Flamenco Dance Workshop with Flamenco Fire
Dance, percussion, singing and guitar workshops with visiting international artists direct from Spain – dancer Francesca “La Chica” Grima, singer Olayo Jiménez, percussionist Andrej Vujicic – along with renowned guitarist / director – Andrew Veivers and dancer Simone Pope.
Open to Beginners/ Intermediate/Advanced students.
FLAMENCO DANCE - TANK 5
What to Wear:
Female students: Closed toe shoe with a solid heel of at least 3cm, ie. Character style shoe, comfortable pants or full skirt & leotard/ fitted top.
Male students: Heeled shoe or boot (preferable with a heel of at least 3 cm, such as a cuban style heel), comfortable pants and t-shirt or shirt.
Cost: $20 (TO REGISTER CLICK 'BUY TICKETS' AT TOP OF THIS PAGE)
About Francesca ‘La Chica” Grima
Francesca ‘La Chica” Grima began her professional career in the Sevillian tablao Las Brujas and later performed for seven years at the tablao El Paclacio Andaluz, the Sala Sentir Flamenco, the reputable tablao of Curro Velez Tablao El Arenal performing for two years alongside renowned artists such as Carmen Montoya, Loli Flores and El Jarillo and at present at the Auditorio Alvarez Quintero. In 2010 Francesca was invited as a solo artist to participate in the flamenco festival Larachi “Festival de Nuevos Valores” in Seville, Malaga and Paris. At present Francesca is the lead dancer of the Eduardo Trassierra Flamenco Project and FYTY Carillo’s Calle Abierta, performing as part of the “Bienal de Flamenco” in Seville, Spain and touring Belgium and Holland. Francesca has also performed in the Peñas de Guardia as well as companies and flamenco productions such as Don Angel Peralta, Quienes Somos and Sentir Flamenco alongside Rosario “La Tremendita”, Jose “El Tremendo”, Amador Rojas, and Carmelilla Montoya, as well as in the principal role of Carmen Amaya in Juan Vergillos' production La Fuente De Carmen Amaya. For the past 10 years Francesca has been the lead dancer and choreographer of the flamenco company Puerto Flamenco touring extensively and performing in prestigious festivals such as Womad in Adelaide and New Zealand, The Pittsburgh Arts Centre in the USA, Sziget Festival in Budapest, the Sodra Teatren in Stockholm, the Malta Arts Festival, and the Brosella Jazz Festival in Brussels. Francesca runs her own flamenco studio in Seville Spain where she gives courses in flamenco dance technique and bata de cola and has given workshops in Prague, Malta, Holland, Pittsburg USA, Australia, New Zealand, Latvia and Estonia. Francesca joined the cast of Flamenco Fire in 2012.
About Simone Pope
Guided by some of Spain’s finest dancers - including Belen Fernandez, La China, Carmela Greco and Ciro – Simone Pope’s contemporary choreographies transfix the audience with their energy and passion. Founding member of Brisbane based groups Jaleos Flamenco and The Saruzu Quartet, Simone has performed at major festivals, theatres and concert halls from Tokyo to Adelaide, and almost everywhere in between. Simone annually returns to Spain to immerse herself in the technical and artistic directions of flamenco. Simone has choreographed and performed in all previous productions of Flamenco Fire. Al-Andaluz , which premiered at QPAC's Playhouse over 4 nights in 2010 was Simone's first concert length commissioned dance work.
This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland