Flamencodance
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| Rüdiger Zietz / Guitarist and Guitar Teacher | |
| After completing projects in the area of classical, South American and Brazilian music, he founded in 1995 the flamenco group "Gota de Fuego" and established it in northern Germany. Gota de Fuego performed under his direction at the Volkstheater Rostock, Kleine Komödie (Warnemünde), Theater im Stadthafen (Rostock), Theater im Studio(Schwerin),Jazz Festival Schleswig, the trade fair “Du und Deine Welt", the trade fair “Digitelle", Schloßgrabenfestival in Merseburg/ Halle, Fleetinselfestival (Hamburg),Landestheater Schleswig’s Jazz autumn, Stadttheater Flensburg, Landdrostei Pinneberg, Marienkirche in Dessau, Quay City Festival in Kiel,Trave-Ufer-Festival in Lübeck, Auftritte in den Hotels "Holiday Inn", "Plaza Hotel", "Steigenberger", "Forte Hotel", TV appearances at HH1 early morning café, N3 Regional Hamburg, N3 Regional Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,N3 Hamburg Journal, Cultural TV Station Rostock, street festivals, cabaret theatres, weddings, birthdays ... |
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| Gilberto Torres Alvarez / Guitarist | |
| A Chiliean by birth, Gilberto Torres Alvarez grew up in Germany and has lived in Hamburg since 1978. He started to experiment very early with music and played in various rock, pop and blues groups, which gave him a flexibility in his playing. He came across flamenco by chance in 1992 (Paco de Lucia, N3 TV appearance) and was taken with it immediately. Since then he has worked in various groups and projects all over Germany. With the pop group "Orange Blue " in Gdansk ( 2000 ) as Tina Turner Support. With the group "Grupo Semilla" and the guitarists Miguel Sotelo and Juan Rodriguez. Partnership of many years with the flamenco dancer Dirnei Duarte in whose dance school he still provides live guitar accompaniment to dance classes today. As dance accompaniment he plays regularly in workshops for Spanish flamenco dancers Leonor Moro and Joaquin Ruiz. Since 1998 he has been a permanent member as guitarist in the group Gota de Fuego_. Many TV appearances such as, for example, HH -1, Aktuelle Schaubude, Sat1. Various tours throughout Germany. Appearances at the opening of the Picasso Museum in Münster, Herrenhäuser Gardens Hanover, at the Flamenco Festival in Freiburg in 2000, Fleetinsel Festival Hamburg , Jazz Autumn In Flensburg.... student exchange in Seville |
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| Elena Martin / Dancer | |
| Elena Martin was born in 1971 in Hanover. She learned flamenco dance in her early years from her mother, the famous flamenco dancer Maria Lopez. Already in her very early childhood, she developed her own style, highly expressive, full of temperament and passion. She toured very early with well-known ensembles such as, for example: Compania de Manuel de la Malena, Compania Paco Perez, die halbe Welt. Her career as solo dancer took off in South America at the annual events surrounding the Torero Bienal in Quito (Ecuador). Numerous engagements as solo dancer followed, such as "Grupo Semilla" in Tablaos in Spain, Italy, England; foreign engagements in France, Poland, Prague, The Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium. Numerous TV appearances on Galavision (South America), NDR,MDR, and TVP. When she was thirteen years old she was a member of the cast of the film "España Un Dia" in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. In 1994 she recorded with the famous Hanover pop group "Die Weltempfänger" (the World Receivers)a video clip, which is broadcast on the music stations MTV and VIVA. Elena Martin is convincing not only because of her technically perfect, powerful interpretation of traditional flamenco, but also because of the power of expression of her modern choreographies. She is director of the flamenco group "Grupo Semilla!" |
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| Sandra Pino / Dancer | |
| Sandra Pino del Valle was born in 1979 in Gehrden. Her first encounter with the world of flamenco was when she was four years old at Elena Martin’s side. She was already convincing as a very young person with grace and charm. Her dancing is considered to be the eptiome of elegance. |
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| Dirnei Duarte / Dance | |
| Dirnei Duarte de Oliveira was born in 1966 in Curitiba (Brazil). He studied drama there under the director José Maria Santos. In 1983 he discovered flamenco through the Spanish-Argentinian dancer _La Morita_. Since 1990, after some time living in Spain, he has been living in Hamburg. Since coming to Hamburg he has been busy with teaching dance and by organising many events, he has contributed to the promotion of flamenco in Hamburg. |
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| Antonio "el rabia" / Singer | |
| Antonio " el Rabia " discovered his passion for flamenco when he was seven years old. Since then his interest in music has never stopped growing. As his parents were also very musically inclined, flamenco has had a great influence on his life. He loves and lives it. Since 1985 he has been working on an international level with different musicians. "El Rabia" has appeared with various guitarists and dancers, among others Jose "el Macareno", Rebeca Carmona, Jose de Murcia, "la Amahi", Miguel Sotelo and Aires del Sur. |
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| Miguell Soltello / Guitarist and Singer | |
| Born and brought up in Spain, the son of Andalusian parents was already holding his first guitar when he was four years old. Now the 32-year-old in hot demand to accompany singers and dancers and makes his audience go wild with his virtuosity. He played as support group to Tomatito, creates music for Katarina Witt's "Summernight on Ice", was well represented at Expo 2000. Numerous TV appearances, tours at home and abroad. |
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| Antonio Vito / Guitarist and Cajon player | |
| Antonio Vito, born in San Fransisco, was for many years a student of Jose Luis Monton and Mariano Martin. He toured in 1999 and 2000 through South Germany with his solo programme "Manzanares" and percussionist Shakir Ertek. Since 2001 he has been living in Hamburg. |
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| Christoph Rink / Saxophone | |
| His only passion: the tenor. Saxophonist of the legendary jazz rock band BURNOUT. Taught by Andreas Boether, Ralf Reichert, Buggy Braune and Guido Rueckert |
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