Virtuoso performers Patricia Guerrero and Alfonso Losa will strip flamenco bare and explore personal connections in Alter Ego on 6 June. Developed from a series of studio improvisations, Alter Ego is an intense duet that combines conventional flamenco with spontaneous and unbridled movement. Guerrero draws geometric figures with her dance, dismantling her movements and recreating them anew.

Another great bailaora, Eva Yerbabuena. will reflect on her 20-year career in Yerbagüena (bright dark), which will be performed over two nights (7 and 8 June) alongside her husband, Paco Jarana, also her musical director and guitarist, accompanied by two singers and a pair of percussionists.

Yerbabuena is known for exploring the tension between flamenco puro and nuevo, and most famously for her interpretations of the soleá – the dance of solitude. Her extensive career has included an invitation from Pina Bausch to perform at Tanztheater Wuppertal’s 25th anniversary festival, choreographing Mi Niña Manuela for the Ballet Nacional de España, and working with film director Mike Figgis, for the documentary Flamenco Women.

Celebrated flamenco musician, Israel Fernández presents his latest album Pura Sangre on 9 June in collaboration with renowned Jerez guitarist, Diego del Morao. Pura Sangre is an intimate
look at Fernández’s surroundings and his way of interacting with the outside world. Fernández’s album Amor won the Premio Odeón and he has also been nominated for Best Flamenco Album in the Latin Grammy Awards.

On 10 June, choreographer David Coria and singer David Lagos will converge in a contemporary interpretation of the fandango, the festive musical style from Andalusia with a history dating back more than 500 years. From flamenco to contemporary movement, traditional song to electronic music, ¡Fandango! draws on Iberian folk culture to celebrate Spanish history and tradition. Lagos won four awards at the Biennal De Flamenco in 2020 including the award for best performance.

The festival will conclude on 12-15 June with Ballet Nacional de España’s Invocación, an extravaganza of music, movement and colour. Artistic Director, Rubén Olmo has curated this evening for 38 dancers in four works that cover the cornerstones of Spanish dance, from traditional bolero to contemporary dance and classical ballet.

Olmo has choreographed two of the works; Jauleña, performed by a different soloist from the company each night, and the ensemble piece, Invocación Bolera. De lo Flamenco is a tribute to the legendary dancer and choreographer Mario Maya. And finally, Antonio Najarro’s Eterna Iberia features the signature elements of Spanish dance, including castanets, the cape and the Cordobes hat. The National Ballet, founded by the Ministry of Culture in 1978, continues to set the standard for Spanish dance.

In the Lilian Baylis Studio, alongside the Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Sara Jiménez will present a one woman show Ave de Plata on 14 June. On 15 June, following a week-long residency, award-winning Florencia Oz and her sister Isidora O’Ryain will present En este día en este mundo (In this day, in this world), and singer María José Llergo will perform her new album ULTRABELLEZA live, fusing flamenco with electronica and R&B.

There should be something for every taste in this veritable feast of the flamenco arts.