Sunday Salon Series
Let’s bring Flamenco to the Community!
Mozaico Flamenco brings intimate flamenco shows to North Vancouver’s Anne MacDonald Studio. Our next performance is Ehab Guitarrista Ensemble, March 2nd, 2025.
The audience will enjoy authentic, spontaneous “Cuadro Flamenco” shows with the crackling handclaps and spirited stomping of fiery flamenco dancers, rhythmic guitar and soulful singer.
Flamenco originates from the sunny south of Spain and is famous for temperamental, passionate expression.
Mozaico Flamenco creates the ambience reminiscent of the Spanish cafes or “tablaos” in Andalusia in the Lonsdale neighbourhood.
For 28 years, the lower mainland has enjoyed live flamenco in the restaurant scene, producing an entire community of seasoned professional dancers, singers, guitarists and musicians.
Did you know Vancouver is a major epicenter for flamenco in North America? During the pandemic, we have seen all live flamenco activity cease due to closures and uncertainty of the restaurant industry.
The intention behind the “Sunday Salon Series” is to revitalize the vibrant Flamenco community of dancers, singers, guitarists and musicians and share the art with a live audience, as flamenco was always intended!
The audiences will enjoy being part of this informal atmosphere, participating with “palmas” handclaps and “jaleos”, enthusiastic shouts of encouragement “Ole”!
“We want to bring back Live Flamenco because that is what we do best. Flamenco does not depend on being in the theatre with fancy lighting and technology.
Quite the contrary, we just need each other,” says Kasandra Lea whose stage name is Kasandra “La China”, flamenco dancer and organizer, “Flamenco is an interactive art form that relies being face-to-face.
It is about the chemistry between the artists and live, spontaneous interaction with the audience. It is about co-creating in the moment, being inspired and seeking that ever-elusive moment of ‘Duende’ where synergy is created. That is the heart of flamenco!”
Sunday Salon Series
Launching the Sunday Salon Series, fiery passionate flamenco song, music & dance performance by Mozaico Flamenco.
Mozaico Flamenco’s “Sunday Salon Series” will continue the first two Sundays of the month for the remainder of the year.
Act 1 starts at 7:30pm. 45-50 minutes professional show, followed by a Question and Answer period over wine for $5, so the audience can meet the artists.
Act 2 starts at 8:30pm and continues in a community circle, like the tablaos in the caves of Sacromonte, Granada.
Flamenco is a vibrant art form that lives on audience interaction in the form of handclapping and shouts, OLE! Celebrate this wonderful event with Mozaico Flamenco. Be ready for anything!
We encourage everyone to get dressed up in flamenco flamboyance to celebrate, whether that is a flower in the hair or polka-dot dress, but if you have neither, just come with your voice and clapping hands.
We are grateful to the BC Arts Council for keeping the Arts alive in British Columbia. Let’s bring back the Arts to the Community!
Upcoming Performances
Let’s bring Flamenco to the Community!
Mozaico Flamenco brings intimate flamenco shows to North Vancouver’s Anne MacDonald Studio.
March 2nd, 2025 at 7pm
Mozaico Flamenco presents
Ehab Guitarrista Ensemble
Get ready for a night filled with passionate music and mesmerizing performances at the Anne Mac Donald Studio! Join us for an unforgettable evening with the talented Ehab Guitarrista Ensemble featuring soloist Ehab Guitarrista with Lache Cercel (gypsy jazz violin), Davide Sampaolo (percussion), Gareth Owen (flamenco guitar) and Kasandra “La China” (bailaora). Be swept away by virtuosic guitar, powerful rhythms and soulful melodies which transport your heart and soul. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to experience the beauty and energy of flamenco guitar with world music, jazz and gypsy influences, up close and personal!
Anne MacDonald Studio
Presentation House Theatre 333 Chesterfield Ave North Vancouver, BC
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Tickets $45
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Donations
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Past Performances
We brought Flamenco to the Community!
Mozaico Flamenco brought intimate flamenco shows to North Vancouver’s Anne MacDonald Studio the first two Sundays of each month.
