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Flamenco in Madrid is as popular as ever! With dance shows, concert venues, and classes for locals as well foreigners, flamenco in Madrid going strong into the 21st century. Check out our comprehensive guide to flamenco in Madrid including the best flamenco venues in Madrid, places to take classes, and where to buy flamenco-related items in Madrid.

Above: A Flamenco Show in Casa Patas in Madrid, Spain


Spain invented the guitar, setting the stage for the birth a passionate genre of music and dance, Flamenco, fusing Gypsy, Jewish, Islamic, and Spanish musical tendencies into an aggressive blur of dance gestures and guitar picking. No trip to Spain would be complete without checking out at least one flamenco concert. If you are interested in learning more about Flamenco in Spain, you can start with MAP Magazine's

Flamenco Primer. This compact one-page document will quickly survey the form from the origins to its present state.


FLAMENCO VENUES IN MADRID

Clan will allow you to sit and relax in a relatively quiet neighborhood while seeing some up the up-and-coming talents.

Cardamomo has a similar set of dancers but, in the lively Huertas neighborhood, is very much a “stand shoulder to shoulder” sort of venue.

El Juglar offers a very local, alternative experience in the heart of Madrid's Bohemian/immigrant neighborhood, Lavapies.

La Coral De La Moreria* is one of the most famous flamenco venues in the world visited by Kings, Presidents, and other heads of State.

Casa Patas* is a Flamenco convervatory, a restaurant, and show venue, boasting a a reputation for offering the most authentic Flamenco in Madrid.


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If you are interested in purchasing some Flamenco music before coming to Spain, check out the Flamenco CDs we have selected in The MAP Store.


Madrid by Night with Dinner and Flamenco show
Description: Madrid is a city they say never sleeps. On this private night tour you will take a panoramic tour of the city. Then dinner and a Flamenco show in a traditional Flamenco restaurants in the centre…more...


---Published 2008-03-07
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