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ricecrackerphoto -> Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 17 2011 3:53:53)

hey everyone,

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.

finally!

doug



ecross -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 17 2011 21:22:34)

I don't have anything to offer you other than I hope it turns out to be a great trip.



bursche -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 17 2011 22:56:59)

I'll be around, send me a message here when you arrive =)



Escribano -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 18 2011 10:44:30)

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and i am also looking for a private teacher since i am only staying for eight days.


Send Kate a PM from here, ask about Alberto. Emilio Maya also used to give private lessons but not sure about now. Kate should know.

http://www.foroflamenco.com/pmsend.asp?toMemId=16



ricecrackerphoto -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 18 2011 12:58:24)

Thanks guys. Bursche, will PM you with my info.

Cannot wait. Planning on visiting and shooting Manuel Bellido (Jesus is out of the country) and Rafa Moreno.

Will post the pics when I get my film back.

Doug



Munin -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 18 2011 15:16:02)

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ORIGINAL: Escribano

quote:

and i am also looking for a private teacher since i am only staying for eight days.


Send Kate a PM from here, ask about Alberto. Emilio Maya also used to give private lessons but not sure about now. Kate should know.

http://www.foroflamenco.com/pmsend.asp?toMemId=16


Alberto is the best teacher I ever had!



avimuno -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 18 2011 15:23:51)

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!



everglades -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 19 2011 3:03:22)

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.



Adam -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 19 2011 11:49:48)

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.



Kate -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 23 2011 16:44:09)

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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.



Kate -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 23 2011 16:53:14)

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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.

See you when you get here [:D]



ricecrackerphoto -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 24 2011 2:25:54)

Thanks everyone! I am already trying to schedule my next trip back.

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



Kate -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 24 2011 10:43:56)

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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


I never did [:)]



Adam -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 24 2011 15:30:05)

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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?


Imminent bankruptcy usually did it for me!



Estevan -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 24 2011 17:15:25)

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I am already trying to schedule my next trip back.

Take it easy, man...better wait and see if you like it [;)]



ricecrackerphoto -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 26 2011 16:26:35)

Irene has other ideas for me today and next week. Looks like I'll be there this fall instead:



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Kate -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 27 2011 14:03:53)

Aagh what a shame. Stay safe and see you in the fall :)



ricecrackerphoto -> RE: Finally headed to Granada! (Aug. 27 2011 19:59:09)

Looking at early Nov now. Kate, will update you soon.

Things are fine in NYC now but I'm just kind of stunned at the subways and buses being shut down. It's kind of creepy.

Doug



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