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Antonio Canales (flamenco)
Antonio Gómez de los Reyes known as Antonio Canales is a male flamenco dancer and choreographer born in Seville. Biography He was born in Seville in 1961. He began his studies at the Spanish National Ballet. In 1981, signed by Víctor Ullate, he became a solo dancer at the Spanish National Ballet in Madrid. In 1985, he moved to Paris where he joined the company of Maguy Marin. Maguy Marin opened the doors for him to the world of dance on an international level. He has shared the stage with dancers such as Rudolf Nureyev, Maya Plisetskaya, Carla Fracci, Vladimir Vasilev, Fernando Bujones, Peter Schaufuss, Sylvie Guillem, Patrick Dupond and Julio Bocca. In 1992 he set up his own company and he debuted in Bilbao with the choreographies: ''A Ti, Carmen Amaya'' and ''Siempre Flamenco''. In January 1992 he participated in the gala ''Gigantes de la Danza'', at the Teatro de los Campo Elíseos, in Paris. The same year on the celebrations of the Fifth Centenary of the discovery of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville has a municipal population of about 685,000 , and a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest city in Andalusia, the fourth-largest city in Spain and the 26th most populous municipality in the European Union. Its old town, with an area of , contains three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alcázar palace complex, the Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. The capital of Andalusia features hot temperatures in the summer, with daily maximums routinely above in July and August. Seville was founded as the Roman city of . Known as ''Ishbiliyah'' after the Islamic conquest in 711, Seville became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland Festival
The Holland Festival () is the oldest and largest performing arts festival in the Netherlands. It takes place every June in Amsterdam. It comprises theatre, music, opera and modern dance. In recent years, multimedia, visual arts, film and architecture were added to the festival roster. Performances take place in Amsterdam venues such as the city theatre, the opera, the Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw concert halls and the Westergas factory site. Each edition is loosely themed, and the programme features both contemporary work and classical pieces presented with a modern edge. History The festival was founded in 1947 and features some of the world's top artists and performers, as well as lesser-known performers. Notable world premieres included Karlheinz Stockhausen's ''Helicopter String Quartet''. The festival introduced Maria Callas in the Netherlands, and was also the first to successfully set up a large symphonic tribute to Frank Zappa with "200 motels-the suite" in 2000 (af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro De La Maestranza
The Teatro de la Maestranza is an opera house located in Seville, Spain. The theatre was conceived to be one of the main cultural venues of the Seville Expo '92, and the first performance took place in 1991, shortly before the inauguration of the Universal Exposition. The theatre was refurbished in 2005. Although the Teatro de la Maestranza is mainly devoted to opera, there are also performances of Zarzuela (Spanish operetta) and other musical performances. The resident orchestra is the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra (ROSS), and the artistic director is Pedro Halffter. The theatre is the ROSS' main concert venue and the home of the Choir of the Friends' Society of the Maestranza Theatre. On 16 July 1992, during a rehearsal at the Teatro de la Maestranza for a performance by the Opéra national de Paris of Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Buss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro De La Zarzuela
The Teatro de la Zarzuela is a theatre in Madrid, Spain. The theatre is today mainly devoted to zarzuela (the Spanish traditional musical theatre genre), as well as operetta and recitals. History The theatre was designed by architect Jerónimo de la Gándara and built by José María Sánchez Guallart on the initiative of the Spanish Lyrical Company to provide a space for performances of operettas in the Spanish capital. It was modelled on the La Scala theatre in Milan with its three-level horseshoe form and opened to the public on 10 October 1856, the birthday of Queen Isabella II. The name refers to zarzuela, a theatre form that alternates spoken and sung scenes. Its promoters were established masters of the genre such as Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Joaquín Gaztambide, Rafael Hernando, José Inzenga, baritono Francisco de Salas, librettist Luis de Olona and composer Cristóbal Oudrid, under Francisco de las Rivas, an important banker. In the second half of the nineteenth ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Gatlif
Tony Gatlif (born as Michel Dahmani on 10 September 1948 in Algiers) is a French film director of Romani ethnicity who also works as a screenwriter, composer, actor, and producer. Personal Gatlif was born in Algeria of Pied noir ancestry. After his childhood there, Gatlif arrived in France in 1960 following the Algerian War of Independence. Career Gatlif struggled for years to break into the film industry, playing in several theatrical productions until directing his first film, ''La Tête en ruine'', in 1975. He followed it with the 1979 ''La Terre au ventre'', a story of the Algerian War of Independence. Since the 1981 film ''Corre, gitano'', Gatlif's work has been focused on the Romani people of Europe, from whom he partially traces his descent. After making ''Gaspard et Robinson'' in 1990, Gatlif spent 1992 and 1993 shooting ''Latcho Drom'', which was awarded numerous prizes. This feature-length musical film, often mislabelled as a documentary, deals with gypsy culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengo (film)
