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 Perko rated 9 months ago - "Carmen Amaya had a brief but dazzling performing career. Born on a beach near Barcelona, she was pure gypsy, an aristocratic descendant of an ancient tribe from India. A true flamenco aficianado, Jean Cocteau knew her personally and in performance: "Carmen Amaya is hail on a windowpane, a...
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- icequeen057 rated 14 months ago
- From the movie "Maria de la O" (1939), Carmen Amaya dances the flamenco. Inspired by a recent post from Anonemus.
- iconoplasta rated 12 months ago
- ¡Carmen!
- Perko rated 9 months ago
- "Carmen Amaya had a brief but dazzling performing career. Born on a beach near Barcelona, she was pure gypsy, an aristocratic descendant of an ancient tribe from India. A true flamenco aficianado, Jean Cocteau knew her personally and in performance: "Carmen Amaya is hail on a windowpane, a swallow's cry, a black cigar smoked by a dreamer, thunderous applause; when she and her family sweep into town, they cause ugliness, torpor and gloom to evaporate just as a swarm of insects strips the trees of their leaves. The theatre has not experienced these rendez-vous of love since the Ballet Russes of Serge Diaghilev." Another contemporary writer claimed that "you have only to look at her, to see her appear, even before she traces the slightest movement, to experience like a flash the revelation of a frenetic Spain, the Spain of flamenco. Behind her silhouette, both very hard and very supple, straight and solid as a cypress, fluid as a flame, stands the ardent soul of a race of thoroughbreds." At eight, Carmen was already the toast of Paris; at 19 she made a triumphant appearance in Buenos Aires. Conductor Arturo Toscanini was so impressed that he embraced her and cried, "Never have I seen such fire and rhythm in my life. "Rhythm, sensuality, drama were part of her arsenal of magic. Serious, sultry and unpredictable, she commanded instant attention. Alternately appearing in flamboyant gowns and her preferred tight matador pants, she exuded the pansexual, virtually demonic charisma of a rock star. Her lightning footwork, faster than the eye could comprehend, made audiences dizzy".
I love you Gypsy Woman
- Harriettsplace rated 6 months ago
- From the movie "Maria de la O" (1939), Carmen Amaya dances the flamenco.
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