CRUCETA FLAMENCO
Caroline Planté- Musical director, composer, perfomer

Born in Montreal, Canada, Caroline Planté began her musical studies (flamenco guitar and piano) in her native city. Her father, guitarist Marcel Planté 'El Rubio', passed on his musical knowledge and love of music.

Awarded many bursaries both by the Arts Council of Canada and Arts and Letter Council of Quebec, she later perfected her skills in Spain (Sevilla and Madrid) with several master guitarists, singers and dancers.One of the rare women to play flamenco guitar, Caroline progressively carved herself a place of choice in this discipline where men are predominant.

With over 18 years of experience as a composer and guitarist, she participated in the elaboration, composition and interpretation of several important productions in Canada, U.S.A and Spain.

Musical director of Cruceta Flamenco (Madrid, Spain) since 2005, she composed and directed the music  for the company's last five productions: Othello (2005), En Rojo (2006), Invernadero-8reflexiones (2009),  La Confidencia (2011) , La Diosa Impura (2012) and bpm_danza (2013). These shows were presented at some of the most prestigious festivals in Spain, in Canada and in the USA.

Her first album 8REFLEXIONES features flamenco singer Duquende and Rafael Jiménez Falo, dancer Mariano Cruceta and hip-hop singer Say. In September 2010, her pieces “Luz” and “Invernadero” featured as the original score of short-film “Invernadero”, directed and produced by Mariano Cruceta , winner of the 3rd prize at the 1st Flamenco Short-Films Festival in Madrid (FFLAC 2010).  Recorded in Madrid at the mythical recording studio Musigrama, 8REFLEXIONES is the first flamenco album entirely composed and interpreted by a female guitarist and was chosen as one of the 5 best world music albums of 2010 by Le Devoir. It’s a production by Paco Ortega (Niña Pastori, Diego El Cigala, Camarón etc.), Mariano Cruceta and Caroline Planté under the label El Pescador de Estrellas.

In September 2010, she was invited to participate as a soloist at the II Festival Sangre Nueva Jóvenes Flamencos, celebrated at the Teatro de Madrid (Madrid, Spain) where she presented some excerpts from her first album 8REFLEXIONES. She headed the bill along with 14 other artists from Spain and her show was described as “historical”. She also launched the cd at the XVII Jornadas Flamencas de la Fortuna de Leganés (Madrid) among other places In 2011 and 2012 the album was also presented  at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, at the Salon de la Guitare de Montréal , the Festival International of the Domaine Forget , at the Chicago Flamenco Festival, and at the Festival des Guitares du Monde en Abitibi.

Since 2012,,she co-directs the Festival Flamenco Montréal. Along with the director and founder of the festival, Benoit Bigham, she entered a new venture to promote the continued growth and development of the art of flamenco in her native city where the enthusiasm for flamenco has continued to florish since it first appeared in the sixties.

Caroline Planté will be featured in a documentary by the Spaniard Alicia Cifredo entitled Tocaoras . It is a documentary about women flamenco guitarists and will be presented on Canal Sur in Spain during the spring of 2013.

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      • Hygroskopía 2024
      • Electrolé 2016
      • BPM Dualidad 2014 >
        • Dualidad
        • Detrás del espejo / Documental
      • La Diosa Impura 2012
      • La Confidencia 2011
      • Invernadero-8reflexiones 2009
      • En Rojo 2006
      • Otelo 2005
      • En Rojo Vivo 2003
      • Yényere / Hechiceros 2001-2002
      • Por Amor al Arte 2000
    • Obras audiovisuales >
      • Cortometraje "Mujer" 2022 >
        • Cortometraje "Mujer" 2022
      • Cortometraje "Invernadero" (2010)
    • Producciones musicales >
      • Disco Living Room de Miguel Linares 2021
      • Disco La Noche escondida de Electrolé 2017
      • Disco Caroline Planté-8reflexiones (2010)
      • Disco Contrastes de Miguel Rivera
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      • Spectacles >
        • BPM Dualidad (Dualité)
        • La Diosa Impura 2012
        • La Confidencia 2011
        • Invernadero-8reflexiones 2009
        • En Rojo 2006
        • Othello 2005
        • En Rojo Vivo 2003
        • Yényere / Hechiceros 2001-2002
        • Por Amor al Arte 2000
      • Court-métrage "Invernadero" (2010)
      • Disque Caroline Planté-8reflexiones (2010)
      • Autres collaborations
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      • Agenda
      • Contact
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    • Cruceta Flamenco's Arts Centre
    • About Cruceta Flamenco >
      • Mariano Cruceta
      • Caroline Planté
    • Productions >
      • Shows >
        • BPM Dualidad (Duality)
        • La Diosa Impura (2012)
        • La Confidencia (2011)
        • Invernadero-8reflexiones (2009)
        • En Rojo (2006)
        • Othello (2005)
        • En Rojo Vivo (2003)
        • Yényere / Hechiceros (2001-2002)
        • Por Amor al Arte (2000)
      • Short film "Invernadero" (2010)
      • 8reflexiones Caroline Planté's CD (2010)
      • Other collaborations
    • Press
    • Agenda
    • Contact us
  • Inicio
  • Producciones
    • Obras escénicas >
      • Hygroskopía 2024
      • Electrolé 2016
      • BPM Dualidad 2014 >
        • Dualidad
        • Detrás del espejo / Documental
      • La Diosa Impura 2012
      • La Confidencia 2011
      • Invernadero-8reflexiones 2009
      • En Rojo 2006
      • Otelo 2005
      • En Rojo Vivo 2003
      • Yényere / Hechiceros 2001-2002
      • Por Amor al Arte 2000
    • Obras audiovisuales >
      • Cortometraje "Mujer" 2022 >
        • Cortometraje "Mujer" 2022
      • Cortometraje "Invernadero" (2010)
    • Producciones musicales >
      • Disco Living Room de Miguel Linares 2021
      • Disco La Noche escondida de Electrolé 2017
      • Disco Caroline Planté-8reflexiones (2010)
      • Disco Contrastes de Miguel Rivera
    • Otras colaboraciones
  • Cruceta Bio
  • Espacio Creativo
  • Prensa
  • Agenda
  • Contacto
  • FRANÇAIS
    • Centre des Arts de la Scène
    • La cie >
      • Mariano Cruceta
      • Caroline Planté
    • Productions >
      • Spectacles >
        • BPM Dualidad (Dualité)
        • La Diosa Impura 2012
        • La Confidencia 2011
        • Invernadero-8reflexiones 2009
        • En Rojo 2006
        • Othello 2005
        • En Rojo Vivo 2003
        • Yényere / Hechiceros 2001-2002
        • Por Amor al Arte 2000
      • Court-métrage "Invernadero" (2010)
      • Disque Caroline Planté-8reflexiones (2010)
      • Autres collaborations
      • Presse
      • Agenda
      • Contact
  • ENGLISH
    • Cruceta Flamenco's Arts Centre
    • About Cruceta Flamenco >
      • Mariano Cruceta
      • Caroline Planté
    • Productions >
      • Shows >
        • BPM Dualidad (Duality)
        • La Diosa Impura (2012)
        • La Confidencia (2011)
        • Invernadero-8reflexiones (2009)
        • En Rojo (2006)
        • Othello (2005)
        • En Rojo Vivo (2003)
        • Yényere / Hechiceros (2001-2002)
        • Por Amor al Arte (2000)
      • Short film "Invernadero" (2010)
      • 8reflexiones Caroline Planté's CD (2010)
      • Other collaborations
    • Press
    • Agenda
    • Contact us