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flamenco

In Seville, the Flamenco Dance Museum is the first and only museum of its kind in the world. A modern museum that preserves ancient roots. Located in a beautiful 18th century building, it stands on the foundations of an ancient Roman temple.

Flamenco festival

Since 1998, the cultural managers Rosana de Aza and Olinto de la Obra, forerunners in the promotion and dissemination of the artistic and cultural heritage of Al-Andalus, have been working to encourage the history of the most traditional flamenco and to promote the folkloric tradition of Andalusia, a World Heritage Site.

La Casa de la Guitarra is a Flamenco Cultural Centre located in an 18th century house in the heart of the Barrio de Santa Cruz (former Jewish quarter), a few steps away from the Cathedral. It is run by José Luis Postigo, a famous artist and guitarist who has won two national flamenco guitar awards (Córdoba National Prize and Jerez de la Frontera National Prize of the Chair of Flamencology).

The Flamenco Biennial of Seville began in 1980 and has been getting better for 30 years bringing together the best flamenco musicians and dancers. The Flamenco Biennial lasts about 30 days and includes a multitude of venues throughout the town, from theatres to smaller establishments.

This event is held every year in July and brings together singers, guitarists and dancers of great renown and prestige. Lebrija is the cradle of the art of flamenco and the birthplace of such well-known singers as Juan Peña "El Lebrijano", who have bequeathed a valuable artistic heritage to this city.

On the last Saturday of June, flamenco fans have a date in Utrera with the oldest of Spain's summer festivals, "El Potaje Gitano", which dates back to 1957. Since then, the brotherhood of the Gypsies of Utrera has paid tribute year after year to important figures of this art (Caracol, Mairena, Camarón, Fernanda and Bernarda, Lebrijano, etc.).