This season we are proud to feature some local Atlanta area talent showcasing world music – In this case the music of Spain featuring the world class artistry of Berdole Flamenco!
Fill your picnic baskets with tapas and sangria and come join us for an unforgettable summer evening!
Doors at 7, Music at 8 – 2 sets!
Suggested donation: $25. Please reply to this email or send an email to [email protected] to make your reservation!
This show has been a widely popular addition and spots are going fast so get your reservation requests in ASAP. First come, first served.
Berdolé creates live flamenco programming for performance, as well as outreach for audiences of all ages. Works focus on the traditional elements of flamenco together: guitar, song, dance, and rhythmic hand clapping. Live concerts feature some of the top professionals in flamenco in Spain and the United States of America, as well as local artists in Atlanta.
The name “Berdolé” comes from the Caló dialect. Caló is spoken by the Roma (gitanos) who settled in southern Spain, and it has a presence in flamenco song lyrics. Berdolé translates to velero in Spanish, which means ship – or airplane – in English. The name Berdolé fuses cultures through time, considering that seafaring vessels first connected the Americas with Spain and every Atlantic crossing forever changes flamenco.
Berdolé ‘s lead Flamenco dancer Julie Galle Baggenstoss is known nationally for her work on stage and in educational projects involving Spanish artists. Close to her home of Atlanta, she has performed and choreographed flamenco with the Atlanta Opera, Georgia State University’s School of Music, Woodruff Arts Center, The Latin American Association, Coves Darden P.R.E., and at universities and museums from the Southeast to the Midwest. She teaches flamenco in the Dance and Movement Studies Program at Emory University. Julie is a former instructor of the Atlanta Ballet, and currently teaches flamenco as part of arts integration for organizations, including as Fulton County Schools, Arts and Science Council, the Foreign Language Association of Georgia, and Georgia Public Libraries.