Flamenco is an intricate partnering of dance, song, guitar, and vocalizations.

Now, Kasandra Flamenco, in the company’s first full-length production, is taking that complex relationship one step further. Encuentros invites former Riverdance principal and Irish-tap dancer Joel Hanna and classical Egyptian belly dancer Ashley Kirkham to a series of collaborations with flamenco dancers Ricardo Lopez of Madrid and company artistic director Kasandra “La China” Lea. The quartet is joined by world-renowned musicians in a Caravan World Rhythms presentation on Sunday (May 1) at the Vancouver Playhouse.