{"id":414043,"date":"2026-09-29T20:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414043\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T20:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:30:12","slug":"music-arts-community-center-hosts-love-flamenco-world-tour-oct-3-wgcu-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414043\/","title":{"rendered":"Music & Arts Community Center hosts Love Flamenco World Tour Oct. 3 | WGCU News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Music & Arts Community Center in Fort Myers hosts the Love Flamenco World Tour on Oct. 3. It\u2019s a sensory experience in which music, dance, and emotion come together for an unforgettable night.<\/p>\n

Flamenco is not mere dance. Declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010, it is an 18th-century Spanish art form that combines voice, guitar and dance to create a dialogue between the body, music and emotion.<\/p>\n

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Jane Disla, Communications & Community Partnership Manager, Gulf Coast Symphony<\/p>\n

The Oct. 3 extravaganza will introduce audiences to the purest flamenco, including the unique language of flamenco improvisation.<\/p>\n

The Oct. 3 extravaganza introduces audiences to the purest flamenco, including the unique language of flamenco improvisation, in which the artists respond to each other in real time and create a different experience in every performance.<\/p>\n

Shows are at 4 and 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

For tickets, telephone 239-277-1700 or visit MACCtickets.org.<\/p>\n

The Music & Arts Community Center is located off Daniels Parkway at 13411 Shire Lane on the campus of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Gulf Coast Symphony<\/p>\n

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Jane Disla, Communications & Community Partnership Manager, Gulf Coast Symphony<\/p>\n

Flamenco is an 18th-century Spanish art form that combines voice, guitar and dance to create a dialogue between the body, music and emotion.<\/p>\n

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Love Flamenco features an exceptional cast headed by Antonio \u201cEl Turry\u201d G\u00f3mez. He is one of the most established voices of contemporary flamenco singing both in Spain and internationally.<\/p>\n

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Antonio \u201cEl Turry\u201d G\u00f3mez is one of the most established voices of contemporary flamenco singing both in Spain and internationally. <\/p>\n

Guitarist Marcos de Silvia is one of the most promising international talents and recent winner of the Grammy scholarship for the Paco de Luc\u00eda Foundation.<\/p>\n

Dancers Fuensanta Blanco and Vero La India embody expressive strength, elegance and passion in every movement.<\/p>\n

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Jane Disla, Communications & Community Partnership Manager, Gulf Coast Symphony<\/p>\n

Dancer Fuensanta Blanco embodies expressive strength, elegance and passion in every movement. <\/p>\n

The Love Flamenco lineup is completed by the Sevillian singer Iv\u00e1n Carpio, recognized for his depth and flamenco tradition; Miguel \u201cEl Cheyenne,\u201d master of rhythm and handclapping; and dancer Ricardo Fern\u00e1ndez \u201cEl Tete,\u201d a young dynamic performer with a solid career in the flamenco venues of Spain.<\/p>\n

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Sevillian singer Iv\u00e1n Carpio is recognized for his depth and flamenco tradition.<\/p>\n

With tradition in every note, each chord carries centuries of history, passion, and artistry. From the first touch of the guitar to the final applause, flamenco is a living tradition that continues to move audiences around the world, and this unique concert experience blends the power, passion, and essence of the most authentic flamenco traditions.<\/p>\n

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Jane Disla, Communications & Community Partnership Manager, Gulf Coast Symphony <\/p>\n

Flamenco is a fusion of Andalusian folklore, Moorish and Arabic melodies, Gitano (Roma) rhythms, and Jewish and Sephardic influence.<\/p>\n

More on Flamenco<\/p>\n

Flamenco originated in Andaluc\u00eda in southern Spain, primarily in Jerez, Seville, C\u00e1diz and Granada. It is a fusion of Andalusian folklore, Moorish and Arabic melodies, Gitano (Roma) rhythms, and Jewish and Sephardic influence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not a single dance step but a whole expressive tradition, organized into distinct styles and driven as much by feeling as by technique,\u201d noted Siudy Garrido for Study Flamenco. \u201cIt entwines cante (song), toque (guitar and musicianship), and baile (dance). The art is complimented by two additional elements: palmas, the rhythmic hand-clapping that keeps the pulse, and jaleo, the encouraging shouts of \u00a1ol\u00e9!, \u00a1vamos!, and \u00a1agua! that rise from performers and audience alike. Together these give flamenco its unmistakable atmosphere of shared, live intensity.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Gulf Coast Symphony<\/p>\n

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Jane Disla, Communications & Community Partnership Manager, Gulf Coast Symphony<\/p>\n

Flamenco is not a single dance step but a whole expressive tradition, organized into distinct styles and driven as much by feeling as by technique.<\/p>\n

Flamenco is organized into palos \u2014 styles or forms, each with its own comp\u00e1s (rhythmic cycle), tempo, and emotional character. Many palos share a distinctive 12-beat cycle \u2014 among them sole\u00e1, alegr\u00edas, and buler\u00edas \u2014 differing less in the count itself than in tempo and mood. Sole\u00e1 is slow, solemn, and majestic, its name linked to soledad (solitude), and it is often called a \u201cmother\u201d form of flamenco. Alegr\u00edas, from C\u00e1diz, are bright and joyful. Buler\u00edas are the fastest, most syncopated, and festive. Siguiriyas, also in a 12-beat family, are grave and tragic in character.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best way to grasp flamenco is to feel it,\u201d said Garrido. \u201cArrive ready to listen as much as to watch: notice how the dancer waits on the singer, how the guitarist answers a phrase, how the whole room leans in when duende takes hold.\u201d<\/p>\n

Support for WGCU\u2019s arts & culture reporting comes from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, and Naomi Bloom in loving memory of her husband, Ron Wallace.<\/p>\n

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