Funded by the Arts Council

About In 2005, Joyce took over the Academy of Flamenco and founded her professional company Aires Flamencos since then they have been invited to perform at many festivals and events.
|Recent Performances| 2008 St Patricks festival cultural stage Merrion Square (forthcoming) Dancehouse 1st Birthday Celebration 2007 Amnesty charity fundraiser for Zimbabwe Club Sult, The Vaults, IFSC Lucan Library Festival Cabaret en Castellano , Sugar Club, Dublin Club Immortal Nofitstate Circus St Patrick's Festival, Big Day Out Dunamaise Arts Ctr Portlaoise with Darragh O' Neill Mill Theatre, Dundrum, with Darragh O'Neill Civic Theatre, Tallaght, with Darragh O'Neill Polaris World Spanish Property launch, Drogheda Workshops 2007/2008: Rachael Goode Transition year full-time dance module Temple Bar Culture night, Dancehouse Maria la Serrana workshop Seville La Serrana workshop Dublin St Andrews Secondary School workshop, Monkstown County Carlow V.E.C. workshop Maynooth college workshop Melinda workshop Dublin Secondary School Donameade workshop St Davids Greystones workshop 2005/2006 TV3's Baby Max. Wings of Love Fund Charity Event at Fitzpatricks Killiney Club Sult, Bull & Castle Inn, Dublin Bull & Castle Pub Festival of World Cultures, Dun Laoghaire T.V. Promotion for Dun Laoghaire Festival National Concert Hall: World Routes Day, NCH main stage & Iveagh Gardens Gypsy King's Concert Performances, The Point - 2005 Lucan Griffeen Park, Workshop/Performance 2005/2006 Tallaght Library Children's Workshop Clondalkin Library Adult Workshop Deansgrange Library Children's Workshop Stillorgan Library Children's Workshop & Sallynoggin Library Felipe de Algeciras Workshops, Carmans Hall, Francis Street, Dublin 8 & The Crescents Arts Centre, Belfast Fused South County Dublin Arts Festival (workshops in Clondalkin, Tallaght, Lucan, Ballyroan) Rathmines Festival 2005 at DIT Rathmines Juana Dance Workshop Joyce Richardson details can be found on www.flamencodublin.com or email flamencofire@eircom.net Visit the Academy of Flamenco classes page
	Juan Zapata is a regular guest performer with Aires Flamencos Juan graduated from The Malaga Ateneo of Music and Dance in 1994 with first class honours in Spanish classical dance and has studied with many teachers including Antonio 'El Pipa' and Rafael Amargo. View Juan's Bio Here (PDF 27kb)

Photo Gallery - More Photos to come

	January 2008: Joyce Richardson and Juan Zapata, soloists of the Aires Flamencos group pictured here at the 16th Festival Flamenco CAJA MADRID 2008. Read more here...		January 7 2008: Aires Flamencos performed at the opening of the DanceHouse Celebration Week View Photos Here View Media Here (PDF)
	November 30 Aires Flamencos performed at an Amnesty Fundraiser for Zimbabwe. Aires Flamencos were very happy to get involved and entered into the true spirit of Xmas of giving by supporting such a good cause. Thanks to everyone for a unique flamenco performance and giving so generously of their time and talent.		"Thursday night, 8th of November Aires Flamencos performed in the new venue of club Sult, The Vaults. The public was mostly Irish, and had their first experience with flamenco." La Serrana Read full review here...