Ellen Gibling (Dancer & Musician)

Ellen began dancing flamenco in K’jipuktuk/Halifax as a teenager with Eveline Benais, and continued her studies in Quebec with Sarah Vincent at the Académie Flamenca de Montréal. 

Since returning to the east coast, Ellen has been studying with Maria Osende, and she is delighted to be performing again with Atlantic Flamenco!

Ellen is also an incredibly talented harpist. She holds a BMus in classical harp performance from McGill University, and an MA in Irish traditional music performance from the University of Limerick.

Her recent solo harp album The Bend in the Light (2022) garnered Ellen a nomination for the Canadian Folk Music Awards’ Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year, as well as for Music Nova Scotia’s Traditional/Roots Album of the Year. Ellen has played with Symphony Nova Scotia and has toured with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. She performs regularly with both local and national ensembles and folk groups.

Ellen will be dancing and playing in Between Shores.  Our Seville’s Spring Fair 2025 Show  Premiere.