Nelida Tirado

Nelida Tirado is a "renowned"[1] New York flamenco dancer.

Tirado has danced in Carmen at the New York Metropolitan Opera, been a featured performer in Riverdance on Broadway, and danced with the flamenco group Noche Flamenca.[2] The "small but potent"[3] dancer was described by a reviewer in the New York Times as dancing "as if her body were a medium for some unearthly force".[4]

Awards and commendations

References

  1. ^ "Famed dancer featured in FestivALL event," Charleston Gazette June 19, 2010 http://wvgazette.com/Entertainment/gazzevents/201006180944
  2. ^ a b "25 To Watch" Dance Magazine January 2007 http://www.dancemagazine.com/issues/January-2007/25-To-Watch
  3. ^ Roslyn Sulcas "An Intimate Setting For a Range of Intensity," 'New York Times April 14, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/arts/dance/dance-under-the-influence-at-museum-of-arts-and-design-review.html
  4. ^ Claudia La Rocco "Saving the Evening With a Heart-Pounding Solo," New York Times August 11, 2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/11/arts/dance/11spac.html
  5. ^ Bronx Council on the Arts (list of 2007 BRIO winners) http://www.bronxarts.org/awardee_all.asp?SelCategory=12:2007&selSubcategory2=2