Flamenco Festival USA * March 1-17, 2024 * Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington DC

1-17 marzo 2024 * Boston, Massachusetts * Miami, Florida * New York City * Chicago, Illinois * Washington, D.C.

This 23rd edition is marked by a tribute to the guitarist Paco de Lucía, commemorating the tenth anniversary of his death, and the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of the Spanish musician and poet Vicente Espinel. In the upcoming days, the festival will feature a triple performance on the 8th, 9th, and 10th by the National Ballet of Spain. The company returns to New York with the premiere of “Invocación,” an adaptation of Mario Maya’s “De lo Flamenco”, originally choreographed for the Andalusian Dance Company (now the Flamenco Ballet of Andalusia). Rubén Olmo revives and highlights this piece for this special occasion. Additionally, two new choreographies, “Taranto” and “Romance del emplazado,” created by Maya’s disciples, Isabel Bayón and Rafaela Carrasco, will be featured. As a finale, the National Ballet of Spain will pay tribute to Paco de Lucía, as they did in performances held on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at the Ziff Opera House of the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami.

Women are increasingly gaining prominence in the evolution of flamenco guitar playing. Therefore, as part of the International Women’s Day commemoration on March 8th, the singer Inma la Carbonera and guitarist Antonia Jiménez will present the show “A Gaya”, their first joint proposal, at the former residence of the Spanish ambassador in Washington DC (Friday, 8th). The performance will also take place the following day at Roulette in New York and on Sunday the 10th at the Instituto Cervantes in Chicago. In the same vein, Flamenco Festival will also feature Las Migas, winners of the Latin Grammy for Best Flamenco Album 2022, presenting their repertoire, blending traditional flamenco elements with classical music, at Joe’s Pub in the legendary The Public Theater on Sunday the 10th, after their performance at the Instituto Cervantes in Chicago (Wednesday, 6th).

https://www.flamencofestival.org/en/festivales/ff-usa-2024/

Tags BNE, Flamenco Festival USA 2024, Instituto Cervantes in Chicago, National Ballet of Spain, Paco de Lucía, Rubén Olmo