The Atlanta Flamenco Festival brings world-class flamenco artists to Atlanta audiences in a series of concerts and educational programs in order to show the variety of styles of flamenco that exists in Spain. From the most traditional expressions to experimental work, we aim to raise awareness of how flamenco represents history, as well as the future.

Taking place in the fall, the Atlanta Flamenco Festival is the only series of its kind in the South. It is produced by A Través, 501c3, a non-profit dedicated to flamenco arts in the state of Georgia. We are proud to present international perspectives to the region via (a través de) flamenco.

A Través presented the inaugural edition of the Atlanta Flamenco Festival in 2019, inviting the company of María del Mar Moreno from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, to perform at the Atlanta Cuban Club. Six artists shared their tradition of singing, playing music, and dancing, from their living rooms and major theaters in Spain. That same year, we presented the fusion of Jazz and flamenco by New Bojaira, a group of musicians from Spain and the U.S.A., who are experimenting with the sounds of their beloved genres in the places where melodies, rhythms, and customs intersect.

The Atlanta Flamenco Festival returned to the stage in 2022 with concerts led by Seville dancer Isaac Tovar, who headlined a group of musicians from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, and also was joined on stage by bailaora Natalia Novela. Iconic festera Macarena de Jerez, also of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, and guitarist Paco Fernández of Seville, shared the stage with APERTURE artists in a special concert featuring the strength and dynamics of flamenco music, at Red Light Café.

In 2023, dancer Yinka Esi Graves anchored two performances of Flamenco Black, a production by the Flame Foundation of Dallas, which illuminates the Afro-Andalucian influences on flamenco. She and director Miguel Ángel Rosales presented lectures, spoke at a screening of the documentary film Gurumbé, and gave master classes while in Atlanta. Also in 2023, dancer La Chispa, accompanied singer Pepele Méndez, and guitarist José Manuel Alconchel, both of Jerez de la Fronera, Spain, in a concert that highlighted the tradition of the tablao – the improvisational tradition that depends on the interaction and energy of artists who create spontaneously bringing audiences to their feet in cheers of ¡Olé!