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Essential Flamenco
Madrid

Essential Flamenco

4.8 (2110 reviews)
4.8 (2110 reviews)
from 39.00 €
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Address
Calle de la Cruz, 26, 28012 Madrid (Madrid) - Spain | View map
Performances
Mo, Tu, We, Th, Su
Fr, Sa
18:00 | 19:30 | 21:00
12:00 | 16:30 | 18:00 | 19:30 | 21:00
60 min
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60 people
6 performers
6 performers
Venue: accessible | Bathrooms: accessible
Venue: accessible | Bathrooms: accessible

About the Show

Essential Flamenco is held in Sala Torero in La Calle de la Cruz in Madrid, just a few minutes from the Puerta del Sol and the famous Plaza Mayor. The venue holds nightly flamenco shows and the performances - featuring flamenco dance, singing, guitar and percussion - give the spectator an authentic show at a reasonable price. The production lasts 60 minutes and is directed by the renowned dancer La Mistela, who has received the National Flamenco Award.

Essential Flamenco takes the viewer on a journey to the roots of flamenco: from its inception, flamenco has flourished in intimate settings. Artists danced and sang before a small group of friends without any amplification or microphones. The spots were often cellars and caves made from bricks, which offered excellent natural acoustics. It is in this spirit that La Mistela has created  authentic and genuine show consisiting of two dancers, a singer, guitarist and percussionist.

La Mistela is a well known dancer who was once received the highest compliment from el Farruco (another famous dancer) when he said "You are like mistela (a typical sweet wine from Andalucia), sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, but always with feeling and emotion". Honored with the National Critics Flamenco Award, La Mistela has performed in Tokyo, Paris, Rome and Seville. He served as the principal dancer in the production of Carmen with Salvador Távora as well as El Amor Brujo, with Mario Maya. His artistic direction of the show ensures a quality performance.

Reviews

We purchased our tickets through the Kultur mobile app. Due to a logic error in the app, we arrived at 11 PM instead of 9 PM and were met with closed shutters. It was a huge disappointment. Later, we contacted both the Kultur app support team and the venue. They were incredibly kind and understanding! They truly won us over by inviting us back the next day to experience the show. We need more good-hearted businesses like this. You can definitely choose this place with peace of mind. You arrive 15 minutes before the show, and you get one free drink. You can sip your drink while waiting for the show to begin. Then, you move downstairs and take your seat. The show starts with a lady standing in front of a map, explaining the history of this dance. After that, solo performances take place, followed by stunning group dance performances. I realized that I had misunderstood this dance before. Thanks to this event, I now have a much deeper appreciation and understanding of it.
We bought our tickets through the Kultur app, which offered a discount, making the price more affordable at €20. However, we didn’t realize that the app showed the ticket time according to Turkey’s time zone, not Spain’s. So when we arrived at the time shown on our ticket, we found out that the show had actually started two hours earlier and had already ended—the venue was closed with the shutters down. Once we understood the situation, we contacted both the venue and the app’s support team. They were very helpful and immediately added us to the list for the next day. We were really happy with how accommodating they were. When we entered, they offered us a complimentary drink—we could choose between sangria, wine, or beer. The show was amazing! It started with a brief history of flamenco, followed by the performance, which was incredibly impressive and professional. I highly recommend it!
Incredible experience! A pre show drink before a one hour show. Highly recommended! The performers were outstanding. The service was great. Seats were a little narrow but everyone has a great view.
I was in this perfect place in my first evening in Spain 🇪🇸 it was amazing! Thank you for atmosphere and mood. Recommend ! The artists have a magic energy and you could opportunity to feel it! Magic 🪄 And more plus the place, wine is included to ticket😁
Great experience as the Original Flamenco was played, in the brick vaulted cellars without microphones and using the natural acoustic of the place! Really great artists, we enjoyed so much that we want to put here this review for others!
Probably the best and most intense flamenco show I've been to. It's held downstairs in a small and intimate space that seemed like an old wine cellar. The seating is tight but the performers are so good that they make you want to endure it to express gratitude for the joy of such an excellent performance.
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The tickets will not be sent by post. The confirmation email will serve as your tickets and the reservation will be held under your name at the venue. You can either print the confirmation email or present a copy of the email on a Smartphone or tablet. If you are not able to print or present a copy of the email on a Smartphone or tablet, please send us an email directly after finalizing the purchase and we will arrange entry presenting photo identification (Passport, driver's license or other national identity card). 

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