Monday, November 30, 2009

Tamara Rojo's leap of faith - guardian.co.uk

Tamara Rojo's leap of faith - guardian.co.uk

guardian.co.uk
Tamara Rojo's leap of faith
guardian.co.uk
Spain is exceptional among developed countries in having no national ballet; most of its state funding has been channelled into flamenco and modern dance. ...


Kissinger tendrá interlocutor - Diario de Cádiz

Kissinger tendrá interlocutor - Diario de Cádiz

Kissinger tendrá interlocutor
Diario de Cádiz
... que ha sabido ganarse el respeto de las dos comunidades tradicionalmente enfrentadas en Bélgica, valones (francófonos) y flamencos (neerlandófonos). ...

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Chris White and His Electric Jazz Cello - The Epoch Times

Chris White and His Electric Jazz Cello - The Epoch Times

Chris White and His Electric Jazz Cello
The Epoch Times
He played with flamenco, Celtic, and jazz groups in Spain. He plays cello with the Binghamton Philharmonic and improvisational music with his jazz quartet. ...


On dry land - Rio Rancho Observer

On dry land - Rio Rancho Observer

On dry land
Rio Rancho Observer
Enjoy a flamenco dance and guitar music concert from 7 to 8 pm at Loma Colorado Main Library Auditorium, 755 Loma Colorado Dr. NE. The Corrales Flamenco ...


Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Shantala Shivalingappa, Lilian Baylis Studio, LondonAkram ... - Independent

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Shantala Shivalingappa, Lilian Baylis Studio, LondonAkram ... - Independent

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Shantala Shivalingappa, Lilian Baylis Studio, LondonAkram ...
Independent
Sawhney's guitar-playing is attractive too, with its light flamenco overlay. But essentially, this all sounds like accompaniment to a main event that ...


World-renowned tenor brings his talent to RMS - Richmond Daily News

World-renowned tenor brings his talent to RMS - Richmond Daily News

Richmond Daily News
World-renowned tenor brings his talent to RMS
Richmond Daily News
Bledsoe had the opportunity to showcase his classical guitar talents by performing a flamenco piece from southern Spain called “Happiness. ...


Lección de cante de Juan de Juanes en la Peña de Jódar - Ideal Digital (Comunicado de prensa) (blog)

Lección de cante de Juan de Juanes en la Peña de Jódar - Ideal Digital (Comunicado de prensa) (blog)

Lección de cante de Juan de Juanes en la Peña de Jódar
Ideal Digital (Comunicado de prensa) (blog)
... con la guitarra, también cordobesa, de Manuel Flores, ofrecieron un extraordinario y didáctico recital de cante flamenco al público asistente. ...


Chris White and His Electric Jazz Cello - The Epoch Times

Chris White and His Electric Jazz Cello - The Epoch Times

Chris White and His Electric Jazz Cello
The Epoch Times
He played with flamenco, Celtic, and jazz groups in Spain. He plays cello with the Binghamton Philharmonic and improvisational music with his jazz quartet. ...


Poetic 'Blood Wedding' simmers, then boils - Wisconsin State Journal

Poetic 'Blood Wedding' simmers, then boils - Wisconsin State Journal

Poetic 'Blood Wedding' simmers, then boils
Wisconsin State Journal
Joe Cerqua's score radiates heat with Spanish flamenco rhythms and a haunting lullaby. Of the new MFA acting class, most of whom are performing in Madison ...

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Carmen pours it on - 中国日报

Carmen pours it on - 中国日报

中国日报
Carmen pours it on
中国日报
Her dance is traditional "baile flamenco" interspersed with some modern elements. She was trained in the "tablaos" of Seville. Her artistic break came when ...


Sunday, November 29, 2009

Carmen pours it on (China Daily)

Carmen pours it on (China Daily)
It's time for Carmen and the flamenco once again! But this weekend at Poly Theater, the new show by Ballet Teatres Generalitat from Valencia, Spain, offers something new and also features Cristina Hoyos, arguably Spain's most renowned flamenco dancer.

Mexican model crowned 2009 Miss International - Manila Bulletin

Mexican model crowned 2009 Miss International - Manila Bulletin

Mexican model crowned 2009 Miss International
Manila Bulletin
She also enjoys ballet, jazz, and flamenco. Espinoza likes to read books on human achievements, watch movies, and learn new languages. ...

