Fourth Annual Flamenco Fest:

     Fuego Flamenco IV:

Casa Patas
November 20-22, 2008 at 8:00 pm and Nov. 23, 2008 at 3 pm.

In its fourth annual festival, GALA continues its collaboration with Madrid’s Casa
Patas, the renowned cultural center for contemporary flamenco, to bring Washington
audiences the best of this time-honored art form. Guadalupe Torres and other
internationally acclaimed artists will raise the roof in her four performances of
mesmerizing flamenco. Presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain.

Flamenco en Familia
Saturday, November 29, 2008

Workshops in guitar, castanets and roundtables for children and the entire family led
by leading local flamenco artists, including Lourdes Elias, Jaime Coronado and Edwin
Aparicio. Regular Admission $10. Schedule to be announced.

Edwin Aparicio and Company
December 6 and 7, 2008 at 8pm

This fiery foot-stomping flamenco artist and his outstanding group of dancers,
cantaores, and guitarists from Los Angeles, New York, and Spain will take your breath
away. Aparicio, who has been the anchor of GALA’s festival since its beginning,
combines a highly polished technique with innovative choreography exploring
contemporary themes.

General Admission for Fuego Flamenco IV is $30 and Students & Seniors $20.

Martha Graham Cracker
D.C. Premiere
December 12 and 13, 2008

Enjoy an evening of outrageous theater and live music as Dito van Reigersberg of the
renowned Philadelphia-based Pig Iron Theater Company, struts her/his alter ego in
this hilarious drag cabaret inspired by great divas from Judy Garland to Elton John.
The Philadelphia Inquirer hailed it as “the striking, sultry, sparkly champagne toast of
Philadelphia’s cabaret scene.”

The Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Presented by WPAS at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall

April 6, 2009

This youth orchestra was founded in 1975 and has created new opportunities for
musical excellence in Venezuela. Touring extensively, the symphony is comprised of
young musicians between the ages of 16 and 20. These artists are products of a
system that is of extraordinary social, musical and educational importance in
Venezuela.

Young Playwrights’ Theater Express Tour
May 4-9, 2009

Hear the voice of a new generation! A week of compelling and hilarious short plays,
written by public high school students from throughout D.C. Produced with some of
D.C.’s finest professional actors, director and designers, the Express Tour will engage,
entertain and enlighten with the potential and power of our young people.