HUDSON VALLEY FLAMENCO FESTIVAL “VERANO”
The Hudson Valley Flamenco Festival brings its 8th Annual Flamenco Festival to the Living Room at Full Circle. Let the Hudson Valley Flamenco Festival company transport you to the sun-baked plazas of Andalucía, where the sounds of flamenco echo through the orange trees, play in the salty breezes and lift the hearts of all who are near. Join our full company for two evenings of dance and music celebrating the art and culture of flamenco.
When: Friday, October 2nd | 7:00 PM
Where: The Living Room at Full Circle | 297 Bruynswick Rd. Gardiner, NY 12525
Hudson Valley Flamenco Festival
The HVFF was founded in 2018 when Creative Director, Anna Librada wanted to bring the people’s flamenco, the intimate, familiar culture of dance and music that she experienced while living in Andalucía, to the people of the Hudson Valley. The Hudson Valley Flamenco Festival creates community through the art of flamenco. Included in its company are the masters of flamenco in the United States. Every show is unique, every show explores the full range of the human experience, and every show is unforgettable.
Learn About the Performers
Elisabet Torras Aguilera - Dance
Barcelona-born flamenco and Spanish dance artist Elisabet Torras Aguilera trained at the Conservatory of Dance and Theatre of Barcelona and continued her studies in Madrid with renowned flamenco artists. She has performed internationally across Europe and Asia, including at festivals in Moscow and Brussels, and with acclaimed companies and artists such as Javier Latorre and Manolo Carrasco.
Since moving to New York City in 2013, Elisabet has become a prominent figure in the Tri-State flamenco community, collaborating on performances and projects that bring flamenco to audiences across the U.S.
Xianix Barrera is a Bessie award-nominated flamenco dancer, teacher, and choreographer whose work aims to highlight bold and tenacious female artists and their unapologetically robust femininity. Female empowerment, queer themes, sexual identity and social justice color her choreographic work and create the focal point for the company she founded in 2012; Xianix Barrera Flamenco Company. With a background in ballet, modern, jazz and percussive studies, Xianix has dedicated herself to the lifelong study of flamenco with the masters of the art form in both New York and Spain. Throughout her career she has shared the stage with revered artists such as Isabel Bayón, Raquel Heredia, Rosario Toledo, Soledad Barrio (Noche Flamenca) and Juan Ogalla on some of the most important stages in the world including The Joyce Theater, Lincoln Center, The Red Theater in Abu Dhabi and Cafe Silverio in Sevilla.
Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo is a Mexican flamenco guitarist who started playing different music styles when he was 6 years old and began playing flamenco at 13. This art form has led him to speak through his instrument, expressing emotions without words.
Ricardo attributes a significant portion of his flamenco guitar skills and compositional training to Adrián Juárez, Mauricio López, and Josué Tacorente, Mexican flamenco guitar players, as well as Juan Campallo and José Luis Medina, well-known flamenco guitar players from Spain.
He’s been a musical performer, musical director, and composer at different festivals across the Americas.
He’s performed in various flamenco festivals and also recorded his guitar music with renowned artists of several music styles, such as Marjorie de Sousa, Juan Gabriel, Mariana Seoane, and Susana Harp.
Teaching and sharing his knowledge have always been important aspects of his flamenco journey, helping others understand and be captivated by the richness of this complex yet remarkably stunning art form, flamenco.