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Miguelito's Photo DiaryDecember 4, 2003 - December 29, 2003
Cafe Citron December 29, 2003 
Yoshiko, yours truly and Yasuko at Cafe Citron. December 29, 2003 8:33pm (photo by Kayoko) These are friends of dancer Kayoko Iwamoto. It was Yoshiko's first time to see a flamenco show. 
Me and Gerard Moreno. December 29, 2003 9:05pm (photo by Kayoko) As you can see, they recently redecorated Cafe Citron. 
Sara Jerez. December 29, 2003 9:13pm (photo by Kayoko) 
December 29, 2003 9:14pm (photo by Kayoko) 
December 29, 2003 9:14pm (photo by Kayoko) 
Yoshiko, Sara and Yasuko. December 29, 2003 (photo by Kayoko) Rehearsal at Kayoko's studio December 28, 2003 The studio is located in Falls Church. This time we run through the show from beginning to end in preparation for our New Year's Eve in First Night Alexandria. We'll be performing at Regent University in Old Town Alexandria (across the street from King St Metro). Approximate showtimes: 7:15pm, 8:45pm and 10:15pm. 
Dancer Ginette and yours truly. December 28, 2003 2:06pm (photo by Gina) 
Dancer Kayoko Iwamoto. December 28, 2003 2:15pm (photo by Gina) 
December 28, 2003 2:17pm (photo by Gina) 
December 28, 2003 2:20pm (photo by Gina) 
December 28, 2003 3:26pm (photo by Gina) Rehearsal at Pink Flamenco studio December 28, 2003 With most of the local studios closed for the holidays, dancer Carlton Ashton was fortunate to find the Pink Flamenco studio (near Bambule) conveniently open--so he called me up at the last minute, and I joined him for a little jam session. 
Carlton Ashton and yours truly. December 28, 2003 6:47pm (I took these pictures myself using the remote control that comes with my camera) 
December 28, 2003 6:50pm 
December 28, 2003 6:48pm Carlton doesn't perform onstage regularly, but frequently you can find him hanging out at Cafe Citron on Monday nights where we always ask him to get up on stage for some Sevillanas or bulerías. 
December 28, 2003 9:18pm I even managed to squeeze in a little time to wish singer Indira Terrazas a happy birthday at her party at El Puerto restaurant in Arlington--if you like Peruvian cuisine, I highly recommend the Papa a la Huancaina. (El Puerto 703-271-8100 is where rumba group Duende Camaron performs on Sunday nights around midnight.) Indira often performs at Las Tapas on Wednesdays with guitarists Amilcar Cruz, Michael Bard and singer Carolina Marin. Rehearsal at Pink Flamenco studio December 26, 2003 While the rest of the world was out doing after-Christmas shopping, dancer Ginette and yours truly were busy rehearsing for our upcoming New Year's Eve show in First Night Alexandria. 
No, Ginette doesn't normally practice in street clothes. We just posed for photos after the rehearsal just before leaving the studio. December 26, 2003 6:54pm (photo by Gina) 
December 26, 2003 6:55pm (photo by Gina) 
December 26, 2003 6:56pm (photo by Gina) Marija Temo weekly workshop December 21, 2003 Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending Marija Temo's weekly guitar workshop. I'm working on an article to give my readers an insider's view of what goes on in this unique and very practical hands-on guitar and flamenco accompaniment workshop. (I need this class myself!) Article is coming in a week or two--stay tuned! 
A view of dancer Gigi Ortega's studio where the workshop takes place. Thanks Gigi! The first hour of the workshop is usually devoted to classical guitar, hence the music stands. December 21, 2003 1:05pm 
Marija sings a tientos letra as the students listen for her "tones" that signal a harmonic change in the accompaniment. December 21, 2003 1:14pm 
December 21, 2003 1:17pm 
December 21, 2003 1:20pm For more information, visit Marija Temo's website and click on "Teaching Information." (Thanks to guitarist Marty Dow for giving me a ride to the workshop.) In December 2000, I interviewed Marija for the DC Flamenco website. Details Cafe Citron December 15, 2003 Singer Gerard Moreno normally performs every Monday at Cafe Citron, but had to take the night off to attend to urgent matters. So I called up dancer Shahram Tehranian to take his place. It had been a few months since I last performed with Shahram, but this evening, we made an extra effort to concentrate and surprised ourselves when it resulted in a great performance! Thanks Shahram! Of course it helped considerably that the audience was very enthusiastic and responsive. 
