Puro Flamenco at the Museo del Baile Flamenco
About an hour of live dance, singing and guitar in the museum's patio, with choreography by Cristina Hoyos. One option adds a visit to the museum. Seats aren't numbered.
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Behind the show
A museum that puts on a show
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The first of its kind
The Museo del Baile Flamenco opened on 7 April 2006 in an 18th-century house between Plaza de la Alfalfa and the Cathedral. Seville's tourism office calls it the first museum in the world dedicated to flamenco dance, and the galleries and the stage share one building.
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Cristina Hoyos behind it
The dancer and choreographer, born in Seville in 1946, founded the museum. She danced for years with the Antonio Gades company and starred in Carlos Saura's film trilogy. The museum says every choreography on its stages carries her quality seal.
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A patio built for the stage
The show is staged in one of the few Ecijan-style patios left in Seville. Theatre lights and curtains frame the stage, and chairs with woven seats and orange trees hang above the audience. The cast changes every day.
The styles you may hear
Six sounds to listen for
Flamenco is organised into palos, the traditional forms. Here are the ones the museum names, and the beat that holds them together.
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Seguiriya
The solemn one. It belongs to the cante jondo, the deep song at the heart of flamenco, and the museum itself calls it solemn.
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Soleá
A form built on a twelve-beat cycle, the compás, that many other palos share. The museum also lists a soleá por bulerías, which speeds up.
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Tangos
A lively form in two or four beats. Flamenco tangos are an Andalusian palo, not Argentine tango, and the museum calls them sensual.
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Taranto
A member of the fandango family of forms. The museum describes it as tragic, so expect a serious, slower moment.
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Bulerías
Fast, in a twelve-beat cycle, and the form most often used to close a flamenco gathering.
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Palmas and footwork
Handclaps and foot-stamping, which UNESCO lists among the accompaniment. They keep the beat while the voice and guitar carry the song.
The performers choose the programme and the cast changes daily, so this is the museum's own list of styles, not a running order for your evening.
Inside the ticket
What the ticket covers
What is in the ticket, and what you will be doing once you arrive.
- The show
- Roughly sixty minutes of flamenco performed live in the museum's courtyard: dancers, singers and a guitarist, choreographed by Cristina Hoyos.
- The museum, if you add it
- One option includes a visit to the museum. It can be used on any day within the window your ticket states, and it opens later on the first Monday of each month.
- Seating
- Nobody is assigned a numbered seat, so the first to arrive choose theirs. Be in the queue half an hour early.
- Your ticket
- A mobile ticket, available as soon as you book. Nothing needs printing.
- In the room
- No photos or video during the show. You can photograph freely in the museum itself.
- Access
- The show is wheelchair accessible, and the museum says its building has lifts between its floors.
The museum, the dancer and the old centre
The museum, its founder and the streets around it
Photographs by other people. They show the museum, its patio, its founder and the old centre, and one of them shows flamenco played outdoors in the city.
Which show
Three flamenco shows in Seville
| Show | What it covers | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Puro Flamenco at the Museo del Baile Flamenco | About an hour of live dance, singing and guitar in the museum's patio, with choreography by Cristina Hoyos. One option adds a visit to the museum. Seats aren't numbered. | First-timers who want a patio stage, a museum on the side and a show with a founder's name behind it. |
| Flamenco show at Tablao Flamenco Las Setas | A one-hour show at Tablao Flamenco Las Setas. The general ticket includes a cocktail made with sherry wine, and the premium and VIP tickets add central seats and tapas. | People who want a drink or tapas built into the ticket and a choice of seat category. |
| Traditional flamenco show in Triana | A one-hour show in a small venue in Triana, with a guitar solo, a singer, dancers and a sevillanas finale. Photography and video aren't allowed, and latecomers enter between numbers. | Visitors staying near the river who want a show on the Triana side. |
Three flamenco evenings in Seville
Pick a show and check dates
A museum patio, a tablao with seat categories and a small room in Triana. Each has its own operator, its own seating and its own rules for the evening.
