A spectacular night of music and dance

Friday night’s audience for the performance by acclaimed Arrebato Ensemble was delighted, entertained and impressed by the group’s concert.

All the colour and excitement of flamenco music and dance was on stage at the Riverside room.

The Arrebato Ensemble was brought to Narrabri by the Friends of The Crossing Theatre.

Arrebato Ensemble presents ‘contemporary flamenco with edge’.

Paula Ryan, Leo Kolmajer, Greg Alfonzetti and Helen Madden. Paula Ryan, Leo Kolmajer, Greg Alfonzetti and Helen Madden.

LEFT: Rhys Cornock, Colin and Maree Tann and Julia Barnes. LEFT: Rhys Cornock, Colin and Maree Tann and Julia Barnes.

below: Jane and Peter Bell with Byron Mark, a member of the band - and also a friend of Jane and Peter Bell’s son-in-law. below: Jane and Peter Bell with Byron Mark, a member of the band - and also a friend of Jane and Peter Bell’s son-in-law.

Among the audience at the flamenco performance, Lyn Duncan, Maree Tann and Nicholas Payne. Among the audience at the flamenco performance, Lyn Duncan, Maree Tann and Nicholas Payne.

Marcela Lopez, Marilyn Collins and Megan Duncan. Marcela Lopez, Marilyn Collins and Megan Duncan.

Led by top flamenco guitarist Greg Alfonzetti and Damian de Boos-Smith (cello and guitar), the long-time collaborators are joined by Byron Mark (cajon, percussion and piano), and dancer Chachy Peñalver, founder and director of The Sydney Flamenco Studio.

This lineup created passionately moving performances combining incisive ensemble playing, masterful solos and the beauty and power of flamenco dance.

For the audience, the performance was an experience long remembered.

The Arrebato Ensemble performed again on Sunday at the Nosh Narrabri Long Lunch.

The Friday night performance was presented by the Friends of The Crossing Theatre in association with Musica Viva Australia and funding to subsidise the show comes from the Australian Government, Australia Council for the Arts and Create NSW.