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Join Associate Artistic Director EmiliOchando and Executive Director Hanaah Bates for an info session to learn more about the 2026 Flamenco Certamen USA application process and program offerings!

Monday, June 15 @ 6pm EST
Register for the Zoom at the link in our bio! A recording will be shared with all registrants so if you can’t make it live, submit your questions in advance and we’ll cover them during the Q&A!

Contact [email protected] with any questions and hope to see you Monday!

Photo by Lisa Greenberg

💃Hear from Maitri Acharya about her Certamen Experience!💃

"I had the privilege of competing in the 2025 Flamenco Vivo Certamen Competition Estudio Level and was grateful to receive a scholarship to continue my training in Sevilla. I now see that the competition was not an endpoint, but the beginning of new opportunities and artistic growth. The experience encouraged me to think more broadly about my path, take creative risks, and pursue further development as an artist.In the months that followed, I applied for local arts programs and am fortunate to be selected for the Durham Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant and the NC Dance Festival Artist-in-Residence Program.

The momentum I gained through Certamen continues to shape my work. It has given me a renewed sense of purpose as I continue to train, create, and share my work with others."

FLAMENCO CERTAMEN USA Applications are due Monday, June 29th at 11:59PM

Applications & more details are available here: https://flamenco-vivo.org/evolucion/flamenco-certamen-usa/

Photo by Lisa Greenberg

UP NEXT: Encuentro Flamenco with Yinka Esi Graves

Encuentro Flamenco returns for a conversation and exploration with Yinka Esi Graves (), a British dance artist and creator based in Spain whose practice excavates the links between flamenco and other contemporary forms through the lens of the African diaspora. Her debut solo work, The Disappearing Act, has been presented at the Nîmes Flamenco Festival, Tanz Im August, the Avignon Festival, and the Chaillot National Theatre’s Flamenco Festival in Paris, and this June New York audiences can see it at the Contemporary Dance Festival. Join us for an intimate conversation and hands-on exploration as Graves shares the historical threads, personal experiences, and artistic questions that have brought her to flamenco and through it.

Monday, June 22nd at 7:30pm
Soho Pilates - 132 Crosby Street, 8th Floor
Tickets at link in bio, this event is FREE for NYC Flamenco Passholders!

🌹CERTAMEN APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!🌹

Apply for the Flamenco Certamen USA 2026 now! Finalists are chosen to compete in THREE categories: Estudio (student), Tablao (Advanced) and Escenario (Professional). Finalists will be chosen in each category to prepare and perform a solo accompanied by live music at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater at Symphony Space (NYC) on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

For more information check out our Certamen Page: https://flamenco-vivo.org/evolucion/flamenco-certamen-usa/

Application available HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEGV0-217F9uci4GyCeBzX3HPhUvX-hdmEZ93Luh3h3icArQ/viewform

🌹SPRING FLAMENCO MARKET IN NYC🌹

Sun, May 24 | 10am-3pm
📍El Barrio Artspace, NYC

Xianix Barrera (Xianix Barrera) , longtime Flamenco Vivo collaborator, hosts her annual Flamenco Market this spring, a community favorite for dancers, musicians, and aficionados alike. It's the perfect opportunity to pass along your gently used flamenco costumes, shoes, accessories, and instruments, to someone who will give them new life. It's also the place to find a treasure that's new to you.

📣 WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Masterclass with Olga Pericet
Wednesday, May 27th 3-5PM @ Flamenco Vivo Studios

Train with one of flamenco’s most celebrated and boundary-pushing artists. National Dance Award winner and three-time MAX Award recipient Olga Pericet () brings her singular artistry to our studios for a masterclass focused on soleá por bulerías, the final guest workshop before our studio closes its doors on May 28th.

This is a rare opportunity to work closely with an artist at the pinnacle of her craft, and to be part of a meaningful final chapter in our studio’s history.

Limited spots available. Open to intermediate/advanced and advanced dancers.

$60 advanced registration
$75 walk up

Reserve your spot: https://flamenco-vivo.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/ #/instances/a0FUj00000JiUQrMAN

✨$10/HR STUDIO RENTALS AVAILABLE THROUGH MAY 28th!✨

The discounted $10/hr rate is only available for rehearsals, not for teaching classes, private lessons or in-studio performances. The hours are distributed on a “first-come, first-served” basis, meaning hours will go to organizations in the order they are booked. Hours end on May 28th, so act now!

This subsidy was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Book Space HERE: https://flamenco-vivo.org/studios/

Meet the musicians joining Karen Lugo next week at SOHO LIVE!

No esTABLAO brings together three extraordinary artists for an evening of live, unrehearsed flamenco encounters.

Panagiotis Andreou () is a Greek-born, 2x Grammy-winning bass player and one of New York’s most sought-after creative musicians. A founding member of the New York Gypsy All-Stars, he moves fluidly across electronic jazz, Latin, Balkan, and world music traditions.

Ricardo Sanchez () is a Mexican flamenco guitarist born in Guadalajara, celebrated for his ability to bridge flamenco with other musical traditions and incorporate new sounds into his work. A performer, composer, and musical director, he has brought his artistry to festivals across the Americas.

Together with Flamenco Vivo Guest Artistic Director Karen Lugo (.7), they take the stage with nothing agreed upon in advance. No setlist. No script. Just the improvised spirit of flamenco pushed into new territory.

This is flamenco unbound.

📍 SOHO Live, Lower East Side, NYC
📅 Thursday, May 14 at 8pm
🎟️ Tickets at the link in our bio!