Paco Pena Brings FLAMENCURA to Mayo Center Tonight
By: BWW News Desk
Paco Pena, five time winner of "Best Flamenco Guitarist of the Year" by Guitar Magazine, performs at Mayo Performing Arts Center tonight, November 12, 2015 at 8 pm. Tickets are $29-69.
His program, "Flamencura," explores the elusive state at the core of the art of flamenco, and the powerful effect is has on both those who perform and watch it. Flamenco dancers will accompany him onstage. Paco Peña embodies both authenticity and innovation in flamenco. As guitarist, composer, dramatist, producer and artistic mentor he has transformed perceptions of this archetypal Spanish art form. Born in the Andalucian city of Córdoba, Paco Peña began learning guitar from his brother at the age of six and made his first professional appearance at the age of 12. In the late 1960s he left Spain for London, where his recitals of flamenco music captured the public imagination. In 1995 The New York Times declared that: "Mr Peña is a virtuoso, capable of dazzling an audience beyond the frets of mortal man. He combines rapid-fire flourishes with a colorist's sense of shading; this listener cannot recall hearing any guitarist with a more assured mastery of his instrument." It should come as no surprise that readers of Guitar magazine judged Paco Peña Best Flamenco Guitarist of the Year for five consecutive years.
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