Mozaico Flamenco

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Mozaico Flamenco presents “Flamenco Dim Sum”.

What can you expect? Colourful rainbow ruffles, fluttering Spanish fans, rapid-fire

footwork and soulful music, “Flamenco Dim Sum” features some of Canada’s most

accomplished Asian flamenco artists including guest guitarist from Victoria, Jake “El

Chinito” Lee, singer/cellist Cyrena “La Sirena” with Mozaico Flamenco’s matriarch and

Vancouver’s flamenco dancer, Kasandra “La China”. “Flamenco Dim Sum” promises

an evening of intimate cuadro flamenco featuring improvisational flamenco dance

with the spontaneity of live musicians. We welcome the power of percussion with

Davide Sampaolo on cajon (flamenco drum box) and even more dancers, Kara Wiebe

and Andreana Karogiannis.

Flamenco originates from the sunny south of Spain, Andalucia, and is known for its rich,

passionate multicultural roots -- Roma, Spanish, Andalucian, Moorish and Arabic. Well,

Vancouver has quite a multicultural mix of our own! We take the Flamenco temper

and mix it with authentic expressions of our Canadian artists of Chinese, Greek, Italian

and European backgrounds in “Flamenco Dim Sum”.

What is “Dim Sum”, you might ask? Time to google it because you are missing out!

“Dim Sum” is one of the great meals in Chinese culture at the intersection of breakfast,

brunch and late lunch! Vancouver connoisseurs of Asian dining all know that our city is

famous for its awesome “Dim Sum”. If the Spanish make “tapas” to share, the Chinese

wheel carts laden with dumplings, noodles and steamed buns around to tables as

diners linger over tea. Anything goes in this meal. You keep ordering “this and that”

until you ready to roll out the door. In this spirit, Mozaico Flamenco performs “this and

that” including our traditional flamenco dances including Fandangos, Seguiriyas,

Tangos and Bulerias, and then mix in some contemporary surprises.

Dancers

Kasandra “La China”, Artistic Director, Bailaora

Kara Wiebe, Flamenco Dancer

Andreana Karogiannis, Flamenco Dancer

Music

Jake Lee, invited guest artist, flamenco guitarist

Cyrena “La Sirena”, singer

Davide Sampaolo, cajon