I've learnt to listen to cante, I've learnt to hear the guitar and appreciate more flamenco. During my first week in Seville, I went for a flamenco performance to Pena Torres Macarena. It was a Friday, a typical cante night which me and my new flatmates weren't aware of yet. I was somewhat disappointed with the performance and as I set there, I tried to appreciated it but couldn't concentrate. It's because I didn't know how to listen. It took many hours with my amazing cante teacher Esperanza Fernandez and her father Curro for me to start truly engaging in cante and live the emotions with the cantaor.
Some of the highlights of my life in Seville:
1. I've made awesome new friends and studied with great teachers:
2. I performed in the Teatro de Aracena at Festival Solitario with other students of Centro de Arte y Flamenco de Sevilla under direction of Miguel Vargas. I learned what it meant to rehearse in a professional dance company. To perfect one 5 minutes dance of martinete, it took what seemed to be hundreds of hours of rehearsing...
3. I partied at the Feria de Sevilla in an excellent crowd:
Some of the highlights of my life in Seville:
1. I've made awesome new friends and studied with great teachers:
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It was still a fun experience!
3. I partied at the Feria de Sevilla in an excellent crowd:
4. I have seen so many amazing flamenco performances in tablaos, penas, teatros and festivales. Whenever I was lacking motivation after hours of studying I could regain it easily by watching an inspiring show.
5. I have traveled through Anadalucia, and among many other things, I admired the Alhambra and Mezquita, strolled along Albaicin, Sacromonte, Cadiz, Jerez, and Malaga. Still a lot to see... but at least by discovering Andalucia I came to understand what some flamenco letras (lyrics) talk about and it started making more sense!
6. I discovered my passion for cante flamenco. I had never imagined I would love signing so much. In the year to come I am planning to work more on my voice.
7. I got to live in the wonderful city of Seville!! The city with almost no rain and beautiful sun every day. Every morning I was raising the blinds in my window and I couldn't believe, another sunny and cloudless day! I loved it! The city bustling with life where people are on the streets having fun all day and night long. Well, unless it's too hot and it's time for a siesta. And that leads me to siesta, what an amazing idea! Finally, no need to drive anywhere or posses a car, just bike and walk everywhere.
5. I have traveled through Anadalucia, and among many other things, I admired the Alhambra and Mezquita, strolled along Albaicin, Sacromonte, Cadiz, Jerez, and Malaga. Still a lot to see... but at least by discovering Andalucia I came to understand what some flamenco letras (lyrics) talk about and it started making more sense!
6. I discovered my passion for cante flamenco. I had never imagined I would love signing so much. In the year to come I am planning to work more on my voice.
7. I got to live in the wonderful city of Seville!! The city with almost no rain and beautiful sun every day. Every morning I was raising the blinds in my window and I couldn't believe, another sunny and cloudless day! I loved it! The city bustling with life where people are on the streets having fun all day and night long. Well, unless it's too hot and it's time for a siesta. And that leads me to siesta, what an amazing idea! Finally, no need to drive anywhere or posses a car, just bike and walk everywhere.
