The show
Expect sixty minutes on stage. A start time sits next to each date in the booking calendar.
The place and the music
A theatre room for an Andalusian art
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A venue for new theatre
Espai Inestable calls itself a company, a venue and a promoter. VisitValencia says the project began as a university theatre company, Tres Teatre, and had marked 20 years as a company by 2017, with 15 years as an exhibition space.
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The other name on the ticket
The ticket's description also names the Ca Revolta theatre. A cultural centre called Ca Revolta stands on Calle Santa Teresa, in a rehabilitated palace of the 15th and 16th centuries, and El Diario says it opened on 20 October 2000.
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Flamenco away from its heartland
UNESCO places flamenco's heartland in southern Spain's Andalusia, adding Murcia and Extremadura as other regions with roots in it, and names its parts as cante (singing), baile (dancing) and toque (guitar). A Valencia show carries that tradition into another city.
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The silk quarter nearby
Spanish Wikipedia traces the name Velluters to the Italian word for velvet and says silk artisans settled there after the city wall of 1356. Valencia's silk trade also gave the city the Lonja de la Seda, built between 1482 and 1533 as a silk exchange.
From confirmation to applause
An hour, from confirmation to applause
Your confirmation names the venue and the start time for the option you chose.
- First
Read your confirmation
The ticket lists its location as varying by option, so the confirmation is where you find the venue and the start time. Check the address before you set off.
- Then
The hour itself
The show lasts one hour: flamenco guitar, singing, rhythmic hand-clapping and dance, with each artist bringing a personality of their own. The artists choose the programme.
- After
Dinner in the old city
A meal is a separate booking, before or after the hour. The old city is the natural place to look for a table.
Six words for the hour
Six words for the hour
Flamenco joins song, guitar and dance, and a handful of Spanish terms explain most of what you hear. None of them is a promise about a given night.
- Cante
The voice
For UNESCO, cante is the singing, done by women and men and ideally sitting down, with no chorus behind. A single voice carries the line while the guitar works underneath.
- Toque
The guitar
UNESCO says the guitar has long outgrown the role of accompaniment. Wikipedia adds that a guitarist sets the key, rhythm and tempo for the singer and plays short solo passages called falsetas between verses.
- Baile
The dance
For UNESCO, baile is passion and courtship in movement, with moods running from sorrow to joy. Feet and arms belong to the music itself and are never mere ornament.
- Palmas
Hand-clapping
Wikipedia says that when no guitarist is available the rhythm is kept by hand-clapping, called palmas. UNESCO adds castanets, hand-clapping and foot-stamping to the instruments in use.
- Compás
The rhythm
Wikipedia notes that compás is usually translated as rhythm but needs a more precise reading than any other Western style of music, and calls twelve beats the typical scheme of the soleá.
- Palos
Serious to festive
A palo is one of flamenco's traditional forms. Wikipedia says soleá and siguiriya are sometimes called deep song because of their solemn mood, while tangos and bulerías are quick and celebratory in mood.
The artists pick the programme, so treat these as pointers for your ears, not a setlist.
Reading the ticket
Reading the ticket
Six things to settle before you choose an evening.
The drink
A drink comes with the ticket. A meal does not: the organiser's other ticket notes that food service is not available in the theatre setting at Espai Inestable.
Which venue
Which venue you get is set by the option you book, and some travellers report a restaurant instead of the theatre. Your confirmation names the place.
The room
Travellers describe a small, intimate setting. Some say tiered seating would improve the sightlines.
Access
The ticket lists wheelchair access.
Cancelling
Giving a day's notice or more costs nothing, since the whole fare goes back to you. Paying can also wait: hold a date now and settle later.
Valencia, and flamenco on stage
Valencia, and flamenco on stage
The dancer in the large photograph above is shown for the art form and is not at this venue. What follows is Valencia's old city: the Torres de Serranos, the Lonja de la Seda, Plaza de la Virgen and the Mercado Central.
