Festival Flamenco La Movida

Flamenco comes to Valence

The Festival Flamenco La Movida was born from the passion of Raquel Picon, co-founder of the Centre Culturel Hispanique, for flamenco. When UNESCO inscribed flamenco on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list on November 16, 2010, she decided, with Amadora, Marie-France, and Thelma, to create a flamenco dance competition that would quickly become the "La Movida" Flamenco Festival, in homage to the cultural and artistic movement that transformed Spain in the 1980s.

A week of flamenco in Drôme

Every spring, for a week in April, Valence vibrates to the rhythm of flamenco. The festival takes place in several emblematic venues in the city: the Théâtre de la Ville, Lux Scène Nationale, and the Baodway. The program brings together international flamenco figures and emerging talents, as well as local dancers and musicians, in a week of artistic exchange and discovery.

The Drôme Flamenco Dance Competition

The Drôme Flamenco Dance Competition is the highlight of the festival. Unique in France, it attracts dancers from all over France and Spain, who come to showcase their art and passion. The competition helps to discover new talents and promote flamenco teaching. A jury of professionals evaluates participants in various categories.

Shows, workshops, and Sevillian parade

The festival offers a rich and varied program: flamenco dance and music shows by renowned artists, courses and workshops to learn or improve flamenco dancing, exhibitions on Hispanic culture, and the famous Sevillian parade through the streets of Valence, which transforms the city into an Andalusian feria for a day.

A cultural bridge between France and Spain

The Festival Flamenco La Movida aims to be a cultural bridge between France and Spain. It fosters encounters between enthusiasts and professionals, attracting artists and participants from both sides of the Pyrenees. The event contributes to the cultural influence of Valence and the Drôme, by offering a quality program centered around an art form recognized as world heritage.