DC Feria de Sevilla: first batch o' pics. May 21, 2006
Lovely ladies at the Castilla caseta making bocadillos con chorizo. May 21, 2006 10:55am
In case you're new to the DC flamenco community, our Feria de Sevilla here (organized by Centro Español de Washington) is the biggest event that we all look forward to year after year. It used to take place at Fort Reno Park but for the past two years has been held here on the grounds of Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland. Flamenco performances go on throughout the afternoon on the main stage. This year, the featured groups included Sol y Triana, Mirada Flamenca, Arte Flamenco, Ana Martinez & Paco de Málaga and Furia Flamenca.
Got a lot of photos to sift through and edit, so I'll keep the commentary brief.
As usual, there were kiosks selling samples of dishes from several regions of Spain. Ginette Perea and her mom Gina picked me up early so we could arrive at Strathmore in time to take pics of people setting up their tents and preparing for the Feria officially starting at noon. So we pretty much just walked around the grounds taking random pics of people hard-at-work behind-the-scenes...
Torcuato always has flamenco supplies for sale from shoes to mantones to little flamenco figurines.
Guitarist Torcuato Zamora with dancer Ginette. May 21, 2006 10:57am
Ginette proudly showing off products from her native Perú. May 21, 2006 11:05am
Torcuato on jamón serrano duty. May 21, 2006 11:08am
Eventually we ended up near the main stage which is next to the entrance where most of the people come in from the parking garage. So we stood around for awhile and greeted people as they arrived--the unofficial feria welcoming committee. :-)
Ulrika Frank, Ginette and Angela. May 21, 2006 11:23am
Mirada dancers Jackie, Renee and Olivia. May 21, 2006 11:25am
Percussionist Jason Vera y Aragó and guitarist Henry Jova. May 21, 2006 11:34am
Dancers Raquelita and Ginette. May 21, 2006 11:42am
Throughout the afternoon, I went back and forth between the main stage and Paco de Málaga's caseta. Unfortunately, I missed most of Arte Flamenco's performance. Oops. But there's so much to see and do and I really wanted to just enjoy a more relaxed day, catch up with old friends and get to know some new ones.
Ginette, Raquelita and guitarist Paco de Málaga. May 21, 2006 11:52am
Recognize this dancer? May 21, 2006 11:55am
Dancer Debra Belo. May 21, 2006 12:03pm
Jason, Behzad Habibzai and Javier Bustamante accompanying the Salve Rociera sing-along. May 21, 2006 12:04pm
We found a spot on the lawn just in time for the Mirada Flamenca performance.
My new friend Raquelita. May 21, 2006 12:58pm (photo by Ginette)
Or maybe not. :-) May 21, 2006 12:58pm (photo by Ginette)
Behzad's sounding better all the time. You go Behzad!
Ulrika, Jason, Behzad and Carlton Ashton. May 21, 2006 12:59pm
Ginette and Miguelito. (photo by Raquelita) May 21, 2006 12:59pm
Debra, Nicole Totah and Olivia. May 21, 2006 1:02pm
Ulrika, Debra, Cecilia Terrasa, Olivia and Nicole. May 21, 2006 1:03pm
Maria Roncal, Renee, Debra, Olivia, Nicole and Jackie. May 21, 2006 1:04pm
Olivia, Nicole, Cecilia and Jackie. May 21, 2006 1:04pm
As we were sitting someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around and there was my old friend Ken McNaughton.
Ginette, Ken McNaughton and Miguelito. May 21, 2006 1:10pm (photo by Raquelita)
Manuel Sanchez dancing with the niños. May 21, 2006 1:13pm
María Serrano and Monica from the Andalucía. May 21, 2006 1:20pm
Raquelita with una niña. May 21, 2006 1:28pm
Cecilia Walcek with video cam in hand. May 21, 2006 1:32pm
OK, this is just the first batch. I'll crank out more photos when I get home tonight from Citron. Please come if you can and let's keep the Feria party vibe going all week, OK? See you there!
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Comments
jajaja
some of those pictures are really funi...
nice job miguelito ;)
Posted by: Raquel | May 22, 2006 8:08 PM
Los andaluces tenemos Arte donde quiera que vayamos. ¿Hay alguien que sepa disfrutar mejor de la vida?
Posted by: Landahlauts | May 23, 2006 8:22 AM
The "my friend or maybe not" caption is great I got a good laugh out of that one. Great sense of humor Miguelito :)
Posted by: Jamahl | May 23, 2006 10:30 AM