I promised a Morante highlight (there have been many this year) so here's one, it's from May 1st in Sevilla during the Feria de Abril.
Oh, to be in Sevilla in April.
I have to get there some day, I've never been to Spain but I have to get to Sevilla in April sometime while I am still walking on this Earth.
Anyway, this video is just a few minutes long, it's from the beginning of the bullfight before any wound has been given to the bull, so the bull is in his purest form.
It always amazes me how 13,000 people, (the seating capacity of the Plaza de Toros de Sevilla) can be so quiet at times that you can hear birds chirping in the background and the sound of the sand under the bull's hooves.
Then all of a sudden all 13,000 in unison yell out "¡Olé! "¡Olé!"
Just incredible.
You don't have to speak Spanish to enjoy the video but it helps. At times Spanish announcers can be a little dramatic to say the least, but I love towards the end of the video how they describe Morante's bullfighting. "Morante en estado puro" or Morante in his purest form. Also, "toreo añejo" which means old style bullfighting, or aged bullfighting. That one is a little harder to translate, that one has more of a feeling in Spanish that doesn't translate well to English.
I guess you will just have to watch the video to try and get the feeling.
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