Flamenco show at Tablao Flamenco Las Setas
A one-hour show at Tablao Flamenco Las Setas. The general ticket includes a cocktail made with sherry wine, and the premium and VIP tickets add central seats and tapas.
Check this show ↗Traditional flamenco show in Triana
A one-hour show in a small venue in Triana, with a guitar solo, a singer, dancers and a sevillanas finale. Photography and video aren't allowed, and latecomers enter between numbers.
Check this show ↗More to do around Seville
Before you set out
Before you set out
Getting to the door
The museum is at Calle Manuel Rojas Marcos 3, in the old centre between Plaza de la Alfalfa and the Cathedral. Walk if you can. The museum says car access is very limited and names car parks on Calle Cuesta del Rosario and at Puerta de Jerez.
Arrive early
Because seating is unassigned, the earliest arrivals pick the best spot. Aim to be at the door half an hour before the start. The booking calendar shows the times offered for each date, and your confirmation shows yours.
The museum visit
If you add it, allow 45 to 60 minutes by the museum's own estimate. Use it on any day within the window on your ticket. It opens later on the first Monday of each month.
Photos and phones
Photography and video are fine in the galleries but not during the show. Put your phone away when the lights go down.
Who can come
The show is wheelchair accessible, and the museum says its building is fully accessible, with lifts, an adapted toilet and a welcome for guide dogs.
Cancelling
Cancelling is free up to a day ahead, and you can hold a date and pay later. Buying from the museum directly means its own, different terms apply.
Notes from a Seville writer
Notes from a Seville writer
Which ticket to book
Flamenco Museum show tickets
Show only or show plus museum visit: what each Museo del Baile Flamenco ticket covers, how seating works and how booking here compares with the museum.
Open this guide note → Getting there and the hour itselfFlamenco show: what to expect
How to reach the Museo del Baile Flamenco on foot, what an hour of live flamenco sounds like, photo rules, heat and access, and who may find it a poor fit.
Open this guide note → The dancer behind the museumCristina Hoyos and her museum
Who Cristina Hoyos is, how a Seville dancer became a film star and company director, and why her name sits over the Museo del Baile Flamenco.
Open this guide note → A listening guideFlamenco styles, explained
What a palo is, how the slow, solemn forms differ from the fast, festive ones, and what to listen for in a show at the Museo del Baile Flamenco.
Open this guide note → The optional museum visitIs the museum visit worth it?
What the Museo del Baile Flamenco galleries hold, how long the visit takes, when it opens and who gets the most out of adding it to a show ticket.
Open this guide note → Where flamenco lives in the cityFlamenco beyond the museum
Seville's tourism office names tablaos, neighbourhood peñas, festivals and the Triana district as places flamenco lives; here is how they fit together.
Open this guide note →FAQ
Questions before you book the patio show
How long is the flamenco show at the museum?
Around sixty minutes. The museum visit, if you add it, is separate and takes roughly 45 to 60 minutes by the museum's own estimate.
Is the museum visit included?
Only in the option that includes it. The show is also sold on its own, so check which option is selected before you pay.
Are the seats numbered?
No. Nobody has an assigned seat, so aim to get there half an hour early and pick a spot.
Can I take photos or film the show?
Not during the show. Photographs are fine inside the museum, during the visit.
Who performs?
The museum says the cast changes every day, and that every choreography carries the quality seal of Cristina Hoyos.
Do I need to know any flamenco or Spanish?
No. Dance, guitar and song need little translation, and UNESCO notes that flamenco lyrics are brief and simple.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The show is wheelchair accessible, and the museum says its building is fully accessible, with lifts between the floors.
Can I book with the museum instead?
Yes, the museum sells tickets itself. Its cancellation terms differ from the free cancellation up to 24 hours before that you get here, so read the terms of whichever seller you use.
Live flamenco in a Seville patio where chairs and an orange tree hang overhead.
Book your flamenco night ↗Fares change with the date and the option you pick, and the checkout confirms the full amount before you pay.