Sara Candela performing a solea at Cafe Citron. December 15, 2003 9:27pm (photo by Steve Svoboda) To the left is the hostess of Cafe Citron taking a moment to enjoy the show. 
December 15, 2003 9:27pm (photo by Steve Svoboda) 
December 15, 2003 9:27pm (photo by Steve Svoboda) 
December 15, 2003 9:28pm (photo by Steve Svoboda) 
December 15, 2003 9:28pm This picture was taken without flash and you can see the dramatic effect of the stage lighting. (photo by Steve Svoboda) 
Sara and Shahram Tehranian. December 15, 2003 9:47pm [image removed for privacy]
Juan David Delgado, Carlton Ashton,[name removed for privacy] and Matt at Cafe Citron. December 15, 2003 9:55pm I had seen this guy at other flamenco events but finally introduced myself to Juan, a guitarist currently studying with Richard Marlow. [name removed for privacy] briefly studied flamenco dancing in Sevilla--the show brought back memories of her time spent in Spain. 
Carlton and Sara relaxing in the upstairs lounge at Cafe Citron. December 15, 2003 10:52pm Andalucia December 11, 2003 Every Thursday night, the Andalucia Restaurant features a flamenco show with dancers Gigi Ortega, Guadalupe Cerritos and yours truly on guitar. Normally, Annapolis-based guitarist Lee Aube gets his weekly fill of flamenco on Tuesdays when he plays for Gigi Ortega's flamenco dance classes in Silver Spring. Something unexpected came up and he couldn't make it last Tuesday, so to make up for it, I invited him to join yours truly on stage at the Andalucia Restaurant. 
Lee Aube and Gigi Ortega at Andalucia Restaurant. December 11, 2003 7:39pm Gigi is a cante and guitar student of local teacher Marija Temo. 
Cerritos with Lee and Miguelito at Andalucia Restaurant. December 11, 2003 8:48pm 
December 11, 2003 8:49pm 
Gigi and Cerritos with Lee and Miguelito. December 11, 2003 8:50pm 
Cerritos at Andalucia Restaurant. December 11, 2003 8:51pm 
Cerritos and Lee at Andalucia Restaurant. December 11, 2003 8:53pm Las Tapas December 10, 2003 On Wednesday nights, Las Tapas features a group that performs rumba instrumentals and a variety of popular songs from Latin America, including Brazil. 
Guitarist Amilcar Cruz, singer Carolina Marín, guitarist Michael Bard and singer Indira Terrazas at Las Tapas. December 10, 2003 9:26pm You might remember Indira from the photo diary in October. Michael tells me that he and guitarist Richard Marlow are booked for New Year's Eve at Bambule 202-966-0300. Circe/Las Tapas December 9, 2003 It's not too often that I get booked to perform at a private party just around the corner from one of my weekly gigs. Guitarist/singer Gerard Moreno put a group together including yours truly and dancer Sara Jerez for a private party at Circe Aveda Day Spa in Old Town Alexandria. We performed Sevillanas, soleá and bulerías, mingled awhile, and packed up early enough to walk around the corner to Las Tapas and say hello to our friends. 
Gerard Moreno, Sara Jerez and Miguelito at Circe Aveda Day Spa. Tuesday December 9, 2003 8:29pm 
Roya, Edwin, Anna, Soheila, Behzad, Jennifer, Ramin at Las Tapas. Tuesday December 9, 2003 9:42pm Cafe Citron December 8, 2003 It's always a lot of fun when my flamenco friends come and join us onstage for Sevillanas or bulerías. This evening in the audience was a dancer from San Francisco named Mario who got up and danced a little aire-filled tangos. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture, but I told him about my website so hopefully he'll show up at some of the other local tablaos in the near future. 
Dancers Mariya and Carlton Ashton. Cafe Citron Monday December 8, 2003 9:09pm Mariya is a law student at Catholic University. She took time out of her very busy studying schedule (finals are coming up soon) to hang out with her flamenco friends. Thanks Mariya! 
