Flamenco in Sevilla
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Flamenco in Sevilla
Going to be Seville for 5 nights with my family.
Plan to go to Casa de la Memoria for Flamenco show.
Also, would love to see flamenco in a small bar/non snow venue where local people would go.
Any recommendations?
Are some days of the week are better than others?
We are there Friday night through Tue night.
Thank you
Plan to go to Casa de la Memoria for Flamenco show.
Also, would love to see flamenco in a small bar/non snow venue where local people would go.
Any recommendations?
Are some days of the week are better than others?
We are there Friday night through Tue night.
Thank you
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Go to one of the many peñas (small flamenco clubs for local aficionados/flamenco lovers) in Sevilla. They are very welocoming to non-members, and often there are staged or improvised things going on. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays tend to be the most active days/Nights, but this vary. http://www.sevillaflamenco.com/sevil...l#.VVHAQIk4Wos
I like small and tucked away Pies Plomo in Calle Dársena, 22: http://www.yelp.es/biz/pe%C3%B1a-fla...lomo-sevilla-2
I like small and tucked away Pies Plomo in Calle Dársena, 22: http://www.yelp.es/biz/pe%C3%B1a-fla...lomo-sevilla-2
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And major flamenco performances/concerts in Sevilla are updated here. Mostly a local and knowledgeable crowd at these events: http://www.deflamenco.com/conciertos...n-sevilla.html
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And you should know that Casa de la Memoria doesn't stage any flamenco "show" in the meaning many dancers and musicians and a grand setting catering to tourists. Intimate venue, and the performance comprices the three basic elements of flamenco; cante (song), toque (guitar) and baile (dance). Only top of the shelf artists perform here. It's popular with tourists, but it can be a great intro to the art and/or a great experience in itself. Locals and flamenco aficionados will of course also go here to see artists such as Pastora Galvan, voted best female flamenco dancer 2010 by Spanish critics, and now probably close to the top of her career. Still Galvan - a native sevillana - has danced more or less once a week in small Casa de la Memoria for at least the past 5-6 years.
Here she is in the grand Maestranza theater during the past Bienal de flamenco on October 4th 2014, taking us through decades of flamenco history in Sevilla. Here I especially like her tribute to the traditional female dancing in the Triana district in Sevilla, a cradle of flamenco culture (from 3.35 mins on, and spectacular together with Juana la del Pipa from about 6 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-hp6JVzC7A
Here she is in the grand Maestranza theater during the past Bienal de flamenco on October 4th 2014, taking us through decades of flamenco history in Sevilla. Here I especially like her tribute to the traditional female dancing in the Triana district in Sevilla, a cradle of flamenco culture (from 3.35 mins on, and spectacular together with Juana la del Pipa from about 6 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-hp6JVzC7A
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Casa de la Memoria is some 200-300 meters from La Azotea and two minutes more from Eslava, both are excellent places.
Azotea, C/ Jesus del Gran Poder, 31: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Andalucia.html
Eslava, C/ Eslava, 3: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Andalucia.html
Azotea, C/ Jesus del Gran Poder, 31: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Andalucia.html
Eslava, C/ Eslava, 3: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Andalucia.html
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Having just returned from Sevilla (LOVE the city) and loved Casa de La Memoria, I recommend going to the tapas restaurant, La Pepona, on Orfila 2.
(http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Andalucia.html). It is just one block north of Casa de La Memoria, and at least when we were there right after the early show, we had no problem getting in. Both Azotea and Eslava are excellent, but very popular and very crowded. It was recommended .
It was recommended by the woman who produces the great site on tapas in Sevilla (Azahar Sevilla). Incidentally, we did a tapas tour with her company called, We Love Tapas, which was fabulous.
(http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Andalucia.html). It is just one block north of Casa de La Memoria, and at least when we were there right after the early show, we had no problem getting in. Both Azotea and Eslava are excellent, but very popular and very crowded. It was recommended .
It was recommended by the woman who produces the great site on tapas in Sevilla (Azahar Sevilla). Incidentally, we did a tapas tour with her company called, We Love Tapas, which was fabulous.