Kaena Colorá  ·  Flamenco in Nice

Flamenco in Nice

From Nice, we play a flamenco made for the stage: cante, guitar, palmas and dance, in written shows rather than a run of separate numbers.

Flamenco for the stage

The flamenco you usually meet on the Côte d'Azur is tablao flamenco: a succession of pieces, a dancer, a guitarist, an hour that goes by. We do something else. Our shows are written and staged — there is a story, characters, a dramaturgy that holds the room from beginning to end.

That does not mean the tradition is treated lightly. The compás is held, the palos are those of the repertoire, and the dancers we invite come from Spain. But here flamenco serves a purpose: the history of Spain in Sangre y oro, the fate of Spanish women in Bandoleras, confidence and closeness in Íntimo.

Our voice moves from cante jondo to rap without losing the thread, and the bass comes as much from rumba gitana as from reggae. This is not an affectation: it is what keeps an audience that had never heard flamenco in their seats to the end, while a connoisseur finds what they came for.

What we play

  • Soleá and soleá por bulería
  • Bulería — often the finale, everyone together
  • Tangos and tientos
  • Alegrías — the joy of Cádiz
  • Martinetes — bare cante, without guitar
  • Zambra — the eastern roots
  • Rumba and sevillanas
  • Original compositions by the company

On stage

Vocals, flamenco guitar, cajón and percussion, saxophone and flute, bass and double bass — and, depending on the show, two to four guest dancers and singers.

Flamenco dancer on the floor, Bandoleras by Kaena Colorá at Théâtre de la Cité, Nice
Bandoleras, Théâtre de la Cité, Nice — photo: Claude Coletti

Five creations, from Nice

Every show is built by the company and premiered in Nice before touring.

The guest artists

The quintet grows for the flamenco creations. The dancers come from Spain; the guest singers bring a second and a third voice.

  • Paco de Andrea and Andrea Prieto — dance, Spain
  • Sara Moha — dance
  • Germán el Conguito — dance
  • Natalia de Alicante — vocals
  • Denaïse — vocals and percussion

Workshops

Around the shows we offer an introduction to palmas, compás and sevillanas — for schools, associations or a venue's own audience.

Three singers with fans, flamenco show by Kaena Colorá in Nice
The three voices of Bandoleras — photo: Claude Coletti

Where we have played

We are based in Nice and play across the Alpes-Maritimes, the Var and the whole of France — theatres, festivals, music venues and private events.

Bring us to you

Two line-ups: the staged flamenco show, with dance and direction, or the quintet in concert — Latin pop, flamenco and world fusion. Touring files, technical rider and live recordings on request.

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Kaena Colorá — Latin pop · Flamenco — Nice, France

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