Ulrika founded two flamenco dance companies while she was living in the United States. The first comany, Perla Flamenca, was founded in Atlanta, GA, in 2001, and the second, Mirada Flamenca, in Washington D.C. in 2005. Ulrika is very proud to here present information about their previous performances, and she hopes that her dancers will continue on the successful path they once started.
MIRADA FLAMENCA PERFORMANCES - Washington D.C.
Ulrika Frank is proud to present her Washington D.C. based flamenco dance company MIRADA FLAMENCA (flamenco look), which was founded on October 9th, 2005. The dancers are Debra Belo, Sharon García, Renée Gokey, Jackie Perodin, Olivia Rojo, María Roncal, and Nicole Totah .
March 2007
March 10 & 11,
Flamenco Dancer Ulrika Frank presents CAFE FLAMENCO featuring dancers
Ulrika Frank, Mirada Flamenca Dance Co., and Niñas Flamencas de
DC Dance Collective, directed by Olivia Rojo, member of Mirada Flamenca
Dance Co. Vocal: Alfonso Cid Mogaburo, Carmen Deal Delgado and Marija
Temo. Guitar: Ricardo Díaz and Marija Temo.Percussion: Jerry Fields.
Sat Mar 10, 8PM * Sun Mar 11, 5PM at AMERICAN
DANCE INSTITUTE, 1570 E Jefferson Street, Rockville MD 20852. For directions,
visit www.americandance.org.
Tickets at the door $35. Box office opens 1 hr. before the show. Tickets in advance, bought or reserved on or before Fri Mar 9, $30. Ticket reservations: 571.225.4627 only. Note! You may not reserve tickets at DCDC. Ticket purchase: DCDC, 4908 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20016, 202.362.7244. For directions, visit www.dcdancecollective.com. You may pick up your reserved tickets on Sat and/or Sun 1 hr. before the show starts.
October 2006
October 1, Nora López, Dir. of Alma del Arte, is presenting SILUETA ANDALUZA on Sun Oct 1 at 7:30PM at Ernst Cultural Center, Northern Virgina Community College, located at 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22203. Admission:$35, students/seniors $25. For more information and ticket reservation, call 1(800) 494.8497 or please visit www.boxofficetickets.com/alma delarte.
Dancers: Suaya Montoya, Anna Menendez, Sara Jerez Marlow, Ulrika Frank, Juán del Valle, Pastora Flamenco Dance Ensemble and Mirada Flamenca Dance Company. Musicians: Richard Marlow, Roya Bahrami and Behzad Habibzai. Singers: Jesus Montoya and Carlton Ashton.
July 2006
After a successful audition at Dance Place on May
26, 2006, for their New Releases Choreographers Showcase (CONGRATULATIONS!),
the Mirada Flamenca Dance Company will perform
at Dance Place Theater on July 8th at 8PM and July 9th at 7PM, along with
other companies presenting various dance forms. This is Dance Place's
annual showcase of new adjudicated works by established and emerging choreographers
from throughout the DC, MD and VA region. Ticket prices: $20 general admission,
$15 students, seniors, friends, teachers (prek-12) and artists, $7 children
and teens (17 & under). For more information click
here
June 2006
Producer Nora López is presenting FUERZA
Y PASION, MOSAICO FLAMENCO ~ POWER AND PASSION, FLAMENCO COLLAGE on Fri
& Sat June 2 & 3 at 9PM at the Old Town Theater at 815 1/2 King
Street in Alexandria, VA. DC flamenco singers, dancers and musicians are
performing together this flamenco filled weekend. Admission:$30. For more
information and ticket reservation, please visit www.oldtowntheater.com.
Dancers: Edwin Aparicio, Genevieve Guinn, Sara Jerez Marlow, Lourdes Elias,
Ziva Cohen, Estela Velez, Ulrika Frank, Mirada Flamenca Dance Co, etc.
