Performing Art – Richmond
CLAVES UNIDOS™ is so pleased to be a part of RAW Artists RVA!
CLAVES UNIDOS, translated United Rhythms, is a collective of independent artists under the artistic direction of founder, Kevin LaMarr Jones who believes that beyond the barriers of race, age, gender, religion and geography, that it is the African presence in the arts that unites the world.
CLAVES UNIDOS will be presenting an excerpt from our recent show Amália.
Amália is a unique theatrical collaboration between CLAVES UNIDOS artistic director, Kevin LaMarr Jones, and fadista (fado vocalist), Bernadette Stephens Cruse. Weaving together evocative movement and the soulful longing of beloved melodies of Portugal and Brazil, Amália portrays a bitter-sweet tale of love and loss. The production features original choreography set to live Portuguese fado music by the Richmond quartet Fado Nosso and special musical guests.
Fado is a rich, intimate and intensely felt music that originated in Lisbon, Portugal in the 19th Century. Fado, meaning fate or destiny in Portuguese, interprets many sides of life, and may be mournful and melancholic, flirtatious and seductive or wistful and nostalgic. An urban folk genre, Fado is often described as “the Portuguese blues” and is known by many to be bittersweet, with heart-wrenching angst and yearning – what the Portuguese call saudade. Come and experience the soul of Fado.