MAINSTAGE 2025-2026
Las Mujeronas
Jhoely Triana Flamenco
Photo: Sanka Dee
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.
Jhoely Triana Flamenco
Jhoely Triana is a Colombian-born flamenco dancer and choreographer based in Vancouver. With a diverse dance background, Jhoely trained at the Goh Ballet Academy, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance from Simon Fraser University, and honed her flamenco skills at Al Mozaico Flamenco and Flamenco Rosario.
Her work has been showcased at renowned events such as the Victoria Flamenco Festival, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Vines Festival, New Works Pop-up Dance, and the Vancouver Fringe Festival, among others. Jhoely's choreography has also been featured at venues including The Dance Centre, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Rotary Centre for the Arts, Knox Performance Centre, and The Annex.
After spending three months training in Spain, Jhoely returns with a renewed sense of passion and authenticity in her art. Her performances are marked by a deep connection to the audience, where vulnerability and emotional authenticity take center stage, creating an immersive and resonant experience.
Performance History & Upcoming Performances
Upcoming:
STAND Festival - Nov 1, 2025 - Premier of the full length show
Evergreen Cultural Centre Rehearsal Hall Series - Mar 2026
Performance History:
Yellow House Arts Centre - Galiano Island - Aug 2025
Salt Spring Island - Aug 2025
Kitsilano Showboat Jul 2025
Colombian Independence Day Picnic - Jul 2025
Open Air Series Evergreen Cultural Centre - Jul 2025 and Aug 2025
Carnaval del Sol - Jul 2024 and 2025
Dance West Network - Des Arts Dehors Arts Outside - Jun 2025
12 Min Max - Jun 2025
Arts in the Garden - Jun 2025
Apt Art - Jan 2025
Tablao Triana - Nov 2024
Vancouver International Flamenco Festival Sep 2024
Vines Festival - Aug 2024
Robson Square Sunday Salsa - Jul 2024
Tablao Triana - Jun 2024
Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre - May 2024
Project Created by: Jhoely Triana
Key Artistic Collaborators: June Hsu - Lighting Design
Mentors - Oscar Nieto and Rosario Ancer
Artistic contributors - Yurie Kaneko
Performance type: THIS WORK IS ADAPTABLE TO THEATRE OR OUTDOORS OR ALTERNATE VENUES /SPACES
How do you define this work: Flamenco/Immigrant Stories
Length of performance: 60 minutes
Audience type: General Audience
General Technical Requirements: The performance requires a wood dance floor. The company provides a 9 foot by 9 foot portable dance floor.
Audio: Live music and Audio files
Monitors for musicians to hear themselves
3 - Shure SM57 mic
1 - Shure SM58 mic
4 - mic stands
3 chairs
Required amount of time for tech set up: 60 minutes which includes load in and sound check.
Alternative Venues: The work has been presented outdoors in parks, plazas and courtyards, on community stages, indoors in small intimate venues and indoor in theatres. The work can be presented in it's entirety or as an excerpt of pre-recorded tracks ranging from 5-30 minutes for mixed programming.
Number of Performers on tour (including choreographer): 9
Number of Support Staff on Tour: 2
Availabilities: 2025/26 Season, 2026/27 Season
Project Details
Outreach Activities
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, body movements and low intensity footwork.
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, body movement and 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.