Paella y Pasion

Paella y Pasion has become a popular part of the organization’s culturally rich Festival. That is one reason Flamenco Fever now plans to move this crowd-pleasing, family-friendly event to spring, presenting it as a stand-alone event to expand the organization’s public visibility, provide additional flamenco-focused performance opportunities, and build its audience and base of financial support.

Paella y Pasion is already a proven way to bridge the divide between traditional flamenco performances in formal venues and economically diverse local audiences who customarily have limited or no access to such venues. Producing Paella y Passion each spring will provide another public event for local individuals and groups to perform for their families, friends, community members and existing flamenco aficionados as well as raise general public awareness about the art of flamenco and the role of Flamenco Fever in the Metroplex’s cultural landscape.

As Paella y Pasion has as part of the fall festival, a spring event will provide beginning flamenco dancers, singers and guitarists the relaxed atmosphere and supportive public outdoor environment they require to let their talents shine, and more experienced students will get to meet and mentor newcomers to the flamenco arts.

For $20 per person, audience members may also purchase a bowl of paella, which comes with a flower, a Spanish-themed polka-dot scarf or a fan – which further immerse them in the flamenco experience. Audience members are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket for comfort and to support the participation of families that span multiple generations.