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Flamenco y Sol Company is a Spanish flamenco company based in NYC. The company hosts flamenco guitarists, singers, dancers and musicians, offering some of the best flamenco music in the USA.
Members of Flamenco y Sol have performed at major locations, including the Joyce Theater, the Revel Casino Hotel, La Mama, the Lati Theater, the Metropolitan Opera, Town Hall and the White House.
Members of Flamenco y Sol have performed at major locations, including the Joyce Theater, the Revel Casino Hotel, La Mama, the Lati Theater, the Metropolitan Opera, Town Hall and the White House.
What people are saying ...
"I hired Flamenco & Sol for my mom's 60th Birthday Party. I could not be happier with how everything turned out. She was elated and everyone enjoyed their performance. They were all extremely talented, very professional, and very accommodating. After the performance they were more than willing to take photos and talk to everyone. Very friendly group of people. I would definitely hire them again and highly recommend to anyone looking to add some talent and fun to an event."
Review by Camila G. from Hamilton, NJ
"Thank you for the wonderful performance by your dancers at Amistad this morning. The students were captivated and I'm sure they'll be talking about this for days to come. In short, the dancers, the vocalist, and the guitarrist were amazing! They did an excellent job of engaging the students in the passionate world of flamenco."
Review by Clara Bello
Dance/Movement Teacher/ The Amistad Dual Language School
Sol is a VERY gifted teacher—I have studied with her for years and feel so fortunate to have had her expert instruction. She pays attention to every aspect of the dance and makes sure you get the basics while pushing you to do more. I love her choreography. She is also an extremely talented dancer.
Review by Betts Brown
Sol is such an amazing teacher, her classes are passionate, fun and of course educational. She also gives students the opportunity to perform with live musicians and even if you are a beginner, you feel like you are already a flamenco dancer. She is the best teacher in New York.
Review by Irene Koloseus
Sol is a fabulous, top-notch instructor. She is very passionate about the dance and has the ability to make one feel as if they must start taking classes once they see her perform.
Review by Patricia Jones
Sol is an amazing and fun teacher! She is attentive and is very invested in her students. I have really enjoyed learning from her!
Review by Ra Ruiz
Sol is an amazing teacher!! She takes the time to explain things to her students while at the same time, she gives them the tools to actually find the answere on their own. And she makes the class super exciting!
Review by Raphael Brunn
Amazing Flamenco instructor! Sol is a uniquely wonderful teacher. Not only does she clearly teach the mechanics of a given movement, but she helps students truly connect to the soul, quality, and feeling of the movement.
Review by Rachel Thomas
Turning point - Elle Magazine
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“Soleá,” a solo danced by Sol “La Argentinita,” explored the more sensual and elegant side of Flamenco. She showed that she is also a master of her craft and brought the energy in the room to a fever pitch with her rhythm, speed and skill. TheaterOnline.com, May 17, 2010
Sol "La Argentinita" attracted special attention in a "Soleá," notable for its dynamic variety; here, she showed herself to be in full control of pauses as well as movements and that she was not afraid of taking all the time in the world before moving on to the next emotionally charged sequence.
The New York Theatre Wide, May 16th, 2010
But the dancer Sol, La Argentinita, harnessed the art form’s power with her seductively aggressive “Soleá,” in which her elegant carriage provided space for tension and relief. The New York Times, May 16th, 2010
Sol playing Manuelita at the Eye's production of Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera.
The Artists
Glenda Sol Koeraus, “La Argentinita”, is a Buenos Aires-born flamenco dancer who over the past decade has established herself as one of the leading flamenco dancers/choreographers in New York. A scholarship recipient of the Jerome Foundation's Travel and Study Grant and the Jacob’s Pillow Cultural Traditions program, Sol has been described by the New York Times as “seductively aggressive” and by Theater Online as “a master of her craft.” She is without doubt one of the few U.S.- based flamenco artists to posses a distinctive vision and voice in an art form still dominated by Spanish-based artists, despite its increasing global appeal.
Sol has appeared at illustrious venues such as Lincoln Center, Town Hall, Symphony Space, and The Joyce Theater. She has been featured in the pre-production of Tony Award-winning Christopher Gatelli’s In Your Arms (Powerhouse Theater), Zorro! The Musical (Alliance Theater, GA), Carmen & Traviata (Metropolitan Opera) Choreographer and Solo Dancer for Portland Opera's production of Carmen (Keller Auditorium) and tour the US as a Solo Dancer and Singer and choreographer for the world renowned Gala of the Royal Horses.
More recently, she has been featured in the multimedia production Medea by Yara Travieso and dancing at the Thalia production “Alma” sharing the stage with Flamenco star Adrian Galia.
Sol was the principal dancer and choreographer for the Flamenco Fusion with Latin Grammy Maestro Raul Jaurena and Multi-Instrumentalist/singer prodigy Diego Amador at the Thalia Theater.
In addition to performing, directing and choreographing, Sol is also an accomplished teacher, having travelled the country giving both master and youth classes as well as residencies with Flamenco Vivo, Alvin Ailey, Young Audiences, Brooklyn Arts Council, she is also an instructor at Mark Morris Dance Group faculty.
Sol will be dancing at Eyre’s production of Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera.
Whether teaching, dancing, singing or directing, Sol stays very close to the roots of flamenco, never neglecting the cante jondo (deep song) aspect of the art, which also keeps her close to her native Argentina, a land where the accent of the mate amargo (bitter mate) still rules supreme.
