, Susheela Raman, The Neighborhood , El Pele, Jose Merce and many others.

Pastora Galván

Pastora Galván de los Reyes (Sevilla, 1980) is the daughter of the dancers José Galván and Eugenia de los Reyes.

Bring in your blood the floor of his house dances and modern dance of his brother Israel Galván, a genius at the forefront of flamenco more plausible.

She, meanwhile, is a renowned dancer.

Not surprisingly won the 'Matilde Coral' the Sixteenth National Contest of Flamenco Art in Córdoba in 2001.

He studied Spanish dance at the Conservatory of Seville between 1990 and 1998, a period that is beginning to make his first professional jobs.

At age 15 he first traveled to America and since then has not stopped teaching and acting worldwide with different companies and as a solo dancer.

Dance has taken her to major theaters and Spanish flamenco clubs, as well as numerous cities in Europe, Japan, USA, Middle East, Cuba ...

and of course the flamenco festivals and dance in the world.

The Bienal de Flamenco in Seville deserves special attention for hosting the dancing of Pastora in all editions since 1998 (with Israel Galván in Mira / The Red Shoes -1998 -, The Metamorphosis -2000 - and -2002 Galvanic - with Chano Lobato in 2004, in Three Movements Pedro Sierra in 2008).

The 2006 edition is the biggest challenge in his career since the premiere of French, a show where it appears as absolute protagonist of dance, representing 5 choreographies created by Israel Galván and especially for her artistic direction of Peter G.

Romero.

The success was overwhelming, both the public and critics unanimously hailed the work.

Throughout his career he has worked with artists like Carmen Linares, Eva Yerbabuena, Miguel Poveda, Fernando Earthquake, La Susi, Niño de Pura, María Pagés, José Luis Rodríguez, Archangel, Joaquin Grilo, The Tobala, Pedro Sierra ... Also of work with his brother, for their special meaning can point his collaborations with Carmen Linares in The White Goddess, a show performed exclusively by women and women in flamenco both in 2005.

The Big O (2007), work for which Antonio Canales met great young flamenco artists.

In the XVI Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla (2010) premieres Pastora, where he won the prize Giraldillo the most innovative show, with choreography by Israel Galván, where tradition and modernity coexist naturally.

Not to mention his participation as guest artist on shows such as Flamenco Hoy, directed by Carlos Saura or Lebrijano Sing When water gets wet, El Lebrijano.

In 2012 she joined the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia as guest artist in "Suite Flamenca" in this show directed by Rubén Olmo.

Joaquín Grilo

The dancer Joaquín Grilo (Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, 1968) took its first steps into this world in the school of Christopher Jerez, and in 1981 went to the dance studio of Fernando Belmonte and Paco del Río.

Early part of the Ballet "Albarizuela" created by these two teachers, and reaches the position of principal dancer.

From 1981 to 1988 was in this ballet, with whom he toured France, England, Switzerland, Morocco, Israel, Japan ..., also acting for television from Italy, Germany and some countries in Latin.

In 1986 he presented to the XI National Contest of Flamenco Art in Córdoba where he earned an honorable mention.

In the same year, acting in the theater "Queen Elizabeth Hall" in London.

At the end of the year offers some recitals in Switzerland illustrating a lecture on the writer Garcia Lorca Fine Calderon.

This would be one of the first actions of a series of 30 concerts throughout Europe, in which Joaquin Grilo danced flamenco and some compounds by this author Zorongos.

In 1987 he was proclaimed winner of dance television program "Young People".

The jury was composed of the Güito, Luisillo, Sara Lezana, Blanca del Rey and then director of the Ballet Nacional José Antonio.

After getting this award, dancing in The Alcazar of Seville before the Kings of Spain and Queen of England on his first visit to Spain.

In 1989 occurs again in the Gran Teatro de Córdoba for the National Competition where he won first prize.

In 1990 he moved to Madrid where he held a solo flamenco a place in the Spanish Ballet Theatre Company.

During this part of the next year and also works with the company of Lola Flores and La Tati.

In 1992 acts in a show of five dancers in Madrid in the room "Zambra" with Antonio Canales, Christopher Reyes, Joaquin Cortes, Joaquin Ruiz and Adrian Galia.

Subsequently becomes part of group of Paco de Lucia, together with Jorge Pardo, Carles Benavent, Rafael de Utrera ...

