BIOGRAPHY
Peter Mole Guitarra Flamenca
Peter Mole has been performing flamenco for over twenty-five years. He has been engaging audiences across Canada and in every major venue in Vancouver, including the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Chan Centre and main stage at the Vancouver Folk Festival. He composed and performed the music for "Mariposa: The Butterfly's Evil Spell", at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and performed and composed for the score for the NFB documentary "Opre Roma" with "Los Canasteros".
He introduced Flamenco to the Kino Cafe in 1994 and performed there weekly until 2020. His musical training began at the McGill University Conservatory of Music then Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera, Spain to embrace Flamenco, his latest trips being funded by the Canada council for the Arts. He currently performs with Calle Verde, Mosaic Flamenco, Rosario Flamenco and local Flamenco artist in Vancouver.
Notable instructors include; Diego de Morao, Miguel Aragon, Carlos Heredia, Juan Manuel Moneo Carrasco, "Fyty" Jose Antonio Carillo , Jesus Alvarez and Paco Fernandez.
PAST PERFORMANCES
Weekly past performances at The Kino, 3456 Cambie, Vancouver BC, Wednesday,Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 1994 to 2020,
Saturday's with Calle Verde 2014 to 2020.
Nov 19, 2022 Mozaico Flamenco, Lumiere Festival, Vancouver
Nov 15, 2022 Rosario Flamenco, private function Yale Town, Vancouver
Nov 6, 2022 Salon Series Presentation House Theatre
Oct 12, 2022 BC Culture Days,Vancouver International Flamenco Festival Granville Island
Oct 9, 2022 FlamencoQ Salon Series Presentation House Theatre
Sept 16, 2022 Honieh Flamenco Fundraising Event, Vancouver
Sept 11, 2022 Salon Series Presentation House Theatre with Kelty McKerracher
Sept 10,2022 Flamenco Sunset Cruise, Granville Island
Sept 4, 2022 3 shows Vancouver International Flamenco Picnic Pavillion, Granville Island
Mosaico Flamenco,
Calle Verde
Bonnie Stewart
Sept 3, 2022 5 shows Vancouver International Flamenco Picnic Pavillion, Granville Island
Mozaico Flamenco,
AJ Simmons FlamencoQ,
Bonnie Stewart,
Jhoely Triana
Calle Verde
Aug 30, 2022 Flamenco Sunset Cruise, Granville Island
Aug 27, 2022 Calle Verde, Wedding Sutton Hotel, Vancouver
Aug 14, 2022 Robson Valley Music Festival, Jholey Triana, AJ Simmons
Aug 13, 2022 Robson Valley Music Festival, Jholey Triana, AJ Simmons
Aug 9, 2022 Vines Festival Kitsilano, Jhoely Triana
Aug 5, 2022 Kitsilano Showboat, Jhoely Triana
July 30, 2022 Mosaico Flamenco PopUp Series, CCA Digital Now Project, Trout Lake, Burnaby
July 1, 2022 Mosaic Flamenco Canada Day, North Vancouver
June 29, 2022 Korean Festival, Mosaico Flamenco, Kay Meek Theatre, West Vancouver
June 17, 2022 Private Function, Fish House Stanley Park
June 5, 2022 Salon Series Presentation House Theatre, Lia Granger
May 30, 2022 Passages of Rhythms Tour, Evergreen Theatre, Sunshine Coast , BC
May 28, 2022 Passages of Rhythms Tour, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC
May 27, 2022 Passages of Rhythms Tour, Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, BC
May 22, 2022 Nanako Aramaki (Japan) performance at The Dance Centre , Vancouver
May 15, 2022 Jewish Community Centre, Lili Laflama, Matteo Sampalo, AJ Simmons
May 8, 2022 Salon Series Presentation House Theatre, North Vancouver
