We are delighted to host a welcome return to Battersea Spanish for one of most popular flamenco artists from Spain, supported by a fantastic group of London-based flamenco musicians:
A flamenco show with Cristina San Gregorio
This event is part of the relaunched Flamenco Salon Series, that brings hand picked performances from amongst Spain's leading flamenco artists to an intimate audience keen to appreciate the best of Flamenco in London.
About Cristina:
Cristina was born in Alpedrete, a mountain town near adrid. She studied Spanish Dance at the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Carmen Amaya, where she received a scholarship to extend her studies at the Andalusian Dance Centre in Seville. She left Seville to start working in different dance companies for a number of years, such as Joaquín Cortés, Flamencos en Route (Switzerland), Rafael Aguilar Ballet Company or Carmen Mota, among others. She then graduated in Flamenco Pedagogy at the Conservatorio Superior de Danza María de Ávila. She has also performed in some of Madrid’s top tablaos, including Las Tablas, La Cueva de Lola and Candela.
Cristina now teaches classes at various dance schools in Madrid, alongside performing & touring internationally with Rafaela Carrasco's flamenco company.
Jasmine Villalobos - Cante (singing)
Jasmine Villalobos is a Flamenco singer & teacher from La Linea, Cádiz, Spain and based in London many years. Jasmine has been singing professionally for over 20 years in many tablaos, restaurants, corporate events, festivals and theatres all over the UK and abroad. Jasmine was the resident singer in the famous "Costa Dorada, Meson el Ruso" tablao in central London for many years. She has also accompanied singing for dance in Flamenco academies both in the UK and Spain. Jasmine has worked with reknown artsts: Manuel Liñan, Antonio Canales, Rafela Carrasco, Mercedes Ruiz, Marco Flores, Pilar Ogalla amongst others. Jasmine also teaches Flamenco singing and knowledge classes.
Preetha Narayanan - Violin
Preetha is a violinist, composer, and educator with a unique musical story that crosses countries, cultures, and genres. Merging Western and Indian Classical training with a wide range of influences from her collaborations, she is sought after for her unique and distinctive sound. Preetha has performed internationally with notable artists including Anoushka Shankar, Nitin Sawhney, Talvin Singh OBE, Kae Tempest, Jocelyn Pook, and Manu Delago, amongst others. More recently, Preetha has been composing works for orchestra and ensembles, and touring her own work. She is the co-founder of genre-defying string duo Balladeste ("...an extraordinary and beautiful listening experience" Folk Radio UK) who co-write and perform original music. They have released three albums to great reception (SongLines 4 ****, Radio appearances on In Tune Radio 3, Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, select tracks on Spotify editorial playlists) and have an upcoming release on its way in 2026.
Adrian Sola - Guitarra (guitar)
Flamenco guitar specialist, Adrian Sola has been perfecting his technique to offer a curated repertoire of essential masterpieces from the Flamenco guitar realm. He is also an accomplished and sought-after accompanist for the traditions of dance and singing. Born in Barcelona, Adrian showed an early interest in all kinds of music and borrowed his father's guitar around 12 years old - a hobby at first ,it became almost a necessity soon after his teenage years to understand how music works in a more rational way, and so he enrolled at The Modern Music School of Badalona to study musical language, harmony, jazz flute and flamenco guitar.
Flow of the night:
5.30pm - Doors open - enjoy a drink and snacks our on-site bar
7:45pm - Bar closes, and entrance to the studio commences
8.00pm - Performance starts
8.45pm (approx.) - Interval
9.30pm - Performance ends
10.30pm - Bar closes
Note - times may vary slightly if operational reasons require it.
Our Flamenco nights are ticketless events - we have a guestlist! We do not send physical or digital tickets for these events, so once you have booked you will receive a payment confirmation only. Once you arrive for the event, please approach the bar to check in.
Notes on venue and seating arrangements
The show is performed in our ground-floor Performance Studio. This space has hosted numerous famous Flamenco artists from both the UK and Spain over the last 6 years. The studio provides a small, very intimate venue, with seating for a maximum of 60 people. The room has a professional PA system and a sprung dance floor. As this is a multi-use performance space there is no raised stage or tiered seating. Seating is arranged flexibly on the day to best suit the number who have booked to attend, but is usually in a U shape around the artists.
Seats are not numbered or pre-allocated. We can only reserve seating for those who notify us in advance that they have a disability. Once we open the doors to the Studio, the audience enters in a line and then everybody finds their preferred seat from those available. Please, however, be sympathetic to those with the greatest need to have a seat of their choice.
Coats and bags can be left in a temporary cloakroom upstairs, but note this room is not secure or monitored during the show, and valuables should not be left there.
Have a drink too!
Entrance to the show is via our on-site Tapas Bar, La Bodega, which will be open for drinks from 6pm to 10.30pm. We serve a wide range of Spanish wines, beers, spirits and cocktails from across Spain and Latin America, as well as soft drinks. Interval drinks can be pre-ordered at the bar before the show, to avoid the rush.
Note on payments - our bar is cashless, so all purchases must be paid by card.