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In drug trafficking hub, artist is in demand - Austin American-Statesman

In drug trafficking hub, artist is in demand - Austin American-Statesman

In drug trafficking hub, artist is in demand
Austin American-Statesman
In a sprawling hacienda, Espinoza painted room after room with portraits of Spanish flamenco dancers, their red and black costumes soaring 20 feet toward ...


Trial and Error - Artforum

Trial and Error - Artforum

Trial and Error
Artforum
As we set off, the driver put on a CD of flamenco-guitar music. Gradually, I realized that I was being driven slowly to the corner of Grand and Pitt, ie, ...

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Firefighting the Flamenco way - The Oxford Times

Firefighting the Flamenco way - The Oxford Times

Firefighting the Flamenco way
The Oxford Times
Crammed with information about flamenco dance, music and song, the book also looks at the history of the art, provides home study sessions, a glossary, ...

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Moorish rhythms (Times of Malta)

Moorish rhythms (Times of Malta)
Photo: Ray Attard. Guitar virtuoso Jesse Cook played to a packed City Theatre, in Valletta, on Tuesday night, mesmerising the crowd with his fiery brand of Moorish rhythms. The Toronto-based flamenco guitarist, who has sold millions of records worldwide, got the crowd to get up and sway to the beat.

A wee bit o' Irish in the land of Cajuns - TheRecordLive.com

A wee bit o' Irish in the land of Cajuns - TheRecordLive.com

A wee bit o' Irish in the land of Cajuns
TheRecordLive.com
The audience was also treated to a Russian dervish by the Moscow Folk Ballet Company and “flamenco” by Rocio Montoya. Ever heard the term “whirling dervish? ...


The Maria Schneider Reality Show - New York Observer

The Maria Schneider Reality Show - New York Observer

The Maria Schneider Reality Show
New York Observer
But there is a lot of Maurice Ravel in there, a lot of flamenco and Brazilian music. She loves Jimmy Webb's soaring anthems for the Fifth Dimension, ...


Thursday, November 26, 2009

Dance Review | Cave New York Butoh Festival - New York Times

Dance Review | Cave New York Butoh Festival - New York Times

New York Times
Dance Review | Cave New York Butoh Festival
New York Times
Butoh, like flamenco, is one of those dance forms that are either all or nothing. If the performer is not imbued with both technique and ...

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FIRST LOOK - MiamiHerald.com

FIRST LOOK - MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.com
FIRST LOOK
MiamiHerald.com
``Feet on the ground,'' he insists, as if he were a flamenco instructor, which makes a certain sense: Soleá is the name of one of flamenco's classic dances.

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The Time Out-Mint Planner - Livemint

The Time Out-Mint Planner - Livemint

The Time Out-Mint Planner
Livemint
We've heard of Kathak being mixed with several other dance styles: flamenco, contemporary, modern, even jazz and ballet. But a blend of Kathak and Zen ...


FIRST LOOK - MiamiHerald.com

FIRST LOOK - MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.com
FIRST LOOK
MiamiHerald.com
``Feet on the ground,'' he insists, as if he were a flamenco instructor, which makes a certain sense: Soleá is the name of one of flamenco's classic dances.

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Blogger Night at the Opera: "Carmen" - Dane101

Blogger Night at the Opera: "Carmen" - Dane101

WISC
Blogger Night at the Opera: "Carmen"
Dane101
It isn't just ambiance; flamenco dancers from the Tania Tandias Flamenco and Spanish Dance Company have taken the stage to entertain the crowd before we're ...
Emotional power in Madison Opera's vividly staged CarmenIsthmus

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Current Issue - Acoustic Guitar

Current Issue - Acoustic Guitar

Current Issue
Acoustic Guitar
The flamenco and classical guitarist describes how he blends tradition, influences, and experimentation. With audio and tab. By Stephen Dick. ...


A life's pursuit - Mills Campanil

A life's pursuit - Mills Campanil

A life's pursuit
Mills Campanil
For such a focused, sensitive woman, Mehta is surprisingly passionate about flamenco, the music and dance of the gypsies. The gypsies originally came from ...


Enterprise woman clowns around - The Enterprise Ledger

Enterprise woman clowns around - The Enterprise Ledger

The Enterprise Ledger
Enterprise woman clowns around
The Enterprise Ledger
Performing as a flamenco dancer for the ballet company, the short, but fiery, McPherson, honed her crafts of dancing, acting and writing. ...