May 7, 2022 Meteada Lounge, Salt Spring Island, La Carmelita & Alejandro Ugarte Mendia
April 30, 2022 Regeneration, Annex Theatre Vancouver, Rosario Flamenco - Katia Flores, La Carmelita, Yurie Kaneko, Davide Sampaolo, Jafelin Helton, Alejandro Ugaete Mendia
March 1, 2022 Calle Verde, Dance Centre Theatre, Vancouver
March 15, 2022 Rosario Flamenco, SFU Campus, Burnaby
Feb 10 ,2022 2nd Floor Water Street Cafe, Vancouver - Oscar Nieto
January 2022 June 2020 to January 2022, End weekly performances at Chai East is East, 4433 Main Street Vancouver, Wednesdays Solo Guitar, Saturdays with Maria Avila and dancers
Dec 31, 2021 New Year’s Eve, Calle Verde, Tapestry Retirement Home, 2799 Yew St, Vancouver
Dec 31, 2021 New Year’s Eve, Chai East is East, 4433 Main Street and 3035 W Broadway, Vancouver
Dec 9, 2021 2nd Floor Water Street Cafe, Vancouver - AJ Simmons
Dec 5, 2021 Noche Flamenca, Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive
Nov 1, 2021 2nd Floor Water Street Cafe, Vancouver - Guacarmona
Oct 27, 2021 Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Daniela Carmona
July to October, 2021 - "Noche Flamenca", Friday nights at Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Drive
Sept 26, 2021 - Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, "Generations", Mozaico Flamenco
Sept 4 & 5, 2021- Vancouver International Flamenco Festival 2021 - Granville Island Pavilion - 3 shows, (Bonnie Stewart, Jhoely Triana & Mozaico Flamenco
August 25, 2021 - Flamenco, Tango & Wine in one night w/Mozaico
Flamenco Granville Island Performance Works
Aug 22, 2021- Jhoely Triana, Summer Dance & Music, Ron Basford Park, Performance Works, Granville Island
August 13, 2021 - Carnaval del Sol - Farnaz Ohadi - Persian Flamenco Fusion
August 12, 2021 - Nikki Saadat - Persian Flamenco Film Project (CCA)
May 22, 2021 - Flamenco Rosario - “Regeneration” - online show live from The Annex Theatre, Vancouver
Jan 28, 2021 - Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Kasandra “La china”
December 11, 2020 - 2nd Floor Gas Town, Water Street Cafe - Guacarmona
December 7, 2020 - 2nd Floor Gas Town, Water Street Cafe, Farnaz Ohadi Trio
December 8, 2020 - 2nd Floor Gas Town, Water Street Cafe - Guacarmona
Sept 25, 2020 - Calle Verde LIVE at 2nd Floor Gastown Water Street Cafe, Vancouver
Sept 5 & 6, 2020 - Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Granville Island, Vancouver
July 24, 2020 - Calle Verde LIVE at 2nd Floor Gastown Water Street Cafe, Vancouver
July 23-26, 2020 - Virtual Victoria Flamenco Festival, Calle Verde
July 23 - 26, 2020 - Virtual Victoria Flamenco Festival, with Maria Avila, Jhoely Triana, Katalina Cruz, Kara Weibe & Lili Laflama
July 1, 2020 - Virtual Surrey Canada Day
June 21, 2020 - Virtual Fet de la Music - Make music day 2020
June 19, 2020 - Virtual School Show, Kitsilano VSB
June 21, 2020 - Fet de la Music - Make music day 2020
Jan 19, 2020 - El Santo’s, New Westminster, BC with Daniela Carmona
Dec 31, 2019 - El Santo’s, New Westminster, BC - New Year’s Eve Celebration with Daniela Carmona
Dec 22, 2019 - Bonsor Community Centre, Burnaby, BC - Afghanistan Solstice Celebration, Performance Calle verde
Dec 14, 2019 - Centennial Theatre, North Vancouver, Winter Concert of Dance, Anna Wyman School Of Dance Arts
Dec 3, 2019 - St John’s School, Vancouver, Educational Performance - Las Sombras Flamenco Ensemble.
