Fuentes, Amador Jr. bringing Flamenco back to Olympic Peninsula

By Michael Dashiell • March 13, 2024 1:30 am
Photo courtesy of Savannah Fuentes / Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes and singer/multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. of Seville come to the Olympic Peninsula for two performances later this month.
Photo courtesy of Savannah Fuentes / Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes and singer/multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. of Seville come to the Olympic Peninsula for two performances later this month.

Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes makes her return to the Olympic Peninsula, taking the stage once again with singer/multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. at two concerts in mid-March.

Fuentes presents “Volar, Flamenco en Vivo” at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Eaglemount Winery (1893 S. Jacob Miller Road, Port Townsend), and at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, at the Gardiner Community Center, 980 Old Gardiner Road.

Tickets for the Port Townsend show are $27 for general admission, $42 for VIP seating, $20 for students and $12 for children. Tickets for the Gardiner performance are $25 for general admission, $38 for VIP seating, $20 for students and $12 for children. Get tickets at ticketleap.com or savannahf.com.

Fuentes, a Flamenco dancer and producer, has independently produced and danced in more than 400 performances and workshops featuring internationally recognized Spanish Flamenco artists, including Saray Munoz and Jesus Montoya.

Amador Jr. comes from the legendary Amador family, famous for fusing Flamenco with blues, jazz, and salsa music. A powerful singer and guitarist, Amador Jr. also plays piano, bass and percussion.

Photo courtesy Savannah Fuentes / Singer/multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. of Seville joins Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes for two performances later this month on the Olympic Peninsula.

Photo courtesy Savannah Fuentes / Singer/multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. of Seville joins Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes for two performances later this month on the Olympic Peninsula.

Fuentes and Amador Jr. forged a unique artistic partnership, performing throughout Washington state, Oregon, and California since 2019.

“Volar” is a unique blend of authentic Spanish Flamenco music and powerful innovative dance,” Fuentes said.

“Volar means to fly in Spanish,” Fuentes notes in a press release about the concerts. “It represents our basic human need to feel free, to spread our wings, to make our own choices, and to reach our highest potential, not just for ourselves, but for every living being.”

For more about Fuentes, visit savannahf.com.

Photo courtesy of Savannah Fuentes / Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes and singer/multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. of Seville come to the Olympic Peninsula for two performances later this month.

Photo courtesy of Savannah Fuentes / Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes and singer/multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. of Seville come to the Olympic Peninsula for two performances later this month.