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Creating a storm - Malaysia Star

Creating a storm - Malaysia Star

Malaysia Star
Creating a storm
Malaysia Star
Topaz blue and fuschia pink are layered with burnt orange and tonal slate greys in this dark and brooding flamenco–inspired collection. ...


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Los Romeros - Celebration - Works of BRETON, TARREGA, VILLA-LOBOS, BACH ... - Audiophile Audition

Los Romeros - Celebration - Works of BRETON, TARREGA, VILLA-LOBOS, BACH ... - Audiophile Audition

Audiophile Audition
Los Romeros - Celebration - Works of BRETON, TARREGA, VILLA-LOBOS, BACH ...
Audiophile Audition
Pepe is known equally well as a virtuoso flamenco guitarist, and his piece Farrucas de Sabicas is an homage to that great flamenco guitarist. ...

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Students step up to dance class - Metro Canada - Halifax

Students step up to dance class - Metro Canada - Halifax

Students step up to dance class
Metro Canada - Halifax
It offers classes ranging from belly dancing, ballet and hip hop to jazz, tap dance and flamenco. “Most recently, there's been a huge popularity in ...


Ingyenzene: túlvezérelt eufória - Quart

Ingyenzene: túlvezérelt eufória - Quart

Ingyenzene: túlvezérelt eufória
Quart
"hangtájképnek" fordítani), és valóban, egybeúszik itt táncos és majdnem táncos elektronika, álmodozós és fütyürészős popzene, flamenco és ambient, ...


Get some culture: Flamenco dancing - University Daily Kansan

Get some culture: Flamenco dancing - University Daily Kansan

Get some culture: Flamenco dancing
University Daily Kansan
When she is moving, she is interpreting his lyrics,” says Michelle Hayes, professor of dance, of the famous flamenco dancer in the video, Eva La Yerbabuena. ...


Tunes: Juan Carmona has a flair for flamenco (Las Cruces Sun-News)

Tunes: Juan Carmona has a flair for flamenco (Las Cruces Sun-News)
One the more famous flamenco guitarists in the world will be performing Thursday at the Atkinson Recital Hall at NMSU.

Is eating in out? Treat yourself to restaurant dining or takeout this Thanksgiving - SDNN: San Diego News Network

Is eating in out? Treat yourself to restaurant dining or takeout this Thanksgiving - SDNN: San Diego News Network

Is eating in out? Treat yourself to restaurant dining or takeout this Thanksgiving
SDNN: San Diego News Network
As always, the restaurant will feature salsa music and flamenco dancing at the tapas bar from 4 to 9 pm Tapenade. Guests can enjoy the La Jolla ocean view ...

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A nontraditional politician in a very traditional world - Hurriyet Daily News

A nontraditional politician in a very traditional world - Hurriyet Daily News

Hurriyet Daily News
A nontraditional politician in a very traditional world
Hurriyet Daily News
There the delegation split into smaller groups to explore the city's best flamenco performances. No doubt Corral de la Moreria – as advised by Ms. Ayşe Arat ...

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Get some culture: Flamenco dancing - University Daily Kansan

Get some culture: Flamenco dancing - University Daily Kansan

Get some culture: Flamenco dancing
University Daily Kansan
When she is moving, she is interpreting his lyrics,” says Michelle Hayes, professor of dance, of the famous flamenco dancer in the video, Eva La Yerbabuena. ...


Monday, November 9, 2009

On the Cheap | Sleepless Night on Miami Beach - MiamiHerald.com

On the Cheap | Sleepless Night on Miami Beach - MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.com
On the Cheap | Sleepless Night on Miami Beach
MiamiHerald.com
Jazz, Latin, world, hip-hop, flamenco -- you name it. And if it proves to be too much, too cacophonous, too modern, head over to SoBe Institute of The Arts ...

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Sweet Andalusian chords - BCLocalNews

Sweet Andalusian chords - BCLocalNews

Sweet Andalusian chords
BCLocalNews
“He may have been an Elvis impersonator but he taught flamenco guitar lessons,” Martin said. However, that may not be such a stretch. ...

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Carlota Santana brings flamenco to the concert stage (Isthmus)

Carlota Santana brings flamenco to the concert stage (Isthmus)
Flamenco's a cultural expression born of poverty, sex and violence in the medieval merchant ports of southern Spain. Culturally it's Spanish, Jewish, Moorish, Romani. As an art form it has churned for centuries on the rocks of politics and fashion. Flamenco's run the gamut of venues from street corners to taverns and proscenium arch theaters.

