Chispa Flamenca is a dynamic, authentic flamenco performance group which has the versatility to have as many or few artists as your event may require.

From the intimacy of solo guitar to the excitement of a full ensemble including singer, dancers and percussion.

We are happy to discuss what best compliments your event. Contact us for further information.

Upcoming performances of Chispa Flamenca include:

- Saturdays at Casa Blabla in Jan, Feb 2010: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 and Feb 6 and 13. 7pm, Casa Blabla, 12 Leigh St, Adelaide, ph: (08) 8231 3939 . Featuring Chispa Flamenca's Aloysius and Kristy, and more of Adelaide's best flamenco performers. More details soon.

Guitar Sketches
Aloysius will be presenting his new show, Guitar Sketches, at the upcoming Adelaide Fringe. Join Aloysius as he travels the continents exploring their various traditions of guitar. Feb 25-27, 7pm, The Space Between, 1st floor 187 Rundle st. Tickets $20 through fringetix from Jan 9th.

Winter Flamenco Fiesta at Casa de Flamenco

Thanks to everyone who supported our show and helped to make it a memorable evening. We received the following review from AUSDANCE SA - here is a pdf of the full review.

CHISPA FLAMENCA - REVIEW
Winter Flamenco Fiesta
Casa de Flamenco, Seaview Downs
Caliente Guitar Duo, Chispa Flamenca and Guests
Saturday 11 July, 2009

I ventured south of the city to see the Caliente Guitar Duo, Chispa Flamenca and guests performing cabaret style in the Case de Flamenco studio, a tastefully converted Scout Hall on a hillside overlooking the city and ocean in Seaview Downs. The journey proved to be well worth the effort and confirmed that gypsy culture and a high degree of artistic accomplishment are alive and well in the suburbs of Adelaide.

The program was in two acts with the Caliente Guitar Duo, Al Valodze on guitar and cavaquinho, and Dylan Woolcock, guitar and mandolin, performing first. The attentive audience was seated at tables around the softly lit studio, with wine and tapas available from the bar. Caliente took the audience on something of a world safari of guitar from Tunisia to Brazil and back again, with some hints of the South Australian coastline and jazz influences for diversions. The set began with various combinations of mandolin (known as bandolin when used in Choro music), guitar and cavaquinho (a smaller steel stringed instrument from South America). Aloysius Leeson joined to make a guitar trio for the finale. A highlight of the set was the hypnotic and meditative Rockpool composed by Al Valodze.

Chispa Flamenca turned up the heat in the second act with the fiery and passionate Roshanne Wijeyeratne and the powerfully elegant Kristy Manuel, dancing tightly coordinated duos, and each performing a riveting solo. The dancers were accompanied by El Titi Algeciras (song), Aloysius Leeson (guitar) and Adrian van Nunen (percussion). The singing added greatly to the intensity of the performance and anyone in the audience would have felt this resonance. El Titi Algeciras is one of the jewels in the Australian flamenco scene, and it is great to see fine musicians such as Leeson and Algeciras working together with dancers across a number of groups to sustain their art-form.

Phil Callaghan