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long long time since i've been on. haven't even been lurking since work has been eating my life. regardless, i am heading to Granada at the end of this month for a week, looking to shoot photos, eat and play.
is anyone else going to be in town then for a meet up and some drinks?
and i am also looking for a private teacher since i am only staying for eight days.
if you've got tips on whatever, send them on over!
i hope to return with a better feel for compas and a few dozen rolls of film exposed.
Oh man... it's a beautiful city!! Make sure you check the old Arab quarter... you'll find really good tagine/couscous restaurants and tea bars! There's also a wonderful smell of spices in the tiny streets... it's like being in Morocco!
RE: Finally headed to Granada! (in reply to avimuno)
Just got back from Grana and had a great time. The eva yierbabuena show at the Alhambra is worth seeing. Had a hard time finding a tutor and most schools were booked for the month.
Make sure you a have a tinto de verano. Also lunch on the terrace at hotel Alhambra Palace.
Carmen de las Cuevas, if it still has space, is a nice way to pick up a few exercises and falsetas from Jorge el Pisao, a wonderful guitarist and even better teacher. They book by the week, so if you're in town Monday through Friday that's an option. Emilio Maya is also well worth taking lessons with - Kate is the person to talk to about that.
Flamenco every night at le Chien Andalous on the street along the river (going up from Plaza Nueva), I think the restaurant Jardines Zoraya has flamenco most nights, the Peña la Platería does shows Thursday and Sunday (last time I checked), and random flamenco is always going on. The caves in the Sacromonte are well worth a visit, usually you'll find the most people there on the weekend.
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RE: Finally headed to Granada! (in reply to everglades)
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ORIGINAL: everglades The eva yierbabuena show at the Alhambra is worth seeing.
I am glad some-one enjoyed it. It was quite a slog, 2 hours with no break ! The musicians were fabulous. The best bit for me. I hear them every night from my terrace so was really looking forward to going but at 30 euros a ticket I thought it was very disappointing. Eva Yerbabuena is a brilliant flamenco dancer but the choreography for this show was just too contemorary, repetitive and dull for me. It should have been described as Ballet Flamenco.
The theme of the show was Lorca's Romancero Gitano but i saw very little connection with the poems. There were some nice effects but it wasn't a patch on the previous show by Blanca Li "Poeta en Nueva York" which did not try to be flamenco, just exciting thrilling dance sequences illustrating some of Lorca's surreal vision of New York.
Usually you have to book in advance for these summer shows at the Generaliffe but this year there were way too many empty seats.
Still i am glad you enjoyed it and enjoyed Granada.
ORIGINAL: ramparts I think the restaurant Jardines Zoraya has flamenco most nights
Yes it does, sadly has stopped doing the cheap pizzas and they have gone a bit upmarket. Ana Calí was dancing there, Albert Mesa on guitar, last Sunday night, so it's worth checking.
Anyway all good suggestions Doug, definitely El Chien to see El Niño de las Almendras. Not brilliant for photos as it is a dark, stuffy cave. At least no-one can smoke there now. I'll see if El Niño will invite us to his private peña and you can get some good shots there.
ORIGINAL: ricecrackerphoto With so much going on and so much to offer, the question I have for everyone that has visited, is how did you ever manage to leave? Doug
ORIGINAL: ricecrackerphoto With so much going on and so much to offer, the question I have for everyone that has visited, is how did you ever manage to leave?
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I'll see if El Niño will invite us to his private peña and you can get some good shots there. 
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