In
the year 2000 the Flamenco Conservatory Foundation of Casa
Patas was created, which has given final impetus to the consolidation
of Casa Patas’ image in the flamenco world, since it
was the extension of the initial restaurant-tablao project.
The
Foundation is a centre which unites the activities related
to the teaching, research and promotion of flamenco song,
guitar playing and dance, as well as a promoter of Spanish
gastronomy and culture.
The
statutes of the foundation establish the following aims:
“The
object of the Foundation is the teaching, broadcasting, sponsoring
and promotion of Flamenco in all its manifestations, as a
music, dance and the songs of the people of Spain , of its
gastronomy and culture”
Within
the same building as the restaurant and tablao Casa Patas
which is on the ground floor, the Foundation offers classes
in flamenco dance, song, guitar and percussion at varying
levels. Seminars and conferences are also held, as well as
exhibitions, and round-table discussions and in the near future
it will also have a library of printed and recorded material.
