Dancing Through Motherhood: 2-Day Flamenco Dance Workshop for Mothers & Caregivers with Laura Sánchez
DATES AND TIMES:
Saturday, April 12 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM & Sunday, April 13 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM with an option to join the performance at 2:00 PM that afternoon.
contact colby@mayostreetarts.org for FREE admission | Childcare on Site
This two-day workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to explore through movement the idea of motherhood and connect within a chorus of mothers/caregivers* sparking a sense of support, embrace, and empowerment.
At the end of the second day, the mothers/caregivers who participate in the workshop may stay to enjoy the second evening’s tablao and be invited to share a short piece of choreography created during their workshop.
This residency—the first of two—will allow Laura to begin a creative conversation with our Maine Flamenco community. Next season, we will invite her to return with her auto-bigraphical solo performance “Welcome to Holland” with post-show discussions about accessibility in dance and a workshop on the Expressive Flamenco therapeutic technique Laura developed at Lesley University.
No experience necessary.
*Note: This workshop is open to all mothers and caregivers, including anyone who identifies as a mother or caregiver, those who wish to become a mother, and those who may be facing challenges on their journey to motherhood.We understand "mother" is a complex identity, if you have questions regarding if this workshop can serve you, please feel free to reach out to jodi@mayostreetarts.org
Don't miss the performance by Flamenco Tablao featuring Laura Sánchez, Behzad Habibzai, Carlton Ashton and Lindsey Bourassa on Saturday, April 12 at 7:00 PM and Sunday April 13 at 2:00 PM!
This workshop is co-presented in collaboration with Mayo Street Arts
*contact colby@mayostreetarts.org for FREE admission | Childcare on Site
Laura Sánchez
is an award-winning flamenco artist, creator, choreographer and educator originally from Cádiz, Spain. She began her flamenco education as a child and received professional training from the Dance Conservatory of Madrid. Laura holds a Professional Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapies from Lesley University where she developed an emerging therapeutic dance practice, Expressive Flamenco©. She presents this work internationally and continues to serve annually as Guest Professor for the Lesley University Expressive Therapies Master’s Program. Her most recent research work was published at the Journal of the American Dance Therapy Association in 2021.
Laura actively performs as a soloist in flamenco venues in the Eastern U.S., and placed 3rd at the 2016 Flamenco Certamen USA, an international competition that takes place in NYC annually. She has worked as an independent choreographer and producer and has presented several flamenco shows over the past ten years in Massachusetts.
During the pandemic she created an award-winning short film, AFTER DARK, She has received funding from the prestigious Live Arts Boston grant led by the Boston Foundation, in 2021 and 2024, the Next Steps to Dance and NEFA’s dance fund. She has been a recipient of the Mass Cultural Council Choreography Award in 2021 and was honored to be a member of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Professional Consórcio Flamenco, a group dedicated to growing flamenco on the national stage, in 2020.