Venezuela Viva is a vibrant and colorful musical extravaganza with spectacular dance numbers, fabulous costumes, impressive videos and sensational Caribbean and South American rhythms. 12 gorgeous dancing girls and a 10-piece band create a spectacle that tells the story of the origin and history of Venezuela from the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors 500 years ago to the present, showing how three races blended their cultures to create a truly rich and recognizably new art form.

With flamenco as a starting point, the show combines energetic zapateos, quick turns, sensual movements and dramatic crescendos. The Latin bailaoras move to the beat of Arab dance, classic flamenco, Afro-venezuelan drumming, the double rhythm of joropo (ho-roh-poh) and Caribbean salsa. The result is a new and exciting, uniquely Venezuelan show bursting with tropical energy and flamenco passion.
 
Like the choreography, the music is complex and composed especially for the show. From Arab origins and medieval and classic components, Venezuelan music acknowledges African influences and indigenous elements to create a novel and incomparable sound, full of folklore, and intricate and fascinating rhythms. Harp, maracas, violin, keyboards, voice, cuatro, bandola, drums and flamenco box combine ingeniously in a seductive fusion of beats.

From the 15th century, the country was largely settled by Andalucians, who brought with them the music and movement of flamenco with its Indian, Gypsy and Arabic history. This heritage was mixed with the cultures of the indigenous people and the sub-Saharan African slaves taken to the Americas by the Spanish. Performers assimilated indigenous folk music with the fandangos, bulerias and other dances and music that came with them. This is why flamenco is Venezuelan as well as Spanish. And Venezuelans do it their own way...