May 1, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco presents
Flamenco Dim Sum
Featuring: Kasandra “La China”, Andreana Karogiannis, Kara Wiebe (dancers), Jake “Chinito” Lee (guitar), Cyrena “La Sirena” (singer), Davide Sampaolo (percussion)
May 8, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco features: Jhoely Triana, Amber Rowell (dancers), Peter Mole (guitar), Jafelin Helten (singer), Davide Sampaolo (percussion), and Kasandra “La China” (Creative Director, Bailaora)
June 5, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco features
Michelle Harding, Lia Grainger (dancers), Peter Mole (guitar), Oscar Nieto (singer)
June 12, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco features a night of “Cante Jondo”
Featuring Jafelin Helten (singer), Gary Hayes (guitar), Kasandra “La China” (dancer), Oscar Nieto (MC)
July 3, 2022
Canada Day Celebration
Mozaico Flamenco presents “De Ida Y Vuelta”
Featuring Kasandra “La China” (dancer), Jafelin Helten (singer), Josue Tacoronte (guitar), Davide Sampaolo (cajon)
July 10, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco presents “Rumba Rumble”
Featuring Josue Tacoronte (guitar), Davide Sampaolo (cajon percussion), Kasandra “La China” (flamenco dancer), Joel Hanna (Irish tap dancer)
August 7, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco presents “Rumba Rumble”
Featuring: Josue Tacoronte (guitar), Davide Sampaolo (cajon percussion), Kasandra “La China” (bailaora) with Oscar Nieto (MC)
August 14, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco presents “Tres Flamencas”
Featuring: Carmen Romero (bailaora), Kasandra “La China” (bailaora), Veronica Maguire (singer), Gareth Owen (guitar)
September 11, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco presents “Community Night”
Featuring: Kelty McKerracher (singer), Peter Mole (guitarist), Oscar Nieto (MC), Kasandra “La China” (bailaora)
October 2, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco presents
Mozaico Flamenco Retrospective and Celebration
Featuring: Oscar Nieto (Host), Gerardo Alcala (guitarist), Kasandra “La China” (bailaora), Robin Sagarbaria (dancer).
October 9, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco presents
FlamencoQ ‘A night of Queer Flamenco joy!’
Featuring: AJ Simmons (dancer), Kelty McKerracher (singer), with Guest Artist and Flamenco Master Oscar Nieto. Musicians: Peter Mole (guitarist) and Matteo Sampaolo (percussion).
November 6, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco presents
Calle Verde
Featuring: Michelle Harding (bailaora), Maria Avila (singer), Peter Mole (guitarist), Matteo Sampaolo (cajon)
November 13, 2022
Mozaico Flamenco presents
“Flamenco Dim Sum – Siempre Con Arte y Amor!”
Featuring: Cyrena “La Sirena” (dancer, singer, chelo), Kasandra “La China” (dancer & cajón) and Maestro Oscar Nieto (singer), Jake “El Chinito” (guitarist y singer), Josué Tocoronte Otero (composer/guitarist) and Davide Sampaolo (cajón & percussion)
January 15, 2023
Mozaico Flamenco presents
“Community Night”
Featuring Kasandra “La China” (dancer) Gerardo Alcala (guitarist), and Jafelin (singer) with Los Mozaicos dancers and singers.
February 5, 2023
Mozaico Flamenco presents
“La Cueva”
Featuring: Amber Rowell and Kara Wiebe (dancers)
March 5th, 2023
Mozaico Flamenco presents
Calle Verde
Featuring: Michelle Harding (dancer), Maria Avila (singer), Peter Mole (guitarist), Christine Arzoumanian (dancer)
April 2nd, 2023
Mozaico Flamenco presents
“Arboles”
Featuring: Jhoely Triana (dancer), Maria Avila (singer), Peter Mole (guitarist)
February 4th, 2024
Mozaico Flamenco presents
Year of the Dragon
Featuring: Kasandra “La China” (bailaora), Peter Mole (guitarist), Davide Sampaolo (percussionist), Ehab Guitarrista (guitarist), Justine Reinhart (singer), Andreana Karogiannis (dancer), Amber Rowell (dancer), Kara Wiebe (dancer), Pat Keith, guest singer, “Los Mozaicos” (dancers): Pam Wong, Claire Thomas, Dinara Nussipakynova, Keiko Murakami, Leslie Bishko, and The Jaz (community guitarist).
March 3, 2024
Mozaico Flamenco presents
Flamenco Dim Sum
Featuring: Cyrena “La Sirena” (dancer, singer, chelo), Kasandra “La China” (dancer & cajón), Jake Lee “El Chinito”(guitarist y singer), Peter Mole (guitarist) and Davide Sampaolo (cajón & percussion), Kara Wiebe (dancer), Andreana Karogiannis (dancer), Amber Rowell (dancer), and Los Mozaicos (dancers).
May 5th, 2024
Mozaico Flamenco presents
Cafe de Chinitas
Featuring: Kasandra “La China” (bailaora), Peter Mole (guitarist), Davide Sampaolo (percussionist), Ehab Guitarrista (guitarist), Justine Reinhart (singer), Andreana Karogiannis (dancer), Amber Rowell (dancer), Kara Wiebe (dancer), Pat Keith, guest singer, “Los Mozaicos” (dancers): Pam Wong, Claire Thomas, Dinara Nussipakynova, Keiko Murakami, Leslie Bishko, and The Jaz (community guitarist).
