Flamenco Film Night – Antonio Gades documentary
With the close of the Semana Antonio Gades de Getafe in Madrid, one longs for more of Antonio Gades and …
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Baile Flamenco – Flashmob Flamenco
Flashmob Flamenco is becoming more and more common these days. On Sunday 27 January 2013, ending the Semana Gades en …
Homage to Antonio Gades
To mark the seventh anniversary of the death of the flamenco dancer and choreographer Antonio Gades on 20 July 2004, the Museo del Baile Flamenco in Seville, which was established by the flamenco dancer Cristina Hoyos, held a special day at the Mu…
Understanding Flamenco – Siguiriyas
Siguiriyas is a style in flamenco that is distinctive for its rhythmic comp??s and for the depth of expression one feels with it. Adjectives such as tragic and desolate are often used to describe the siguiriya; the words of the cante often deal wi…
Flamenco Film Night – Los Tarantos
After last week’s silly indulgence of seeing Manolo Caracol in Embrujo, I feel we need something with some serious flamenco performances, so I have chosen Los Tarantos featuring two superb dancers Carmen Amaya and Antonio Gades. Los Tarantos is a …
Flamenco Film Night – El Amor Brujo
It’s Friday night so that must mean it’s flamenco film night! The Spanish film maker Carlos Saura started making films about flamenco in the 1980s and he has made some wonderful films including one of Manuel de Falla’s El Amor Brujo, featuring the…
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