''Vengo'' is a 2000 Spanish-French-German-Japanese film directed and written by Tony Gatlif. It is a musical drama about two Andalusia gypsy families locked in an age-old struggle for power. The film features a performance by Spanish flamenco singer Maria del Carmen Salazar ("La Caita"). Plot The story centres around a feud among Spanish Gypsies, with Caco (played by Antonio Canales) as the main character who must fight for his family's honor and safety. Cast * Antonio Canales: Caco * Orestes Villasan Rodriguez: Diego * Antonio Dechent Antonio Dechent (born 1960) is a Spanish actor. Born in Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches ...: Primo Alejandro * Bobote: Habib * Juan Luis Corrientes: Primo Tres Reception ''Vengo'' was selected as closing film at the 57th Venice International Film Festival in 2000. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Apolo (Madrid)
Teatro Apolo is a defunct theatre in Madrid, Spain. It was located on Calle de Alcalá, at the site which is now number 45. Previously, the site was occupied by the Convento de San Hermenegildo, which was sold off in 1836 and demolished in 1870. Theatre construction occurred between 1871 and 1873, with a design by the French architects P. Chauderlot and F. Festau. It had a capacity of 2,500 people. The theatre opened on 23 March 1873 and featured the company of actor Manuel Catalina. A comedy playhouse, it went through difficult times in its early days due to its relative distance from the then city center and the high ticket price. The Apolo and the Felipe theatres were the most important venues for the ''género chico'', a phenomenon which debuted in Madrid and featured one-act performances. The Apolo closed its doors on 30 June 1929 after it was purchased by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (), better known by its initialism BBVA, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociedad General De Autores Y Editores
The Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers (''Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, SGAE'') is the main collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers in Spain. It is similar to AGADU, ASCAP The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadca ..., GEMA, SADAIC, Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique, SACEM and SAYCO. The philologist, poet, composer, scriptwriter, movie and television director and producer Antón Reixa (1957) is the Chairman of the Board of Directors since May 2012. SGAE was founded in 1889 as Society of Authors of Spain. In 1995, its name changed to Society of Authors and Publishers, seeking to accommodate cultural editors. SGAE comprises more than 100,000 music, audiovisual and dramatic creators. Created in 1899, its main m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bienal De Flamenco
The Bienal de Flamenco is celebrated in Seville, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ..., in different theatres of the city. This festival features dancers, vocalists, and guitarists in a display ranging from flamenco puro to innovative new works. The festival was first celebrated in 1980, with Jose Luis Ortiz Nuevo as the director and with a poster designed by Joaquín Sáenz. The Giraldillo (the festival award) was won by Calixto Sanchez. References External linksOfficial site of Bienal de Flamenco [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Baras
Sara Pereyra Baras (born April 25, 1971) is a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer born in San Fernando (Cádiz) who has established her own dance company. Biography Sara was born in San Fernando, in the province of Cádiz, in 1971, where she began her dance studies at her mother’s school, Concha Baras. Shortly after, she joined the company Los Niños de la Tertulia Flamenca, with which she toured the flamenco festivals of Barcelona. When she was 24 she entered Manuel Morao’s company and performed at the festival Teatro Flamenco Alhambra 89 in Granada. That same year, she was awarded the first prize in "Gente Joven" Spanish television contest. In 1991, with Manuel Morao’s company, she acted for two months at the Edouard VII Theater in Paris. In 1992, she performed at the "Bienal de Danza" (Lyon), the Palais des Congrès (Paris) and then with her dance partner Javier Barón. During the worldwide exposition of Seville Expo 92, she performed at the Auditorio de la Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auditorio Nacional (Mexico)
National Auditorium ( es, Auditorio Nacional) is an entertainment center at Paseo de la Reforma #50, Chapultepec in Mexico City. The National Auditorium is considered among the world's best venues by specialized media. It was designed by Mexican architects Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and Gonzalo Ramírez del Sordo, and remodeled by Abraham Zabludovsky and Teodoro González de León. Concerts, art, theatre, dance, and more are hosted at the venue. It also has a small venue available for smaller events, called Auditorio Lunario. The total seating capacity of 10,000. History Constructed in 1952, it was used for volleyball and basketball matches of the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games and had seen performances of the San Francisco Ballet and New York Philharmonic in 1958. The auditorium was the venue for the gymnastics events at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Since the 1970s, it has been used primarily for international music, song, dance and film festivals, fairs and exhibit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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