Thanks

Over the past five years there have been many people who have contributed to ¡VAMOS! either via suggestions, advice, inspiration, help or plain enthusiasm. As such the list below is long, if we have managed to miss someone please do tell.

Arts Council England, North East: Amanda Drago // Newcastle University: Ella Ritchie // The Sage Gateshead: Tamsin Austin, Ros Rigby // Paco Bethencourt Llobet and Gonzalo Galán Fernández // Crusoes: Peter Wilson // Student volunteers from Newcastle University // David Guy and the Gateshead Arts Team // Francisco Volcan, Yuvel Soria, Ximena Cordova and all at Rumba NE // Will Vamanos // Henry Monntunno // North East Brazilian Community: Vera Hynes and Gilmar Ribeiro // David and Margaret Blackmore // Jimmy Latin Connection // Sam Mills // Coco Vega // NewcastleGateshead Initiative // Chris Pentland and Salseduce // Mouth of the Tyne Festival: Steve Bishop, Frank Wilson and Pete Warne // Cait Read // Steph Oswald // Dance City: Anthony Baker, Helen Green, Mel Cook, James Froment // Instituto Cervantes: Iñaki Abad and Kepa González // The Tyne: Fred Plater and Martin // Star and Shadow Cinema // Printing.com // Latino Events: Sara Lourenco // Jill Bennison // EAT Festival: Simon Preston // Dhezy Nakeni // Jane Cheesebrough and Bonita Barrera // Julio and Julian Barrera // Kate Barrera // Isabel, Anita and Yolanda Barrera // NOVAK Collective // Northern Rock Foundation: Penny Vowles // Matias Aguayo // Avril Ceballos // Jonny Capracara // Tony Morales // DJ Lubi //Dr. Ann Davies // Mayte Beltrán // Danielo Olivera // Isabel Muñoz // Andrew Robinson // Jeremy Bradfield // Newcastle Flamenco Collective // Dr. Jorge Catalá Carrasco // Fiona Watson // Brazilian Embassy: Maria Carolina Gomes de Azeredo Souza // Maya and Claudio at Barkollo // Lucy Keating // Cal Jader // Julie Lakey at Imperial Tobacco // Dr. Monica Moreno Figueroa // Esther Alonso-Becerra // Emily Marsden and all at Hatton Gallery // Dr. Keith Brewster // John Villegas // Andy Wood and Como No! // Rosa McCreery and Rico Jakk and all at Dynamix Skate Park // Roberto Poveda // Mexico Embassy: Ana Paula Christlieb Pardo // Jimena Gorraez Belmar // Sarah Labetoulle // Filmoteca del Departamento de Cooperación y Promoción Cultural Exterior de España // Dr. Juan Carlos Martinez

We'd also like to mention...

Dr. Vanessa Knights
We'd like to gratefully thank Dr.Vanessa Knights who as a very close partner in the 2006 festival contributed something truly immeasurable to it's success. Vanessa sadly passed away on Saturday 10th March 2007. She was huge inspiration to everyone who came to know her. She brought so much to the project, including unlimited passion, imagination and intellect. It really will not be the same without her. Our thoughts go out to her family, friends and colleagues.