Sept 22, 2019 - Granville Island Picnic Pavillion, Vancouver Flamenco Festival
Sept 14, 2019 - Paella and Flamenco Party, Farmer's Market, Burnaby City Hall - Flamenco Vivo Performance
Sept 8, 2019 - Polish Friendship “ZGODA” Society, Polish Harvest Festival - Flamenco Vivo Performance
July 29, 2019 - Guilt & Co, Vancouver, w/Farnaz Ohadi
July 21, 2019 - Paella and Flamenco party, Farmer's Market, Ambleside Park, West Vancouver, Flamenco Vivo Performance
July 20, 2019 - Surrey Fusion Festival, Surrey BC - Performance Calle Verde
July 14, 2019 - Showboat Kitsilano, Vancouver, Summer Concert Series w/Jhoely Triana
July 7, 2019 - Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University, “The Shout!”, Al Mozaico Flamenco Dance Academy
July 6, 2019 - Showboat Stage, Kitsilano w/Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance
July 6, 2019 - Khatsahlano Days, Vancouver, Performance Calle Verde
June 29, 2019 - Vancouver Playhouse, Performance on Global TV for Latincouver,
May 25 & 26 - Tsawwassen Arts Centre, Tsawwassen, BC, Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance Recital
April 14, 2019 - Guilt & Co, Vancouver, W/las Sombras
Feb 26, 2019 - Burnaby North Secondary, Burnaby, BC, School Education Performance
Feb 14, 2019 - The Harbour House building, Vancouver
Feb 8, 2019 - Havana Theatre, Vancouver, w/Raices y Alas
Dec 31, 2018 - Tapestry New Year’s Eve, Vancouver - Calle Verde Performance
Dec 5, 2018 - St John’s School, Vancouver, Educational Performance - Calle Verde
Nov 25, 2018 - Al Mozaico Flamenco, Quadro Performance, Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University, Vancouver
Oct 19 - Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport, Cultural Performance, BCATML
Oct 5, 2018 - Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts (Grand Falls-Windsor Arts and Culture Centre), w/Raices y Alas
Oct 3, 2018 - Joseph R. Smallwood Arts and Culture Centre (Gander), w/Raices y Alas
Oct 1, 2018 - Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre, w/Raices y Alas
Sept 22, 2018 - Granville Island Pinic Pavillion, Vancouver Flamenco Festival
Aug 12, 2018 - Performance Works Granville Island,Vancouver BC, All Over The Map - Calle Verde Performance
July 31, 2018 - Louis Brier Home & Hospital, Private Function - Calle Verde Performance
July 28, 2018 - Victoria Flamenco Festival, Metro Studio Theatre, Victoria BC - Liminal with Calle Verde and Pajaro Negro
July 22, 2018 - Juerga Flamenco, Grandview Park, Vancouver
July 21, 2018 - Showboat Stage, Kitsilano w/Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance
July 19, 2018 - Railway Club, Vancouver with Farnaz Ohadi
July 8, 2018 - Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University, “The Shout!”, Al Mozaico Flamenco Dance Academy
July 5, 2018 - All Over the Map, Granville Island Performance Works, Calle Verde
July 1, 2018 - Canada Day celebrations, Picnic Pavilion, Granville Island - Calle Verde
July 1, 2018 - Canada Day celebrations, Cloverdale’s Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre, Surrey BC
June 9, 2018 - DeWolf Masonic Hall, Port Coquitlam, BC
June 1,8 &15th 2018 - RCL, South Delta, BC - Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance Recital
May 26, 2018 - CARMENCITA GALA/Fundraiser, Kelowna BC
April 26, 2018 - Vancouver World Music Festival - Guilt & Company, Vancouver - Calle Verde
Dec 6, 2017 - St John’s School, Vancouver, Educational Performance - Calle Verde
Nov 17, 2017 - Al Mozaico Flamenco Quadro Performance, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver
Sept 23, 2017 - Harrison Memorial Hall, Harrison Festival Society, Harrison Hot Springs, BC
Sept 20th, 2017 - Waterfront Theatre, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, "liminal’, Calle Verde
