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Help !!!! Paco De Lucia Tickets in Spain
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Kate
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From: Living in Granada, Andalucía
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 RE: Help !!!! Paco De Lucia Tickets ... (in reply to bindu_72)
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Hi Bindu,
Glad you managed to het the tickets, third row not bad at all. Sounds much easier than queueing up all night. I 'll let you know if I get tickets.
Yes I have seen Paco Peña play but that was before I went to live in Spain, before I really knew anything about flamenco and I may have changed me perspective since then. I saw him in London and remember vividly a scene where one of his dancers seduced him, and the audience, with castanets that simply oozed sexuality.
I'd be veryinterested to know what you think and about eth crowd. he's booked to play quite a few nights, is it 3, and I 'd be interested to know if he gets a good crowd all three nights. I was in Brighton just recently talking with some promoters and they will be watching this show carefully to see how big the audiences can be for flamenco, how well it goes down and if there is potential to bring over artists from spain and make it pay enough.
For Paco its easy he just has to drive round the M25 as long as he avoids rush hour .
let me know how it goes and if you ever get to Granada, you can just email me, no need to walk the streets with a banner
kate
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Date Mar. 16 2004 17:07:53
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Kate
Posts: 1827
Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: Living in Granada, Andalucía
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Update on Andrés, our dancer (in reply to Patrick)
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Hi Pat,
I'm happy to report he is doing brilliantly, in fact the other day I was stopped by one of the people involved at the school to tel me how pleased they were he had been accepted and that helping dancers like Andrés was just what the school should be doing. Last year he was not accepted as he had no ballet. This year I thik the fact that we got all the publicity ( and n help whatsoever) for the US tour meant they could not refuse him.
Yesterday Andrés passed by the house and showed me a whole load of ballet moves which he describes as 'poofy' but he has picked it up fast for someone who had never even seen a ballet never mind have a class and who thinks its 'poofy'.
He also has an audition for work in the fall on a cruise ship, which could be good discipline and pays very well, but would mean three months away from home and as his Dad is very sick it may not be possible.
Estela and I are trying to persuade him to enter the Concurso en Cordoba but he is not that confident to compete amongst dancers who have been nurtured and taken classes since birth and who pay the best guitarists and singers. I understand his reluctance even though i think he can compete with the best of them. La Fuensanta, a Granada dancer who won La Union last year, told me she had classes all her life and her family supported her to the extent of actually moving to Madrid so she could attend a school there. Such dedication, and aparantly her parents aren't even keen on flamenco.
As for photos I shall send Simon some. I thought I had done already but possibly not. I've also got a DVD ready to send him and suppose he could put up a 6 minute dance sequence.
Finally the fund has been fantastic or Andrés. So far we raised €712. Unfortunately the dollar aint what it used to be and I got a ¢10 from Canada I dont know what to do with but its been great. So we bought him new boots and ballet slippers and paid for his transport and a month's school fees. Right now we have €102 in the kitty and at the end of the month I hope to have €390 so we can pay next months. He still has not received his grant from the local council. Andrés is working 20 hours a week for €40 , I know ouch who would would want to work for so little but it helps. I have een referring people to paypay which gives us added bonuses whcih go into the fund. Also I have been passing contacts to Andrés to look for gigs for teh group and claim 10% management fee. So it all adds up one way or another.
Every little helps, so if anyone hasn't donate yet or people want to donate again. It is not too late. And a big thank you to everyone who has helped.
Kate
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