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Postmodern tablaos

Another setting in which today's flamenco evolves is the tablao. It isn't as strong as in past decades, but it continues to be a practical training school for new baile talents. Madrid has active clubs such as Casa Patas, El Corral de la Morería, Café de Chinitas, Torres Bermejas and Las Carboneras, where bailaores like Miguel Téllez, Mari Paz Lucena, La Truco, Belén Fernández, Belén López, Alfonso Losa, David Paniagua, Isaac and Nino de los Reyes stand out... A curious case was that of Paco Mora, who during his stay at Casa Patas brought out his first show, ‘Lorca baila’ (‘Lorca Dances’). And from there to a solo career including a collaboration with Carlos Saura in the film ‘Salomé’ and direction of the inaugural show for the Málaga in Flamenco Festival, among other projects. There are also tablaos in Seville and Barcelona which serve as showcases for new talents. For example, El Junco and Soraya Clavijo are currently on the bill of Los Gallos. And modern bailaores have appeared at El Cordobés, like Israel Galván and Ana Salazar, among others.

Pastora Galván (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

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