Spanish Passion: MEXICO'S GLITTERING COLONIAL CITIES OF CENTRAL HIGHLANDS STAND OUT MORE ACCESSIBLE BY AIRPLANE AND BUS, THESE PILLARS OF OLD WORLD CIVILITY AND CHARM LURE NORTE AMERICANOS
Mexico isn't just border towns and beaches.America's neighbor to the south bustles with colonial cities that exude an aura of Old World grace and charm, a legacy of the Spanish passion for designing cities outward from the center. Nearly every sizable Mexican town has a commanding cathedral on a central square, tree-shaded boulevards, bubbling fountains, imposing government buildings and bustling markets.Last week Mexicana Airlines began direct flights between...
Spanish Passion: Review: Spirit Of The Horse - A New Dawn, York Racecourse
THIS show is an ambitious celebration of the special relationship between horse and human.It is a beautifully choreographed combination of human and equine dance set to upbeat music with a driving rhythm.The family show, staged in an impressive big top featuring hi-tech sound and lighting systems, started with two grey horses mimicking the steps of seven ballet dancers dressed as 19th century debutants complete with parasols.The fast-paced show quickly switched from northern...
Spanish Passion: Putting new faces on `Carmen'
Georges Bizet's "Carmen" sits there at the acme of opera's Top 40 charts, imperiously indomitable, the quintessential model of the user-friendly Great Work. As the Minnesota Opera, whose new production of "Carmen" opens tonight for five absolutely sold-out performances, can attest, the popularity of the work seems bottomless. "We sold it out earlier than any production we've ever...
Spanish Passion: Olé for flamenco!
THE image burns in the memory. The proudly set head, the body held still, slow heel taps building to a hammering crescendo, the flurry of costume and castanet.Fabulous flamenco is coming to Blackpool Grand Theatre in June with its inimitable and charismatic brand of Spanish passion and pure emotion, unleashing the raw energy and sensuous rhythms.Jaleo will be a potent cocktail of explosive footwork, haunting voices, virtuoso guitar playing and percussive hand clapping from Southern...
