A night of intense and exotic flamenco with Lakshmi Basile, direct from Spain. Lakshmi Basile, born in 1982, begins performing at age six with her parents' band 'The Electrocarpathians'. She studied dance through primary, middle, and secondary school at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. She grew up within San Diego's flamenco scene, where her passionate artistic persona began to form and studies classical dance at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Lakshmi moved to Spain at age 20 to further her flamenco studies. She began to work in flamenco clubs (tablaos) and in flamenco events aside great artists such as La Ton?, the Amaya family, Rubio El Pruna, Antonio Moya, La Tana, Carmen Ledesma, Manuel Molina, etc. Her artistic nickname "La Chimi" is her own name contracted and pronounced in a flamenco manner.
She is the first non-Spanish artist to win an award in the flamenco contest, Concurso de las Minas de La Uni?n, in 2011 and the Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de C?rdoba, surprising the best critics with stunning reviews such as -un desgarrador homenaje a los rom?nticos de lo jondo" (a heartwrenching homage to the romantics of pure flamenco) Alberto Garc?a Reyes, ABC.
Admission/Cost:
Saturday, January 23 - 8:00 PM to 10 PM
For more information, please visit: www.brownpapertickets.com
Lakshmi moved to Spain at age 20 to further her flamenco studies. She began to work in flamenco clubs (tablaos) and in flamenco events aside great artists such as La Ton?, the Amaya family, Rubio El Pruna, Antonio Moya, La Tana, Carmen Ledesma, Manuel Molina, etc. Her artistic nickname "La Chimi" is her own name contracted and pronounced in a flamenco manner.
She is the first non-Spanish artist to win an award in the flamenco contest, Concurso de las Minas de La Uni?n, in 2011 and the Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de C?rdoba, surprising the best critics with stunning reviews such as -un desgarrador homenaje a los rom?nticos de lo jondo" (a heartwrenching homage to the romantics of pure flamenco) Alberto Garc?a Reyes, ABC.
Admission/Cost:
Saturday, January 23 - 8:00 PM to 10 PM
For more information, please visit: www.brownpapertickets.com