Sept 2, 2017 - Richmond World Festival, BC
July 29, 2017 - Victoria Flamenco Festival, Centennial Square, headliners
July 15, 2017 - Showboat Stage, Kitsilano w/Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance
July 20,2017 - Blue Martini Jazz Cafe, Kitsilano
July 5, 2017 - Latincouver, Performance Works, Granville Island, Mosaic Flamenco
July 6, 2017 - Blue Martini Jazz Cafe, Kitsilano
July, 1, 2017 - Canada Day, Granville Island, Vancouver
June 3 & 4, 2017 - Tsawwassen Arts Centre, BC - Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance
June 15, 2017 - Blue Martini Jazz Cafe, Kitsilano
April 6, 2017 - Vancouver World Music Festival - Guilt & Company, Vancouver, Toque Flamenco
April 8, 2017 - Vancouver World Music Festival, Koerner Hall, Vancouver Academy of Music, Mashregh Ensemble
April 6, 2017 - Vancouver World Music Festival - Guilt & Company, Vancouver, Toque Flamenco
March 1, 2017 - Flamenco Cultural Event, Kelty McKerracher, 520 Seymour, Vancouver
Jan 27, 2017 - Private Corporate Function, Performance with Toque Flamenco, Vancouver Convention Centre, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver
Feb 5, 2016 - Barrio Flamenco, HomeGround Festival, Downtown East Side, Oppenheimer Park, 400 Powell St Vancouver
May 27, 2016 - Danza Fusión Flamenca, Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance
Tsawwassen Arts Centre, BC
May 28, 3:30 & 7:30, 2016 - Danza Fusión Flamenca, Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance, Tsawwassen Arts Centre, BC
July 24, 2016 - Jazz Vespers, St. Andrew's Wesley United Church, 1022 Nelson St, Vancouver
Aug 7th 2016 - Victoria Flamenco Festival, Centennial Square, Victoria, BC
Sept 11, 2016 - Polish Harvest Festival, Performance with Toque Flamenco, 4015 Fraser St, Vancouver
Sept 14, 2016 - Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Performance with Toque Flamenco, Centro Flamenco, 102-2083 Alma Street, Vancouver
Nov 2, 2016 - Heart of the City Festival, Barrio Flamenco, Carnegie Community Centre, 401 Main St, Vancouver
Feb 5, 2015 - HomeGround Festival in Oppenheimer Park, Powell St. & Jackson Ave., Vancouver
Sept 25, 2015 - Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Performance with Palma Bjornson, Waterfront Theatre, Vancouver
Nov16, 2015 - Barrio Flamenco, SFU 235 Alexander, Vancouver
Nov 1, 2015 - Performance with Barrio Flamenco for The Heart of the City Festival
December 11th, 2015 - Calle Verde in "Luna Llena" Heritage Playhouse, 662 Gibsons, BC
Feb 10, 2014 - HomeGround festival, Oppenheimer Park, Powell St. & Jackson Ave., Vancouver
May 23 to 25, 2014 - Madiba (tribute to Mandela), Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance, Tsawwassen Arts Centre, BC
Aug 8, 2014 - Showboat Stage, Kitsilano, Madiba (tribute to Mandela), Los Gitanos School of Spanish Dance, BC
Feb 7, 2013 - Homeground Festival at Oppenheimer Park, Powell St. & Jackson Ave., Vancouver
Feb 10, 2013 - The Coquitlam Coffee Concert - “Snow Queen" , Karen Flamenco, Terry Fox Theatre, Port Coquitlam
Jun 1, 2013 - Vancouver Playhouse, Sleeping Beauty, Karen Flamenco, Vancouver
Jun 2nd 2013 - 3pm, 7pm - Vancouver Playhouse, Sleeping Beauty, Karen Flamenco, Vancouver
Sept 20 & 21, 2013 - Raíces y Alas: PAIRINGS, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, 1895 Venables, Vancouver
June 16, 2012 - The Centre For Performing Arts, Peter Pan, Karen Flamenco, Vancouver
July 27, 2012 - Dance of the Little Old Men, short film, appearance & film score, Kelowna, BC
Aug 5, 2012 - Flygirl Pride 2012, Coast Hotel, Vancouver
Nov 16, 2012 - Granville Island Stage, Snow Queen, Karen Flamenco, Granville Island Stage, Vancouver
Nov 17, 2012 - 3pm, 8pm - Granville Island Stage, Snow Queen, Karen Flamenco, Granville Island Stage, Vancouver
