Photo: Carla Alcanta
Las Mujeronas
Las Mujeronas [loss moo hair OWN us]. We are fierce, confident, trail-blazing women moving through struggles, rebuilding our lives, finding our voices and creating our identities, dreams and passions. This work features Flamenco Latinas in Canada exploring our immigrant identities and connecting to our home cultures through the art form of flamenco. Using flamenco elements, such as the song forms of Ida y Vuelta ([EEda e voo-ELlta] “going and coming”), which embody the intercultural influences of the Americas on flamenco, we explore how migration influences our lives. Las Mujeronas incorporates flamenco dance, poetry, singing and storytelling. At the end, we invite the audience to join us in a fun, follow-the-leader-style rumba flamenca song that becomes a community dance party. Hang out, watch the performance and at the end, you can have some fun too!
Photo: Carla Alcanta
Project Created by: Jhoely Triana
Key Artistic Collaborators:
Jhoely Triana - Choreographer
Rosa T. Celis - Dancer
Desiree Carlson Sanroman - Dancer
Marcela Lopez - Dancer
Jhoely Triana - Costume Designer
Jhoely Triana - Soundtrack editor
Oscar Nieto - Mentor
Performance type: This work is adaptable to theatre, outdoors, or alternate venues/spaces.
How do you define this work: Flamenco, Story telling, culturally informed, Spanish Language
Length of performance: 30 minutes - Mixed program
Audience type: General Audience
General Technical Requirements: The company brings their own dance floor.
The dance floor is 4’6” X 4’6” and there are 4 boards. (www.fasfoot.com)
(9' X 9')
The piece is performed to pre-recorded music.
We do have a large battery operated blue tooth speaker that we can bring too if there is no sound system available.
Alternative Venues/Spaces/Outdoors: If there are alternate venues such as outdoors, lobby space, etc, then we just need to make sure the floor is flat and level so that the boards can sit flat and not sloping ground. The goal is to make this show available to a variety of audiences.
Required amount of time for tech set up: 30 MIN - Set up includes load-in of floor, setting up the floor, testing out the floor and testing out the sound system to make sure the track works.
Number of Performers on tour (including choreographer): 4
Number of Support Staff on Tour: 1
Availabilities: 2025 Spring Season (Mar - Jun), 2025/26 Season, 2026/27 Season
Jhoely Triana
Jhoely Triana, born in Colombia, is a Vancouver based flamenco dancer and choreographer. Jhoely trained at the Goh Ballet Academy, completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance at Simon Fraser University, and studied at Al Mozaico Flamenco and Rosario Flamenco. She has presented work at the Victoria Flamenco Festival, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, the Dance Centre, Vines Festival, New Works Dance, BC Culture Days, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Knox Performance Centre, Kelowna's Rotary Centre, Create! Festival and Carnaval del Sol. Jhoely has also travelled to Spain, Poland and the USA for professional development intensives. Jhoely's work emphasizes connection to the audience through authenticity of emotion and vulnerability.
Performance History & Upcoming Performances
2024
Upcoming Shows
Tablao Triana - Anza Club Vancouver Nov 2024
Vancouver International Flamenco Festival - Arboles Sep 2024
Vancouver Fringe Festival - Granville Island - Las Mujeronas Sep 2024
Evergreen Cultural Centre - Outdoor Series - Mixed Show Aug 2024
Vines Festival - Oppenheimer Park - Las Mujeronas Aug 2024
Performance History
Create! Festival - Strathcona Park - Workshop Jul 2024
Robson Square Sunday Salsa - Las Mujeronas Jul 2024
Evergreen Cultural Centre - Outdoor Series -Mixed Show Jul 2024
Carnaval del Sol - Vancouver - Las Mujeronas Jul 2024
Tablao Triana - Anza Club Vancouver - Las Mujeronas Jun 2024
Dance West Network - DADAO Artist Residency - Arboles Jun 2024
Crofton House Secondary - Workshops based on Las Mujeronas May 2024
Rainbow Refugees - Vancouver - Workshop May 2024
VLACC - Las Mujeronas - Studio Showing May 2024
New Works & Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre class Apr 2024
The Dance Center - Reboot Grant Vancouver - Las Mujeronas Feb 2024
Project Details
Community Engagement
I'd also like to offer a class or movement exploration with some light snacks based on themes to the bring the Latin-American community together to be given in Spanish. The class can be open to anyone including those that want to practice their Spanish.
Outreach Activities
In addition to the show, we offer community engagement activities including a flamenco workshop to introduce various elements of flamenco to the audience ahead of time. This helps the audience better appreciate how the music and dance are structured and respond to one another.
Introduction to Flamenco lecture and dance class workshop
Intro to Flamenco - All Ages/Abilities (1-1.5 hour)
This class is tailored for anyone who wants to know more about flamenco but has never danced before. In this easy to follow class you will be introduced to the various elements of flamenco and will learn some basic steps and concepts such as hand and arm movement, hand clapping, marking steps and footwork. Come learn about flamenco so you can better appreciate it next time you watch it live or online.
Guided Movement Exploration/Improv through Flamenco:
This workshop focuses on emotional themes in flamenco and provides a guided improvisation session that focuses on using flamenco elements such as hands, arm movements, clapping, percussive footwork as a base from where to explore themes of strength, loss, perseverance, hope and joy. No prior dance experience required and dance shoes are not necessary.
We also offer a post show discussion with artists.