Oceans Flamenco en Vivo is coming to Bayview

Seattle-based Flamenco artist Savannah Fuentes is bringing her latest show, “Oceans, Flamenco en Vivo,” to South Whidbey.

The show is 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 27 at the Bayview Community Hall.

The water-themed presentation will feature singer/percussionist Jose Moreno and guitarist Pedro Cortes. Both musicians are third generation Spanish Flamenco artists and reside in New York City.

The all-ages performance is the second engagement of a 29-date that tour that begins in Bellingham and ends in Southern California.

Tickets are $22 for general admission, $35 for VIP reserved seating, $13 for students and $7 for a child.

Savannah Fuentes, born in Seattle to parents of Puerto Rican and Irish ancestry, is one of the only touring artists in the Pacific Northwest region with strong links to Flamenco culture. She studies both baile (flamenco dance) and cante (flamenco singing) and has toured across many states.

She has independently produced over 300 performances and workshops featuring internationally recognized Spanish Flamenco artists. She has studied with artists such as Guadiana, Joaquin Grilo, Eva Yerbabuena, El Farru, and Isabel Bayon. She attributes her formation as an artist to her most significant mentor, Maestra Sara de Luis. She continues to evolve as an innovator and performance artist.

Pedro Cortes comes from a family of Spanish Gypsy guitarists and began his studies with his father and the esteemed Flamenco guitarist Sabicas. Having toured professionally since the age of 17, he is gaining international recognition as a soloist and composer.

Cortes is artistic director of his own Flamenco group and also musical director of Palo Seco. He is a third generation Flamenco guitarists and uses the experience passed down to him by his family to maintain the purity of Flamenco while creating new compositions.

Born into a family of famous flamenco artists, Jose began his flamenco career during his childhood years. His debut was at the famous Tablao flamenco Costa Vasca. In 2001, Jose choreographed and performed a collaborative work with his mother Estrella Morena and renowned flamenco singer Carmen Linares with the New World Symphony Orquestra at Lincoln Theater.