Flamenco

Flamenco means joy, strength and passion. The way that this Art touches people's feelings deep inside, makes it a universal art well known in the four corners of the planet.

Celebrities from all around the world, artists such as Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth and Charlton Heston in the past, or Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman or Richard Gere more recently, politicians like George Bush, Nixon, Kennedy and Kissinger, geniuses as Picasso and Dalí, have devoted and surrendered themselves to the passion of Flamenco when they visited Madrid.

Madrid as in many other fields has become the stage and temple where anyone who wants to consecrated in this art, must act.

Theaters be tablaos and cafes, are the ideal scenarios to enjoy from the torn of Cante Jondo to the infectious joy of the Rumba.

La Chunga, Lola Flores, Pastora Imperio, El Lebrijano, Cortes, Rocio Molina, Alejandro Granados, El Negri, Lole Montoya, Diego el Cigala, Raimundo Amador and Ketama, among others, have left their imprints in Flamenco.

Tablaos with superb decorations immerse spectators into the magic of the show, and offer not only Art but a high quality dinner or just a drink. If you want to continue the fiesta, there are places that keep Flamenco alive until the first hour of the morning.

The Juerga, is an informal, spontaneous Gipsy gathering, rather like a jazz "jam session". Juerga always includes: dancing, singing and palmas (hand clapping), or simply pounding in rhythm on an old orange crate or a table. In this context Flamenco, is organic and dynamic: it can be adapted to the local talent, instrumentation, and mood of the audience.