As part of the inaugural International Dance Festival Birmingham, we’re delighted to present three stars of the Spanish scene in a brand new flamenco show - En Sus 13 (meaning “to stick to one’s guns”).
Featuring Olga Pericet, Manuel Linan and Marco Flores, the trio perform at Birmingham Town Hall on Tuesday 6th May, 2008.
Also in May, the gypsy, jazz and flamenco ensemble The TG Collective perform at the Town Hall on Saturday 3rd, along with a whole series of flamenco dance, guitar and singing workshops at Birmingham’s DanceXchange with Ana Garcia, and visiting artists Olga Pericet, Antonia Jimenez and Jose Anillo.
Visit the What’s On page for full info and ticket details …
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Following the success of the dance and guitar workshop series during the 2007 Festival, we’re now very pleased to be able to offer regular flamenco guitar lessons in Birmingham.
The lessons will suit individual pupils or small groups, and can be tailored to suit complete beginners to more intermediate levels, across the many forms of flamenco toques, compas and falsetas.
Email guitar@flamenco-birmingham.com or call +44 (0)121 288 8575 for further details, times and prices.
Lessons are based in Moseley/Kings Heath in Birmingham, a short drive or 15 minutes bus ride from the city centre - Click here for a map
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Many hundreds of tickets have already been sold for the three nights of world-class flamenco at Birmingham Town Hall this weekend … don’t miss out!
The festival opens tonight with the stunning Pepa Molina, followed on Saturday by Los Arrieritos in the UK Premiere of ‘13 Rosas’, and a one off collaboration between UK tango ensemble El Ultimo Tango, vocalist Guillermo Rozenthuler and Pepa Molina closing the weekend on Sunday evening.
Performances begin at 7.30pm, with tickets available via the Town Hall Box Office website or via phone - +44 (0)121 780 3333, and also directly from the Town Hall before the performance (subject to availability).
Finally, join us on photo-sharing website Flickr - add your photos and images of the festival to our collection at the new Flamenco-Birmingham Flickr Group.
We look forward to welcoming you to Birmingham this weekend!
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Today’s Bromsgrove Advertiser features a small report on the forthcoming flamenco concert in Birmingham …
Spanish flamenco act aim to warm your soul
WARM your soul with some Spanish passion this autumn, as DanceXchange presents Chanta La Mui.
The performances at the Birmingham Hippodrome on September 28 and 29 aim to kickstart a whole series of flamenco events.
Olga Pericet, Marco Flores and Daniel Doña - all stars of the flamenco scene in Spain - will mesmerise audiences with their passion and energy in this stunning fusion of flamenco and contemporary dance.
To buy tickets call 0870 730 1234 or book online at www.dancexchange.org.uk
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A very warm welcome to Flamenco Birmingham, and thanks for visiting our new blog site …
We’re extremely proud to be presenting a weekend of world-class, cutting edge flamenco at the newly refurbished Town Hall this November, with Pepe Molina, Los Arrieritos and Ultimo Tango Fusión appearing between 9-11th November, alongside special workshops and taster sessions in guitar, dance and hand percussion, all part of the Emoción Flamenco Festival.
You can discover more about the performers and groups appearing on the Artists page of this site. We open Birmingham’s first flamenco season with an exciting preview gig at The Glee Club, featuring the dynamic young TG Collective, with special guest - the superb Birmingham-based dancer Ana Garcia. Ana is also one of the co-directors of the Emoción Festival.
Thanks for your support!
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