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Expo 2020 Dubai

Spain Pavilion brings award-winning Flamenco dancer to Expo 2020 Dubai

Pericet will perform her latest show ‘The Thorn That Wanted to Be a Flower’ in October



Pericet is the holder of Spain’s most prestigious prize The National Dance Award
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Dubai: National Dance Award winner Olga Pericet will bring the spirit of Flamenco to life in the Dubai Millenium Amphitheatre at Expo 2020. As part of the Spain Pavilion's rich cultural programme, the flamenco dancer will stage her latest spectacle´The Thorn That Wanted to Be a Flower or The Flower That Dreamed of Being a Dancer’.

On October 28 and 29 at 7pm and 7.30pm, respectively, visitors will have the opportunity to experience and enjoy an exceptional dance performance that brings together different dance styles united by Pericet's own making.

The artist will be accompanied by singers Jesús Corbacho and Miguel Lavi, and the guitars of Antonia Jiménez and José Almarcha. Celebrating Expo 2020 Dubai, the show will also host a very special guest, Spanish dancer Jesús Fernández.

Pericet's spectacle will close a month of incredible performances full of art an entertainment. Spain's November cultural agenda will start with eminent guitarist Miguel Trapaga and his solo show ‘The Spanish Guitar’.

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