Noche flamenco soledad barrio biography

Mission

The mission of Noche Flamenca is to create a diverse theatrical body of performance through song, music, and dance that expresses a rigorous, spell-binding aesthetic in the form of flamenco; one that exceeds the highest artistic expectations.

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Over the past 30 years, Barrio has served as the principal dancer and instructor with Noche Flamenca, the company she co founded with Martín Santangelo in 1993.

Soledad barrio age

Soledad Barrio is a Spanish flamenco dancer.

“These dances I had learned in Spain in 1923, before any of these children were born I did get into full make up and costume and appeared on.

The company strives to captivate its audiences through its live performances and to evoke in them the vivid and expansive sea of passion and emotion that is flamenco. Through its educational outreach and residency programs, the company seeks to educate and enlighten persons of all ages, races, and economic backgrounds regarding the authentic form of flamenco – a form born of ancestral cultural repression and racial expulsion.

Background

Formed in by Martín Santangelo and his Bessie award-winning wife, Soledad Barrio, Noche Flamenca has been hailed by critics everywhere for its transcendent and deeply emotional performances.

Born of passion and the desire to present the authentic form of flamenco to audiences t