Skip to main content
Intellect

Calo Flamenco brings torrid dance style to de Jong Concert Hall March 23

Phoenix-based Calo Flamenco, a professional flamenco ensemble with more than 15 talented dancers and musicians, will present its hit show “Levanto” Tuesday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Brigham Young University’s de Jong Concert Hall.

The group is one of the largest professional flamenco ensembles in the United States. Tickets prices range from $10 to $15, or $8 with a student ID, and can be purchased online at byuarts.com, by phone at (801) 422-4322 or in person at the Harris Fine Arts Center Ticket Office.

Founded in 2003 by artistic director Martín Gaxiola, Calo Flamenco combines intense choreography techniques by Gaxiola and music composed or arranged by Chris Burton Jácome to create a superior audio and visual experience. In Spanish, “calo” has several meanings: “heat” (short for “calor”) and “mannerism or style of communication” — all of which describe the essence of Calo Flamenco, according to Gaxiola.

The 90-minute program will open with “Por Sentimiento” (With Feeling) and “Me Levanto” (I Rise Up). The program also features “Esperanza” (Hope), “Pensamientos” (Thoughts), “Ritmo-Chanix” and “Sin Ti” (Without You), among others.

Gaxiola has studied flamenco in the United States and Spain with renowned artists including Antonio Granjero, Immaculada Ortega, Dini Roman and Lydia Torea. He has toured the United States with the National Theatre of Performing Arts and can be seen in two PBS television specials.

For more information about the concert, contact Jeffrey Martin at (801) 422-6340 or visit www.caloflamenco.com.

Writer: Ricardo Castro

CALO_GROUP01A.jpg
Photo by Chris Carroll

Related Articles

data-content-type="article"

Wildfires in residential areas are on the rise; why hydrants and the water system behind them were never meant to stop those fires

July 01, 2025
BYU professor Rob Sowby teaches and studies environmental engineering, urban water infrastructure and sustainability. He has particular expertise in the planning, design, construction and operation of public water systems. That expertise has been increasingly important (and regularly sought out) in the wake of apocalyptic wildfires that have taxed those public water systems.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Meet the BYU math student helping make wildfire predictions faster and smarter

June 25, 2025
Using machine learning and math, a BYU student improved a key tool firefighters rely on during wildfire season
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Geology meets history: BYU professor studies WWII shrapnel on Normandy beaches

June 05, 2025
Eighty years after D-Day, BYU geologists uncover lingering WWII shrapnel on Normandy beaches to study how history still shapes the coastline today.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=