June 18, 2011 - The Centre For Performing Arts, Molino Rojo, Karen Flamenco, Vancouver
Sept 28, 2011 - Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Moraima (Calle Verde), Waterfront Theatre, Vancouver
June 26, 2010 - ROMEO & JULIET, Karen Flamenco, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver
June 27, 2010 - 3pm & 7pm - ROMEO & JULIET, Karen Flamenco, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver
June 13, 2009 - Norman Rothstein Theatre, Cinderella, Karen Flamenco, Vancouver
June 14, 2009 - Norman Rothstein Theatre, Cinderella, Karen Flamenco, Vancouver
Aug 2, 2009 - Sheraton Wall Centre, Pride Show, Flygirlproductions, Vancouver
June 21, 2008 - Norman Rothstein Theatre, Karen Flamenco Volume 1, Vancouver
Dec 13, 2006 - 2006 MISS CHINESE (VANCOUVER) PAGEANT, Vancouver Convention Centre
Oct 28, 2006 - Cafe de Chinitas, Mozaico Flamenco, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver
June 23, 2005 - Flamenco Expo, Alma Flamenco, Kari Alba, Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Oct 16, 2005 - Poemas de Alegria, Mozaico Flamenco, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver
June 9, 2004 - Canada Dance Festival, Theatre Flamenco, Mariposa: The butterfly’s Evil Spell, Performing with Claire Marchand, Claudia Carolina, Maritel Centurion, Randy Joynt, Jonathan Gladden & Sheila Ghosh, National Arts Centre Studio, Ottawa
Aug 17, 2002 - Regina Folk Festival, Los Canasteros, Regina, Saskatchewan
Aug 18, 2002 - Regina Folk Festival, Los Canasteros & Amantes de Flamenco, Regina, Saskatchewan
Sept, 8, 2002 - Vancouver Flamenco Festival, Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver
Sept 27 & 28, 2002 - Theatre Flamenco, Mariposa: The butterfly’s Evil Spell, Performing with Claire Marchand, Claudia Carolina, Maritel Centurion, Randy Joynt, Jonathan Gladden & Sheila Ghosh, Gas Station Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Aug 17, 2002 - Regina Folk Festival, Los Canasteros, Regina, Saskatchewan
Aug 18, 2002 - Regina Folk Festival, Los Canasteros & Amantes de Flamenco, Regina, Saskatchewan
Sept, 8, 2002 - Vancouver Flamenco Festival, Croatian Cultural Centre, Vancouver
March 23, 2001 - Mediterranee, Les Salles du Gesu, Los Canasteros, Montreal, Quebec
March 24, 2001 - La Trova, Kola Note, Los Canasteros, Montreal, Quebec
July 21, 2001 - Ness Creek Music Festival, Los Canasteros & Amantes de Flamenco, Ness Creek, Saskatchewan
July 21, 2001 - Ness Creek Music Festival, Guitar Stars Workshop, Ness Creek, Saskatchewan
Oct, 5, 2001 - Spain Meets Canada Flamenco Concert, Los Canisters, Castle Theatre, Saskatoon
July 28, 2000 - Oeste Canada Flamenco Festival, Performing with Carmen Cano de Infante, Claire Marchand, Sabas, Antonio de Jerez & Oscar Nieto, Devonian Gardens, Calgary, Alberta
Sept 2 & 3, 2000 - Sunshine Music Festival, Flamenco Vivo, Powell River, BC
June 1999 - Opre Roma: Gypsies in Canada, NFB film appearances & sound track, Vancouver
Aug 28, 1999 - Hispanic Festival ’99, Los Canasteros, Eau Claire Festival Market, Calgary, Alberta
Sept 30, 1999 - Caramba, Tango & Flamenco Review, Performing with Paco de Leon, Oscar Nieto, & Marius Wolfe, Royal Canadian legion, Commercial Drive, Vancouver
May 30, 1998 - Noche de Flamenco, SAIT Orpheus Theatre, Calgary, Alberta
July 17- 19, 1998 - Vancouver Folk Festival, three shows including the Main Stage, Los Canasteros, Vancouver
Sept 19, 1998 - Vancouver Sun Community Concert Series, Inlet Theatre, Los Canasteros, Port Moody, BC
May 31, 1997 - Plaza of Nations, Latin America Business Fair, Los Canasteros, Hispanic community Centre, Vancouver
June 16, 1997 - 8th Annual Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Vancouver Playhouse, Los Canasteros, Vancouver
June 6, 1997 - Concert for Centre Francaphonie, Los Canasteros, Nanimo, BC