Duende Flamenco Festival 2023

Date: Thursday, November 16–Sunday, November 19, 2023

Don't miss the Aga Khan Museum's annual Duende Flamenco Festival, running from November 16 to 19. Celebrate the fiery world of flamenco with film screenings, music, and live performances by prolific artists from all over the world, including acclaimed flamenco artists Eduardo Guerrero and El Yiyo.

This year's festival celebrates the cross-cultural practice of the art form, which spans from the Middle East to Japan to the Americas. Explore the multi-disciplinary nature of flamenco and its continually evolving modes of expression through an exciting celebration of dance, music, and film. 

This year's captivating evening performances include:

PorQue: Flamencos Sin Fronteras

Thursday, November 16
8 pm | $60 | Reserve Tickets

Join award-winning flamenco artist Emilio Ochando, pianist Míriam Méndez, known as 'La Princesa Descalza,' and Carmen Romero in an international collaboration of lively dance and music that showcases the universality of Spanish dance, rhythm, and musicality.

JUBILEO

Friday, November 17
8:30 pm | $60 | Reserve Tickets

Experience the unique and versatile techniques of Miguel Fernández Ribas, known as 'El Yiyo.' Get a front-row look at what makes Ribas stand out in the flamenco world. 

Please note this event will be filmed. Audience members may be recorded.

FARO

Saturday, November 18
8 pm | $60 | Reserve Tickets

Inspired by the poetry of the lighthouse, FARO explores different flamenco palos and versions of mythical songs inspired by its print. Enjoy musical numbers interspersed with Eduardo Guerrero's talent, culminating in an electrifying evening of fine technique and performance.

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Fin de Fiesta

Sunday, November 19
6 pm | $80 | Reserve Tickets

Watch as Andalusyria, Maria Serrano, Flamenco Borealis, and Notas de 4 light up the Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium stage in a final flamenco performance. Join the fin de fiesta celebration as it spills out into the Atrium, where you will be invited to dance, sing, and clap along.

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Purchase a Duende package and enjoy all four performances for a special discount price.

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The ninth annual Duende Flamenco Festival is guest curated by Carmen Romero, the artistic director and principal dancer of Toronto's Compañía Carmen Romero

Artistic Direction by Amirali Alibhai, Head of Performing Arts at the Aga Khan Museum. 

About Carmen Romero

Carmen Romero is an award-winning flamenco dance artist, performer, teacher, and producer. With a strong presence in the national and international dance scene, Romero has an unmatched talent for improvisation, choreography, and storytelling. Romero's mesmerizing ability to create transcendent experiences on stage has won her countless awards and nominations. Aside from coaching Latin pop star Shakira, she has received the Chalmers Award for the K.M. Hunter Emerging Artists Award, represented Canada at the 9th Annual Certamen de Coreografía de Danza Española y Flamenco in Madrid, and performed as a soloist in the International Castanet festival in Girona, Spain.