Famous dance teacher works with students of EMpressions Dance Studio in ... - Georgetown Times

Famous dance teacher works with students of EMpressions Dance Studio in ... - Georgetown Times

Georgetown Times
Famous dance teacher works with students of EMpressions Dance Studio in ...
Georgetown Times
... grew up in Virginia Beach, Va. where she trained at Denise Wall's Dance Energy in tap, ballet, contemporary/lyrical, jazz, musical theater and flamenco. ...


A world of sound back in the 'Naki - New Zealand Herald

A world of sound back in the 'Naki - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald
A world of sound back in the 'Naki
New Zealand Herald
... one of the members of the Buena Vista Social Club; the rumba-meets-flamenco sound of Spain's Ojos de Brujo; dusty American experimental country band ...

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Lithuania also dances the Flamenco - Baltic Times

Lithuania also dances the Flamenco - Baltic Times

Baltic Times
Lithuania also dances the Flamenco
Baltic Times
Beatrice Tomaseviciene is the director, apart from one of the best flamenco dancers in Lithuania. She started to dance flamenco in Moscow between 1992 and ...

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Soprano's energy translates easily onstage - San Francisco Chronicle

Soprano's energy translates easily onstage - San Francisco Chronicle

Soprano's energy translates easily onstage
San Francisco Chronicle
All of this is in flamenco music and flamenco dance. You make music with your feet. I am learning so much from La Tania." There's a practical reason for ...

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Canada, USA shamed at Fossil of the Day Awards at Barcelona Climate Talks - Bay Area Indymedia

Canada, USA shamed at Fossil of the Day Awards at Barcelona Climate Talks - Bay Area Indymedia

Bay Area Indymedia
Canada, USA shamed at Fossil of the Day Awards at Barcelona Climate Talks
Bay Area Indymedia
Anna Keenan with Avaaz.org, the flamenco-dressed game show-host presenter of the Barcelona 'Fossils', is very happy to take up the Minister's challenge. ...


Backstage at the opera: Preparing for "Carmen" - Dane101

Backstage at the opera: Preparing for "Carmen" - Dane101

Backstage at the opera: Preparing for "Carmen"
Dane101
When the lights go down, the curtain will rise on picadors, matadors, flamenco dancers, cigarette girls, children, soldiers, and fire jugglers. ...

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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Springstep to host argentine folkloric dance workshops - Boston Globe

Springstep to host argentine folkloric dance workshops - Boston Globe

Boston Globe
Springstep to host argentine folkloric dance workshops
Boston Globe
Traditionally a men-only dance form, women also enjoy learning it. If you already dance some form of tap (flamenco, American-style tap, Kathak, clogging, ...

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Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for Oct. 22-28 - North County Times

Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for Oct. 22-28 - North County Times

Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for Oct. 22-28
North County Times
Belly dance classes ---- Newly relocated from Oceanside, this studio offers Arabian-style belly dancing classes as well as classes in flamenco, salsa, ...

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Stars flood Mandalay Bay for Latin Grammy Awards show (Las Vegas Sun)

Stars flood Mandalay Bay for Latin Grammy Awards show (Las Vegas Sun)
Reggaeton, flamenco, rock and ranchero — artists from every genre and flavor of Latin music arrived in Las Vegas this week for the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards.

Filmmakers weigh in on Israel Gaza war - Christian Science Monitor

Filmmakers weigh in on Israel Gaza war - Christian Science Monitor

Filmmakers weigh in on Israel Gaza war
Christian Science Monitor
while clutching a bloody white sheet with those of a peace march in Andalusia, all set to a mournful flamenco rendition of the Federico Garcia Lorca poem ...


Lamron Summer Concert Reviews - Lamron

Lamron Summer Concert Reviews - Lamron

Lamron Summer Concert Reviews
Lamron
Violinist Meena Bhasin and guitarist Florian Opahle provided excellent solo pieces, the latter of who did some of the best flamenco guitar playing I've ever ...

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Springstep to host argentine folkloric dance workshops - Boston Globe

Springstep to host argentine folkloric dance workshops - Boston Globe

Boston Globe
Springstep to host argentine folkloric dance workshops
Boston Globe
Traditionally a men-only dance form, women also enjoy learning it. If you already dance some form of tap (flamenco, American-style tap, Kathak, clogging, ...

and more »

Blogger Night at the Opera: "Carmen" - Dane101

Blogger Night at the Opera: "Carmen" - Dane101

Blogger Night at the Opera: "Carmen"
Dane101
It isn't just ambiance; flamenco dancers from the Tania Tandias Flamenco and Spanish Dance Company have taken the stage to entertain the crowd before we're ...

and more »

Flamenco guitarist wows audience (The Ashland Gazette)

Flamenco guitarist wows audience (The Ashland Gazette)
ASHLAND – World-renowned flamenco guitarist, Ronald Radford, entertained students, faculty and staff at Ashland-Greenwood Elementary School recently.

