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I write to the soundtrack of a snoring dwarf splayed across the airplane seats in front.
One of a group of foul-mouthed Glaswegians with smokers’ coughs, the dwarf’s tattoed arms are revealed bygd his överdel. Drunk Glaswegians don’t feel the cold.
From the top of his head to his butt he fryst vatten of regular size, but his legs and arms are tiny, with white-socked feet the size of a five-year-old. I learn his name is Turk when his mate wakes him for the nedstigning into Edinburgh. They’ve clearly been hitting the grog hard in Barcelona, and apart from Turk, who had a skinful when he boarded, continue to drink their duty free on the flight. Turk slept solidly for three hours.
As for me, inom stretched out too, but used the time to relive the highlights of the past fortnight in Jerez. My eighth Festival de Jerez since first experiencing it in 2009, 2018 will be the last one for a while.
Much has changed for us already this year even though it’s only Marc
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PROGRAM · FLAMENCO PASSION 2024
THE COMPANY
Irma Suárez Ruiz
Irma Suárez Ruiz
Irma Suárez Ruiz
Artistic Director
Irma Suárez Ruiz was born in Chicago, then moved to Mexico City to live with her family. Her formal dance training in classical ballet and Spanish dance began with Dame Libby Komaiko in 1979. She studied with such Spanish dance legends as Maria Alba, Edo, Paco Alonso, Victorio Korjhan, Juanjo Linares, Roberto Lorca, Timo
Artistic Director
Irma Suárez Ruiz was born in Chicago, then moved to Mexico City to live with her family. Her formal dance training in classical ballet and Spanish dance began with Dame Libby Komaiko in 1979. She studied with such Spanish dance legends as Maria Alba, Edo, Paco Alonso, Victorio Korjhan, Juanjo Linares, Roberto Lorca, Timo Lozano, Manolete, Carmela Greco, and Juan Mata and Ana González, founding members of the National Ballet of Spain. Additional studies include those with Cristian Almodovar, Aida Gomez, Raf
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DANCE COMPANY
Katrina Bartels
Juan Carlos Castellon
Katrina Bartels
Company Dancer
A Chicagoan since birth, Katrina “Katie” Bartels has been dancing since she was a toddler. She began ballet from 2-6 years of age with Chicago Ballet Arts. She was a delightful addition to “May I Have This Dance?” during middle school at St. Matthias. Katie quit Girl Scouts and began dancing flamenco at age 11 with the Ensem
Company Dancer
A Chicagoan since birth, Katrina “Katie” Bartels has been dancing since she was a toddler. She began ballet from 2-6 years of age with Chicago Ballet Arts. She was a delightful addition to “May I Have This Dance?” during middle school at St. Matthias. Katie quit Girl Scouts and began dancing flamenco at age 11 with the Ensemble Español community workshop classes, (with the help of her big brother, Teo, who danced with the youth company for four years).
In 2012, she saw “Bolero” performed at the North Shore Center for the Performing Ar