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Patios de los Naranjos

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In Jerez right now the jacaranda trees haven’t yet begun to bloom, but already the heavy buds are forming. There is still blossom on the orange trees and their perfume is intoxicating. A ‘patio de los naranjos’, the regular spacing … Continue reading

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Jerez Archeology

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It already seems so long ago that I was enjoying the flamenco in Jerez.  This is, in part, because of the apparent dislocation in time when travelling from one country and one home to another, but it’s also because so … Continue reading

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Contrasts

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As society today becomes more unequal we seem to be moving back to a future which has much in common with the age of the aristocrat. the artisan and the peasant. When in Jerez for the Festival recently I went … Continue reading

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Trousers….

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…for some, inexplicable, reason trousers figured highly in my festival visit this year and not just those swapped in ‘Reversible‘. Whether it was the booted set spotted two-thirds of the way up a palm tree in the Alcazar gardens ( … Continue reading

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Reversible

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Manuel Linan first made an impact on the festival in 2014 with ‘Nomada‘. This year he returned with ‘Reversible‘. The Teatro Villamarta was sold out. We had seats up in the balcony at the side of the auditorium ( which … Continue reading