Folk Bands and Artists
La Compañia La Típica
Santiago de Chile and Madrid
La Tipica is an innovative, contemporary flamenco company formed in London in 2008. It is an international collaboration between the guitarist and composer Jorge Bravo and the dancer Natalia Garcia-Huidobro (founders of the prestigious Chilean dance company Palo Santo 2001-2004), singer Ulises Diaz, percussionist Demi Garcia, and English violinist Meg Hamilton. With their diverse cultural backgrounds adding depth and interest to the collaboration, these musicians have come together in La Tipica with the aim of expanding flamenco’s traditional musical and choreographical structures, incorporating elements of contemporary dance, theatre, classical music and jazz. ‘Desde el Silencio’, La Tipica’s first work, was premiered in April 2008 at the Etcetera Theatre, with further London performances at the Clerkenwell Theatre and The Place (RESOLUTION dance festival
2009). The company toured Chile in April 2009, performing at Santiago’s Telefonica Theatre, Oriente Theatre and in Viña del Mar. Future projects include an audiovisual work about immigration, entitled ‘Home’, and a suite inspired by nature for guitar, and dance.
Genre: Flamenco
