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A small district of alternative culture
It is said that the Basques are very exaggerated, so much so that they have a peninsula inside Bilbao. This bilbainada is known as Zorrozaurre, a name which refers to its location: Zorroza, the district on the other side of the estuary and aurre, opposite, as it is limited by the Deusto Canal and the Bilbao estuary. The peninsula was developed amidst the industrial expansion after the opening of the Deusto canal. In the 1950s there were large factories with more than 500 workers each, restaurants for the workers and traffic jams. Some years later, many of the companies went to other parts of the province, leaving an industrial area practically orphan and abandoned. InI need Spain
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Alberto507
Spain
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Bilbao prepares to dance
From 3 February to 29 March, Bilbao becomes an enormous stage for dance and reflection on body and space in the Dantzaldia festival, this year in its 13th edition. The festival brings different scenic proposals to the capital of Biscay to offer a kaleidoscopic view of contemporary dance. The 2012 meeting brings us such different languages as flamenco, street dance, folklore and contemporary dance, the essence of the festival. The shows are complemented by workshops, and body and dance cinema and talks with the artists taking part, all with the aim of offering a reflection on movement and its artistic form: dance. The festival is spread over different areas, from the large staI need Spain
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Siviglia, serata alla corboneria
grd1153
Italy
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I need Spain
Spain
via G. Paternoster
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Flamenco: Casa de la Memoria
binNotes
United States
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gretarte
Italy
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The other side of museums: Alhóndiga Bilbao
Culture finds different ways of showing its essence. It does so majestically in large museums which for centuries have seen faces passing in front of the canvases, or from the day-to-day activity of places such as AlhóndigaBilbao. This is a cultural and leisure centre that considers its relationship with people from a closer, more enjoyable standpoint, and above all one that is highly innovative and sustainable. The building is a former wine, liquor and oil store that was refurbished by the French designer Philippe Starck and reopened in May 2010. Around the motto of Mens Sana in Corpore Sano, AlhóndigaBilbao has divided its space between three buildings that presentI need Spain
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chiaruzza
Italy
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Key vocabulary for the Seville April Fair
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Sevillana Lesons
pobyar
Germany
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Siviglia, il cuore della Spagna più autentica. La città del flamenco
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Spain
via @ClaudiaReggiani
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dawnaz
United Kingdom
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Rob Wood
United Kingdom
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orizzomtlo
Germany
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warsir
United States
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Flami
Germany
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Danreis
Brazil
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El Álvarez, the singing sweeper
Lights and fame are not for everyone; some decide they are better at home among the family, revealing their art to those they truly love. Antonio Álvarez Rosales, ‘El Álvarez’, is one such person. Álvarez’s story is special because his art, for many experts, is unique in the world. Antonio is a classically inspired flamenco cantaor. He has also been pointed out by many as the best fandango performer (one of the different kinds of flamenco rhythms) in history. Even Camarón de la Isla came to see him sing. However, El Álvarez has always worked as a street sweeper in his district, El Molinillo, inI need Spain
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"Spain: A Passion for Life"
Nowhere is Madrid's "Passion for Life" expressed fully than in one of their dances--the flamenco. My own exposure was a visit to a club so small; we were practically on the wooden stage. Tall, lanky and dark-haired Jose Maria Velazquez walked out quietly, assumed a ballet position with both arms lifted over his head, feet at an angle. He looked like a natural for a basketball game, but could he perform the intricate steps that constitute a flamenco dance? The music began and the answer crashed upon our ears in a deafening tattoo of tapping toes and heels. The crescendo of the rhythm of his boots on the wood became a torrent of syncopation. His clothes were wet now and his haSil
United States
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Hansi03
Germany
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Enki22
Italy
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steffibethune
Canada
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Córdoba, Vida y Genio
Elyange
France
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Chettil
Italy