The FEX experimental flamenco festival comes to Mandel Cultural Center in Jaffa on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The program at 1 HaTkuma Street includes a morning workshop and family performance, followed by a Spanish-Israeli concert in the evening. Doors open at 10am.
From 10:30am to 11:10am, dancer Ayelet Shahar of the Israeli Flamenco Company leads a rhythm and percussion workshop for ages 4 and up. It includes body percussion, rhythmic clapping known as palmas, footwork and rhythm games. Tickets cost NIS 10 for Tel Aviv-Yafo residents with DigiTel and NIS 40 at the regular price. Both children and accompanying adults need their own ticket. Workshop tickets.
From 11:30am to 12:15pm, the Israeli Flamenco Company, directed by Michal Natan, presents “Dancing Flamenco Stories” for ages 4 and up. The 45-minute performance combines explanations and demonstrations with excerpts from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Puss in Magic Boots” and “The Little Prince”. Tickets cost NIS 25 for resident DigiTel cardholders or NIS 50 at the regular price. Children and accompanying adults each require a ticket. Family-show tickets.
At 8pm, “Ethnic Flamenco” brings together Spanish guitarist Manuel Cazás, flamenco singer Yehuda “Shuki” Shveiki and the Maqamat school of Middle Eastern music, with dancer Adi Movdat. The 60-minute concert combines Middle Eastern instruments with the traditional flamenco tablao format. Tickets cost NIS 50 for resident DigiTel cardholders or NIS 85 at the regular price. Evening-concert tickets.
The Mandel program is part of FEX, artistically directed by Adva Yermiyahu. The festival focuses on contemporary and experimental flamenco through singing, music and dance, with other events at HaBait Theatre in Tel Aviv, Teo in Herzliya and Maqamat in Safed.
