New Jersey Stage - September 2014 | Page 52

40 Year Flamenco Journey Celebrating, Eva Lucena, an Icon of Spanish Dance Eva Lucena, Founder and Artistic Director of Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, is to be honored at the Hamilton Stage for the Performing Arts, Rahway on October 11th, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Joining her on stage will be Alborada principal dancer Lisa Botalico, Alborada soloists Krystina Cardenas, Claudia Morena and Teresa Rodriguez with members of the company ensemble who have been taught by her for the past 17 years, accompanied by Flamenco singers David Castellano and Dominico Caro, guitarist Carlos Revollar, and bass guitarist/per- New Jersey Stage cussionist Sean Kupisz. Also joining her will be Chavela and Victorio (both of whom partnered her and were members of the company during the 80’s and 90’s), and Laura Castellano. The performance will feature highlights of her dance career, including her famous “Tangos de Chufla” with Lisa Botalico, her “Siguiriyas” with Chavela, and a short reprise of “Asturias” which she danced for years on stage in New York and in the Metropolitan area with Victorio. Members of the company will dance her choreographies for “Caracoles”, “Guaji- September 2014 pg 52