El Tablao de Carmen, in the Poble Espanyol de Barcelona, offers the most genuine flamenco. A sort of flamenco that can only come from the legacy of Catalonia’s incomparable artist, the gypsy dancer and singer, Carmen Amaya. While many parts of her life are shrouded in mystery, Carmen’s biography is full of fascinating elements that […]
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Flamenco passion to welcome the new year
Barcelona is a city with never-ending parties… and the last night of the year is no exception! For those of you who are here in December or for locals who want a different New Year’s Eve with a traditional touch, what could be better than an excellent dinner in a wonderful place, surrounded by their […]
AKANA: The history of the Gypsy people in a play
Akana, meaning ‘now’ in Romani, the gypsy language, is a play that tells the story of the gypsy people. It’s a neighbourhood project that will premiere at a well-known theatre festival, el Festival del Grec 2018 . The first showing of Akana, however, occurred on the 21st of January 2018 in the Sant Martí Auditorium. […]
FLAMINGO OR FLAMENCO?
Two words, two languages and two spellings. An art form and a bird. It cannot be helped that many English speakers get it wrong when trying to pronounce a Spanish word, especially if said word refers to or describes something that does not even exists in Anglo-Saxon culture. “Flamingo” and “Flamenco” seem to get confused […]
The events of Tablao de Carmen during Summer 2017
This past summer was special. Three events were put together by Tablao de Carmen to impact the summer season in three different cities: Santander, Bagur and Pals. The soul of the Tablao de Carmen, its current artistic cast and our approach left our premises to the open air and away from Barcelona. PART 1: SANTANDER […]
“El Tete” during ”La Mercè” celebration in the Flamenco session of Arias Fernández show “Tants talents”
For the festivities of “La Mercè”, the patron saint of Barcelona, the Dance took over the streets and in the big Avenue of Paseo San Juan we could see a lot of dancing! La Mercè “La Mercè” celebrated in 2017 its famous Dance Festival in the Arch of Triumph. Lots of performances in all its […]