Flamenco in New Delhi

Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with The Diplomatist will present a Flamenco show on the ocassion of a Diplomatic night which would be attended by the Diplomatic community in New Delhi An empanelled artist with the International Dance Counsel, UNESCO, Kunal Om is one of India’s first male Flamenco Dance performers with his ancestral roots from Rajasthan and brought up in Mumbai, with a versatile journey in performing arts for over 2 decades. Performing with the most celebrated artists from India and working with some of the best choreographers in the country with names like Terence Lewis, Bosco Martis, Darren Das, Karla Singh, Farah Khan, Geeta Kapoor to name a few, Kunal started his professional dance career right after school in Jazz and grew to be a versatile freelancer in many different dance styles, soon performing for the biggest concerts in the country. Along his journey, his passion for dance and his versatile skills and personality brought him some unique opportunities to perform for international artists like Ricky Martin, Diana King, Shaggy, BoneyM, Wigfield to name a few. In his pursuit to be unique and do something different, Kunal set of on a journey of discovery which lead him to his roots, finding the mesmerising connection between the Gypsy’s of Rajasthan and Gypsy’s of Spain. Inspired by the culture and its deep historic roots and traditions, Kunal was drawn towards FLAMENCO and surrendered himself completely to pursue it and trained with the most acclaimed Flamenco household’s, maestros & academy’s and some of the worlds best institutions in South of Spain in Andalusia and Madrid. He is an artist from India, recognised in the Flamenco community around the world, purely for his passion, dedication, perseverance, respect and honesty for Flamenco and the Spanish culture. For Kunal, Flamenco is not just a dance or music form, its a culture in itself. If one does not live the culture, one cannot be a FLAMENCO.