In 1993 he was called by Vicente Amigo to work in the show 'From my heart to air' at festivals such as the Grenoble Jazz Festival and Jazz Festival Amiens, among others.

That same year he collaborated in the Joaquín Cortés 'Zibayi'.

Between 1992 and 1993 created his own solo show, "The Candle", premiered in Taipei (Taiwan), touring the U.S., France or Italy.

It is also called to work in the film 'Flamenco', directed by Carlos Saura.

Since 1994 is part of Paco de Lucia, sharing the stage with musicians such as Jorge Pardo, Carles Benabent, Juan María Cañizares and José M.

Flag, among others.

In October 1999 he founded the Society of Joaquín Grilo, its first show 'Jácara'.

In March 2001, premiered at the V Festival in Jerez his latest creation, 'The Night', involving guest artists such as Tino di Geraldo, Diego Amador, Antonio Serrano, Jorge Pardo, Carles Benabent.

In 2001 release in France 'Grilo', a show for which he is invited to Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Festival by Pedro Almodóvar to participate in the tribute night.

Presents "Grilo" in several Spanish cities and abroad.

In April 2002, acts as a "soloist" in the "Teatro Albéniz" in Madrid, in the "GALA OF THE STARS".

2003 Starts working in the Theatre "Queen Elizabeth Hall" in London, following his tour of Paris' Theatre de Chaillot ", USA, France and part of Andalusia, Malaga, Huelva, etc..

Ends the year combining his last two performances "Grilo" and "Night", performing in France, Slovenia, Austria, Italy, and will start in 2004 performing in France, Cordoba (Cordoba Grand Theatre), Navarra, etc..

In January of that year opens the choreography "Time", which Joaquín Grilo has mounted for the National Ballet of Spain, under the direction of Elvira Andrés, and is presented at different points around the world.

In June 2004 he recorded a commercial for the World Golf Championships, with music by guitarist José Antonio Rodríguez.

And in September he was invited to collaborate in the recording of Jose Merce "Confí of Fua".

During all of 2004 continues to present its shows "Grilo" and "Night" in cities such as Madrid "Theatre de la Villa", Festival of Mont de Marsan (France), Bienal de Sevilla "Teatro Lope de Vega", Mexico, etc. ., expanding the presentation of the same throughout 2005.

For this he toured France, Switzerland and Japan in the latter performs a show with Antonio Canales and Antonio Marquez, presenting it in different cities around Japan.

In February 2006 he premiered his latest show, called "Alone" in the X Festival de Jerez, winning the Critics Award and the Audience Award.

He moved to Paris, where he continues with the presentation of his show around the world in 2006.

2007 Starts working in New York, Washington and London to follow the Spanish Theater of Madrid, Teatro Lope de Vega in Seville, the Generalife of Granada, etc., And ends the month of July in France.

During the following months served in Italy, Japan and Korea, among others.

The latest show Joaquín Grilo is called "Personal Legend", with which the artist has covered numerous national and international arenas to this day.

DEW MARQUEZ

Born in Huelva on September 29, 1985.

From small and sang, but at the age of 9 when classes start getting in the Peña Flamenca de Huelva.

At that same age gets on the tables for the first time in Palos de la Frontera and is awarded at the fandango de Huelva contest organized by the Flemish Peña of the Order.

Same time he began his studies at the conservatory, studying through fourth grade Elementary piano.

With 11 years participating in the program 'Menudas Stars' Antena 3, achieving the Bronze Star.

Months later, achieved the first prize for young artists in the form of Spanish songs, organized by the COPE.

This fact motivates to extend the style and submitted the following year by the melodic song mode, obtaining first prize again.

From there, she was invited to various programs of different television networks: "Those crazy little", "From Good Morning" by Antena 3, "At your side" of Tele 5, "Paths of Glory", "From time to Later, "" I Spy "(Award Hispamusic) South Channel ...

At 15, he moved to Seville, where he combines his studies with more specific training of flamenco.

In 2005, he received a scholarship from the Foundation Cristina Heeren, for classes in flamenco artists such as José de la Tomasa and Paco Taranto, at the same time obtained a Diploma in teaching music at the University of Seville.

Despite this extensive training, continuing higher studies and specialization of flamenco at the university.

He is currently a professor at the Cristina Heeren Foundation and gives lectures on the genre.

Source: Agencias

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