Flamenco Favorites
Friday, February 9, 2007; Page WE03
Flamenco Favorites
The seventh annual Flamenco Festival, Washington, DC brings some of Spain's leading lights to Lisner Auditorium for five performances. The festival opens Friday with a concert by legendary guitarist Paco de Lucia (tickets are limited). Dancers Joaquin Grilo and Isabel Bayon headline the "Gala 2007: Bienal de Sevilla" on Tuesday. The 20-member troupe Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras dances the Washington premiere of "Sabores," a celebration of flamenco's varied styles, Thursday and Feb. 16. The festival closes Feb. 17 with "Una Mirada del Flamenco," a contemporary adaptation of traditional dance by Compañía Rafaela Carrasco. Tickets cost $30 to $75.
FLAMENCO FESTIVAL Friday, Tuesday, Thursday and Feb. 16-17 at 8 at Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW (Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU). For tickets, 202-397-7328; for information, 202-994-6800 orhttp:/
  Olga Pericet dances in "Gala 2007: Bienal de Sevilla" on Tuesday during the Flamenco Festival. (Copyright Jesus Vallinas) |
Dance on the Cutting Edge
"Edward Scissorhands," British choreographer Matthew Bourne's wordless music and dance adaptation of the 1990 film fantasy, opens Tuesday at the Kennedy Center after earning rave reviews in
London, Paris and Tokyo before it began its American tour. Edward is a boy created by an inventor who died before his project was finished and left Edward with scissors in place of hands. He manages to find love and acceptance after he demonstrates a unique talent for cutting hair and trimming hedges. Tickets cost $29 to $84. See story on Page 20.
"EDWARD SCISSORHANDS" Tuesday through Feb. 16 at 7:30 and Feb. 17-18 at 1:30 and 7:30 at the Kennedy Center Opera House, 2700 F St. NW (Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU, with free shuttles). 202-467-4600 (TDD: 202-416-8524) orhttp:/
Singin' the Blues
An aging blues guitarist shares a lifetime of songs and stories in "Blues Journey," the world premiere of an adaptation of the children's book by Walter Dean Myers, through Feb. 18 in the Kennedy Center Family Theater. The show is intended for ages 7 and older. All tickets are $15. See story on Page 47.
"BLUES JOURNEY" Friday at 7:30; Saturday and Feb. 17 at 1:30, 4 and 7:30; and Feb. 18 at 1:30 and 4 at the Kennedy Center Family Theater, 2700 F St. NW (Metro: Foggy Bottom-GWU, with free shuttles). 202-467-4600 orhttp:/
Meet Your Ancestors
Learn about old bones and the creatures that once owned them Saturday at "Fossil Fest: Dinosaurs and More" in the National Museum of Natural History. Museum experts will talk about Earth history, fossils, petrified plants and related topics, and there will be hands-on demonstrations and workshops. Admission is free; free timed tickets are needed for some activities.
"FOSSIL FEST" Saturday 10 to 4 at the National
