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Travel in Spain: The Feria de Sevilla (Seville)
Travel in Spain: The Feria de Sevilla (Seville)
by Sean McNamara
The six-hour southbound bus ride passed quickly, as my anticipation for Sevilla’s famous spring Feria (Fair) grew and the monumental silhouettes of Andalusian bulls floated over the hills. Socibus, the company that shuttles travelers...
Photo of the Day
Preparing for the Feria
Preparing for La Feria de Sevilla - dance, drink, food, horses and more. See for more article info. Photo and story by Sean McNamara.
March in review
Check Out All Events in March
March was a busy month full of tapas bars, restaurants and flamenco.
For a peek into the real flamenco scene, see our feature, Flamenco 101- A Lesson in Life . For suggestions on where to catch a bit of flamenco action, see our flamenco page.
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Best Flamenco in Madrid
Flamenco
Flamenco in Madrid is as popular as ever! With dance shows, concert venues, and classes for locals as well foreigners, flamenco in Madrid going strong into the 21st century. Check out our comprehensive guide to flamenco in Madrid including the best flamenco venues in Madrid, places to take classes, and where to buy flamenco-related items in Madrid.
art - Flamenco on Canvas
Flamenco Hits the Reina Sofia
Most of us, if asked to visualize flamenco, would probably conjure up the images sold to us in every tchotchke-hawking tourist trap around Puerta del Sol: castanets, brightly colored dresses, fans and shawls, images of men with guitars or the quintessential form of the foot-stamping, hand...
Dance - Flamenco
Clan - The Flamenco Experience Awaits
I entered the vestibule of the club a little after 1 AM wondering if it was, in fact, the much lauded flamenco club, Clan. Unconvinced, I quickly scanned for clues. I saw a medium sized bar with a chatty group warming the alcove. Stepping through the next set...
Dance - Flamenco
Cumbre de Flamenca - Free Flamenco All Week
Also see our feature on the history of flamenco.
Five days of free flamenco! That’s what the third annual “Cumbre de Flamenca” (Flamenco Summit) offers. All you have to do is get yourself to the uh... metro station, Chamartin. Ya, on one hand, performances on this scale don’t typically happen in the subway station, but, on the other hand, there is no more appropriate place considering this is a form which prides itself on being inextricably linked to the common people and folk traditions...
Feature - Flamenco
A Flamenco Primer
If you aren’t familiar with flamenco dance, just think of it as the “anti-ballet”. Ballet, which has always been in deep denial of gravity’s existence, typically features dancers who prance on toe and leap with gazelle-like facility through the air. Their hair doesn’t hang – it’s tightly wrapped atop their head; even their tutus don’t drape - they stick out primly at right angles to the body. It’s the essence of all that’s “civilized” and “celestial”. Flamenco, by contrast, luxuriates in gravity, feeds off gravity; in short, Flamenco is a temperamental, Spanish ode to the force of gravity...
Flamenco
Flamenco Festival – The Inside Scoop!
Like all traditions, flamenco has a beautiful past to preserve and exciting frontiers to explore – the series revels in the tension between these two poles. But beyond this duality of old and new, the art itself is a miraculous blending of Andalusian, Islamic, Jewish, African, and Indian cultures.
Cardamomo
Variety is the Spice of Life
Cardamomo (cardamon) is a bit of a wild card on the flamenco scene. Whereas many venues are predictable: high-brow flamenco, spontaneous Gitano flamenco, sit-at-tables-and-politely-applaud flamenco, etc. At Cardamomo, you never quite know what you’ll get - it could “puro y duro” (pure and hard) or modern variations.
From our former site
Ojos de Brujo - Hip Hop Flamenco And More!
Hip Hop Flamenco and More! Sponsored by: Leganès, Ciudad Abierta Saturday, July 7th 20.30h Teatro Egaleo Direction - METROSUR: Julián Besteiro; Renfe Cercanías: Leganés y Zarzaquemada; BUS: 484, 485, 486 (Leganés) 483, 486 y 487 (La Fortuna) Tx: 10 ...
From our former site
Sala Juglar - Flamenco Sundays
Seeing a Flamenco show is one of the important milestones in your immersion of Spanish culture. As a stereotypical representation of Spain, it exists right up there with bullfights, the siesta, and ham, but it also exists as a soulful artistic expression with a rich history untainted by modern prejudices...
From our former site
Flamenco - Casa Patas
If you’re in Madrid and you still haven’t been to a flamenco club, its well worth your time and money to spend an evening at Casa Patas. As a professio...