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About The Company

"I think it´s great that the flamenco we do here in Finland is made from our own point of view. There is no point hanging around in polka dotted dresses and to be a-wanna-be-spanish."
-Kaari Martin-

 

Compañía Kaari Martin is an independent dance group founded in 2002. Its unique style has been described as ”contemporary flamenco”. The group’s founder and artistic director is dancer-choreographer Kaari Martin together with composer-musician Roni Martin.

 

The primary aim of the group is to incorporate contemporary flamenco and its Nordic dimension into the field of international contemporary art and make it internationally well-known among very different audiences.

 

Distinctive for the company is intensive relation between music and movement. The group is also truly international: so far almost 30 dancers from four countries and musicians from seven countries have collaborated with the group, among them two of the world´s most prestigious flamenco singers Miguel Poveda and Rafael Jimenez ”Falo”. The group’s performances are often accompanied by live orchestra.