Musicians: Richard Marlow, Michael Perez, Marija Temo, Behzad Habibzai
Singers: David Castellano, Marija Temo, Gerard MorenoGerard Moreno
May 2006
SThe XVI Feria De Sevilla of the Centro Espanol
de Washington, DC, will be held from Noon to 5:00p.m. on Sunday May 21,
at the Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane (Corner of Rockville Pike), North
Bethesda, MD. Metro station: Grosvenor-Strathmore. Free parking at the
Metro garage. FREE ADMISSION!
In addition to the shows on the main stage, there will be some casetas
and a gazebo where the public is invited to dance. As is customary, there
will be casetas serving Spanish foods such as paella, tortilla española,
sangria and other typical dishes from variouis regions of Spain. Artistic
handicrafts will also be on sale. Strathmore is in front of the metro
Grosvenor/Strathmore on the red line. Parking in the adjacent garage is
free and there is a sidewalk and walkway which will take you directly
to the Feria.
Performance program on the main stage:
12:15 OPENING CEREMONY
12:45 SOL DE TRIANA; MANUEL & ANGELA, MIRADA
FLAMENCA DANCE CO. WITH ULRIKA FRANK
1:45 ARTE FLAMENCO WITH NATALIA MONTELEON
2:45 ANA MARTINEZ & PACO DE MALAGA
4:00 FURIA FLAMENCA WITH ESTELA VELEZ
April 2006
Another flamenco show at the Italian Restaurant
Tutto Bene, 501 N Randolph Street, Arlington VA 22203, on Thursday April
27th at 7:30PM. For reservations call 703-522-1005.
The show features singer Jesús Montoya, guitarist Richard Marlow,
percussionist Behzad Habibzai, dancers Sara Jerez Marlow, Ulrika Frank
and members of the Mirada Flamenca Dance Company;
Debra Belo, María Roncal, and Nicole Totah.
March 2006
Mar 23: Flamenco show at the Italian Restaurant
Tutto Bene, 501 N Randolph Street, Arlington VA 22203, on Thursday March
23rd at 7:30PM. For reservations call 703-522-1005.
The show features singer Jesús Montoya, guitarist Richard Marlow,
percussionist Behzad Habibzai, dancers Juán del Valle, Ulrika Frank
and members of the Mirada Flamenca Dance Company;
Olivia Rojo, Renée Gokey and Jackie Perodin.
Mar 4-5: The company will be featured in Ulrika Frank's performance Dentro (Inside) on March 4 & 5, 2006, at Jack Guidone Theater in Washington D.C. The company´s guitarist/percussionist is Behzad Habibzai. The flamenco singer/ guitarist Marija Temo will also be performing with the company in March. They will perform their first achieved choreography Tangos/Bulerías by Frank.
PERLA FLAMENCA PERFORMANCES - Atlanta, GA.
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Perla Flamenca Dance Company was founded by Ulrika Frank in Atlanta in 2001, because she wanted to give her most talented students a chance to perform. Ulrika directed the company until she left Atlanta for Washington DC in August 2004.
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mix a Latinamerican beat with a Persian melody, add a Moorish song and
a Jewish lament, and crown it with some gypsy Andalusian rhythms!
PERLA FLAMENCA DANCE COMPANY presents
RITMOS FLAMENCOS / FLAMENCO RHYTHMS Perla Flamenca – dance Friday, April 23, 2004 at 8 P.M. at Emory University Cannon Chapel, 515 S Kilgo Street, Atlanta GA 30322. Tickets
$15. For reservation please call 404-543-4059 or email.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door from 7pm at the day of the
event. Credit card payment not accepted. No assigned seating. Directions)to
Cannon Chapel and Campus
map
 Perla
Flamenca's Past Performances include: Music Midtown Carnival de Peachtree The Athens Cultural Street Festival The Oakhurst Latin Festival in Decatur Agnes Scott College's Una Noche Bajo Las Estrellas The International Festival at Perimeter College The Cuban Club's Noche Flamenca The group has also been seen at local establishments Eclipse de Luna, Fuego Café, and others. Photographer: Cory Sekine-Pettite
OLAS
FLAMENCAS ~Flamenco Waves~
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