¡Pulso! - Classical Guitar & Flamenco Dance Performance at Alliance Francaise

¡Pulso! - A Classical Guitar & Flamenco Dance Show

Classical guitarist, Nina Fourie-Gouws joins artistic forces with Flamenco dance sensation, Ché Adams in ¡Pulso! This Woordfees award-nominated, visually and auditory captivating production combines the passion, fire and intensity of authentic contemporary Flamenco Dance with the rich, complex and sensuous sounds of Classical Guitar. The performance is a feast for both music and dance lovers. The audience will be transported across three millennia on a journey from majestic cathedrals, pastoral landscapes, to the bustling nightclubs and cafés of South America and Spain. The formidable duo breaks down the boundaries between the melodious, virtuosic, and structured world of classical guitar and the expressive, explosive and highly improvisational nature of flamenco dancing. The programme includes works by Albéniz, Bach, Brouwer, Domeniconi, Dyens, and Tarrega.

Established in 2023, ¡Pulso! has been featured on KykNet’s Fiësta and has performed as part of the sold-out productions at the Toyota Woordfees (for which the production was nominated for best classical music production), Classics for All Festival in Greyton, Hugo Lambrechts Classical Guitar Festival, Morning Melodies at the Baxter Theatre, the Erin Hall and Oude Westhof Concert series, "delivering a high-energy blend of virtuosity, evocative and sensuous lyricism and imaginative programming resulting in a thrilling new way to experience chamber music in the 21st century"

Tickets are limited for this event, so book yours now! Seating is unreserved. Drinks and coffee will be available for purchase at the bar.

Date: Friday 6 June 2026

Time: 18:30 (show starts, doors open at 18:00)

Venue: Alliance Francaise du Cap, 155 Loop Street, Cape Town

Tickets:

Early bird special: R180 until 15 May 2026

Alliance Francaise Students & Under 16s: R180

General tickets: R200

For more information:

WhatsApp: 0827631519

Email: [email protected]

Venue info: 0214235699 / [email protected]

About the performers:

Nina Fourie-Gouws completed both her Bachelor and Masters in Music Performance degrees at the University of Pretoria and received a Licentiate in Classical Guitar Teaching from the University of South Africa. In 2012 Fourie-Gouws obtained her Postgraduate in Music Performance with distinction from the South African College of Music, University of Cape Town. She is the first guitarist to receive these honours cum laude. Hailed as "one of South Africa's top-performing artists" (Art of Guitar), Fourie-Gouws maintains an active concert schedule throughout Southern Africa. She has performed as a featured solo artist in the 2021 Woordfees edition on DSTV, guest artist on Kyknet's Draadloos as well as a featured artist at the Volterra Guitar Project in Italy. Since 2013 Nina Fourie-Gouws has been a guitar lecturer at Stellenbosch Konservatorium, where she teaches pre-undergraduate, undergraduate and postgraduate practical music studies, accompaniment, repertoire studies and teaching methodology.

Ché Adams, artistic director and choreographer of Tierra Flamenca Dance Studio & Company, regularly performs throughout Southern Africa. Ché has studied extensively in Spain under some of Spain's foremost flamenco dancers, including Angel Munoz, Leonor Leal, and Fuensanta La Moneta. She has performed extensively throughout the country as a critically acclaimed soloist at Wilvan Dance Theatre, La Rosa Spanish Dance Theatre, and Tierra Flamenca. Ché holds an Instructor de Baile qualification from the International Spanish Dance Society and has taught courses and masterclasses throughout South Africa. Ché teaches flamenco classes from beginner to professional level in Cape Town. She is passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration and sharing her knowledge about emotive movement with others. Adams aims to bring authentic flamenco experiences to South African audiences.