Top Five: Mediterranean Restaurants in Fort Lauderdale - Sun-Sentinel.com

Top Five: Mediterranean Restaurants in Fort Lauderdale - Sun-Sentinel.com

<b>Top Five:</b> Mediterranean Restaurants in Fort Lauderdale
Sun-Sentinel.com
Nightly entertainment features flamenco guitarists Rafael Lopez and Alex Fox, Paraguayan harpist Victor Espinola and blues guitarist Joey Gilmore. ...


Watchung Hills Regional High School students learn Spanish in Madrid - Scarlet Scuttlebutt

Watchung Hills Regional High School students learn Spanish in Madrid - Scarlet Scuttlebutt

Watchung Hills Regional High School students learn Spanish in Madrid
Scarlet Scuttlebutt
... in were a bullfight (cut short by a thunderstorm), flamenco dancing, a visit to the extensive Xanadu shopping mall, an overnight in a Barcelona hostel, ...

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Friday, November 6, 2009

Sweet Andalusian chords - BCLocalNews

Sweet Andalusian chords - BCLocalNews

Sweet Andalusian chords
BCLocalNews
“He may have been an Elvis impersonator but he taught flamenco guitar lessons,” Martin said. However, that may not be such a stretch. ...

and more »

Profile: Tony La Russa - San Francisco Chronicle

Profile: Tony La Russa - San Francisco Chronicle

Profile: Tony La Russa
San Francisco Chronicle
... is influenced by Elaine and daughters Bianca, 30, who works for a financial firm, and Devon, 27, a dancer trained in ballet, modern dance and flamenco. ...

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Creating a symphony of sound - BCLocalNews

Creating a symphony of sound - BCLocalNews

Creating a symphony of sound
BCLocalNews
It's amazing what posting a minute of fiery rumba flamenco Latin jazz virtuosity on the Internet can do for a person's career. That's what Langley guitarist ...


Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for Oct. 22-28 - North County Times

Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for Oct. 22-28 - North County Times

Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums for Oct. 22-28
North County Times
Belly dance classes ---- Newly relocated from Oceanside, this studio offers Arabian-style belly dancing classes as well as classes in flamenco, salsa, ...

and more »

Flamenco guitarist wows audience (The Ashland Gazette)

Flamenco guitarist wows audience (The Ashland Gazette)
ASHLAND – World-renowned flamenco guitarist, Ronald Radford, entertained students, faculty and staff at Ashland-Greenwood Elementary School recently.

La Reina Gitana presenta hoy en San Fernando su nuevo espectáculo - Diario de Jerez

La Reina Gitana presenta hoy en San Fernando su nuevo espectáculo - Diario de Jerez

La Reina Gitana presenta hoy en San Fernando su nuevo espectáculo
Diario de Jerez
"A través de mis composiciones y por supuesto mediante el flamenco, -añade-, quiero contar lo que ha sido mi vida, desde el primer contacto con un piano de ...


Sweet Andalusian chords - BCLocalNews

Sweet Andalusian chords - BCLocalNews

Sweet Andalusian chords
BCLocalNews
From the age of six, when he first picked up the guitar, Martin has been passionate about flamenco music. “It's very intense, rhythmic and exciting, ...

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Nueva Frontera del Cante de Jerez 2008 - esflamenco.com

Nueva Frontera del Cante de Jerez 2008 - esflamenco.com

esflamenco.com
Nueva Frontera del Cante de Jerez 2008
esflamenco.com
... un conmovedor romance) y José Carpio "Mijita" (con una contundente soleá) son tres de estos jóvenes, tres de de las nuevas voces del flamenco jerezano. ...


Titeremurcia 09. La Canija - murciaregion.es

Titeremurcia 09. La Canija - murciaregion.es

Titeremurcia 09. La Canija
murciaregion.es
Al tablao más pequeño del mundo se sube La Canija, una mujer de barrio con un talento flamenco innato, "más apañá que un jarrillo lata", acompañada por su ...