Comments for Colorado College Drama & Dance Department http://www.ccdrama.org The Arts and Beyond... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:19:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Mr. Sun Chuo-Tai “Jack Sun” by Jazzy Rasmey http://www.ccdrama.org/jack-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Jazzy Rasmey Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:19:47 +0000 http://www.ccdrama.org/?p=659#comment-99 I am looking for a College with a dance program. I would appreicate any info you have on your programs. Please email or mail to: Jazzy Ramsey 21991 Road P Cortez, CO 81321 Thank you for your assistance. Jazzy Ramsey I am looking for a College with a dance program. I would appreicate any info you have on your programs. Please email or mail to:
Jazzy Ramsey
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Cortez, CO 81321

Thank you for your assistance. Jazzy Ramsey

]]> Comment on Takiyah Nur Amin by Rene Heredia, Artistic Director, Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre http://www.ccdrama.org/takiyah-nur-amin/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Rene Heredia, Artistic Director, Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:28:02 +0000 http://www.ccdrama.org/?p=567#comment-98 Dear Ms. Nur Amin, We are directing this e-mail to you. As Interim Coordinator of Multicultural Programs, we think you will be interested in our dance company, a Gypsy Flamenco dance company, for a performance at Colorado College for the upcoming season, or other events you may have. Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre is Colorado's premiere flamenco dance company since 1968. We are a 501-C3 Non-Profit organization and have concertized throughout the Rocky Mountain Front Range and other states, such as California (San Fransisco/Oakland) and Missouri (Kansas City). We are including a bio and press reviews (below). If you need any additional information, such as photos, etc, please let us know. (We apparently cannot attach them in this format). We look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Rene Heredia gypsyproductionsinc@comcast.net 303-722-0054 www.reneheredia.com SHORT BIO OF RENÉ HEREDIA René Heredia is a leading figure in the development of Flamenco Guitar and Dance in the United States. He has contributed as a performer, teacher, choreographer, educator, mentor, composer and recording artist. His performances, master classes and workshops for the last forty years have won René the Governor’s and Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts for Performance and Education. René has seeded the Rocky Mountain Area with many flamenco guitar and dance students. René just recently received from the Carson Brierly Dance Library the Award as “Living Legend of Dance in Colorado” and was nominated two times for the Life Time Achievement Award from the Colorado Dance Alliance. He has won the Grand Prix de Disc from France. He has done command performances for President Gerald Ford, President Jimmy Carter, Princess Noor of Jordan, Princess Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer of Monaco and Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia. His performances and television shows with such noted artists as Art Linkletter, Steve Allen, Ed Sullivan, Ann Southern, Peter Nero, Hal Linden, Eddie Fisher, George Gobel and Bill Cosby have brought René to the forefront as one of the leading Flamenco Artists in the U.S.A. today! René Heredia in the Press “René Heredia is the most sensational young flamenco guitarist in the United States.” —Sabicas “… Brilliant … phenomenal … exciting virtuoso.” —Variety “The audience wouldn’t let him quit.” —Los Angeles Times “René Heredia is a brilliant guitarist.” —Walter Terry, New York Saturday Review “He played a Danza Mora that rivaled any I have ever heard.” —Dean Wallace, San Francisco Chronicle “The guitar playing of René Heredia is in the finest tradition of flamenco, creating a flaming intensity that cannot fail to arouse.” —Denver Post “If any musician on the local Denver scene deserves the moniker of legend, it would have to be René Heredia. Simply put, the man is a living history of the art of Gypsy flamenco guitar. He is both a link to its glorious past through his early association with legendary greats such as Carlos Montoya and Sabicas, and a bridge to its future through his love of teaching and performance…. René Heredia is an artist who is as passionate about the music as the music is itself…. René is a local artist of international stature … without a doubt, one of the greatest proponents of flamenco guitar music alive today….” —Classically Speaking “To truly savor flamenco’s artistic essence, one has to experience it live with Gitano masters like guitarist René Heredia who makes a rare Bay Area appearance in concert.” —San Francisco Bay Area News Dear Ms. Nur Amin,
We are directing this e-mail to you. As Interim Coordinator of Multicultural Programs, we think you will be interested in our dance company, a Gypsy Flamenco dance company, for a performance at Colorado College for the upcoming season, or other events you may have. Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre is Colorado’s premiere flamenco dance company since 1968. We are a 501-C3 Non-Profit organization and have concertized throughout the Rocky Mountain Front Range and other states, such as California (San Fransisco/Oakland) and Missouri (Kansas City). We are including a bio and press reviews (below). If you need any additional information, such as photos, etc, please let us know. (We apparently cannot attach them in this format). We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Rene Heredia
gypsyproductionsinc@comcast.net
303-722-0054
http://www.reneheredia.com

SHORT BIO OF RENÉ HEREDIA

René Heredia is a leading figure in the development of Flamenco Guitar and Dance in the United States. He has contributed as a performer, teacher, choreographer, educator, mentor, composer and recording artist. His performances, master classes and workshops for the last forty years have won René the Governor’s and Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts for Performance and Education. René has seeded the Rocky Mountain Area with many flamenco guitar and dance students. René just recently received from the Carson Brierly Dance Library the Award as “Living Legend of Dance in Colorado” and was nominated two times for the Life Time Achievement Award from the Colorado Dance Alliance. He has won the Grand Prix de Disc from France. He has done command performances for President Gerald Ford, President Jimmy Carter, Princess Noor of Jordan, Princess Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer of Monaco and Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia. His performances and television shows with such noted artists as Art Linkletter, Steve Allen, Ed Sullivan, Ann Southern, Peter Nero, Hal Linden, Eddie Fisher, George Gobel and Bill Cosby have brought René to the forefront as one of the leading Flamenco Artists in the U.S.A. today!

René Heredia in the Press
“René Heredia is the most sensational young flamenco guitarist in the United States.”
—Sabicas
“… Brilliant … phenomenal … exciting virtuoso.”
—Variety
“The audience wouldn’t let him quit.”
—Los Angeles Times
“René Heredia is a brilliant guitarist.”
—Walter Terry, New York Saturday Review
“He played a Danza Mora that rivaled any I have ever heard.”
—Dean Wallace, San Francisco Chronicle
“The guitar playing of René Heredia is in the finest tradition of flamenco, creating a flaming intensity that cannot fail to arouse.”
—Denver Post
“If any musician on the local Denver scene deserves the moniker of legend, it would have to be René Heredia. Simply put, the man is a living history of the art of Gypsy flamenco guitar. He is both a link to its glorious past through his early association with legendary greats such as Carlos Montoya and Sabicas, and a bridge to its future through his love of teaching and performance…. René Heredia is an artist who is as passionate about the music as the music is itself…. René is a local artist of international stature … without a doubt, one of the greatest proponents of flamenco guitar music alive today….”
—Classically Speaking

“To truly savor flamenco’s artistic essence, one has to experience it live with Gitano masters like guitarist René Heredia who makes a rare Bay Area appearance in concert.”

—San Francisco Bay Area News

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