The festival kicks off on Thursday, November 27th at the Auditorium of the UPO with the opening gala Voices without bordersUnder the artistic direction of the flamenco dancer Eva YerbabuenaThe gala will bring together voices from various Sevillian municipalities affiliated with the Chair: from Alcalá de Guadaíra to Tomares, including Las Cabezas de San Juan, Los Palacios y Villafranca, and others. The event promises a sonic mosaic that pays homage to the richness of the flamenco .
Friday the 28th is dedicated to training and creation. At the headquarters of Ballet Flamenco Andalusia An improvisation workshop and a masterclass with the dancer and choreographer will be offered. Andres Marin —National Dance Prize—. In the evening, at the Central Theatre of Seville, the flamenco singer The Tremendous, accompanied on guitar by Dani de Moron, will present his show Transit (Fleeing from the noise), an intense and reflective proposal that strives for the purity of cante.
"This festival follows the philosophy of the Olavide Chair of Flamenco: understand the flamenco as a living, diverse, and constantly evolving heritage. Beyond art, it is a commitment to the province of Seville, to education, reflection, and creation."
The closing session, on Saturday the 29th, will focus on contemporary flamenco dance. A colloquium entitled Broken glass on the floorThe contemporary flamenco dance scene will open the day, followed by an artistic segment by the dancer vanessa aibar with his work The queen of metal – soloWith this, the festival reinforces its vocation as a meeting place between tradition and current aesthetic pursuits.
This festival follows the philosophy of the Chair: to understand the flamenco as a living, diverse, and constantly evolving heritage. Beyond art, it is a commitment to the province—nine municipalities in Seville are collaborating—to education, reflection, and creation. A project that connects generations and territories with the truth of rhythm, the heritage of the land, and the power of flamenco figure.
Thus, for three days, Seville—and with it a good part of the province—becomes a melting pot of voices, steps and guitars that claim that "the strength of flamenco connects souls without borders".
