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FLAMENCO
BIENAL FESTIVAL Sevilla, October 2006
TheFlamenco has its roots undoubtly tied to the Andalusian lanas andit is a part of its heritage and cultura. The city of Sevilla opens each two years the doors tothis traditional Bienal Festival.
More than 600 performers participate offering the bestof theflamenco music.
The Flamenco today can notsurvive with the classical Flamencomusic and traditions of the old and good times. For this particular reason, theflamenco dance has a special part, and also the new values and shows dedicated to capture new followers to makeart of Flamenco music as much universal as it is today.
CARACOLÁ LEBRIJANA
The first edition of Caracola Lebrijana happened on 1966. Since thenand until today had beendeveloping this important event ofFlamenco, considered by the critics and artists as one of themost important ones .
A large list ofsome of the best flamenco artisits participated , and some of them passed by, butwe still preserve their voices. Some of them areLebrijano, Curro Malena, Miguel Funi, Manuel de Paula, Pepe Montaraz, Camarón de la Isla, Antonio Mairena, José Menese, Manuel Mairena, Antonio Núñez "Chocolate", José Mercé, El Cabrero, Nano de Jerez, Pedro Bacán, Pedro Peña, Juan del Gastor, Manolo Brenes, Matilde Coral, El Viá, Pepa Montes, Concha Vargas, Carmen Montiel, Antonio El Pipa, etc., etc.
All of themhelped toreach the name ofthis festival on top of the list of the festivals of Flamenco.
CONCURSO NACIONAL DE ARTE FLAMENCO DE CORDOBA
Cordoba, May
Each three years the Competition is celebrated since 1956 with the purpose to pick up the cante ( singing) with thetradicional pure styles and with the wish that do not fallinoblivion the first editioncelebrated in Granada on 1922hat was organizad by Federico Garcia Lorca and Manuel de Falla.
El Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de Córdoba, de carácter trianual, nace en 1956, con el deseo de rescatar el cante con la pureza tradicional del «viejo Cante Jondo» y con el deseo, al mismo tiempo, de no dejar en el olvido el certamen que se celebró en Granada en 1922 impulsado por Manuel de Falla y Federico García Lorca.
JEREZ FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Thanks to the quality andextensión, this festival had been converted in one ofthe most important ones internationally known. Dance is the mainperformance, but this festival is also specialized in Spanish dance too, besides the seminars and workshopsabout guitar andsinging ( cante) There are also exhibitions,master lessons, conferences, and an international forum about Flamenco world. The headquarter is theTeatro Villamarta.., besides the Alcazar and theVillavicencioPalace.Wellknown are the “trasnoches” organizedeach night by the different “peñas Flamencas” of the city.
FESTIVAL FLAMENCO CAJA MADRID
Madrid
Different concertsof the main important Flamenco artists of the moment together with seminars and conferences..
CANTE DE LAS MINAS INTERNACIONAL FESTIVAL
La Unión, Murcia, August
One of the most important and emblematic flamenco festivals in Spain. This yearthey runned the 46th edition and has a competition of Cante por mineras style. Since1980 there is also a competitionfor Toque ( Guitar players) and in 1993 there is also aBaile competition.
The Festival is much more than a competition, as the town of La Uniónis converted each year in the center of the flamenco art. The venue is theold Market building. After each concert theaudience can continue enjoying other performances at local bars and continue with the fiesta. This is known as the “madrugadas flamencas”.