Bienal de Flamenco

Bienal de Flamenco
Genre flamenco
Location(s) Sevilla, Spain
Years active 1980 – present
Website
http://www.bienal-flamenco.org/
Paco de Lucía, guitarist

The Bienal de Flamenco is celebrated in Seville, Spain, in different theatres of the city. This festival features dancers, vocalists and guitarists direct from Spain in a display ranging from flamenco puro to innovative new works.

The festival was first celebrated in 1980, with Jose Luis Ortiz Nuevo as the director and with a poster designed by Joaquín Sáenz. The Giraldillo (the festival award) was won by Calixto Sanchez.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "among them the first Giraldillo del Cante (1980)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
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