Friday, 23 November 2012

The dog and european culture

The father in law has been away so I have been up at 6am each day walking the dog. It’s not much fun this time of year, its dark and cold and often wet. The dog doesn’t seem to mind though and in fact is quite pleased as he has actually been having three walks a day ( as opposed to the usual two) because I feel guilty that he is left on his own all day.

Last week I was back with the wife at The Sage to see Paco Pena and his Flamenco performance Quimera. Absolutely stunning show, a tale of two cultures and the influence of Africa on the development and stylisations of flamenco. See and read about it on his website http://www.pacopena.com/

I don’t understand why Flamenco- a bona fide living, evolving European art form- is so held in almost contempt by us Brits.

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