Ricardo Garcia Rubi from Madrid @ La Cantera - Flamenco Theater

Feel the rhythm, passion, and fiery moves of flamenco—join us in person at La Cantera

Flamenco Fever comes to La Cantera Join us in person for an exciting event full of flamenco spirit. ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Get ready for an evening of fiery guitars, hand claps and irresistible rhythm. Flamenco Fever specializes in world-class, authentic flamenco. For this special night, these artists take over La Cantera in Kellser Park for an Autherntic Flamenco night

• Award-winning guitarist and composer Ricardo Rubí
• Director, singer and dancer Julia Alcántara
• Dancer Genevieve Obregon
• Guitarist, percussionist and dancer Charles “Luckie” Johnson
• Master percussionist Jamal Mohamed

Expect sun-soaked Andalusian grooves, soaring vocals and the kind of rhythm that makes it impossible to stay in your seat.

Pair great music with a great steak, a glass of wine and good company. It’s a Thursday night that feels like a trip to the south of Spain.

Reserve your table early. This one will fill up.

MEET THE ARTISTS

Ricardo Rubí – Guitar
Ricardo Rubí is a guitarist, composer and arranger working where flamenco, jazz and contemporary composition meet. Born in Rome in 1994, he earned top marks in jazz guitar at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia. He studied flamenco with masters Manuel Montero Miranda, José Antonio Rodríguez and Carlos de Jacoba. His big band work Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde took First Prize at the Barga Jazz International Composition Competition.

He has toured Spain with a flamenco tribute to Miguel Hernández, joined the cast of Madrid’s Essential Flamenco tablao, and scored Nozze di Sangue, a Lorca adaptation starring Lina Sastri. In 2022 he played the Texas Flamenco Festival at Dallas’s Majestic Theater alongside Jorge Pardo. Today he lives in Granada, where he performs daily in the city’s leading tablaos. His 2024 debut album, Ricardo Rubí, produced by Carlos de Jacoba, marks him as a distinctive voice in flamenco’s new generation.

Julia Alcántara – Director, Vocals & Dance
A Texas native, Julia Alcántara is a dancer, choreographer and producer who has championed flamenco in Dallas since 1998. She trained at the University of New Mexico. She is the artistic and executive director of Ida y Vuelta / Flamenco Fever and founder of the Texas Flamenco Festival. She has danced in The Dallas Opera’s La Vida Breve, at San Francisco’s Palace Theater and at World Cup opening ceremonies. Her company was the first American flamenco company invited to Málaga’s International Festival.

Genevieve Obregon is a flamenco dancer, choreographer, and educator based in San Antonio,

Texas. She began dancing flamenco and folklórico in childhood and has since performed as a soloist and company member with ensembles across Texas and the U.S., including Arte y Pasión, Austin Flamenco Dance Company, and Maru Montero Dance Company. Her work is rooted in traditional flamenco while shaped by ongoing artistic research in Seville and Madrid, as well as study at the Flamenco Festival Internacional de Albuquerque. A finalist and runner-up in the Flamenco Vivo Certamen (Tablao Division), Genevieve has completed residencies and mentorships in New York under Isaac Tovar and Florencia Oz. Beyond performing, she is deeply committed to teaching and community-building, instructing through the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and the Armed Services Arts Partnership, and producing grassroots performances and artist residencies that strengthen San Antonio's flamenco community.

Charles “Luckie” Johnson – Guitar, Percussion & Dance
Known on stage as Luckie “El Abejorro,” Charles Johnson is a key artist with Dallas’s Flamenco Fever. He performs as a guitarist, dancer, backup singer and percussionist, and teaches flamenco guitar for the company. He has shared the stage with Julia Alcántara and international guests from Spain and Argentina. His rhythm and versatility drive the heartbeat of every show.

Jamal Mohamed – Percussion
Lebanese-born master percussionist Jamal Mohamed is a Dallas legend. He has performed with Sting, Mark O’Connor, Toumani Diabaté, Giovanni Hidalgo and many other well-known artists. A virtuoso on the doumbek, the Arabic goblet drum, he brings innovative jazz and Latin styles to this ancient instrument. Toca Percussion even makes a line of “Jamal” signature drums. As a founding member of the award-winning percussion group D’Drum, he collaborated with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer Stewart Copeland of the Police and the Dallas Symphony. He teaches percussion at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts and leads his own world music group, the Jamal Mohamed Ensemble.