Residency Intensives

Windhover 2025

Week 1: June 23 – June 30
Week 2: June 30 – July 7

TABLAO IMMERSION CREATIVE IMMERSION

Tablao Immersion

This residency intensive is designed for dancers, guitarists, and singers eager to deepen their improvisational skills and performance in the tablao style.

Artists may choose from one of two available weeks to attend, with a maximum of 10 participants per week – ensuring an intimate and focused experience. Due to the limited number of spaces, we strongly encourage you to carefully review the Criteria for Participation before submitting a Request For Participation form.

$2750 per week*

*Payment plans and subsidies to help cover the cost of attendance are available.

  • Full Immersion: Spend time focused on yourself and your progression.
  • Multidisciplinary Focus: For dancers, singers, and guitarists seeking to expand their artistic vision and skills in a multidimensional way.
  • Stage Experience: Gain invaluable performance skills and confidence with stage preparation and daily tablao simulations, culminating in optional live public performances on the outdoor Windhover stage.
  • Expert Guidance: Learn from experienced mentors through intensive daily workshops, group sessions, tailored one-on-one coaching, and more.
  • Collaborative Environment: Connect with a vibrant community of fellow artists in a supportive and inspiring atmosphere.
  • You have completed one cycle of The Flamenco Guide or a CFS class via flamencoMAPS before June 2025. 
  • You have prior performance experience, either as part of an ensemble or as a soloist.
  • You have a developed sense of compás and a solid understanding of the flamenco language beyond set choreography and/or set musical structures.   
  • You have material to work with; i.e., dancers have a repository of movement, llamadas and escobillas, guitarists have falsetas and rhythmic knowledge of the palos, singers have various letras prepared, etc. Please note that we will not teach choreography or set numbers to be performed.  We will work together to utilize what you already have in order to create flamenco magic.
  • February 14, 2025: Request For Participation Deadline
  • February 28, 2025: Artists notified of confirmed participation
  • March 3rd, 2025: Initial Deposit Due
  • May – June 2025: Pre-Residency Class and Individual Sessions (Online)
  • June 2, 2025: Final Payment Due
  • Residency Week 1:  Arrival on June 23rd, performances on June 28th & 29th, departure on June 30th.
  • Residency Week 2: Arrival on June 30th, performances on July 5th & 6th, departure on July 7th.
  • July 2025: Post-Residency Class and Individual Sessions (Online)

A Short Bio (no more than 200 words)
A Video Submission:  Submit an unlisted YouTube or Vimeo link of the following:

  • Dancers: One full baile (any length) from beginning to end. No group videos, please! Videos in performance, informal settings, etc. are fine.  Make sure you have some indication of compás or music (palmas, cajón, recorded music, live music…) 
  • Guitarists: One video of rhythm and falsetas in 3 different palos.  One of the palos must be Alegría and you must record a silencio. Please elaborate for at least 1 minute in each palo.
  • Singers: One video of 2 letras (and coletillas when applicable)  in 3 different palos.  Make sure you have some indication of compás or music (palmas, cajón, recorded music, etc.)
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Creative Immersion

United Flamenco is excited to announce its inaugural Creative Immersion Residency, designed to support flamenco artists in developing and performing original works.

This residency offers artists a vital opportunity to explore and innovate within the flamenco tradition while nurturing their unique creative voice.

Two artists will be selected for individual one-week residencies at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts. Each artist will receive mentorship and support before, during, and after their residency. To culminate each week, the artist will present two public performances on Windhover’s outdoor stage, sharing the bill with United Flamenco Tablao Immersion artists. We encourage dancers, guitarists, and singers to consider this opportunity.

Selected artists may indicate their preference between the two available residency weeks. The preparation period runs from April through June 2025, with the residencies taking place in June/July 2025. Post-residency support will be provided following program completion.

United Flamenco will provide selected artists with housing and studio space at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts, professional mentorship, performances with production support as well as a $250 honorarium.

Artists are responsible for their personal expenses including travel, meals, supplies, and any costs associated with bringing necessary collaborators. Applicants want to consider these costs when applying.

  • Full Immersion: Spend time focused solely on yourself and your creative process.
  • Creative Exploration: Dive into the limitless possibilities of flamenco expression, from traditional forms to contemporary fusion, fostering innovation and discovery.
  • Artistic Reach: Introduce a new audience to your work, increasing your visibility and fostering creative relationships.  
  • Mentorship & Guidance: Work in collaboration with industry professionals to cultivate a thriving artistic practice, gain choreographic and/or composition tools, receive production support, and more.
  • Collaborative Environment: Connect with a vibrant community of fellow artists in a supportive and inspiring atmosphere.
  • An established history as a flamenco practitioner (dancer, singer, guitarist).
  • Prior experience creating original work that has been presented in either informal and/or formal public settings.
  • A creative concept and/or work that is in process to be further developed and performed.  
  • A desire to explore and innovate beyond traditional flamenco conventions.  
  • A commitment to the full residency period of one week at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts, including preparation time, performances, and post-residency follow-up (April – July 2025).

All Requests for Participation will be reviewed by an outside panel of industry professionals based on the Selection Criteria outlined below.

Note: The selection panel seeks to support diverse artistic voices and approaches to flamenco. Both emerging and established artists focused on creating their own original work are encouraged to apply.

  1. Artistic Merit: 
    • Quality and originality of previous work
    • Strength and innovation of the proposed project
    • Potential impact on the artist’s development and the broader flamenco community
  2. Project Feasibility
    • Clear artistic vision and goals
    • Realistic timeline and scope for the residency period
    • Thoughtful use of available resources and facilities
  3. Program Alignment
    • Demonstrated commitment to artistic exploration and growth
    • Readiness to engage with mentorship opportunities
    • Ability to participate fully in all program components
  • February 14, 2025 | Request For Participation Deadline
  • Mar 1, 2025 | Artist Notification of Selection
  • April  – June | Two Preparatory Sessions per month
  • Residency Week 1: Arrival on June 23rd, performances on June 28th & 29th, departure on June 30th.
  • Residency Week 2: Arrival on June 30th, performances on July 5th & 6th, departure on July 7th.
  • July 2025 | One Post-Residency Session 
  • July 2025 | Post-Residency Session
  • Short Bio (no more than 200 words)
  • Resume highlighting professional and creative experience (PDF form, no more than 1 page).
  • Narrative (no more than 1,000 words) outlining your intended creative project. 
  • Video Submission:  Up to 3 video clips (totaling no more than 10 minutes in duration) of your work. The clips can be of work-in-progress, performances, etc., that depict your artistic work. These video clips do not need to reflect the actual work you would workshop and present for this residency. Only YouTube or Vimeo links (unlisted) will be accepted.  No reels, please!
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Windhover Tablao Residency 2024

This immersive residency took place from June 30th to July 8th 2024 in the rustically beautiful setting of Windhover, Rockport (MA), about an hour north of Boston. It was designed for dancers, guitarists, and singers who wanted to delve deeper and work together on improvisation and performance in the authentic “tablao” style.

WHERE IS IT EXACTLY?

Windhover Center For The Performing Arts

257R Granite St, Rockport, MA 01966

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Phone

+1 978-546-3611