Brooklyn Campus Council for the Arts Presents “Navidad Flamenca”

December 02, 2014 BK

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Tuesday, December 2  – The St. Joseph’s College (SJC) Council for the Arts is pleased to announce that for the seventh consecutive year, acclaimed dance group Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana will perform at the College’s Brooklyn Campus as part of its annual “Flamenco in the Boros” tour. Navidad Flamenca will take place on Monday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Tuohy Hall Auditorium located on SJC’s Brooklyn Campus.

For this performance, Flamenco Vivo will explore the celebration of Christmas in Latin America. This event will demonstrate the rich holiday customs of the Spanish-speaking world from Argentina and Mexico to Colombia, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Through music, carols and dance, Navidad Flamenca highlights traditions all united by a single language, and reflects the influences of the Spanish culture throughout the Americas.

This event is free and open to the public; due to limited seating, reservations are suggested. To RSVP, contact Stacey Temple at 718.940.5971 or email [email protected].

ABOUT THE COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
The St. Joseph’s College Council for the Arts is a coalition of students, faculty members and staff who serve as a focal point for SJC’s educational and community outreach programming in the arts. By expanding and integrating campus arts activities, the Council seeks to enhance the public image of the College as a cultural center in Brooklyn and aims to make arts and cultural events more accessible to its students and area neighbors.

ABOUT ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE
St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in more than 29 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs.