The FlamenGi 2025 Festival celebrates its 7th edition with a tribute to Paco de Lucía, an opening ceremony on the steps of Girona Cathedral, a first step towards internationalization and a line-up with big names in the flamenco contemporary.
The press conference began with a welcome from Noemí Osorio and François Soumah, director and manager of the festival. This was followed by a speech by Thierry Segarra, Councilor for Festivals and Catalan Culture in Touluges. Òscar Aparicio, Mayor of Bisbal d'Empordà, and Quim Ayats, Councilor for Culture at Girona City Council, spoke afterward. The event concluded with a performance by artist Israel Galván.
From November 14 to 29, Girona and other municipalities in the province will host the 7th edition of FlamenGi, the festival flamenco A benchmark in Catalonia. With a powerful, diverse, and committed program, the festival will bring art flamenco a Girona, Banyoles, La Bisbal d'Empordà and, for the first time, will cross borders reaching Toulouges (France).
Inaugural performance on the steps of Girona Cathedral
As a big novelty, FlamenGi steps into the monumental public space for the first time, and does so with an unprecedented proposal: Israel Galvan, one of the most international and transgressive figures of the flamenco contemporary, will offer the inaugural performance on the steps of Girona Cathedral, an emblematic and unique stage for its history and architecture. The performance will take place on November 14th at 19:30 p.m.
An edition dedicated to the genius who changed the world forever. flamenco: Paco de Lucía
This 2025, FlamenGi pays tribute to Paco de Lucía, a key figure in the history of music and architect of the modern revolution of flamenco. Unrepeatable genius, Paco de Lucía not only brought flamenco guitar to international stages, but also provided it with a artistic dignity and expressive freedom that marked a before and after.
With a brilliant career as a composer, performer and innovator, broke down walls between genders, fusing jazz, classical music or Latin music without ever renouncing the Andalusian roots thanks to his way of understanding the flamenco —free, open and demanding.
For this reason, this edition, in which the collaboration of the Paco de Lucia Foundation and the Paco de Lucía Interpretation Center of Algeciras, will include various events in memory and recognition of his figure:
Screening of the documentary Paco de Lucía: The search
Intimate conversation with his son and director of the documentary, Curro Sánchez, and the flamenco dancer Antonio Fernández Montoya, El Farru
Commented listening by journalist and music critic Pere Pons on Paco de Lucía Sextet's album: Live… One Summer Night
The presence in the program of artists who accompanied him throughout his career, such as El Farru, Antonio Serrano, and Josemi Carmona.
FlamenGi 2025 not only pays tribute to him as a legend, but also as a guide and inspiration for a new generation of artists and audiences who understand the flamenco as a living culture.
A luxury program with prominent figures of the flamenco with parallel activities for all audiences.
In addition to Israel Galván, who will open the festival with a unique performance, the program features established figures and emerging proposals that shape a vision of flamenco open, diverse and constantly evolving:
Israel Galvan, a dancer and choreographer from Seville, is an icon of flamenco contemporary. Internationally recognized for his capacity for innovation and scenic transgression, Galván has broken the mold and has taken the flamenco to the most prestigious circuits of contemporary dance worldwide.
The Farru, one of the great figures of dance flamenco recognized for his stage presence and direct connection to the Farrucos family tradition. At FlamenGi, he will offer a roots show in a Festival production featuring local artists; he will also participate in the talk and offer a masterclass.
Patricia guerrero, 2021 National Dance Award winner and current director of the Ballet Flamenco From Andalusia, an artist of great expressiveness and technical solidity, will present a contemporary proposal that combines roots with current stagecraft. She will perform as a guest artist in the show. Become alongside guitarist Alejandro Hurtado, who won the prestigious Bordón Minero award in 2017.
kiki morente, cantaor representing the new generation of flamenco, fusing the legacy of his father, Enrique Morente, with current influences. He will offer an intimate concert of cante and guitar at the Banyoles Auditorium.
Andres Barrios, a pianist from Seville, stands out for his personal style in which the flamenco He engages in a dialogue with jazz and Latin music. He will present his album in Girona. KM. 0, one of the most suggestive proposals of the new flamenco instrumental.
Adela Campallo, one of the most unique dancers of the flamenco contemporary, arrives in Touluges alongside Joaquín El Duende, Toni Moñiz, José Andrés Cortés and Joni Sánchez. A meeting born from the bridge between Girona, Barcelona and France, where the flamenco It is shared as a living and current art.
Antonio Serrano and Josemi Carmona, two internationally renowned figures with direct ties to Paco de Lucía. Serrano, a master of the chromatic harmonica, was part of his sextet for over a decade. Carmona, a former member of Ketama and son of Pepe Habichuela, represents modern fusion with deep roots in tradition. They will join forces in a special concert with pianist Ignasi Terraza as their special guest.
Extensive, decentralized programming and a first step towards internationalization
The festival maintains its commitment to decentralizing culture, with activities and concerts taking place at:
- Girona city (including venues such as the Auditorium of La Mercè, the Josep Irla Auditorium, the Sunset Jazz Club and La Marfà) and neighborhoods such as Santa Eugènia and Pont Major.
- Banyoles
- La Bisbal d'Empordà
- Toulouges (France)
The 7th edition of FlamenGi makes the international leap and, for the first time, crosses the border to carry the flamenco to Catalunya Nord, ToulougesThis milestone not only consolidates the festival as a cultural benchmark in the Girona region, but also projects it onto the European scene. With this expansion, FlamenGi reaffirms its mission to be a festival plural, accessible and open, capable of generating dialogues and alliances beyond the territory, which reinforces that natural connection and the will to build cultural bridges. Opening up to France also means approaching our shared memory and establishing links between communities, bringing the essence of flamenco to new audiences and territories.
In addition to the concerts, FlamenGi offers masterclasses of the different disciplines of flamenco, live podcasts, a documentary screening, talks and lectures, a traditional communal meal with live rumba, and special programming in different Girona neighborhoods.
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