The Last Dance: Can bullfighting recover from Covid?

Opponents see the pandemic as an opportunity for Spain to finally rid itself of the 'brutal spectacle'
The Last Dance: Can bullfighting recover from Covid?

Carreton' (bulls horns attached to a metal frame with wheels) is pictured as pupils practice at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid.

Their faces are fixed in concentration as they hone their craft. They are like youths in any academy of sport or the arts, full of hopes and dreams though fame beckons for only a small number.

But these youngsters are learning how to dance with death.

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