Performing in the 2015 Green Show on Friday, October 2

This is their sixth season in the OSF Green Show.

Spanish Flamenco dance, guitar, song, and percussion.

Grant Ruiz (guitar, vocals) is a local musician and teacher who has performed in several Green Shows and plays at the OSF since 2002. He is currently a board member of the Jefferson Classical Guitar Society.

Terry Longshore, PhD (percussion, vocals) has performed internationally and throughout the United States. He performs regularly as a soloist and with several ensembles. He has taught at several universities and currently serves as Director of Percussion Studies at Southern Oregon University. He has performed in several Green Shows and plays at the OSF.

Dúo Flamenco formed in 2007 out of a mutual passion for the art form.

Guest dancer:
Elena Maria Villa, PhD (dance) is a professional flamenco dancer and teacher in Eugene. She has performed and taught flamenco and Arabic-Spanish fusion since the mid-1990s and is also an expert belly dancer.  She is an organizer of the Gypsy Caravan stage at the annual Oregon Country Fair.

Guest guitarist:
Robert "Berto" Boyd  began his musical training on the piano at age 5 and has been playing guitar for over 25 years. A rigorous musician and careful researcher, Berto has studied and performed in Spain and the United States, with some of the world's finest Flamenco and Jazz artists. Born into a family of artists, which includes famed lead singer Brandon Boyd of the multi-platinum band Incubus, he is one of the rare and few Americans who has dedicated his musical dreams to mastering the art of Flamenco and the Spanish Classical guitar. Duo

Flamenco on Community:
We have a small but active flamenco community in the valley, and Terry and Grant form the nucleus.  Elena was a major figure in the flamenco and belly dance scene in Eugene and is now active in Portland. Berto recently moved to Corvallis from Santa Barbara, CA and is focused on being part of the flamenco scene in the Pacific Northwest. Lauren recently moved to Ashland and is already active in the music scene, having performed house concerts, concerts with the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra, and with Duo Flamenco.

We are all interested in reaching out to other members of the musical and dance community who have an interest in synthesis with flamenco.  Other possible groups include salsa, tango, rumba, bellydancing, east Indian dance and fire dancing. Terry and Grant have played Green Shows in 2008-2010 and were very well received. In 2009 we performed without dancers, and while the music stands on it's own, it really comes alive with the dancing.  Terry, Elena, Berto and Grant all have experience collaborating with other musicians, vocalists and dancers in several genres and are open to future collaborations.  In 2010 and 2011 Terry and Grant played a Spanish program with René Millán, which was also very well received.

www.duoflamenco.com
www.bertoflamenco.com