We are excited to announce our new Artist Feature Series! We have given each of our artists a few questions, so that we can all discover a little more about their own flamenco stories. We will be releasing a new feature regularly, so check back soon for more artists.
Our Singers – Joyce Saunders
A chance meeting through mutual friends brought Joyce into our flamenco fold. Now over a decade later, Joyce is a mainstay of the Maria Osende Flamenco Company and has established herself as a talented flamenco singer (cantaora). Her
Our Dancers – Rachel James
Rachel James is the newest member of the Maria Osende Flamenco Dance Co. A seasoned professional flamenco dancer, Rachel made flamenco the primary focus of her professional life years ago and has been a wonderful asset to our flamenco community,
Our dancers – Karen Staples
Dance was a big part of Karen's life growing up in Cape Breton and she has dabbled in most dance forms at some point. Before starting to learn flamenco dance, Karen enjoyed belly dancing for many years. Eight
Our Musicians – Daniel MacNeil
Daniel is one of our flamenco musical super stars. He is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and a guitar virtuoso. To hear some of his music, visit: http://danielmacneil.ca/ What is your relationship with Nova Scotia? I was born here
These are the artists we have featured or collaborated with through the years, and we hope to continue doing so! If you are an artist interested in collaborating with us or performing at our festival, please contact us, we would love to her from you. If you are interested in hiring us for a performance, we can provide you with a great array of options suitable to your needs, find out more.
ARTISTS IN COMPANY PRODUCTIONS
PRINCIPAL DANCER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, CHOREOGRAPHER
Maria Osende
GUEST ARTISTS
Dinuk Wijeratne – piano
Caridad Vega – vocals
David Romero – dance
Jose Vega – guitar
Maria Serrano – dance
Maria Mezcle – vocals
Marcos Marin – vocals
Miguel de la Bastide – guitar
Miguel Tellez – flamenco dance
Symphony Nova Scotia
LOCAL MUSICIANS
Bob Sutherby – guitar
Daniel MacNeil – guitar
Ian MacMillan – percussion
Donald McLennan – violin
Jacques Mindreau – violin, vocals
Joyce Saunders – vocals
Reeny Smith – vocals
Enrique “ el Henry” Rojo – vocals
Anthony Rissesco – violin
Gina Burgess – violin
Kisty Money – violin
Lee Park – violin
Joey Latta – guitar
Chris Cookson – percussion
Andrew Dahms – percussion
Glen Fraser – percussion
OTHER
Anthony Black – theatre director
Randy Glynn – artistic advisor
Jeremy Webb – actor
Nick Bottomley – projection design
To view our theatre productions, please click here.
FEATURED ARTISTS –
FLAMENCO NIGHTS PERFORMANCE SERIES
FEATURED GUEST ARTISTS:
Caroline Plante
Virginia Castro Duran
Liron Man
FEATURED LOCAL GROUPS:
Arabic Fusion – Daniel MacNeil Ensemble
Los Flamencos
Alma Latina
GUITARISTS:
Ayman Amer
Amaito
Bob Sutherby
Daniel MacNeil
Manolo Alvarez
SINGERS:
Cheryl Reid O’Hagan
Enrique ‘el henry” Rojo
Joyce Saunders
Lisa Myers
DANCERS:
Audrey Barber
Colleen Power
Francesca Nardi
Karen Staples
Kiriam Thompson
La Azulita
Linda Palmer
Nathalie Lynn
Rachel James
Our Flamenco Nights also include our “Flamenco Fiestas” in partnership with Flamenco Dance School Maria Osende. The fiestas are a celebration of our community and a platform for upcoming talent and students.
FEATURED ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS
ATLANTIC FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
2007 – 2019
2019 Final edition: premiere by Maria Osende Flamenco Co.
2018 Virginia Castro Duran – dance
2017 Maria Serrano – dance, vocals
2016 David Romero Company
2015 Joaquin Grilo Company, Joaquin Grilo – dance, Carmen Grilo – vocals, Juan Requena – guitar
2013 Miguel Tellez – dance. Ilse Gudiño – dance, Caridad Vega – vocals, Jose Vega – guitar
2012 David Romero – dance, Flavio Rodrigues – guitar, Pedro Obregon – vocals
2011 Miguel Tellez – dance, Maria Mezcle – vocals, Jose Vega – guitar
2010, Maribel Ramos, “la Zambra” – dance, Oscar de los Reyes – dance, Tino van der Sman – guitar, Jesus Corbacho – vocals
2009 Rafael Campallo – dancer, Maria Moreno – dance, Juan Campallo – guitar, Antonio Montiel – percussion, Javier Rivera – vocals, Kinan Azmeh – clarinet, Dinuk Wijeratne – piano, Alex Conde – piano
2008 Inmaculada Ortega – dance, Joaquin Ruiz – dance, Arcadio Marin – guitar, Matias De Paula – vocals, David Vazquez “el Budita” – vocals
2007 Manuel Reyes Maya – dance, Flavio Rodrigues – guitar, Roberto Lorente – vocals
2016 ATLANTIC FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
David Romero – dance
Marcos Marin- vocals
2015 ATLANTIC FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Joaquin Grilo – dance
Carmen Grilo – vocals
Juan Requena – guitar
2013 FALL FOR FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Miguel Tellez – dance
Ilse Gudiño – dance
Caridad Vega – vocals
Jose Vega – guitar
2012 FALL FOR FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
David Romero – dance
Flavio Rodrigues – guitar
Pedro Obregon – vocals
2011 FALL FOR FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Miguel Tellez – dance
Maria Mezcle – vocals
Jose Vega – guitar
2010 FALL FOR FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Maribel Ramos, “la Zambra” – dance
Oscar de los Reyes – dance
Tino van der Sman – guitar
Jesus Corbacho – vocals
2009 FALL FOR FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Rafael Campallo – dancer
Maria Moreno – dance
Juan Campallo – guitar
Antonio Montiel – percussion
Javier Rivera – vocals
Kinan Azmeh – clarinet
Dinuk Wijeratne – piano
Alex Conde – piano
2008 FALL FOR FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Inmaculada Ortega – dance
Joaquin Ruiz – dance
Arcadio Marin – guitar
Matias De Paula – vocals
David Vazquez “el Budita” – vocals
2007 FLAMENCO IN FEBRUARY
Manuel Reyes Maya – dance
Flavio Rodrigues – guitar
Roberto Lorente – vocals
This list is a summary and only shows the highlight guest artists, our festivals also featured local artists.
FUSE FESTIVAL
DANCE. CELEBRATE. EXPLORE
2017 (Canada 150) and 2019
A cross-cultural free outdoor dance festival on Canada Day in partnership with Halifax Regional Municipality. We presented nearly 200 artists (21 dance groups/artist)