FLAMENCO
In June, La Villette moves to Andalusian rhythms. Renowned artists and rising stars (many of whom have been featured at the prestigious Cante de las Minas festival) will electrify the stage at La Villette.
“Flamenco is a secret language”, wrote the Andalusian poet Juan José Téllez – of the persecuted, of gypsies from India, Sephardic Jews, and Moors who, happy to be alive, chose the brightness of palmas, the energy of zapateados, and the depths of palos. All these singing styles tell of love, loss, pride, and struggle. A secret language comprised only of the initiated, but which resonates, which involves listeners in what the poet Federico García Lorca called duende, the mysterious, emotional, and visceral energy that flows through the performer and the spectator during a performance like a trance state. For Festival Flamenco, La Villette invites spectators to discover or rediscover these bailaoras who, schooled in this ancient language, never cease to reinvent it. These artists, whose backgrounds are intertwined with contemporary and traditional dance, breathe new life into this Andalusian art with their original forms and revisited aesthetics, but without altering its intensity.
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El Yiyo
A mi Aire – 1h
Miguel Fernández Ribas, known as El Yiyo, has been dancing flamenco since the age of seven. A mi aire (2025), or “in my own way,” is an intimate journey. Accompanied by two singers and three musicians, the artist preserves the essence of flamenco while offering a deeply personal interpretation–visceral, free, and passionate.
Tue. 16.06 • 8 PM
Wed. 17.06 • 8 PM
© DR
Vanesa Aibar
Liminal – 1h
Through an experimental and exploratory approach, the Andalusian artist fuses flamenco with contemporary dance. Moving between shadow and light, past and present, the collective and the intimate, Liminal (2019) stages the deeply personal appropriation of flamenco by a free-spirited dancer, in constant dialogue with her singer and guitarist.
Fri. 19.06 • 8 PM
Sat. 20.06 • 6 PM
Sun. 21.06 • 4 PM
Eduardo Guerrero
Desplante – 1h20
Originally from Cádiz, Eduardo Guerrero trained in both classical and contemporary dance. Blending different styles of flamenco, the artist pays tribute here to the quejíos (“cries” or “laments”) of 19th-century Levantine miners, making Desplante (2015) a powerful and lyrical performance.
Tue. 23.06 • 8 PM
Wed. 24.06 • 8 PM
© Felix Vazquez
Jesus Carmona
Baile de Bestias – 1h
Originally from Barcelona and for several years a principal dancer with the Spanish National Ballet, Jesús Carmona returns in Baile de Bestias (2021), or “Dance of Beasts,” to a primal form of movement. Through an evolving dialogue with multi-instrumentalist Manu Masaedo, the inner beasts are gradually tamed, transforming into emotion.
Fri. 26.06 • 8 PM
Sat. 27.06 • 6 PM
Sun. 28.06 • 4 PM
© Pablo Lorente
Baile Belen
Tiempos – 1h25
For her production Tiempos, Catalan artist Belén López is joined by two dancers, Paul Vaquero and José Carmona, several guitarists and singers, and a percussionist. In perfect symbiosis, the performers draw every note, every gesture, and every silence toward the collective whole they form–embodying the very magic of flamenco.
Tue. 30.06 • 8 PM
Wed. 01.07 • 8 PM
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Alfonso Losa & Paula Comitre
Alter Ego – 1h10
In Alter Ego, created in 2023 with Patricia Guerrero and performed here with Andalusian dancer Paula Comitre, Alfonso Losa explores the way two bodies–seeking one another, finding one another, and teaching one another–can give rise to a third, both real and abstract.
Fri. 03.07 • 8 PM
Sat. 04.07 • 6 PM
Sun. 05.07 • 4 PM
© Lucas Santos
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Practical information
Grande Halle – Espace Charlie Parker
Métro
Ligne 5 - Porte de Pantin
Tram
Tram 3b - Porte de Pantin
Bus
Bus 75, 151 : Porte de Pantin
Parking
Q-Park
Philharmonie
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - La Villette
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - Conservatoire
Parking
Cité des Sciences
Bike GH
Vélib' docking points
Bike racks
Electric bikes
A battery container is located in front of the Grande Halle.
- Accessible to people with reduced mobility (PRM). Please contact 01 40 03 75 75
- Partially accessible to deaf individuals, depending on the programming.
- Partially accessible to individuals with hearing aids, depending on the programming.
- Partially accessible to visually impaired and blind individuals.
- Accessible to individuals with psychological, cognitive, and intellectual disabilities.
- Several dining options are available in the park before or after the show. Discover them HERE.
Access to the venue is subject to a security check.
- The following are prohibited: all glass containers, sharp or blunt objects, weapons of any kind or replica weapons, animals except guide dogs for the blind, large luggage or bulky bags, and batteries for electric bikes or scooters.
- Security officers have sole discretion over which items are allowed or not.
- Bringing food into the performance hall is not permitted.
