The Spanish cultural institution “Cervantes Institute” will hold its third World Flamenco Congress throughout November across several cities in Morocco.
Featuring women’s participation, the festival is designed to promote innovative flamenco while honoring its traditional roots. It is also intended to introduce Moroccan audiences to the diversity of this universal Spanish art form.
The congress includes 13 performances in seven cities namely Rabat, Casablanca, Meknes, Tangier, Tetouan, Marrakech, and Agadir, as well as workshops, discussions, and documentaries.
Notable artists in the lineup include Soleá Morente, daughter of renowned “Cantaor”- Singer of Flamenco- Enrique Morente, who will perform with guitarist Josemi Carmona, a former member of the group “Ketama.”
Rocío Márquez, a leading figure in 21st-century flamenco, will present “Tercer Cielo,” -Third Heaven- a “unique” performance with the renowned musician Bronquio.
The festival program includes the all-female group “LaboratoriA,” known for its innovative flamenco performances, and “AnDanzas,” performed by guitarist Antonia Jiménez and dancer Rosario Toledo, promising a “special show.”
María Pagés, winner of the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, will showcase the documentary “El Baile de la Alquimista” – “The Dance of the Alchemist” -, while filmmaker José Sánchez Montes will screen two documentaries inspired by contemporary flamenco album including “La Leyenda del Tiempo” – “The Legend of Time” – by Camarón de la Isla and “Omega” by Enrique Morente.
Participants interested in learning flamenco can join a workshop led by poet and flamenco expert Juan José Téllez and guitarist Salvador Andrade.
The festival is co-sponsored by Spain’s Embassy in Morocco the Cervantes Institute, Spain’s Ministry of Culture, and Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication, along with other institutions.