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Past edition

Spring 2023, our first edition

April 2023, Dairy Arts Center

Antonio Canales, Pastora Galván and Dorantes posing together next to a grand piano. Photo: Javier Caró.

Our first edition took place in April 2023 in Boulder and was a huge success for the cultural life of Colorado. We brought exceptional performances, educational programming and community gatherings to the Dairy Arts Center, the Museum of Boulder, the St. Julien hotel, Corrida and Mateo restaurants and many other places across the city.

Antonio Canales

Antonio Canales is one of the most prestigious and internationally recognized representatives of flamenco. Born in Triana, Seville, in 1961, he is the son and grandson of artists. He studied at the Spanish National Ballet, where he was a soloist, and in 1992 formed his own company. With the Antonio Canales Flamenco Ballet he presented productions such as A ti, Carmen Amaya, Siempre flamenco, Narciso and Triana. Torero, his most representative work, has been performed more than a thousand times in international theaters and was a finalist at the 1995 Emmy Awards. His honors include the 1995 National Dance Award, several Max Awards, the Medal of Andalusia, and the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts 2020 from the Government of Spain. He has shared the stage with Rudolf Nureyev, Maya Plisetskaya, Julio Bocca, Paco de Lucía and Alejandro Sanz, among others.

Pastora Galván

Daughter of the master José Galván and sister of Israel Galván, Pastora (Seville, 1980) has dance in her blood. At fifteen she traveled to the United States for the first time with the San Francisco Flamenco Theater Company. She has danced in the main Spanish theaters and tablaos and in festivals across Europe, Japan, the United States, the Middle East and Cuba. The Seville Flamenco Biennial has hosted her dance in every edition since 1998.

Dorantes

Dorantes comes from a family that has given flamenco many well-known artists: son of Pedro Peña, grandson of María la Perrata and nephew of Juan Peña El Lebrijano. He became a master of an instrument traditionally foreign to flamenco, the piano, and started a musical revolution by raising it to prominence in a world where the guitar is king. With extraordinary improvisation and brilliant orchestrations he reinvented the genre by bringing in the dreamy sensitivity of jazz.

The flamenco harp

The edition also featured a harpist from Jerez who plays seguiriya, soleá, bulerías, alegrías, malagueñas, rondeña, tientos and tangos on the harp, creating a new flamenco language on the instrument. Her roots, her childhood in flamenco Jerez and her mastery of compás make listening to her live a privilege.

Ana Crismán

Born in Arahal, Seville, in November 1996, Ana began playing at ten at her local music school and has received advice from teachers such as Manolo Sanlúcar, Rafael Riqueni, Paco Cepero, Gerardo Núñez and Tomatito. She is studying at the Rafael Orozco Higher Conservatory of Music in Córdoba, and has won first prize at the XII Youth Flamenco Guitar Contest Ciutat de l’Hospitalet (2014) and Best Accompaniment at the II Flamenco Competition La Pringá (2015).

Also on the bill

David de Arahal.

  • A flamenco dancer in motion on a dark stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A grand piano and percussion on a lit stage before the show, seen over rows of empty seats at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A charcuterie board with a BOCO Flamenco card at the opening reception at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A packed audience watching the concert at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The flamenco harpist in a red dress looking up as she plays at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Crew and guests busy in the theater lobby before the show at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A flamenco singer in a blue jacket singing on stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A host serving food at the festival reception at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Percussion set up on stage in front of the audience at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The harpist in a red dress with one arm open to the audience at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The pianist smiling at the grand piano at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A percussionist playing under blue stage light at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
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  • The harpist in a red dress standing beside her harp at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A pianist relaxing at a table in the lobby between rehearsals at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Guests and artists talking at a cafe table at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Festival organizers posing with guests in the lobby at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The pianist at the grand piano, small against a wide dark stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The pianist in a white shirt at the grand piano at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A band playing live at a restaurant at night at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The pianist standing and reaching an arm over the grand piano at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A dancer spinning in a white fringed shawl at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A drummer behind the kit in purple light at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A dancer in a blue dress and the pianist on stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A dancer leaning on the grand piano while the pianist plays at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Audience members clapping along at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Guests with wine at the reception at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A wide view of the pianist and a dancer on the dark stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The cast bowing together in white with guitars at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The pianist and a dancer in a duet at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The pianist at the piano in teal light at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The audience standing to applaud at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A singer in a sequin dress gesturing on stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A family with a festival poster in the lobby at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Red roses next to the festival program table at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The harpist at her harp in stage haze at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A singer and a host holding a child on stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A guitarist and a singer performing in warm light at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A flamenco guitarist seated on a dark stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A dancer in white on stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A guitarist and a dancer in blue light at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A percussionist seated on a cajón at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A percussionist seen in profile at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A guitarist in white seated with his guitar at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A dancer's red shawl and feet in red light at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Two performers in white on a dark stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Guests posing with a child holding a red fan at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A man hugging a child who holds a pink fan at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Performers on stage holding a bouquet after the show at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A singer with a hand on his chest on stage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • An artist signing autographs at a table at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • Two artists laughing together backstage at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The full cast bowing in purple light at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • The cast clapping on stage in white at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.
  • A singer in a sequin dress in teal light at BOCO Flamenco Spring 2023.

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