Ensemble Español SPANISH DANCE THEATER
Flamenco, Classical, Folklore, Escuela Bolera & Contemporary
WORLD-RENOWNED SPANISH DANCE COMPANY BASED IN CHICAGO
BOOKING VIDEO
Ensemble Español's mission is the preservation, presentation and promotion of Spanish dance and culture, which includes the exploration of the country’s history and identifies its influence on Latin American art and dance
TALES OF SPAIN
This full-length concert and lecture features 8 – 18 professional dancers, who lead young audiences through the variety of Spanish dance styles, and their historical significance on traditional and contemporary culture. More information
Ritmos Unidos
Ritmos Unidos with Walter Payton
Ritmos Unidos / United Rhythms is a Flamenco dance cross-cultural exchange workshop with Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago to showcase the similarities of the Spanish Flamenco culture and the percussive styles of African and African-American dance. More information
Ritmos Unidos with Build and Christ The King High School
Ritmos Unidos / United Rhythms is a Flamenco dance cross-cultural exchange workshop with Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago to showcase the similarities of the Spanish Flamenco culture and the percussive styles of African and African-American dance. More information
Part of the American Spanish Dance & Music Festival 2024
ETHNIC DANCE & MUSIC SYMPOSIUM 2024
4 days of symposium at Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Recital Hall
education
Our Arts Education Programs provides multi-formatted instruction in the three styles of Spanish dance, including Flamenco, Folkloric, and Classical, to young students and dancers, stressing the historical, cultural, and creative contributions of Spanish dance to the arts. More information
YOUTH COMPANY
The Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Youth Company serves as the pre-professional training program to the organization’s professional company / More information
guest artists
Yinka Esi Graves
Yinka Esi Graves is a British choreographer and flamenco dancer. Her work explores the links between flamenco and contemporary forms rooted in the African diaspora
Concha Buika
Concha Buika is a singer, poet, composer and music producer. Her music draws on a wide range of influences, from jazz and flamenco to pop, soul and African polyrhythm
Phyllis Akinyi
Phyllis Akinyi is a Danish-Kenyan dancer, choreographer, performance artist, and dance researcher based between Madrid and Copenhagen. She works within the realm of flamenco and has spent many years researching and highlighting its African and diasporic expressions
Carolina “Caro” Acuña-Olvera
Growing up in both Southern California and the Bay Area, Caro is a bit of a musical quilt and a musical reflection of the diverse multi-culturalism of the state in which she grew up. She has performed in a wide variety of venues as a vocalist and percussionist. With over 27 years as a professional musician she has toured domestically and internationally, recorded, played in music festivals, street fairs, played for ceremonies, in theaters productions, cathedrals, clubs and charity events.
SYMPOSIUM
SYMPOSIUM: The Black & Brown Roots to Spanish Dance & Music / Part of the American Spanish Dance & Music Festival 2022
With: Diego Alvarez, Concha Buika, Yinka Esi Graves
Moderator: Sekou "Tepaka Lunda" Conde
Phyllis Akinyi at the Ensemble Español's dance studio:
Carolina “Caro” Acuña-Olvera at the Ensemble Español's dance studio:
ensemble español
BOLERO
Since its creation, Ensemble Español’s Bolero has graced some of the greatest landmark theaters in the world to well over one million audience members and been featured in documentaries, television, radio...
MIL CLAVOS
Choreographer Ron De Jesus returns to his roots in a collaboration with Ensemble Español, the company that introduced him to a career he never planned on. De Jesus’ piece, entitled “Mil Clavos” (1,000 Nails), is a fiery, dynamic blend of the modern/contemporary shapes and staging that are now his forte, and the rapid-fire footwork and passionate character of flamenco
PASIÓN OCULTA
This Flamenco contemporary work, set on five couples of Ensemble Español Company dancers by artistic director, Irma Suárez Ruiz, portrays the hidden passions of love and desire. Ruiz set this sensual work to two songs by the all-female electronic string quartet, Escala: “Requiem for a Tower” and “Palladio”
press
"Breathtaking"
- Chicago Tribune
"Phenomenal"
- Chicago Sun-Times
"Amazing… Wowed the audience"
- The New York Times
Ensemble Español brings the heat - Chicago Magazine
Ensemble Español Lights Up the Auditorium Theatre Stage With Dazzling Footwork, Castanets and Exceptional Musicians - WTTW
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