Rosario Toledo

A master dance artist, Rosario Toledo re-imagines traditional Flamenco through layered storytelling and humor, challenging the limitations of gender roles. Initially trained in Spanish dance and classical ballet at the Conservatory of Dance in her hometown of Cadiz, Toledo graduated from the prestigious Conservatory of Dance in Sevilla.

She has worked with top Flamenco artists, including Israel Galvan, Antonio Canales, Javier Latorre, Eva la Yerbabuena, Belen Maya, Manuela Carrasco, and El Guito, among others. She has collaborated with internationally renowned singers and musicians such as Jose Merce, Miguel Poveda, Duquentde, Jose Antonio Rodriguez, and Arcangel.

In 1998, she won two awards at the 15th National Flamenco Art Competition in Cordova and performed at the 10th Bienal de Flamenco in Sevilla, the latter in a production by the renowned dancer, choreographer and director, Mario Maya. Toledo’s dance and choreographic work has been seen at numerous international festivals and venues, including the Biennial of the Art of Flamenco in Sevilla; the Festival de Jerez in Cadiz; the Festival of Ciutat Vella in Barcelona; the Crec of Barcelona; the Festival of Flamenco in Monterrey, Mexico; the House of Culture in Paris, France; the Teatro Central de Sevilla; the Centro Cultural del Monte in Spain; Gran Teatro Falla in Cadiz; Festival Grec of Barcelona; the International Festival in Volubilis, Morocco and the Wuppertal Festival in Germany. In April 2012, she was commissioned to create Complices for Pasion y Arte for the 1st Philadelphia Flamenco Festival and she was a featured artist for the Philly Tablao series (2016-17).