25-02-2025
Acclaimed flamenco company to make Maui debut
KAHULUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, one of America's top flamenco companies, will make their Maui debut at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center on March 12 in the Castle flamenco company dates back to 1983, aiming to promote the dance style as a living art form and a vital part of Hispanic heritage. Their goals include producing and performing high-quality dance works, provide arts education to youth and nurture the next generation of flamenco artists and educators.
Flamenco as a dance form originates from diverse influences from Roma, Arabic, Jewish, Spanish, African and Latin cultures, which the company says provides a unique power to build bridges between people.
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana will be performing a commissioned piece by Patricia Guerrero, an internationally recognized flamenco dancer, choreographer and winner of the 2021 Spain National Dance Award. The piece is called 'QUINTO ELEMENTO,' which means 'fifth element,' and will be set to an original score of live music by Francis Gomez.
Guerrero created the piece for the company's six dancers into a fully staged hour-and-15-minute show exploring the fifth element of the earth, ether, which the company says is what we do not see yet is ever-present and makes up the space around us.
Tickets for the performance go on sale at 10 a.m. on Feb. 25, and start at $25. Visit for more information and ticket purchases.
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