Renata Nunes Flamenco

A lifetime passion

I started dancing when I was 10 years old and will remain doing that for as long as I can. Dancing is my calling, and Flamenco, my lifetime passion – the one thing I know I will be forever learning and teaching, and learning and teaching, in this eternal symbiosis required by any art form, specially by an art form that contains such a complex combination of culture, music and tradition like Flamenco.

In 2000, I was living in São Paulo, Brazil, when I had my first contact with Spanish Dance. It was love at first sight and the passion I felt in my heart was so big that I decided to pack my things and move to Madrid, where I started taking classes at the renowned school Centro de Arte Flamenco e Danza Española Amor de Díos.

For 8 years I learned and grew as an artist under the watch of masters such as Ciro, La China, Inmaculada Ortega, La Truco and Maria Juncal. I also specialized myself in the intersection between Flamenco and Theater in "Elocuencia a través del Lenguaje", a course designed and ministered by Eva Yerbabuena and her team: Juan Ruega (theater director), Vicente Palacios (scenography), Florencio Ortiz (lighting), Gabriel Portillo (costumes), Amelia Perez (costumes and bata de cola ), Segundo Falcón (singer) and Paco Jarana (musical director).

While taking classes, I also immersed myself in the Andalusian culture and had the opportunity to start working as a dancer, teacher and choreographer in several places around the world. From Turkey (2009) to Japan (2003), passing by England (2001/2010), Belgium (2010) and Brazil (2009 - 2017) where, in different editions of the International Flamenco Festival, I was able to share the stage with artists like La Choni, Inmaculada Ortega, Fernando de La Rua and Yara Castro.

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