Peña Flamenca El Indalo - Dublin Ireland
Peña Flamenca El Indalo is a Dublin-based non-profit organisation with a reputation for bringing the finest flamenco professionals to Ireland to teach and perform. It was named after el indalo and the village of Mojácar where the director's family comes from.
Peña Flamenca El Indalo runs Dublin Flamenco School, led by Spanish professional dancer & choreographer Felipe de Algeciras. The school offers a wide range of weekly classes and monthly master classes for adults and children, and has a dual focus on flamenco dance technique and choreography. Continuous mentoring from Spanish professional dancers is a key requirement for Dublin Flamenco School and students are trained to acquire a strong foundation in flamenco. The school also organises flamenco guitar classes and rhythm & clapping workshops with visiting Spanish artists.
Peña Flamenca El Indalo also runs Dublin Flamenco Festival. The first edition of the festival took place in the summer of 2011 and featured some of today's most influential flamenco artists and a programme exploring dance, song and music.
From modern and edgy to traditional, critics and audiences in Ireland can discover a diversity of styles and interpretations of the art of flamenco, recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Heritage of Mankind.
"Dublin Flamenco Festival is an exquisite balance between the pure, gypsy tradition and the new trends in dance and music. [...] Thanks to Peña Flamenca El Indalo, the Republic of Ireland takes a well deserved spot in the international agenda of flamenco festivals." Manuel Moraga for RNE - Radio Exterior
www.dublinflamencofestival.com