REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL is pleased to announce Pilar Rioja's Winter Engagement performing December 3rd thru 18th, 2011. The two-week limited engagement will mark her 39th and final season in New York. Performances will be at Repertorio Español’s Gramercy Arts Theater (138 East 27th Street, btw. Lex. & 3rd). Performances begin Saturday, December 3 at 8pm and continue through Sunday, December 18 at 6:30pm.
Pilar Rioja first debuted at Repertorio in 1973 and has since delighted tens of thousands with her vibrant, dramatic and fiery Flamenco and Spanish dance programs.
As part of the program, Rioja will premiere a new flamenco dance titled "Carretero" performed to a type of song sung by oxcarters. "Carretero" highlights the influence of African and American rhythms on Spanish dance set to music by Cuban composer Guillermo Portabales.
The program will include some of Ms. Rioja's most popular dances including "Bulerías," "Jaleo," "Farruca," Boccherini's "Fandango," and "Habanera."
Choreography by PILAR RIOJA TWO-WEEKS LIMITED ENGAGEMENT DECEMBER 3 – 18, 2011 AT REPERTORIO ESPAÑOL. TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT REPERTORIO.ORG/PILAR
Pilar Rioja's Winter Engagement plays the following schedule:
Saturday, December 3 – 8pm
Sunday, December 4 – 6:30pm
Tuesday, December 6 – 7pm
Friday, December 9 – 8pm
Saturday, December 10 – 3pm
Sunday, December 11 – 6:30pm
Monday, December 12 – 11am
Tuesday, December 13 – 7pm
Wednesday, December 14 – 11am
Thursday, December 15 – 7pm
Saturday, December 17 – 8pm
Sunday, December 18 – 6:30pm
Tickets are $27-50 and are now available online at www.repertorio.org/pilar or by calling 212-225-9999. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at Repertorio Español’s Gramercy Arts Theater Box Office located at 138 East 27 St. New York, NY between Lexington and Third Avenues (Sun-Thurs 10am-7pm | Fri-Sat 10am-9pm).
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