Flamenco Residency
The Lensic’s newest education program is an exciting collaboration with EmiArteFlamenco and the Santa Fe and Espanola Public Schools. During these two-week bilingual residencies, students will learn about the history and culture of flamenco through singing, dancing, and guitar. Each residency will culminate in a performance at the Lensic, where students will perform what they learned alongside professional artists from EmiArteFlamenco.
“Our students got to experience something that a lot of them don’t have the resources to experience outside of school. Kids who don’t get to play sports outside of school or be a part of the arts, especially the arts because that tends to be a little bit more pricey when it comes to out-of-school time programs, had access to participate in something totally new to them. And it opened doors that I think will forever change a lot of the lives in our community. We have kids now who are figuring out dance lessons and starting to play music and all that just because they were opened up to it at school for the first time. It was incredible.”
– Alexandra Van Camp, EJ Martinez Elementary, Teacher and 21st Century Coordinator