Flamenco at La Villette: Andalusian art in motion in Paris, from June 16 to July 5.

In La Villette, the flamenco takes the stage for a festival devoted to this art venu d’Andalousie. From 16 juin au 5 juillet 2026, the Grande Halle will host a lineup of celebrated names and rising talents, with performances that explore new ways to bring flamenco to life today. The event fuses dance and music in a format designed to help audiences discover or rediscover a discipline that is both popular, codified, and constantly evolving.

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Flamenco hinges on a dialogue between the singing, the guitar, the palmas and the dance. There are foot-stomps, precise gestures, a strong bodily presence and a keen attention to rhythm. Born from cultural crossovers in Andalusia, it often tells stories of love, loss, pride, struggle or vitality. In La Villette, the festival foregrounds this history while showing how today’s artists reinterpret it, sometimes in dialogue with contemporary dance or with more experimental forms.

The festival's mission is twofold: to pass on an artistic heritage from the past while presenting new works that move it forward without erasing it. The Grande Halle, a major cultural venue in the parc de La Villette, provides a setting for these proposals in a space easily accessible by metro, tram, and bus from Porte de Pantin.

Lineup for the 2026 Flamenco Festival

• El Yiyo — A mi Aire
  June 16 and 17 at 8:00 PM. A one-hour show led by Miguel Fernández Ribas, known as El Yiyo, with two singers and a guitarist in tow.

• Vanesa Aibar — Liminal.II
  June 19 at 8:00 PM, June 20 at 6:00 PM, and June 21 at 4:00 PM. A fusion of flamenco and contemporary dance, weaving shadow, light and memory.

• Eduardo Guerrero — Desplante
  June 23 and 24 at 8:00 PM. The Cádiz-based dancer pays tribute to the Levantine miners’ songs of the 19th century in a 1 hour 20 minute piece.

• Jesús Carmona — Baile de Bestias
  June 26 at 8:00 PM, June 27 at 6:00 PM and June 28 at 4:00 PM. A duo of dance, guitar and song, built around a more instinctive movement.

• Belén López — Tiempos
  June 30 and July 1 at 8:00 PM. A collaborative piece bringing together dancers, singers, guitarists and percussionists.

• Alfonso Losa & Paula Comitre — Alter Ego
  July 3 at 8:00 PM, July 4 at 6:00 PM and July 5 at 4:00 PM. A work about two bodies seeking each other, replying to one another and forging a shared presence.

Flamenco enthusiasts, take note: this is the annual must-attend event you won’t want to miss.

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