F for Flamenco brings top international flamenco singers, dancers, guitarists and percussionists to Toronto and puts them onstage with the best in Canadian flamenco. We’ve curated four incredible nights of music and dance that celebrate diversity, collaboration, improvisation and the passionate intensity that comes with vibrant new creations.
PERFORMANCES
F FOR FIESTA
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 8pm
DROM Taberna
Celebrate the opening of the festival with FabCollab and all of the festival’s performers! Enjoy an encounter with nomadic flamenco music performed live, accompanied by DROM Taberna’s renowned Eastern European cuisine. A pass-the-hat event, no charge for entry!
F FOR FERIA
Friday, April 5, 2024 - 8pm
918 Bathurst
FabCollab presents the award-winning dancer Isaac Tovar (Seville) with a cast of international and Canadian stars in a performance that pays homage to spring, rebirth, and the fun-filled traditional Sevilla spring fair known as Feria.
FabCollab presents a rare all-woman flamenco gala, featuring the internationally renowned dancer Irene La Sentío (Seville), celebrated guitarist Antonia Jiménez (Madrid), spectacular Madrid percussionist Nasrine Rahmani, and Barcelona singing sensation Laura Marchal, along with an all-star cast of Canadian dancers, singers and musicians. This promises to be a spectacular and powerful performance that pays homage to the women who have inspired these artists.
F FOR FLAMENCA
Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 8pm
Paradise Theatre
in collaboration with
F FOR FAMILIA
Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 4:00pm
BSMT254
FabCollab and Tablao Flamenco Toronto present an intimate matinee performance by some of Toronto’s most treasured flamenco performers, including dancer Kiyo Asaoka, who will perform an original piece that honours her Japanese cultural heritage, accompanied by musicians from Ten Ten Music Collective. Come for the show and mingle with the festival artists, who will be in attendance at this favourite underground venue. Let’s celebrate the close of the festival together.
WORKSHOP
4-day Workshop with
Dancer Irene La Sentío
April 3, 4, 5 and 7
Co-presented by FabCollab and Toronto Flamenco Workshops, this intensive four-day workshop with Irene La Sentío offers intermediate and advanced flamenco dancers the chance to learn from a true master of the genre, and a generous, thoughtful and inspiring teacher. Save the date - registration will open soon!
If you’d like to take a private class with any of the artists (dance, guitar, singing, percussion), please get in touch with us at team@fabcollab.ca and we’ll be happy to help facilitate this.