Future Dates:
May – no show. 15 June (change of date). 13 July
Juerga
Provisional Next Date: 9 November
Juerga is a performance by students of flamenco – dance, guitar, cante and more….anyone and anything goes if you love flamenco!
- We welcome aficionados of flamenco of all levels as well as professionals at our Juerga and homenaje shows. Please read the guide below if you are performing with us. Performers pay £5 to cover costs.
Please contact our Event Co-ordinator Caroline Wolff on 0208 208 1487 or email carolinacarafina@yahoo.co.uk to discuss your performance.
Juerga – Performer’s Guide
Important Guide for Performers and Teachers. Performers please arrive between 5.45pm and 6.30pm. Stage and sound checks 6.15pm-6.45pm. Stage cleared and doors open at 7pm.
All dance performers use the Peña’s dance floor – our tablao, like one you see on stages in Spain. The tablao is a high-quality wooden floor laid over the stage of the hall. The tablao dance floor measures 10’ x 8 ‘ (3 m x 2.5 m) and is raised 1.5 in (4 cm) above the stage with a shallow bevelled edge of about 8 in (20 cm).
We have many acts and things to do on the night so you will not be able to rehearse your full piece on the stage – but you can try the stage our for a short test. There is a smaller hall at the back of the ‘green room’ to continue warming up after 6.45pm when the stage is cleared ready for the audience. All sound checks bust finish by 6.45pm.
For our Juergas a professional guitarist and singer are provided by the Peña but if you are coming alone, not with your teacher, you should let us know what you want the professionals to play. Or you can bring your own recorded music. If you are bringing your own recorded music to dance to please bring it downloaded on your phone or on a CD please. There is no Wi-Fi in the hall so we cannot download or stream music at the venue. If you have an iPhone, please bring a ‘lightening to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter’. The recorded music can be queued on stage by a colleague or by our sound engineer.
We use a sound mixing desk, high quality wired microphones, speakers and fixed lighting. If you are playing guitar, cajón or are singing at the peña please let Caroline know about any additional equipment you will be brining with you. We employ a Spanish professional sound engineer (usually Javier or Rodrigo) who will be happy to help you if you give notice to us of special requirements.
Doors open at 7.00 p.m. for tapas and refreshments. Show starts 7.45 p.m.
Non-member student Juerga performers pay a performance fee of £5 instead of the full entry ticket price. If you have guests or family with you, can they please arrive when the doors open at 7pm, rather than sit in the hall while you rehearse. Please ask them to pay for entry at the door.
Please show respect and support to other performers during the show and do not talk in the hall after your own performance – and please don’t leave the venue while other performers are on stage. We are club that runs with volunteer help. It would be great if you could help us clear the hall and put litter in the bins after the show. Above all, have fun and enjoy your moment in the spotlight!
Book your spot now for our next open mic/open stage juerga show at Peña Flamenca de Londres. Flamenco teachers! Get your students ready for a great performance on our stage. Contact our events coordinator Caroline Wolff.