Show “Dance and Guitar”

Manuel Castan is a versatile guitarist who has performed in various musical styles, including Irish, gypsy, Argentine tango, and Latin American folk music, but his main passion has always been flamenco. As a child, he discovered flamenco while listening to a Paco de Lucía record with his Spanish-born mother, sparking a lifelong love for the art. He began studying flamenco guitar with Ricardo Salinas in Avignon, earned a diploma from the Flamenco Conservatory in Barcelona, and received guidance from renowned maestros such as Pedro Sierra, Niño de Pura, Eduardo Rebollar, and Paco Cortés at the Cristina Heeren Flamenco Foundation in Seville. Manuel spent three years in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, where he honed his skills in accompanying flamenco singing and dancing alongside artists like Manuela Carpio, La Rubia de Jerez, La Chiqui, and Ana María López. In 2014, he returned to Geneva and performed in several productions with the companies "La Cueva Flamenca" and "Ensueños" by Rebeca Castilla.