Flamenco Vivo 3-Day Schedule in Lafayette

LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – The Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, an American flamenco dance company, brings its floor-shaking dance and music to the Heymann Center at 7:30 p.m. on March 10. Tickets are available at heymanncenter.com.

Organizers share that, for more than 40 years, Flamenco Vivo has been revered as America’s premier flamenco company, creating a grand yet intimate experience that is rich in emotion and movement.

The New York Times has proclaimed a Flamenco Vivo performance as “An uncommonly deft balancing of the individual and the group in flamenco, and solid entertainment to boot.”

Carlota Santana, the company’s founder and director, has been hailed as “The Keeper of Flamenco” by Dance Magazine and honored by the King and Government of Spain with “La Cruz de la Orden al Mérito Civil” for “all the years of passion, excellence and dedication to the flamenco art.”

Carlota Santana is an internationally renowned flamenco and Spanish dance artist and educator. In 1983, she co-founded Flamenco Vivo with Roberto Lorca. Following his death from AIDS in 1987, she was determined to continue their work.

In the decades since, she has led Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana’s growth with a mission to promote flamenco as a living art form and a vital part of Hispanic heritage.

Schedule for Flamenco Vivo in Lafayette

Sunday, March 8

• At 2 p.m., Flamenco Vivo will lead a free public masterclass, open to intermediate and advanced dancers. The masterclass will focus on the fundamentals of flamenco, such as rhythmic clapping, posture  and footwork, giving participants a hands-on introduction to the dance form.
  • Whether a dancer or an observer, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the intricate movements and deep cultural roots of flamenco, guided by expert instructors. Registration for and more information about this event can be made through pasaonline.org
• That same night, the company will be featured at La Noche Flamenca, a four-course Spanish meal paired with wines at the City Club at River Ranch. The gala dinner Tickets are available on pasaonline.org

Monday, March 9

• Flamenco Vivo will appear at Baranco Elementary in the Performing Arts Serving Acadiana’s (PASA) On Stage Afternoons series in a performance for Baranco students, their families and the school’s faculty.

Tuesday, March 10

• Flamenco Vivo will have a daytime performance for eighth graders enrolled in Lafayette Parish Schools. PASA is expecting more than 1,800 students to attend.
• The Heymann Center performance is at 7:30 p.m.

Students at both performances are prepared in advance with the vocabulary, history and rhythms of flamenco.