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La Candela Flamenco: Hispanic Heritage Celebration
2025-10-25 14:00 (America/New_York) | Emory University Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N Decatur Rd., Atlanta, GA, 30307, United States
Hispanic Heritage Celebration: Exploring Shared Rhythms of Spain and Latin America

For the third year in a row, La Candela Flamenco presents its biggest show of the year—join this Atlanta tradition!

Guided by a storyteller, this captivating performance draws the audience into the vibrant world of flamenco, uncovering its roots in Spain and the Latin American influences that have shaped its evolution. Featuring New York City–based flamenco guitarist Ricardito Sánchez, along with dynamic dance, evocative music, and engaging narration, the show highlights flamenco’s ability to transcend borders, reflecting the interconnectedness of cultures and the exchange of artistic traditions. Audiences are invited to experience the rhythm, passion, and emotion of flamenco while reflecting on its complex histories and shared cultural threads that continue to inspire and resonate today.

IP: $75 (Must be purchased via our fiscal sponsor Fractured Atlas) – Evening show only!

VIP tickets include front-row seating, a celebratory toast, and an exclusive meet-and-greet with the artists

2:00PM Matinee

6:30PM Main Show

Featured Performers:Ania La Candela – DanceTeodora Stoyanova – FluteRicardito Sánchez – GuitarTony Castillo – PianoDave Holland – Storytelling, Drums & PercussionJuan Solas Machado – Cajón

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From the archive:

Atlanta Flamenco Festival Opening Concert
2024-08-31 15:00 - 20:00
The Atlanta Flamenco Festival will bring world-class flamenco artists to Atlanta audiences in a series of concerts and educational programs that will amplify the art form. It takes place in the metro area starting on August 26 – 31, 2024. The festival is the only series of its kind in the South. The non-profit, A Través, Inc., is proud to take this step in bringing a strong artistic presence and international perspectives to the region via (a través de) flamenco. A Través, 501c3, first presented the festival in 2019.

The Atlanta Flamenco Festival begins with performances by a special group of artists from important flamenco cities in Spain: Madrid, Jerez de la Fronera, and Cádiz. They will perform two concerts of live music and dance at Emory University Performing Arts Studio. Macarena de Jerez, an accomplished ´festera´ from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, will headline the concerts on August 31, 2024. Normally a position held by a man in the flamenco stage, a festero or festera is a strong character that employs humor to build emotional expression in song and dance. In this case, Macarena de Jerez, will bring her powerful voice and imposing dance to the stage. She will be accompanied by José Panzekito, a guitarist and singer who hails from one of the oldest flamenco dynasties in Spain. These multi-talented artists will be joined on stage by the young, fiery dancer, El Bocadillo from Madrid, and José Manuel Alconchel, a seasoned guitarist from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

Artists will also offer educational programming to create opportunities for Georgia residents who perform flamenco professionally. Local artists will be able to participate in a developmental seminar at the professional level, focusing on advanced concepts of the art form, which rarely are addressed outside of closed, elite artistic circles in Spain. The outreach culminates with a concert in which Georgia artists will perform in a showcase of the role of improvisation in flamenco, which is a strategy used by professional artists in tablaos and on theater stages across Spain.

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Entre Mundos - Between Worlds
2024-05-19 17:00 - 18:30
For the first time in Atlanta, witness the extraordinary fusion of flamenco dance and Spanish classical piano music! Learn how Spanish classical composers captured the essence of flamenco, including traditional flamenco guitar, and transformed it into mesmerizing piano compositions.

Entre Mundos – Between Worlds, is a show that explores the unexpected connection between two seemingly distinct musical realms: Spanish classical music and flamenco dance.

Piano: Dr. Marina Bengoa – RoldánDance: Ania “La Candela”

This show will unravel the hidden threads that bind Spanish classical music and flamenco dance, revealing how they have inspired one another throughout history. It’s an educational journey that will enrich the audience’s appreciation of these rich and respected musical traditions.

The show features Dr. Marina Bengoa, a gifted pianist whose virtuosity on the piano will breathe life into beloved Spanish classical pieces that resonate with audiences around the world, proving that classical music can be exhilarating and enjoyable for all.

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Flamenco Black
2023-11-11 15:00 - 22:00
Flamenco Black combines the art of flamenco, contemporary dance, and traditions of the African Diaspora. Dances reflect African influences on flamenco in the New World. This important and little-known aspect of flamenco demonstrates – on two sides of the Atlantic Ocean – ways in which communities are connected across geography and history. It is a surprising element of flamenco, an art form that for many is synonymous with Spanish culture and its Moorish and Romani influences.

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Flamenco concert: Emoción
2018-04-28 20:00 - 21:30
Join Berdolé Productions for an evening Flamenco at Emory University on Saturday, April 28. Six Flamenco artists, with a long history of working together in paths that cross time and distance, unite in a reminder that individuals are intertwined by shared experiences and emotion.
Performing Arts Studio
Emory University
1804 N Decatur Rd, Atlanta, GA 30307
8:00 p.m. Concert
$20 admission advance
$25 at door
Cast
Cristian Puig, guitar
Vicente Griego, vocals
Emrah Kotan, percussion
Carlos Menchaca, dance
Marilia Quevedo, dance
“Julie Moon”, dance

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