TRUDY GUSTAFSON

Trudy Gustafson, Estrella Lucia, has been a Flamenco artist and aficionado for over 30 years.  She has studied with many Flamenco dancers, singers and musicians, both national and international.  She is the recipient of several dance grants including COMPAS, McKnight Choreographers Fellowship and the Minnesota Dance Alliance’s “Extended Play”.  She choreographed Flamenco dance pieces for the Anoka Opera Company’s Carmen; Macalister College’s Fuente Overjuna; and the Walker Arts Center’s Choreographers’ Evening.  Estrella Lucia has performed with local Flamenco companies Zorongo Flamenco, Trio Flamenco, Hauser Artists, and Rincon del Flamenco.  She has collaborated with other dance companies including Voice of Sepharad, Nritya Jyoti Dance Theater, and Ensemble Espanol.  Currently you can see Estrella Lucia perform with Rincon del  Flamenco at Babalu’s and La Bodega in Minneapolis