Flamenco Fever takes over Heritage Month

As Hispanic Heritage Month continues, Oak Cliff nonprofit Flamenco Fever is gearing up for its 10th annual Oak Cliff Flamenco Festival — now known as the Texas Flamenco Festival — that spans the month of October with an array of events in Dallas and San Antonio. Flamenco Fever also is at the helm of the 7th Fall Flamenco Residency, which includes dozens of activities in a wide variety of venues. Since 2018, singers, guitarists and dancers have been invited from across the globe for months at a time to fuel the local flamenco flame like never before. Not only will these visiting artists provide performances, they also will provide local students with the opportunity to study with them during their eight-week residency.

The students will train in the studio but also perform on stage during select shows around North Texas. The inaugural Texas Flamenco Festival will feature eight events in October, including three concerts and four workshops with legendary artists christening the newly opened “La Cantera Arts Conservatory.” The brand-new brick-and-mortar headquarters for Flamenco Fever has come to fruition with the donation of a 4,600-square-foot storefront that was transformed this summer into a dance studio and event space designed specifically for flamenco and other performing arts. Local schools, restaurants, festivals and theaters are taking advantage of the opportunity to host these professional-level performers, thanks to grants that assist with the costs of travel and housing expenses. For information, go to FlamencoFever.org. — Taylor Mayad