The headquarters of the Andalusian Institute of Flamenco (IAF) has been the stage for the presentation of the 64th edition of the Festival of Cante Jondo Antonio Mairena, from Mairena del Alcor (Seville), which this year is dedicated to the Jerez singer Nano from Jerez.
The festival will take place between September 1 and 6 in various venues in Seville, including the Calixto Sánchez Municipal Theater, the Palace of the Dukes of Arcos, and the Manuel Mairena Municipal Auditorium. Organized by the Delegation of Flamenco of the City Council of Mairena del Alcor, has the collaboration of the Andalusian Institute of Flamenco of the Andalusian Government and the Provincial Council of Seville.
The Festival will host in its program the third phase of the Andalusian Youth Circuit Flamencos, which will organize two galas in which the 16 artists selected in the previous phase will compete. The Western Andalusia gala will be held on September 2nd, with the participation of Sara Luque y Lola Rosendo in the dance modality, Celia Marquez y Luis Ortega in that of cante, Antonio Jesús Gómez y Jose Quevedo in the touch and Javier Cecilia y Javier Carmona on piano and flute. It will be held at 21:30 p.m. at the Calixto Sánchez Municipal Theater, with free admission until capacity is reached. The Ministry of Culture and Sport has selected this event as the venue for the semifinal "because it is a territory flamenco of excellence, for his defense of the purest and attention to great figures throughout his career."
Journalist Manuel Martín Martín will present the Gala of the Festival of Cante Jondo Antonio Mairena. Performing with Maria Terremoto, Jose Canela, Virginia Gamez and Manuel Castulo in the cante, the guitars of Nono Jero, Antonio Higuero, Andrés Cansino and Manuel Herrera. And for the dance, Luisa Palicio with the cantes of Manuel de la Nina, Manuel de Gines and Miguel Ángel Heredia
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