9 November – Juerga (see below)
14 December – Big Christmas Show:
Felipe de Algeciras
Juerga
9 November
Juerga is a performance by students and aficionados 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. Teachers can bring their students to show off their latest routines. Please read the guide below if you are performing with us. We ask performers to contribute £7 to help cover the hall hire costs.
Please contact our Event Co-ordinator Caroline Wolff on 0208 208 1487 or email carolinacarafina@yahoo.co.uk to discuss your performance.
Tickets on the door. Performers £7. Members £10. Non-members £17.
Juerga – Performer’s Guide
Important Guide for Performers and Teachers:
Performers and teachers 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 must 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 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. Remember to put your phone on ‘flight mode’ so that any incoming calls and app alerts do not suddenly shut off the sound of the music during the performance!
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 Rodrigo or Javi) who will be happy to help you if you give notice to us of special requirements.
Doors to the public open at 7.00 p.m. for tapas and refreshments. Shows start at 7.45 p.m.
Non-member student Juerga performers pay a performance fee of £7 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 and others 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.
14 December
Big Christmas Show: Felipe de Algeciras Compañía Flamenca
Tickets
Felipe de Algeciras and other legends from the glory days of the Peña Flamenca de Londres gather together again for this big Christmas fiesta. A special show, not to be missed! With special guest dancer Eva Sedeño Gallardo.
Compañia Felipe de Algeciras
Felipe de Algeciras started his dance career with the prestigious flamenco troupe Soleá, working at festivals across Andalucía. He first performed in London in the 1990s, appearing on the stage of many West End theatres. His incredible footwork can be heard on the soundtrack of the hit film, The Mask of Zorro. For a number of years Felipe ran the Costa Dorada flamenco nightclub on Hanway Street in London before returning to Spain a decade ago to run his own flamenco dance school. Felipe went viral on social media earlier this year when Hollywood actor Will Smith joined Felipe on stage for an impromptu sevillanas dance routine.
Olayo Jiménez is a powerful flamenco singer from a gypsy family of traditional flamenco singers and canasteros (basket weavers). His grandmother was the singer La Milia, who accompanied legendary dancer Carmen Amaya. He studied cante flamenco in Seville with Naranjito de Tirana and José de la Tomasa. Olayo can sing many flamenco palos and is famed for his spontaneous dancing, pataítas por bulerías.
Eva Sedeño Gallardo has been a professional flamenco dancer for more than 25 years. She studied at he Professional Dance Conservatory of Málaga and has been taught by Manolete, El Mimbre, Juana Amaya, Carmela Greco and La Lupi among others. She has performed in Paris, Rome, Florence, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Vienna, Moscow, Istanbul, and Morocco. She works across the Costa del Sol, combining singing and dancing.
Tito Heredia is a well known flamenco guitarist on the London flamenco scene. He comes from a major flamenco family in Algeciras. His uncle was a singer and his cousins were all guitarists. He appeared in Trader Faulkner’s homage to Federico García Lorca which was a success at the Lyric and Donmar Theatres. He has performed all over the world, accompanying dancers and also leading singers such as Juañares. Tito was the featured artist in the famous flamenco guitar episode of the Teletubbies. Again!
Ago Hernández is a cajón and percussion player from Tenerife who performs with several flamenco groups in London in between his work as a visual artist.
