Word: flamenco
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From his sisters he learned to dance flamenco, and from his mother he inherited a bold sense of color. But John Galliano's wildly romantic and often outrageous imagination is all his own. And it's that untethered sense of fantasy and drama that has made him the most influential fashion designer of his generation. His extravagant runway shows are legendary; he once transformed Paris' Gare d'Austerlitz into a North African suq and hired an antique steam engine to transport models into the station. He gave an Edwardian garden party at the Bagatelle and re-created a turn...
...floats, which take weeks to prepare and often weigh several tons each, display biblical figures or saints (notably La Virgen Macarena, the patron saint of bullfighters) festooned with flowers, lace and candles. The floats are carried through the night to mesmerizing drum beats and short bursts of melancholic flamenco from brass bands marching alongside. The processions start on Palm Sunday and continue through Easter Sunday. To join the festivities, start at the Gothic Seville Cathedral (built between 1401 and 1517) in the city center, follow the crowds and save the Easter eggs for later...
Morente, one of Spain’s leading flamenco artists, performs to the accompaniment of guitar and percussion. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25-$37. Sanders Theatre...
Queen Latifah said her favorite performance was the dance by Baile-Nritya, which combined a flamenco dance from Spain with the Kathak dance of northern India...
...from Córdoba had never performed as a group in public. They didn't even have a demo tape. Pilar, who insists, "I am an actress above all," was focused on her stage and screen career. Lola was studying industrial relations at a local college. Only Lucia, a flamenco singer and the youngest of the three, had recorded an album and was set on a music career. Then they came up with the name Las Ketchup, a nod to their father, Juan, a flamenco guitarist known as El Tomate. ("You know - Tomate, Ketchup," says Lola. "It sounds funny...