Nelida Tirado

Nelida Tirado hailed as “magnificent” by the (New York Times) began her formal training in classical ballet, Graham technique and Spanish dance at Ballet Hispanico of New York at the age of six. Barely out of her teens, she was invited to tour the U.S. with Jose Molina Bailes Espanoles and work as a soloist in Carlota Santana’s Flamenco Vivo. Her desire to continue learning led her to Spain where she became a soloist/ dance captain with of Compania Maria Pages and Compania Antonio El Pipa, performing at prestigious flamenco festivals and television in Spain and touring throughout France, Italy, UK, Germany, Mexico and Japan. Since returning to the U.S. she has performed in Franco Zeferelli’s production of “Carmen” with the Metropolitan Opera of NY, World Music Institute’s “Gypsy Caravan 1,” “Noche Flamenca” and was a featured flamenco star in the highly acclaimed show “Riverdance.” In the summer of 2005, she represented as a solo artist, Compania Maria Pages in The Aichi Expo in Japan. Ms. Tirado was the recipient of the 2007 and 2010 BRIO award for artistic excellence from Bronx Council of the Arts, was featured as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” 2007, and opened with her company Summer 2010 for Buena Vista Social Club for the Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. Most recent highlights include “Amores Quebrados” at the Repertorio Espanol, “Dance Under the Influence” 2011 & 2012 in collaboration with the Flamenco Festival USA and collaboration with jazz great Wynton Marsalis at Harvard University. Ms. Tirado currently resides in New York City.