Berdolé Flamenco
THE Management and Production COMPANY
Berdolé is a management and production company that creates live flamenco programming for performance, as well as outreach for audiences of all ages. Works focus on the traditional elements of flamenco together: guitar, song, dance, and rhythmic hand clapping. Live concerts feature some of the top professionals in flamenco in Spain and the United States of America, as well as local artists in Atlanta. The name “Berdolé” comes from the Caló dialect. Caló is spoken by the Roma (gitanos) who settled in southern Spain, and it has a presence in flamenco song lyrics. Berdolé translates to velero in Spanish, which means ship – or airplane – in English. The name Berdolé fuses cultures through time, considering that seafaring vessels first connected the Americas with Spain and every Atlantic crossing forever changes flamenco.
THE OWNER & DIRECTOR
Flamenco dancer Julie Galle Baggenstoss is known nationally for her work on stage and in educational projects involving Spanish artists. Close to her home of Atlanta, she has performed and choreographed flamenco with the Atlanta Opera, Georgia State University’s School of Music, Woodruff Arts Center, The Latin American Association, Coves Darden P.R.E., and at universities and museums from the Southeast to the Midwest. She teaches flamenco in the Dance and Movement Studies Program at Emory University. Julie is a former instructor of the Atlanta Ballet, and currently teaches flamenco as part of arts integration for organizations, including as Fulton County Schools, Arts and Science Council, the Foreign Language Association of Georgia, and Georgia Public Libraries. Julie’s dance style reflects continuing education and years of classes with Spanish dance teachers, including Ángelita Vargas, Ángel Atienza, Juan del Gastor, Pilar Ortega, Manuel Liñán, and Juan Paredes. Her work is guided beyond dance steps by flamenco artists La Meira and Antonio Granjero. With an MA in Spanish, Julie has published original research and lectures on flamenco’s avant-garde, the African influence of flamenco, and the Latin American presence in the Spanish art form. Julie is the executive director of A Través, 501c3, which founded the Atlanta Flamenco Festival and La Feria ATLANTA, bringing the city to a list of major metropolitan regions presenting international artists in local series. She opened the production company, Berdolé, as she began presenting Spanish flamenco artists in performance and education in 2012. Before that, Julie was the co-founder of jaleolé, a grass-roots marketing organization that shaped Atlanta’s Flamenco landscape for a decade.
Learn More
Website: berdole.com
Facebook: @berdoleflamenco