Benalmadena is getting ready to host one of the most important cultural events of its yearly calendar: Flamenco Week. Playing a key role in the promotion of the town’s Flamenco culture, the event has become one of the main tributes to this universal art in the province of Malaga.
Flamenco Week takes place from the 14th to 21st November in various different cultural and educational centres of Benalmadena. Organised by Malaga’s ‘Peña La Repompa’ in collaboration with Benalmadena Council’s Cultural Department, the main aim of the event is to pay tribute to the art of Flamenco, coinciding with the celebration, on the 16th November, of the anniversary of Flamenco being declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Throughout this week long Flamenco festivity, song and guitar will become protagonists of a wide variety of activities and performances including poetry recitals, gastronomic tastings, film screenings and performances by renowned artists.
Guitarist, Andrés Cansino, and singer, Raquel Garcia, will be performing ‘initiation to flamenco’ concerts in the town’s schools.
Programme of events for Benalmadena’s Flamenco Week
- Friday 14th November at 9:00pm: ‘Poetry & Flamenco’ Show at Colegio Salvador Rueda.
- Saturday 15th November at 2:00pm: Traditional Flamenco casserole in the BullfightingMuseum.
- Monday 17th November at 9:00pm: Flamenco evening with singing and dancing performed by the young artists of the ‘Escuela de la Federación Provincial de Peñas’ at Colegio Salvador Rueda.
- Tuesday 18th November at 9:00pm: Performance by recognised artist, Delia Membrive, (accompanied by Rubén Escalona on guitar) at the ‘Peña Nuestra Señora de la Cruz’ in Benalmadena Pueblo.
- Wednesday 19th November at 9:00pm: Guitar recital in honour of Paco de Lucia at the Bil-Bil Castle (5 minutes walk from Sunset Beach Club) featuring Andrés Cansino, José Luis Lastre and Juan Heredia.
- Thursday 20th November at 9:00pm: Flamenco cinema session in the main hall at Colegio Salvador Rueda.
- Friday 21st November at 9:00pm: Grand party with performances by guitarist Luis ‘El Salao’ and cantaores (singers) José Méndez, Francisco Bonela, Bernardo Vázquez and Manuel de la Curra at Colegio Salvador Rueda.
If you enjoy Spanish culture and, in particular, the art of Flamenco, we thoroughly recommend you make the most of this unique event by attending one (or more) of the above-mentioned performances and shows.
