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The experience of a first category rhythmic gymnast: Sol Moreno

diciembre 20th, 2013 · Comments Off on The experience of a first category rhythmic gymnast: Sol Moreno

¿Have you ever wondered what it takes and how it feels to be an elite gymnast, to take part in a rhythmic gymnastics Spanish championship in the “first category” and all the work it hides behind? I am sure this is  definitely an issue of …

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GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

diciembre 20th, 2013 · Comments Off on GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

This festivity is also known as the Spring Festival, and it is the main Chinese event of the year. This celebration lasts for fifteen days at all, but the public holiday lasts for three days. During these days, the family … Continue reading&…

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Gemma Mengual comes back!

diciembre 20th, 2013 · Comments Off on Gemma Mengual comes back!

“Si la selección me necesita, estoy dispuesta a volver” states Gemma Mengual in her interview with El Confidencial about coming back to synchronised swimming competitions. Although we all know Gemma had not completely retired, as she is part of …

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Shakespeare’s reincarnations

diciembre 19th, 2013 · Comments Off on Shakespeare’s reincarnations

Many times have Shakespeare’s texts been revised in order to try and discover how the Bard’s actual appearance was at the sixteenth century. Courtney Lehmann is one of the experts that has deeply reflected on this issue. She holds several academic professional posts at the moment; namely, Ad Hoc Member of the Graduate Faculty, University of Kansas (2009), Professor […]

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Chinese New Year

diciembre 19th, 2013 · Comments Off on Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival is the main Chinese festival of the year. As the Chinese use the lunar calendar for their festivals, the date of Chinese New Year changes from year to year. The date … Continue reading&#160…

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Le côté français du barde

diciembre 19th, 2013 · Comments Off on Le côté français du barde

Ce n’est pas surprenant de trouver de temps en temps un écrivain qui a été beaucoup influencé par ses prédécesseurs. C’est le cas d’un des dramaturges les plus talentueux de l’historie de l’Angleterre,  William Shakespeare, auquel Ralph McLean se réfère, en expliquant l’influence du français Michel de Montaigne, pionnier du Renaissance, en cet écrivain. On […]

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Shakespeare as a model

diciembre 17th, 2013 · Comments Off on Shakespeare as a model

“New York becomes London” as, “El Mundo” has said, this autumm the main characters of Broadway are not going to be, Billy Crystal, Al pacino or Scarlett Johansson, is going to be the most famous playwright of the world: William Shakespeare. The Shakesperean moment of Broadway has spread through the opera (Falstaff) and also through […]

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Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2013 FINAL

diciembre 14th, 2013 · Comments Off on Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2013 FINAL

Fukuoka has been the place that has hosted the Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2013. This Japanese city has been the home of many athletes between the 5th and the 8th of December. Most of those athletes are well-known internationally and had won several p…

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Shakespeare, Women, Ophelia

diciembre 12th, 2013 · Comments Off on Shakespeare, Women, Ophelia

One of the greatest paradoxes of the Elizabethan plays of the XVIth century was that even though women were not allowed to enter the stage, their role in the script was crucial. Hamlet’s Ophelia has become an icon of women’s role in life. It definitely is one the highest contributions of the bard to the […]

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Review: What is Euskalgym? Part 2

diciembre 11th, 2013 · Comments Off on Review: What is Euskalgym? Part 2

It is said that “sequels are never any good” but when it comes to Eusklagym is couldn´t be further from the thruth. As many relevant personalities have stated Euskalgym gets better and better every year. Want to find out what I´m talking …

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