2026 Duende International Flamenco Festival: Masterclasses
Wednesday, November 18 and Sunday, November 22
Regular $65 per class • Friends $58.50 per class
Duende Masterclass Bundle
Enjoy complete access to all three classes for $150.
This special series of masterclasses offers dancers a rare opportunity to study with three extraordinary flamenco artists: Óscar de los Reyes, Carmen Talegona, and El Yiyo.
Each workshop offers participants a deeper understanding of the art form’s power, precision, musicality, and emotional truth. The three artists brings a distinct voice, lineage, and approach, guiding dancers toward greater technical clarity, expressive range, and connection to rhythm, structure, and cante. Together, these masterclasses create a rich encounter with flamenco as a living, evolving art form — one that honours tradition while continuing to move boldly into the future.
Open to intermediate, advanced, and professional-level dancers, the workshops offer an inspiring environment for growth, exchange, and artistic discovery.
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Masterclass with Óscar de los Reyes
Wednesday, November 18 • 6–7:30 pm
Óscar de los Reyes brings the elegance, strength, and depth of the Sevillian flamenco tradition. In his master class, he will focus on Tangos de Triana, exploring how to give this palo its distinctive flavour, rhythmic grounding, and expressive weight. Dancers will work on marking, remates, body language, hands, footwork, and the relationship between movement and cante.
Masterclass with Carmen "La Talegona"
Sunday, November 22 • 10–11:30 am
Carmen Talegona offers a masterful approach rooted in theatricality, musical sensitivity, and the Spanish dance tradition. Her class will explore body line, phrasing, character, and the refined use of gesture, helping dancers develop presence, nuance, and artistic detail.
Masterclass with El Yiyo
Sunday, November 22 • 12–1:30 pm
El Yiyo, one of the most electrifying voices of the new generation, brings intensity, speed, and contemporary flamenco fire. His class will focus on dynamic footwork, rhythm, power, and personal expression, encouraging dancers to find freedom within structure and strength within musicality.
Duende Masterclass Bundle
Enjoy complete access to all three classes for $150.
The Museum’s Performing Arts programming is generously supported by the Nanji Family Foundation.
Carmen Romero serves as Associate Curator for the 2026 Duende International Flamenco Festival.
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