Karen Lugo is a Mexican flamenco artist and Guest Artistic Director of Flamenco Vivo, knowledgeable and respectful of tradition and, at the same time, restless and innovative. As a choreographer, she has received the Best Choreography award at the Spring Film Festival of Barcelona, First Prize for Flamenco Dance at the International Festival of Almeria, First Prize for Choreography at the Contemporary Flamenco Festival of Finland, and Third Prize at the XVII Certamen de Danza Española y Flamenco de Madrid. She has performed as soloist at the Festival de Jerez, Festival Flamenco de Madrid, Festival Flamenco de Vancouver, Festival Flamenco de Montreal, and many others across Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. In collaboration with the Casa Patas Flamenco Foundation, she has premiered three shows with international tours, and her latest solo work, "Golpe de Tierra," was nominated for the Premis de la Crítica d'Arts Escèniques for best solo show. She has participated in films under the direction of Javier Latorre, including "Flamenco Flamenco" by Carlos Saura. At Soho Live NYC, Lugo brings her artistry to "No esTABLAO," a performance concept that abandons the traditional tablao format to create space for something entirely new. With flamenco dance as its foundation, No esTABLAO stages an unrehearsed encounter between Lugo and guest artists from outside the flamenco world. Nothing is agreed upon beforehand. Everything unfolds in real time. This is flamenco unbound.