Annette Morcos & Peña Buleria presents:

'El Sonido del Silencio'

"El Sonido del Silencio" is an encounter between flamenco's past and present; where the old and the new come together in one performance to express a timeless sense of music and movement.  The performance will take you back in time to experience what it was like in the18th century "CafésCantantes" (gathering places where drinks and flamenco recitals were offered). We will explore voices from the past and thus comprehend how their emotive energy has inspired and affected the dance, the guitar, and the singing as we experience and live them today.

In collaboration with Peña bulería Flamenco club (which produces and presents Flamenco performances in the Vancouver area), Annette Morcos brings “El Sonido del Silencio” to both Calgary and Edmonton.  The performance features accomplished artists from Spain.

A well respected flamenco dancer, Cristina Hall, has gained high acclaim wherever she has worked including her home base of Sevilla, Spain. Her unique dance style has been described as powerful and musical. During a brainstorming session in Sevilla, El Sonido del Silencio was presented as an idea by Cristina, and began to take form as a collaborative effort during Annette’s recent visits to Spain in the winter and spring of 2008.  Crucial to the delivery of this inspired work are the sounds emanating from the guitar of Manuel Alejandro Montero, an accomplished musician who has won two Sabicas competitions in Murcia, Spain; both as concert guitarist and a singing accompanist; and the voice of David de Alcala whose singing career has found him on stage along side masters such as Calixto Sánchez, Fernando de la Malena and José de la Tomasa. Also performing are singer Pirouz de Caspio from Vancouver and dancer Annette Morcos from Calgary. This concert series will be accompanied by scheduled workshops in all three cities in guitar, dance and song. 

“El Sonido del Silencio” is a two evening engagement on September 13th, 2008 at the University Theatre (University of Calgary Campus, 2500 University Drive SW) at 8:00 pm; and September 14, 2008 at the Westbury Theatre, Edmonton at 7:00 pm