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‘Twilight…’

May 23, 2013 by Guy Hedgecoe Leave a Comment

Solfónica.

15-M, or los indignados, are two years old this month and in the last few days I’ve been to two very different events marking that anniversary which give an idea as to where the movement is going. The first was a demonstration on May 12 in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. I’ve given up trying to work out how many people are at such protests, as has the media in many cases, because the versions given by the authorities and those taking part are so utterly contradictory. But while there was an impressive turnout, there were fewer people than on the corresponding date last year – and nothing like the number that turned out in May 2011. The second was a comic opera. Solfónica, an orchestra made up … [Read more...] about ‘Twilight…’

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