Ruzafa in the FT
In November 2016 The Financial Times newspaper highlighted the attractions of Valencia’s very own Notting Hill, and gave a mere five reasons for living there. First of all the neighbourhood…
Maduixa Teatre Makes it in New York
Brooklyn’s On stage at Kingsborough was the scenario in October 2017 for this Valencian theatre group’s premiere performance in the USA, part of a tour that also took them to…
Surf’s Up for Iván
Alicante-born Iván Pastor was declared world Raceboard champion in Australia for the 9th time in November 2016. Raceboard is a variation on windsurfing, in which Iván competed in the…
Sorolla Sotheby’s Success
To celebrate a Spanish final in the Champion’s League, London auctioneers Sotheby’s has put a painting by Sorolla up for auction. The painting reflects the artist’s vision of Valencia, and…
Guastavino: The Documentary
The Valencian documentary company Endora’s documentary about the legendary Valencian architect and builder Rafael Gustavino, has won the Golden Dolphin Award at Cannes, for a work with filming taking place…
Rodolfo Navarro: The Long March from the Great Wall to Shenzen
The latest news about Valencian artist Rodolfo Navarro is that he has been contracted by China’s third largest city, Shenzen, to erect a statue in one of its squares. The…
Watercolour in Valencia
By Chris Dennison “Watercolour is a swim in the metaphysics of life…. A mirror of one’s own character.” (Anonymous) I was chatting the other day with Jose Galarzo, president…
Pablo Noguera in the French Institute
Valencia (and half French) artist Pablo Noguera’s latest exhibition deals with the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean, drawing on sources such as Homer’s Odyssey to reflect upon this critical situation.…
Abraham Meneu and the American Dreamworks
Valencian Abraham Meneu is one of eight Spaniards who work at Dreamworks, the Company set up by Steven Spielberg and others. Although he was the only one involved in their…
Glory Days: Valencia’s Silk Guild Museum
The 18th June 2016 was the end of a long road and the opening up of a new horizon for Vicente Genovés. On that date, the old Valencian silk guild…
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