Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK

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Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK

sorry maybe wrong section but ....

Does anyone know what has happend to this?

Used to be yearly in Feb, then changed to spring/summer. now seems to have dissapeared.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 7 2023 22:33:21

mrstwinkle

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to Stu)

Was in July in 22.

I booked in May and IIRC was fairly early so maybe too soon.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 8 2023 17:52:17

Stu

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to mrstwinkle)

hi yes, I actually used my brain and just emailed them after posting here.

reply said press release soon and will be tickets on sale for the festi in July.

cool! I thought it had been cancelled so thats good it hasnt

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 9 2023 7:18:18

orsonw

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to Stu)

5 – 15 July 2023

https://www.sadlerswells.com/flamenco-festival-2023/

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 3 2023 12:52:38

xirdneH_imiJ

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From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to orsonw)

Thanks for posting! Thanks to you I have my tickets to see Vicente Amigo :)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 4 2023 9:47:18

Stu

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

Thanks Orson.
Oh vicente! same day as the curso starts in sanlucar! 😵

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 4 2023 22:13:17

orsonw

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to Stu)

For guitar fans. Shows announced in the small auditorium.

Rafael Riqueni
Niño Josele
José Maria Gallardo y Miguel Angel Cotés

https://www.sadlerswells.com/flamenco-festival-2023/

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 21 2023 8:34:41

Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to orsonw)

Thanks orson,

think ill miss most of this as ill be away.
but ill be in Andalucia ....so not a complete disaster.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 24 2023 8:15:57

xirdneH_imiJ

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From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to Stu)

Tonight's Vicente Amigo concert has been cancelled. Disappointing...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 10 2023 11:33:22

Stu

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

Oh how come?

Are you in UK to see it?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 10 2023 11:50:38

xirdneH_imiJ

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to Stu)

They cited travel difficulties, whatever that really means.
I live in the UK so thankfully it was going to be just a day trip to London and I hadn't left yet as the email arrived...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 10 2023 11:59:28

Stu

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

Oh yeah! Southampton. Well I am in Spain now and was sad to miss this... But seeing as it's not happening... I wouldn't say im happy but..you get what I mean! 😄

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 10 2023 13:18:32

mark indigo

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to orsonw)

quote:

For guitar fans. Shows announced in the small auditorium.

Rafael Riqueni
Niño Josele
José Maria Gallardo y Miguel Angel Cotés

https://www.sadlerswells.com/flamenco-festival-2023/

belated thanks for posting this up. despite being on their mailing list and getting endless emails about shows i have no interest in, i saw this before Sadlers Wells sent anything, and booked straight away.

My first flamenco guitar teacher lent me a tape of Riqueni's 2nd album and I have been listening to him ever since, about 30 years, and finally got to see/hear him live last night.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 13 2023 21:53:51

mark indigo

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RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

quote:

Tonight's Vicente Amigo concert has been cancelled. Disappointing...

quote:

They cited travel difficulties, whatever that really means.

anyone know what happened?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 13 2023 22:06:24

orsonw

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From: London

RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to mark indigo)

Sat in front of Riqueni in the front row last night, small theatre with no stage. Beautiful, soulful compositions, a fragility that never falls apart, the man has music in him.

Tonight Enrique el Extremeño's solea was outstanding. Mercedes de Córdoba and Águeda Saavedra for me two of the best female dancers right now. It was a large theatre show, and as is the fashion borrowing from Pina Bausch, but still managed to have raw emotion and flamenco puro. Juan Campallo was excellent, for me one of the best players por baile these days.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 13 2023 22:18:12

xirdneH_imiJ

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From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: Sadlers Wells Flamenco Festival UK (in reply to mark indigo)

They missed their flight apparently, which begs the question why they have to risk travelling on the morning of the concert at all. Even if rebooking may be possible for one person, surely not for an entire band plus whoever else there was.
There was some rumour they might reschedule for Sunday, but it was unfounded.

Thankfully I've seen Vicente some 12 years ago so I'm slightly less disappointed, but I'm sure for many people it was a major disappointment.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 13 2023 23:10:38