Review: Fiery flamenco served

Osende outstanding in third-annual Valentine’s show

By ELISSA BARNARD
Arts Reporter, The Chronicle Herald
Sat. Feb 16, 2008

"Maria Osende is spellbinding as she takes flamenco dance to a high art form..."

"...Only her black hair is held motionless in a rigid bun. The rest of Osende is caught up in a force field of music and emotion

— her fierce face, long, curling fingers, the spectacular, fluid arms, hips in an angular twist, back arched impossibly back, feet pounding. It’s very exciting and the company got a standing ovation Thursday night..."

"With the Maria Osende Flamenco Co. art illuminates and ennobles a dark world."

View full review

Review for performance Riverport

View the full review

"....On Saturday, the atmosphere didn't take long to develop into a festive mood ...
The music ...accelerated the tempo until Osende's arrival rocketed the audience into another dimension....
Raucous ovations followed both sets on Saturday night..."

Click here to join our newsletter with information about flamenco, upcoming events, classes and workshops.

Best of Halifax, The Coast

We would like to thank you for your support, we made it to 2nd runner up in the BEST DANCE COMPANY category.