Juan Ogalla News

Soledad Barrio, Noche Flamenca's celebrated lead dancer and choreographer, brings her usual fire to the role of Antigone, the classical Greek heroine. Daughter of Oedipus and sister of the shunned Polyneices, Antigone follows her heart and defies Creon by burying her brother. Sentenced to death, Antigone then kills herself. Director George C. Wolfe in The New York Times has declared the company "brilliant," and said that "Soledad is a once-in-a-lifetime performer who combines overwhelming physicality and spirituality."

Noche Flamenca performs at Joe's Pub.

Vida Flamenca Productions will present Flamenco Dancer Domingo Ortega, direct from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, in a rare Santa Barbara performance.

The passion of flamenco, the glory of ancient Greece, and ¡duende! The latest program of Noche Flamenca embodies all in their current run through November 9 at the Joyce Theater. Noche Flamenca is Spain's most successful touring company and its greatest exponent of the art of flamenco in both performances and educational programs.

The Joyce Theater will present the return of Spain's most successful and authentic flamenco touring company, Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca, after three acclaimed engagements since 2011. Under the direction of Martin Santangelo, the company will present a program entitled Noche Flamenca y Antigona from tonight, October 29 - November 9.

The Joyce Theater will present the return of Spain's most successful and authentic flamenco touring company, Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca, after three acclaimed engagements since 2011. Under the direction of Martín Santangelo, the company will present a program entitled Noche Flamenca y Antigona from October 29 – November 9. Tickets, ranging in price from $10 - $59, can be purchased through JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or online at www.joyce.org. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street.

Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca will perform at the Joyce Theater through December 15th. Their high-spirited dance and musical performances will excite their audiences.

Returning this December, following two sold-out, acclaimed engagements in 2011 and 2012, Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca will take the stage of The Joyce Theater for an extended two-week season from December 3 - 15, with a program entitled Sombras Sagradas (Sacred Dreams). Tickets are $10*-$69 ($26-$44 for Joyce members) and can be arranged by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or online at www.joyce.org. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at 19th Street.

The award-winning Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company (EESDC) will present the world premiere of Portales featuring new choreographies by three high-powered guest artists from Spain, two of whom also join the acclaimed ensemble for performances April 25-28 as part of Harbourfront Centre's NextSteps at Fleck Dance Theatre during the Canadian Dance Assembly's National Dance Week.

The award-winning Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company (EESDC) will present the world premiere of Portales featuring new choreographies by three high-powered guest artists from Spain, two of whom also join the acclaimed ensemble for performances April 25-28 as part of Harbourfront Centre's NextSteps at Fleck Dance Theatre during the Canadian Dance Assembly's National Dance Week.

Following on the heels of Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company's (EESDC) 30th anniversary year where its production Aguas/Waters was named one of the top five dance shows of 2012 by NOW Magazine, the early months of 2013 are full of excitement and possibility for Esmeralda and the company, which brings the finest flamenco and Spanish Classical Dance to Toronto stages.

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA)honors extraordinary talent in the Toronto performing arts community as they host the 33rd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards tonight, Monday, June 25, at the St. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in the Bluma Appel Theater. As with all awards, BroadwayWorld brings you full coverage of the ceremony. Keep checking back as the list of winners is updated below! And stay tuned in the next couple of days for special photo coverage!

The Fountain Theatre's acclaimed Forever Flamenco! series presents San Francisco-based Caminos Flamencos in an evening of flamenco collaboration and soniquete with a select group of world-class artists. One performance only of "Flamenkeando" will take place at the Gallery Theatre in Barnsdall Park tonight, June 10 @ 8 pm.

The Fountain Theatre's acclaimed Forever Flamenco! series presents San Francisco-based Caminos Flamencos in an evening of flamenco collaboration and soniquete with a select group of world-class artists. One performance only of "Flamenkeando" will take place at the Gallery Theatre in Barnsdall Park on Sunday, June 10 @ 8 pm.

Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company (EESDC) dancer Juan Ogalla received the 2011 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance in the Dance Division for his stellar performance in last season's Espejo de Oro / Mirror of Gold.

Choreographer/dancer and Artistic Director Esmeralda Enrique of Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company celebrates 30 years in Canada with the world premiere Aguas / Waters featuring Juan Ogalla of Spain who received the 2011 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance for his stellar performance in last season's Espejo de Oro / Mirror of Gold. The celebration runs April 19 to April 22 at Fleck Dance Theatre as part of Harbourfront Centre's NextSteps series. Check out the photos of the dance company below!

Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company (EESDC) dancer Juan Ogalla received the 2011 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance in the Dance Division for his stellar performance in last season's Espejo de Oro / Mirror of Gold.

The 32nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards for the 2010/2011 season were handed out in a star-studded ceremony in Toronto on the evening of Monday, June 27 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts' Bluma Appel Theatre, co-hosted by Gemini-nominated comedian/writer/actor Craig Lauzon of CBC-TV's Royal Canadian Air Farce and actress Michaela Washburn, Dora-nominated for her principal role in Theatre Passe Muraille's Such Creatures.

At a press conference held June 7 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 171 nominations for 197 eligible productions that opened between June 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011 for the 32nd annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards which honour excellence in the performing arts in Toronto.

The Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company proudly presents Espejo de Oro / Mirror of Gold, a provocative and captivating evening of flamenco dance and music that reflects tradition and change in some of Spain's unique customs.