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Latin Dance Masters Set to Thrill
A flamenco
tango fusion
Michael E Harper
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We moved to our new location at:
97 13 SAV. Capitol
Portland,OK
503-221-3050
Viva Baile!
creates a fla-
m enco/tango
fusion, with the
sensuous
moves and
passionate
music o f both
Spanish art
forms.
In M ay, P o rtlan d ’s prem ier
L atin dance m asters will thrill
M ilagro T heatre audiences with
V iv a B aile! - th e se n su o u s
m oves and passionate m usic o f
tango and flam enco, T hursday,
M ay 10 through Sunday, M ay
27 at M ilagro T heatre, 525 S.E.
S tark St.
T he first w eekend features
international teacher and m u si
c a l d ir e c to r A le x K reb s o f
P o rtla n d ’s T an g o B erretin. T o
g e th e r , w ith w o r ld - r e n o w n
B uen o s A ires d a n c e r/te a c h e r
L uciana V alle, g u itarist D aniel
G o m e z an d p ia n ist C la u d io
M éndez. K rebs w ill show case
the social, im provised form o f
tang o old and new — focusing
on the foreign language of body
m ovem ent, w here every' slight,
subtle m o vem ent p rovokes a
resp o n se.
D uring the second w eekend,
a w a r d - w in n in g
F la m e n c o
d an c e r L aurena M arrone, d i
recto r o f P o rtlan d ’s Flam enco
A rts A cadem y, w ill o ffer a tra
ditional flam en co perform ance
featu rin g the dance o f M itsue
“ L a P u ra,’’ one o f the re g io n 's
finest em erging artists. T he fla
m en co co n cert in clu d es four
dancers, song, g u itar and p er
cussion influenced by the style
o f Jerez de la F rontera, “T he
C ity o f F lam enco."
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F o r th e f in a le w e e k e n d
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e n e rg y th at th riv e s in n o s ta l
g ia , m e la n c h o ly and hope.
P e r f o r m a n c e tim e s a re
T hursdays at 7:30 p.m ., Fridays
and S aturdays at 8 p.m . and
S undays at 2 p.m.
A dm ission isS 2 ()e a c h o rS 1 5
each for students and seniors.
T ickets can be purchased online
at m ilagro.org or by calling 503-
236-7253.
Viva Baile! brings a new dance
production to Portland's Milagro
Theatre, Thursday, May 10 through
May 27.
See us at our new Peninsula Store
4632 N. Trenton 503.286.1259
Open M-F 8am-6pm • Sat-Sun 9am-6pm
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Friday. May 11 th at 6:30 pm
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