France, the United States and Mexico, among the main hosts of the best flamenco festivals for 2023.
Imagine the imposing rhythm of the heel tapping on the stage, the intimate strumming of a guitar, the singing that seems to come from an unknown background. Imagine dancers filling the stage with colour in their frilly dresses and costumes. Now, imagine that scene multiplied by dozens or even hundreds, against the backdrop of different cultures and landscapes. That’s the charm of the festivals flamencos.
Does this magic happen outside our borders? ¡Yes! And there are international festivals of great prestige that are already essential for flamenco enthusiasts, scholars and artists alike. Let’s take a look at them with you. Are we going on a trip?
Arles FlamencA Festival (France)
In the historic city ofArles has consolidated FlamencA (with A for woman), one of the French French flamenco festivals that has attracted the most international attention in recent years. During this 6th edition, which will be held from July 29 to August 14, Arles will enjoy a A varied artistic programme: concerts of traditional flamenco, singing, dancing and guitar, singing and guitar recitals with the purest flamenco, flamenco fashion shows, exhibitions, projections, music and poetry evenings, training courses and master classes with great masters in many disciplines.
Blue Festival (France)
The Blue Festival will be held for the 5th time this year, from 29 March to 23 April. Located on the French Riviera, five years have been enough to consolidate one of the most important flamenco gatherings in the country. Invited artists will be confirmed through their website.
Flamenco festivals in the USA:Albuquerque (New Mexico)
This is one of the longest-running international festivals, as this year it will celebrate its 36th edition between 9 and 17 June. “The purpose of this project is to preserve and promote the art, history and culture of flamenco among the national and international communities”.
Flamenco Art in Mont-de-Marsan (France)
The French summer has another flamenco event in Mont-de-Marsan, where the Festival Arte Flamenco has been held since 1989.where local and international artists converge to honour the flamenco legacy. A festival that is characterised by being eco-sustainable and offer some of the most resonant shows in the country.
Flamenco Ibérica Festival (Mexico)
With more than 600 artists and 120,000 guests,the most acclaimed flamenco festival in Mexico With more than 600 artists and 120,000 guests, Mexico’s most acclaimed flamenco festival. From 8 to 15 July, the festival will bring together artists from the current flamenco scene, including, as the festival has already revealed, bailaores such as Alejandro Granados, Javier Latorre and Oscar Quero. If you are in Mexico, you can’t miss it!
Festival flamenco of Arles
The Arles Flamenco Festival defends the purest values of singing and guitar playing, while offering a place to dance at the end of each recital. Always with the objective and the will to discover young artists of high quality, the future stars of flamenco. The woman is the protagonist in the representation of artists.