Visit Southern Spain - The Andalucians in the Month of May

Andalucia is extremely proud of its rich history of fiestas and festivals.

Baile Flamenco Mario Maya y gruppo en Sevilla

Sara Baras will take a temporary break from the stage with "Esencia" ~

Sara Baras has announced that from May she will take a hiatus from dancing "because I want to be a mother, and, apparently my dancing isn’t compatible with pregnancy". Even so, she hopes that the pause will be brief and that she will return with renewed strength. But before she goes on hiatus she takes a look back over her career with "Esencia".

"Esencia" opened in December 2009 at the theatre of the Champs Elyssees of Paris and is a tribute to the career of Sara Baras. The performer from Cadiz has selected some of the most representative and unforgettable moments of the 9 shows that she has staged in the 11 years of her time in the Dance Company . She has given them a new reading, re-working the choreographies and giving it a new stage design, wardrobe and lighting, with a running theme: the essence of flamenco itself.
Among the numbers recovered by Sara Baras is "Martinete y Rondeña" from "Baras Carreras", "Bulería" from "Mariana
Pineda", the unforgettable "Farruca" from "Sensaciones", her "Alegrías" from "Cai-la isla" and the essence of "Soleá" from "Juana La Loca", along with the beauty of "Tangos" by Paco de Lucía in "Carmen", where she dances as a duet with José Serrano, guest star also present in "Alegrías" from "Sabores".
Coming dates for "Esencia"
16 and 17 March – Granada. Palacio de Congresos
23 March to 11 April – Madrid. Teatro Häagen- Dazs
Calderón.
17 and 18 April – Palma de Mallorca.
Auditorium
21 to 25 April – Cadiz. Gran Teatro Falla

More Of The Golden Age Of Flamenco

A synthesis of dancing, singing and instrumental accompaniment, the flamenco dance appeared in recognizable form in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. What became the dance of the gitanos (gypsies) of the Guadalquidvir Valley, may have originated in the music of Moslem Andulucia during the Medieval period, or even as far back as Byzantine chants used in Visigothic churches.

The Golden Age Of Flamenco

Flamenco can be seen and heard in all of Spain's regions (especially the larger cities), but it remains an Andalucian specialty and it is here during the summer festival season that tourists can see it performed in all its forms. During the rest of the year, your best bet for authentic flamenco, is to find penas (flamenco clubs) where live performances are staged in intimate settings.

It is said that Seville, Jerez de la Frontera, and Cadiz  are all flamenco hotbeds and offer the best chance to catch the purest, and often the most passionate, flamenco dance in the entire world.

Flamenco Fever

Flamenco Fever

Flamenco Fever