El Jerez Festival, in its 30th edition, reinforces the dialogue of flamenco The festival will combine art with other disciplines through some twenty parallel activities, ranging from documentary screenings to a series of exhibitions—of photography, painting, and poster design—plus lectures and debates, and will extend to new spaces throughout the city with street performances and flash mobs. These diverse offerings transcend the various artistic venues where the 48 scheduled shows—11 of them world premieres—will take place from tomorrow, Friday, February 20, until Saturday, March 7.
As a preview of the grand event that will be inaugurated on the evening of Friday, February 20th, by the Manuela Carpio Company with the world premiere of Roots of the soul At the Villamarta Theatre, the school parade and flash mob will take place in the city centre starting at 11:30 a.m. Flamencolé with Jerez With the participation of nearly 200 students from CEIP Isabel La Católica and CEIP La Ina, the flash mob will take place in Alameda Vieja and Plaza Asunción. flamenco.
The flashmob flamenco The event will move to the Luz Shopping Centre at 17 pm, but those who go to this shopping area will also be able to enjoy the recital given by the flamenco singer Eva del Cristo, accompanied on guitar by Santiago Moreno and José Peña at palmasAn activity organized by Diario de Jerez, Ifi Jerez, and Luz Shopping. At the same time in the afternoon, at the Cajasol Foundation Auditorium, with free admission until capacity is reached, you can attend the open rehearsal of the show. Jerez Flamenco Dancer which will be carried out by the Youth Company FlamencoIt is directed by María José Franco.
In collaboration with the Acento Film Festival, a young and growing project of the María Espejo School, three documentaries will be screened at the school's facilities. Admission is free until capacity is reached. The first to be shown will be Children of the compass by Miguel Forneiro (Saturday 21, 12:30 pm), a feature-length documentary from which the show originates Jerez, 21st century, made up of the new cantea group of young artists from the Santiago and San Miguel neighborhoods. The second documentary (Sunday, February 22, 12 pm) is directed by Pilar Távora. Her work –The Great Gypsy Roundup: History of a Genocide– It addresses a little-known event in Spanish history: the attempted genocide against the Roma people in the 18th century. This documentary won an award at the Barcelona International Film Festival and has been selected for film festivals in Spain, Europe, and the Americas. The documentary series will conclude on Saturday, March 7th with Antonio, the dancer from SpainPaco Ortiz's work highlights the artistic dimension of Antonio Ruiz Soler not only as a great interpreter of dance and promoter of the genre, but also addresses the intense life of a singular man, a reflection of part of the history of our country in the 20th century.
"The XXX Jerez Festival strengthens the dialogue of flamenco with other arts through some twenty parallel activities ranging from the screening of documentaries to a series of exhibitions – of photography, painting or poster design – plus conferences and debates, as well as extending to new spaces in the city through street parades and flash mobs."
Space for dialogue and analysis
As a space for dialogue, analysis and reflection on flamenco Given its contemporary nature, its international reach, the new generations, and the participants from over 30 countries who typically attend the event each year, IFI Jerez is organizing three days of talks at the Culture and Business Coworking Space of the Chamber of Commerce. The first of these dialogue and analysis forums –The Festival as a space for the growth of new generations in Jerez– will take place on Wednesday, February 25 (12:30 pm) and will feature Ramón de Mateo, Diego Méndez, Marisol Jiménez and Manuel Jiménez, with Juan Garrido as moderator.
One day later (February 26, 12:30 pm) the theme of the Conversation will address the Challenges of flamenco in a round table format, organized in this case by Cultproject and Cal Producciones, which will feature as guests the journalist specializing in dance from Le MondeRosita Boisseau, the journalist and critic flamenco de El PaísFermín Lobatón and the flamenco dancers Marco Flores and Julio Ruiz. The third installment of the Conversations –An international perspective on the FestivalThe event will bring together Spanish diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfonso Dastis, Danish artist Kirstine Hastrup (organizer of Kriaturas), and American researcher Puela Lunaris at the Coworking Cultura y Empresa on February 27 (12:30 pm), with Austrian journalist Susane Zellinger moderating. Finally, on March 5 (12:30 pm), the Conservatory The heart of the Festival: teachers and course participants will address the teaching of dance flamenco The event will feature Ángelita Gómez, Japanese journalist Kioko Shikaze, and artists and former Cursillo participants Yuka Hayasi and Covi Passantino. Flamenco dancer and teacher María del Mar Moreno will moderate.
In the relationship between flamenco Journalist and writer Joaquín López Bustamante will delve deeper into literature. The conference José Manuel Caballero Bonald and Félix Grande: two poetic perspectives López Bustamante will analyze the connections that both writers have always maintained with this unique art form through their literary work. It will take place on March 4th (12:30 pm) at the aforementioned Coworking Cultura y Empresa space, as part of the events commemorating the 100th anniversary of Caballero Bonald's birth.
As for the planned exhibitions, the multidisciplinary artist José Maldonado arrives at this edition of the event with Monsters of flamencoAn exhibition organized by Cal Producciones, on display at the Coworking Cultura y Empresa space from February 20th to March 7th, features 11 paintings that utilize collage to create hybrid figures defying the laws of nature and time. However, on March 1st at noon, Maldonado will offer a live performance (combining dance and painting) for exhibition attendees. In this performance, the artist will bring to life a new “monster.”
Of a different nature, but in the same place, is the exhibition of posters that Daniel Diosdado has created in recent years. 10 years, 12 posters He comes to showcase his work, a design for the image of the different editions of the Jerez Festival, in which the artist has managed to differentiate the theme of each event, while displaying a distinctive and personal aesthetic. The third of the exhibitions –Delirium flamenco– delves into the field of photography. Its author is Javier Caró and, organized by the Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions, it can be seen at the Andalusian Documentation Center of Flamenco from February 24
The Festival also strengthens its institutional and private alliances, including the expansion of the collaboration with the Cajasol Foundation - a performance by Rosario La Tremendita at Casa Don Zoilo - and the incorporation of JaleArte, which will present an illustrated and musical children's album. Currita Núñez, a very flamenco lizard, with the presence of its authors and live music in the Peña The Kestrels on February 22 at 11 a.m.
