What Is Flamenco Doing In Hong Kong?

Yesterday afternoon, at the Cultural Center, I witnessed a transcendent performance of Flamenco by Eva Yerbabuena and her troupe of dancers, singers and musicians. I thought I had seen Flamenco before but I was wrong. This was genuine Flamenco: passionate, improvised at times, well-rehearsed at others and most of all exhibiting an indefinable beauty.

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Eva Yerbabuena Dancing “Torre de la Villa”

The reason I mention this is to underline a point I’ve been making in previous blogs like The Hong Kong Arts Festival and More To Do Than Ride the Peak Tram. That such a world class performance would come to Hong Kong in the first place, that the four performances would sell out and that the audience at a matinee performance would stand and cheer the performers is beyond anything I or anyone would have expected in the not so distant past.

Hong Kong is not just becoming a world class cultural and entertainment destination; it has already arrived.


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Comments

Houseki | March 7th, 2006 at 11:18 pm
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La Yerbabuena is my favorite flamenco dancer. And Im glad to see flamenco is reaching everyone around the world. It is constantly growing on people thanks to such passionate soulful artists such as her, and I cannot express how happy it makes me, that such an indescribable feeling is being transmitted world wide. :)

mad dog | March 10th, 2006 at 6:04 pm
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not sure if u also read chinese. i saw the show too. :)

Brenda | May 27th, 2006 at 11:13 am
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What a pity! I never watch Eva’s performance on stage. I was stayed in Sevilla, Spain (one of the flamenco captional & root of flamenco) when Eva’s company in Hong Kong. Just back to Hong Kong. Hope more & more people know flamenco and love flamenco as same as me!!

Brenda

Bobby | August 10th, 2006 at 2:50 am
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Cool stuff. Keep up the good work.

Davey | August 10th, 2006 at 2:52 am
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It’s a very nice website you’re having here.


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