Mariya and Donna Lagow. Donna is a friend of Mariya's and a big fan of flamenco. Her first taste of DC flamenco was at Gerard Moreno's concert at the Kay Theatre last year. This was her first time to Cafe Citron. Monday December 6, 2003 9:14pm 
Sevillanas. Monday December 6, 2003 9:22pm (photo by Donna) 
Monday December 8, 2003 9:23pm (photo by Donna) 
Richmond-based guitarist Barry Carter and Carlton. Monday December 8, 2003 10:02pm Kayoko's Christmas Concert December 6, 2003 Every December, dancer Kayoko Iwamoto puts on a Christmas concert featuring her students, herself and a guest artist or two. This year's concert took place in her home in Falls Church, where she transformed her basement into a cozy little tablao. (Please forgive the blurriness of the photos. As a courtesy to the performers, flash photography was not used.) 
Kayoko dancing alegrías. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:03pm (photo by Ginette) 
Sevillanas. Saturrday December 6, 2003 8:25pm (photo by Ginette) 
Saturday December 6, 2003 8:27pm (photo by Ginette) 
Yours truly with percussionist Kyoichi Sasazawa. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:30pm You might remember Kyoichi from the Aki-Matsuri festival in September. He uses a cajon made by Schlagwerk. (photo by Ginette) 
Atsuko as she finishes her tangos. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:33pm (photo by Ginette) 
Kayoko dancing soleá. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:35pm We had an audience of at least 40 people enjoying the show in this intimate space. (photo by Ginette) 
This is called a quebrada, literally translated means "broken" probably because you have to break your back to do it. :) An impressive move that requires flexibility and control of balance among other things. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:36pm (photo by Ginette) 
Atsuko, Miwako and Ikuyo and the musicians. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:42pm (photo by Ginette) 
Guest dancer Aleksey performing tientos. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:49pm (photo by Ginette) 
Sunny, Hanako and Chama. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:54pm (photo by Ginette) 
Maria Iwamoto doing a little bulerías. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:57pm (photo by Ginette) 
Kayoko's turn. Saturday December 6, 2003 8:59pm (photo by Ginette Perea) 
Aleksey's turn. Saturday December 6, 2003 9:00pm (photo by Ginette Perea) 
The final bow. Saturday December 6, 2003 9:02pm (photo by Ginette Perea) 
Some of the guests brought food to share. The hosts had the party catered by the Andalucia Restaurant. Nothing but the best! Overall, it was an interesting mix of Japanese, Spanish and American cuisine. Saturday December 6, 2003 9:18pm 
Dessert with a flamenco dancer design. Yummy! Saturday December 6, 2003 9:20pm 
The rush to get some delicious food after the show. Saturday December 6, 2003 9:23pm 
Later, we had some Sevillanas dancing with the guests: Ginette with Atsuko. Saturday December 6, 2003 10:24pm 
Ginette with Miwako. Saturday December 6, 2003 10:26pm For more information about Kayoko Iwamoto, visit her website at hp7.popkmart.ne.jp/cafe/index.html (in Japanese) Andalucia Restaurant December 4, 2003 Guitarist Behzad Habibzai subbed for me at the Andalucia Restaurant last Thursday. Congrats to him on his tablao debut (technically, his debut was in November, but I wasn't able to get pictures). Did you know that guitarist Richard Marlow, who regularly performs with dancers at Las Tapas and Toro Tapas, also made his tablao debut at the Andalucia in 1998? 
Behzad accompanying Gigi Ortega at the Andalucia Restaurant. Thursday December 4, 2003 8:13pm (photo by Monica Serrano) 
Thursday December 4, 2003 8:14pm (photo by Monica Serrano) 
Thursday December 4, 2003 8:16pm (photo by Monica Serrano) Gigi performs every Thursday at the Andalucia Restaurant. She also teaches flamenco dance at Viva Flamenco in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Photos taken with the Olympus Stylus 300 Digital Camera Text and original images ©1996-2013 by . Please do not republish content from this website, including text and photos, in whole or part without prior written permission. |