carmen de torres Biography
photos: Carmen de Torres teaching the course
Artes Escénicas en Flamenco by REDES
(Polígono Sur)
She has performed in countries such as Canada, United
States of America, Sweden,
Finland, Italy, Switzerland,
Germany, Poland, Russia,
Spain and England.
Among her work, we would like to mention performances such
as La Bienal de Flamenco
de Sevilla, Tour of Peñas Flamencas of Seville organized by the Federation of
Peñas Flamencas de Sevilla and yearly tours in theatres of Germany and
Switzerland.
During her career she has been busy touring Canada teaching intensive workshops and
performing in the cities of Winnipeg and Vancouver. She has performed
during the past 6 years at the Feria de la Mujer in Seville which takes place
every March at El Casino de la Exposcion, Palacio de Congresos and Relaes
Atarazanas and Plaza Nueva. Performances at the Feria de Abril de Sevilla at the
Casetas del Ayuntamiento. Yearly festivities such as La Cruz de Mayo del
Casco Antiguo de Sevilla, Flamenco Festivals in Seville such as the
Festival de Lora del Río, Festival de Castilleja de la Cuesta, Festival Flamenco de Villanueva del
Ariscal, performance at the Centro Cívico del Cerro del Águila Sevilla under
the program Sevilla a
Escena organizad by The Ayuntamiento de Sevilla Área de Cultura. She has practically dedicated all her
life to teaching also. She has been teaching at her own studio in Seville for ten years, now moved to Castilleja de la
Cuesta, besides that she has been teaching for the last 6 years the annual
course of Formación de Formadoras en Arte Flamenco
for the Delegación de Igualdad del
Ayuntamiento de Seville. She has also been in Moscow teaching master classes to more than
50 students in each course, and performing as guest artist at the Costa Del
Flamenco Dance Company. She has worked Flamenco documental for the
National Moscow Television. She also works in flamenco documental done by
the National China Television filmed in Seville.
The last few years she
has been teaching master classes of flamenco dance and song (cante) at the Manuela
Kämpf Flamenco School
in Bern, Switzerland, She has been teaching
at such school for the last 12 years. She has taught the course of ARTES ESCENICAS
EN ARTE FLAMENCO
in Polígono Sur better known as 3000 viviendas, organized by REDES, Ayuntamiento de Sevilla.
She coordinated the whole program as well as teaching flamenco dancing, singing
and history the production that came out of this work was titled Así Somos it
has been presented at the Universidad de Sevilla el Teatro de la Politécnica, also at Facultad
de Psicología, and at Centro de
Arte Contemporáneo de Sevilla. Since
the last 10 years she has been doing tours in Germany and intensive master courses
for professionals and
intermediate levels of flamenco dancing and singing also performances in theatres all over
Germany: Nürnberg, Villa Leon, Schweinfurt, Disharmonie, Schwäbisch Hall, Alte
Schlachthaus, Frankfurt, International Theatre, Würzburg, Julius Spital, Wuszburg, Elmshon, Bremen, Kiel, etc. y Hamburgo en el Festival Flamenco. She
has also visited Enmgland this year to do a workshop and performance. Tour of Canada presenting the production (The Four Winds)
and master classes for Rosario Ancer Flamenco Company based in Vancouver. Toured the United States also teaching master classes and
performances in Lumpoc and University of Santa Barbara,
California and Macallen, Texas.
. Tour in Russia with the whole company of 25 sharing stage with the world famous pianist Yuri Rozum, One of
the best piano players in Russia and performing in places such as:”Manezh”
arena; Shchelkovo, Hall of the House of Cosmonauts, Zvezdny Gorodok (Star City)
or he closing ceremony along with the artists Yuri Rozum, Bolshoi Opera
soloists, “Talisman” Group 2006
A One Day of Flamenco
One hour of dance
class.
One hour of singing
class.
One hour of Flamenco
Theory and History.
One hour long
performance with the schools advanced students.
72 Euros per person
This program can be
organized for a minimum of 15 people in a group
For more information
contact 0034 954164744
