Juan Lorenzo, flamenco guitarist, has earned a distinguished place in the European concert scene.
In over twenty years of artistic activity, he has performed around 2,000 concerts, collaborating with some of the most prestigious figures in the international flamenco world, including guitarists José Luis Postigo, Víctor Monge “Serranito”, Manitas de Plata, Merengue de Córdoba, Manolo Franco, Óscar Herrero; singers (cantaores) José de la Tomasa, Segundo Falcón, Carmen Sánchez, Feliz de Lola, and Javier Hidalgo; and dancers (bailaores) José Greco, Antonio Márquez, Manolo Marín, Joaquín Grilo, El Junco, Juan Ortega, Joaquín Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Espino, Antonio Castro, Carmen Reina, among others.
In 1996, he founded his own company, Flamenco Libre, with which he has performed throughout Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, the former Yugoslavia, Tunisia, the United States, and Russia.
In 1997, he took part in the recording of the video La Feria de Abril at the Fundación Cristina Heeren in Seville, one of the most important flamenco institutions, from which a major European tour was launched.
In 2010, he produced for the Guitart International Flamenco Edition a groundbreaking recording project: a new edition, revision, and transcription of the first concert repertoire for flamenco guitar, originally recorded in 1936, which marked the birth of flamenco concert performance. On that occasion, he received the original guitar used by Ramón Montoya — the greatest flamenco guitarist of all time — for the making of that historic recording.
On April 10, 2013, he performed this repertoire at the University of Seville, giving a concert at the Cátedra de Flamencología, the world’s most prestigious institution dedicated to flamenco studies.
On February 16, 2013, he gave a concert in Seville at the Casa de la Guitarra Auditorium, during the festival Homenaje a los grandes maestros de la Historia de la Guitarra Flamenca — an important showcase featuring the foremost flamenco guitarists of the moment.
He is currently a professor at the Conservatory of Terni, where he holds the first officially recognized chair of Flamenco Guitar.
Anna Sinel studied Spanish dance with some of the most renowned masters, including Reyes Orozco, Alicia Márquez, Ángel and Olga Pericet, Christian Lozano, Aida Gómez, Isabel Quintero, Dolores Giménez, Paloma Gómez, Mercedes Ruiz, Lucía Díez, Pastora Galván, Tamara López, Úrsula López, Belén Maya, Ana Morales, and Maripaz Lucena, at Amor de Dios and the Conservatorio Superior de Danza de Madrid.
She was awarded a scholarship from the Sociedad de Baile Español Academy. Thanks to the guidance of Sherrill Wexler, Conchita del Campo, and Theo Dantes, she graduated with top honors as an instructor of dance, specializing in Spanish dance.
In Rome, she was a member of the Spanish dance company La Cueva directed by Maria Ire, where she also served as assistant choreographer. With the company, she performed in several Roman theaters, including Sala Umberto and Teatro dell’Angelo, in productions such as Todo cambia, Sami e gitani, Fantasia, and Gracias a la Vida. She was later cast in the production Os Quiero under the direction of Antonio Márquez.
