Flamenco Rosario in collaboration with Musical Director Victor Kolstee, will be presenting a set of new choreographies by Karen Lugo and Rosario Ancer, in which they deconstruct the art form and challenge the way we perceive flamenco
Date/Time: Sep 22 2017, 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Vancouver, Waterfront Theatre | Event calendarCost: $35.00
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Flamenco Rosario – “NUEVO, NEW, NOVEAU” – In her ongoing exploration of Flamenco, Artistic Director and Choreographer Rosario Ancer, in collaboration with Musical Director Victor Kolstee, will be presenting a set of new choreographies by Karen Lugo and Rosario Ancer, in which they deconstruct the art form and challenge the way we perceive flamenco. Featuring the talented and sensational Madrid-based guest artists Karen Lugo, she will be joined on stage by Rosario Ancer, Victor Kolstee and Flamenco Rosario dancers: Melanie Meyers, Afifa Eidher, Bonnie Stewart, Katia Flores, Megan Asher and Yurie Kaneko, singer Momi de Cadiz (Spain) and percussionist Alvaro Rubio (Mexico).
Flamenco Rosario was founded in 1989 by Artistic Director Rosario Ancer and Musical Director Victor Kolstee. With its Flamenco Festival, mainstage performances, and Cuadro Flamenco series and Professional Training Program, Flamenco Rosario takes pride in creating a platform for Flamenco and young flamenco dancers to flourish in the city of Vancouver. With a loyal, solid and enthusiastic audience, the company usually plays to sold out houses. The company is graced by local talent and guest artists of the highest caliber from around the globe. The company entered a new international phase touring its award-winning production Mis Hermanas in Mexico in 2010, for which Artistic Director Rosario Ancer was awarded the Isadora Award for Excellence in Choreography; she was also honored with The Mayor’s Arts Award 2012” in Dance, as one who captures Vancouver’s rich history and culture, and for making a significant contribution to the creative life in the city and enriching the lives of Vancouver citizens.
As part of Made In BC touring initiatives for contemporary dance, Mis Hermanas completed a spring tour in of 2013 in British Columbia, and the Yukon, to critical acclaim. The company it’s been also selected to tour through British Colombia one of its recent works “La Monarca: The Monarch and The Butterfly Effect” in the spring of 2018.
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