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Activities of MAMI & HIRO in Spain
High appraisal in Spain. Crossing over boundaries...
Mayumi Kagita and Hiroki Sato take an active part not only in flamenco productions in Japan but also in Spain.
Since the show at a live house in Madrid in1999,
they have often performed flamenco in Spain which has been highly acclaimed by audiences and media alike.
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Villamarta Theater, Jerez
Municipal Juan Bernabé Theater , Lebrija
"ARTE Y SOLERA－From the Country of the Rising Sun to Rhythm and Beat in Jerez"
Mami & Hiro Flamenco Dance Company
Dance: Mayumi Kagita・ Hiroki Sato
Mami & Hiro Flamenco Dance Company
Vocal
Antonio de la Malena“El Marín”
Manuel Malena
Mateo Soleá and others.
Guitar
Curo de Jerez , Malena Hijo
Santiago Moreno and others.
Direction・ Stage Composition ・Choreography by Mayumi Kagita ・Hiroki Sato
This is the work that Pure Flamenco is expressed with more intimacy and original creative design and choreography. They revived romance which is not seen any more even in Spain nowadays, and performed in LEBRIJA , the birthplace of romance , and Jerez, home of flamenco.
Received the most prestigious award, a grand prize of The Cultural Affairs Agency Art Festival for the theater production in 2004.
November 6th, 2005
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Below are excerpts from newspapers of flamenco mecca Jerez, when they accomplished their performances at two widelyknown flamenco live houses, “Pena Flamenca la Buleria” and “Pena Los Cernicalos.”
“A crowd gathered at the place to see the performance of Mayumi Kagita and Hiroki Sato who came far away from the oriental country, Japan.
Their accurate techniques and dramatic expressions captured the hearts of audiences, leading to a huge roar of applause that never stopped. |
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| Their major performances at traditional live houses in Spain |
Infanta Isabel
Madrid
Kagita and Sato danced in the Theater
of Isabel as the only dancers from Japan,
among the Lore and other history-making flamenco artists.
2001 |
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Pena
Jerez
The most honorable pena of flamenco
mecca of Jerez invited Kagita and Sato.
Sato says the joy he gets from dancing
there, he cannot find anywhere else.
Although a very tough audience to
please, their applause never ceased.
2000/2002/2003 |
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Casa Patas
Madrid
The most popular live house in Madrid.
Kagita and Sato’s career in Spain began
in this live house. The show which they performed twotimes, was a huge success.
1999/2000/2002 |
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| Copyright 2004 OFFICE DRAGON 2004 ARTE Y SOLERA |
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