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Archive for September, 2008

Musical traditions from Madrid: Chotis

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

The Chotis is a traditional music and dance which originated in Scotland. It later become a French and a German tradition. It became popular in Spain in the XIX century and at first it was known as Polca Alemana. The word Chotis comes from the German word Schottisch. It gradually became a symbol […]

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Goya in Bordeaux

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Goya in Bordeaux is a 1999 Spanish film directed by Carlos Saura. It deals with the last years of Francisco Goya’s life in Bordeaux. Goya is deaf and ill and he is in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, protesting against the oppressive rules of Ferdinand VII.  He lives with his young wife Leocadia and […]

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