Cabaret Flamenco - Espace Culturel Du Vieux Lyon

Cabaret Flamenco at Espace culturel du Vieux Lyon

We are delighted to welcome Cabaret Flamenco to the intimate stage of Espace culturel du Vieux Lyon, where the glow of our stone walls and the warmth of our wooden floor create a setting made for duende. From our vantage point as a neighborhood cultural venue rooted in the heart of Vieux Lyon, we curate evenings that bring audiences within arm’s length of the performers’ breath, footwork, and guitar tremolos. Cabaret Flamenco is designed for this proximity: crisp palmas, fierce zapateado, and the hushed intensity of cante bloom in a room where every dynamic change is tangible. Our technical team has sculpted a lighting palette of deep reds and amber gold, echoing the pulse of Bulerías and the tide of Soleá, while our cabaret seating keeps the line of sight intimate and uninterrupted. Whether you are discovering flamenco for the first time or returning to its spell, our space invites you into the heart of the art.

Artistic momentum this season

This season, the ensemble behind Cabaret Flamenco sharpens its contemporary lens on tradition, shaping new arrangements that highlight the conversation between guitar, voice, and dance. The program privileges living, breathing flamenco: the quicksilver turns of Tangos, the festive brightness of Alegrías, a brooding Seguiriya when the night needs gravity, and Tientos that stretch time before bursting into the light of Tangos. Our stage team works closely with the artists so that their improvisational sparks—those sudden heel accents, the unexpected falseta, the hush before a salida—can bloom in real time. Beyond technique, Cabaret Flamenco brings the social energy of a peña into our venue: jaleos skitter across the room, palmas ripple between performers and audience, and the guitar’s compás answers the dancer’s call. For us at Espace culturel du Vieux Lyon, this is the core of the troupe’s current artistic drive: a renewed focus on spontaneity and narrative flow, preserving the raw encounter at the center of flamenco while refining the dramaturgy for a cabaret-sized stage.

On the night, expect an arc that rises from intimate guitar preludes to full-bodied ensemble passages. You may hear the grain of the voice carve a path through the air in Soleá por Bulería, followed by a dancer’s quiet marcajes that gather tension before a burst of footwork. The cajón underpins the compás with earthy resonance, while a second guitar might embroider the lead with agile counterlines. Our acoustics in Espace culturel du Vieux Lyon are tuned to magnify nuances—the scrape of nail on string, the breath between letras—without sacrificing the visceral stomp of taconeo. We craft an experience where silence is as present as sound, and where light carves sculptural silhouettes from wrists, shawls, and dresses in motion. Cabaret Flamenco thrives on that interplay, creating a living conversation with the room: an evening that transforms classic palos into a shared moment of presence. In Vieux Lyon, steeped in heritage and conviviality, this encounter feels especially at home, and we are honored to host it.