OWEN The Boot - the boy with more passports than James Bond and who is also resolved to do his duty for England - is poised to play here tonight in the match of every European footballer's dreams. Not bad for a 20-year-old, five-star novice. Owen Hargreaves - the Canadian-born son of a Welsh mother, but crucially, an English father - is expected to play for the pride of German football in the Champions League Final against the Spanish passion players of...
ELVIRA Andres wants her 50 flamenco dancers to give Adelaide more than a taste of fiery Spanish passion. ``I not only want the audience to take one taste, but several tastes of Spain,'' the artistic director of its national dance company, Ballet Nacional de Espana, said yesterday. ``Some might be the taste that people think they know, because maybe they have visited Spain, but they will also discover new tastes.'' It is only the second time...
THE Dance of Spain is the latest spectacular event pencilled in for Cairns in the coming month. Promising to be a spectacular show, The Dance of Spain incorporates the majestic beauty of five Spanish dancing horses with the tradition and exciting rhythms of flamenco dance.The show's star- apart from the horses - Senor Fernando Alvarez said excellent reviews for his previous show The Dance of the White Horse had persuaded him to incorporate the passion and fire of flamenco....
DUDLEY Concert Hall is tuning up for a spectacular afternoon's entertainment when the Birmingham Chamber Orchestra rolls into town.The renowned group, formerly known as Halesowen Chamber Orchestra, will bring Bizet's masterpiece of Spanish passion to the ears of the borough.Members are currently putting in plenty of practice at Shortcross Methodist Church in Halesowen ahead of the performance.Highlights include Carmen at the 1,000-seater venue on February 5...
SOME of the region's finest artists and designers are exhibiting at Grasmere Village Hall, until September 30, in Artist Makers Cumbria, open daily 10am-5pm.Organised by Artists Working to Commission, creators showing include Jo Casey, Alan Stones, Merryl Evans, and ceramicist supreme Maggie Berkowitz.JALEO fuses the essential elements of flamenco with its own brand of Spanish passion and emotion.With pulsating rhythms and explosive footwork, the spirited dance company...