El French Institute of Madrid It hosted the presentation of the prestigious event on the morning of Wednesday, November 19th. Festival Flamenco from Nimes. Amélie Casasole, Director of Nîmes Theatre and artistic director of its festival, has outlined the intense program of the event together with the flamenco dancer Raphael Carrasco and the singer Angeles ToledanoHe was also among the audience José María Velázquez-Gaztelu, which, within the cycle Flamenco in conversationHe will give a lecture to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the arrival of the Roma people to the Iberian Peninsula, analyzing their presence in the famous series Rite and Geography of CanteThe presentation will be translated by Nadia Messaoudi, who did the same during the event.
Journalist Jorge Méndez was Paul Lalloz, the deputy director of the French Institute of Madrid, who opened the meeting "to present the thirty-sixth edition of this emblematic festival in which the richness, creativity and vitality of the flamenco From January 13 to 18, 2026 at the Nîmes Theatre and several venues in this southern French city." He expressed his gratitude to the artists present and the public, as well as to the collaborators, and his happiness at hosting this press conference in his home, "thus participating in the international projection of the exhibition and further strengthening the ties between the two countries."
"The Nîmes Festival focuses on the three facets of flamenco: guitar, cante and dance. Their mission is to support the flamencothrough artistic residencies, as is the case with Rafaela Carrasco, whom they are hosting for a co-production."
Amélie thanked the French Institute for its support and Rafaela and Ángela for their assistance before beginning to detail the program. She first provided some information about the Théâtre de Nîmes, a public and conventional space—specialized in dance by the French Ministry of Culture—which she has directed since 2023. It offers approximately sixty shows per year, totaling around one hundred and thirty performances where the flamenco It is, without a doubt, the highlight of the season. It aims to please both the large and passionate Nîmes fanbase and those who travel from elsewhere. combining tradition and modernity in what has already become the most Spanish of French citiesNot surprisingly, it is a territory inhabited by a large group of residents from this country.
The Nîmes Festival focuses on the three facets of flamenco: guitar, cante and dance. Their mission is to support the flamencothrough artistic residencies, as is the case with Rafaela Carrasco, who is being received for a co-production, which she herself spoke about and you can hear in this video.
Ángeles Toledano's concert will take place in a special venue for contemporary music, which typically attracts a predominantly young audience accustomed to other genres. The flamenco singer explained her proposal as follows.
Amélie then went on to explain the rest of the shows that can be seen Download this file and the parallel activities that will take place in other spaces, such as lectures, exhibitions, workshops, or the afters in the Bodegas del Pilar-Diego PuertaBecause in Nîmes there is also room for celebration and good wine.
Although they have all the detailed information in the dossier that we providedAs a summary, you can find here the extensive and varied program of the main shows, also illustrated with audiovisual fragments of these performances.
Nîmes Festival Program 2026
January 13
At 18:00 PM, Odeon Hall
Dance. Raphael Carrasco. Smoke Work in progress
At 20:30 p.m., Main Hall
Music. Angeles Toledano. Dirty blood
January 14
At 20:30 p.m., Bernadette Lafont Room
Dance. Raphael Carrasco. Nocturnal, architecture of insomnia
January 15
At 18:00 PM, Odeon Hall
Dance. Paula Comitre, Florencia Oz & Carmen AnguloFates. The eye, the voice, the flesh
At 21:00 p.m., Bernadette Lafont Room
Music. Tomatito5tet
January 16
At 18:00 PM, Odeon Hall
Music. Joselito Acedo & José AcedoI remember Seville. 50 years without Niño Ricardo
At 21:00 p.m., Bernadette Lafont Room
Dance. Maria MorenoMagnificat
January 17
At 18:00 PM, Odeon Hall
Dance. María del Mar Suárez 'La Chachi'. The unscalable Alps, looking for Currito
At 21:00 p.m., Bernadette Lafont Room
Music. Miguel Poveda. Poem of the cante jondo
January 18
At 15:00 PM, Odeon Hall
Music. Sandra Carrasco & David from Arahal. Remembering Marchena
At 18:00 p.m., Bernadette Lafont Room
Dance. Estévez/Paños & Co.. the confluence
In addition to activities in other spaces, the exhibitions, screenings, lectures and workshops that are in the dossier and in these images.