Two tickets, two settings
Two tickets, two settings
| Option | What you get | Best for |
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| The show on this page | Sixty minutes of live flamenco, drink included. Which venue you get is set by the option you pick, and your confirmation names it. | Anyone who wants the hour itself and will read the venue line before setting off |
| The second card | The same length of show in a restaurant venue. Dining is optional and not included in the ticket price. | Guests who like a table and a menu close at hand while the show runs |
| Either, with a meal elsewhere | A table booked separately before or after the hour; neither ticket includes a meal. | An evening that needs to be longer than an hour |
Two ways to see the hour
Flamenco tickets in central Valencia
Card one is the hour this site is about. Card two comes from the same organiser and sits in a restaurant venue, where food and drink cost extra.
Flamenco show at Espai Inestable
Sixty minutes of live guitar, singing, hand-clapping and dance in central Valencia, drink included. Which venue you get is set by the option you choose.
Flamenco show at Hard Rock Cafe Valencia
The same hour of flamenco in a restaurant venue. Dining is optional and not included in the ticket price.
Elsewhere in Valencia
Getting to your seat
Getting to your seat
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Where it is
The ticket's location depends on the option you book, and your confirmation names it. Put that address into a map app the day before.
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Getting there
VisitValencia's page for Espai Inestable lists metro and bus connections nearby. Check the route to the address in your confirmation before you set off.
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Arriving
Your confirmation gives the start time. Arriving a few minutes early leaves time to find the door and settle in.
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Eating and drinking
The ticket includes a drink. Dinner is a separate booking: choose a table in the old city before or after the hour.
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Access
The ticket lists wheelchair access. Particular needs are best sent to the organiser from the booking page ahead of the date.
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Changing plans
Up to a day before the start a booking can be dropped and the money returned. A date can also be held with nothing paid up front while plans settle.
More on flamenco and Valencia
Six guides to flamenco in Valencia
- Which ticket to book
Flamenco in Valencia: tickets
Which flamenco ticket to book in Valencia: the one-hour Espai Inestable show with a drink, or the same organiser's restaurant-venue show, and who suits each. Read it here → - The evening, practically
Espai Inestable: what to know
What to expect at the Espai Inestable flamenco show in Valencia: the hour, the address to check, food and drink, seats, and how the venue works. Read it here → - A listening guide
Flamenco words explained
Cante, toque, baile, palmas, compás and palos: the six flamenco words that explain most of an hour on stage, and what each one means for what you hear. Read it here → - Formats
Flamenco in a small theatre
From cafés cantantes to tablaos to a small theatre room: how flamenco's stages changed, and what a one-hour show in a theatre setting is like. Read it here → - Around the show
Valencia old-town evening
A flamenco hour leaves time to walk Valencia's old city: Velluters, the Lonja de la Seda and the Torres de Serranos, as places to see before or after. Read it here → - Background
Flamenco history in short
Where flamenco comes from and how it reached the stage: Andalusian gitano roots, the cafés of the 1880s, flamenco opera, the tablaos and UNESCO in 2010. Read it here →
FAQ
Eight quick answers before you book
How long is the flamenco show?
Sixty minutes, with a separate start time for each date in the calendar.
Where is the show held?
Which venue you get is set by the option you book, and the confirmation names it.
Is a drink included?
Yes, a drink comes with the ticket.
Is dinner included?
No. Food is not part of the ticket, and the organiser's other ticket notes that food service is not available in the theatre setting at Espai Inestable. Book a table separately.
Is it a theatre or a restaurant?
It depends on the option. The main ticket's venue varies, and some travellers report a restaurant. The second card is set in a restaurant venue, where dining is optional and paid for on top.
Who performs?
The description promises flamenco guitar, singing, hand-clapping and dance. The ticket does not name the artists, and the programme is theirs to choose.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the ticket lists wheelchair access. If you have particular needs, write to the organiser from the booking page ahead of time.
Can I cancel?
Yes: a day's notice or more earns a full refund, and paying can wait until after you have chosen a date.
An hour of live flamenco in the centre of Valencia.
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