Abrepaso receives grant from the Cleveland Israel Arts Connection
Abrepaso Flamenco is excited to announce that we have received funding from the Cleveland Israel Arts Connection to bring in Tel-Aviv born musician and composer Adam Ben Ezra as part of Ni más / ni menos.
Adam Ben Ezra is both composing all new music for the work and will be playing live at the performances. Adam’s musicianship encapsulates many genres and instruments, though he is best known for his unique approach to the double bass. For the past decade, he has been redefining and breathing new life into the double-bass and inspiring many with his flawless musicianship and his striking songwriting, carving out a unique spot for himself in today’s international musical landscape.
PC: Ron Kohen
Adam began playing the violin at age five and picked up the guitar at age nine. Over the years he has added the Piano, Clarinet, Oud, Flute and even BeatBox to his arsenal, largely teaching himself each time. However, it was an introduction to the double-bass at age 16 that truly changed his life, when he instantly fell in love with the instrument’s rich sound. Drawing inspiration from heroes as diverse as Bach, Sting, Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea, Adam made a clear decision to make his compositions current – no matter the tool used. He has consciously added new colors to his palette, incorporating elements of Jazz, Funk, Latin and Mediterranean music into his playing.
Adam brings to life the choreographies by Felise Bagley, Alice Blumenfeld, and Cristina Hall, perfectly capturing the heterodox approach all three women bring to their artistry.
Ni más / ni menos is a bold new interdisciplinary performance that explores the struggle for balance in an increasingly fractured world.
Featuring original music by internationally acclaimed composer and multi-instrumentalist Adam Ben Ezra, this stripped-down, emotionally raw work builds on the critically praised A Periplum. It continues the innovative collaboration between Felise Bagley, celebrated contemporary dancer and founding member of GroundWorks DanceTheater, and Alice Blumenfeld, a national leader in flamenco’s evolution. Along with the duo’s choreography. the work features a new piece by Sevilla-based Cristina Hall, Abrepaso’s first outside commission.
Together, the artists of Ni más / ni menos blend perspectives for work that is rooted, but not bound. Free of stereotypes. Stark, intimate, and electric. Their shared choreographic language and heterodox approach blurs the lines between forms, bringing the tension and tenderness of real human dialogue to life through movement and sound.
Ni más / ni menos invites audiences into a world where balance is never still, where the push and pull of internal and external forces reveals the power of presence, communication, and surrender.
The work makes its Cleveland premiere Nov. 20th and 21st at the Cultural Arts Center at Disciples Church.
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