The Flamenco Competition has been at the heart of the ADI Agmon Foundation since its establishment, reflecting Adi’s own words: “Remember me by granting a scholarship to a nice young talented Israeli dancer to study in Spain.” For the late Eva Agmon, the foundation’s founder, the competition was a way to nurture new talents who shared Adi’s love of flamenco and to fulfill her dream.
Over the years, winners in each final placement traveled to Spain through foundation scholarships to train professionally and deepen their knowledge of Spanish culture. Many later developed careers as soloists or company members in Israel, as teachers, choreographers, studio owners, or company directors.
At the Dias de Flamenco Festival 2026, the competition will be held for the 17th time in two categories: new talent and professional. New talent finalists will present a choreography to recorded music. Professional participants will perform two dances with live music in the semifinals, and selected finalists will perform in the Gala event.
Artistic Director: Adva Yermiyahu
Production: Yael Tuchfeld Sayag
Accompanying Musicians: Song: Yehuda ‘Shuky’ Shveiky
Guitar: Ofir Atar
Palmas: Adi Akiva and Adva Yermiyahu
Judging Panel – Adi Agmon Foundation Flamenco Competition 2026:
New Talent Competition – Mr. Adrián Santana (Spain), Talia Paz (Israel), Dr. Idit Suslik (Israel)
Professional Competition – Mr. Adrián Santana (Spain), Talia Paz (Israel), Dr. Idit Suslik (Israel)
New Talent Competition Participants (In alphabetical order)
Ravid Ben-Shoshan
Shir Binshtok
Shir Botton
Ketty Levin
Shaked Mozes
Mishel Pozin
Professional Competition Participants (In alphabetical order)
Naama Dothan Mizrachi
Zohar Florentin
Keren Gavriel
Lotem Gefen
Ella Gorodinsky
Yam Haham
Reut Lahav
Tahel Levy
Moran Melamed
Inge Muhlhauser
Mika Shelly
Rotem Shimony
