NIF NEWS
Member Spotlight: Wayne Ching
When I lived in Baltimore I saw my first flamenco performance by a master group, the Edwin Aparicio Flamenco Dance Company, from Washington, D.C. They performed close up to audience on a wood floor accompanied by guitars and singers. I was struck by the way the performers visibly communicated with each other during the performance. I loved the sweat, the energy, the music, the stomping, the music, the costumes, and tradition…
National Endowment for the Arts Grant Awarded to the National Institute of Flamenco
The National Institute of Flamenco has been approved for a $30,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support Festival Flamenco Alburquerque.
Dancing through life: Preeminent professor of flamenco retiring from UNM after 43 years
There is no before and after for University of New Mexico professor Eva Encinias. There’s only always. That’s how long dance has been a part of her life. Her mother, Clarita Garcia de Aranda Allison, owned a dance studio in the North Valley near Edith and Candelaria.
FESTIVAL FLAMENCO ALURQUERQUE: WHY THE "R" IS NOT EXTRA
We should continue to use the 'r' in Alburquerque, and not just in posters and poems.
CFA AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERS FLAMENCO MUSIC AND DANCE CLASSES TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
This program is open to all middle and high school students, and invites young people to study flamenco dance and music extensively with professional artists.
STUDIO UPDATE: NEW FLOORS AND NEW A/V EQUIPMENT COMING SOON!
We are excited to announce that Joaquin Encinias and our Programs team are working to improve our studios and our students’ and teachers’ class experience.
USARTISTS INTERNATIONAL AND THE MID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE YJASTROS: THE AMERICAN FLAMENCO REPERTORY COMPANY AS 2021 GRANT RECIPIENT
USArists International (USAI) and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and has awarded a grant to the National Institute of Flamenco!
NEW MEXICO ARTS SELECTS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO AS 2021 GRANT RECIPIENT
Thank you to New Mexico Arts for selecting the National Institute of Flamenco as a 2021 grant recipient! This New Mexico Arts award will support the 2021 Festival Flamenco Alburquerque.