We often tend to dismiss other people's dreams as crazy, and this case is no exception. "This is flamenco "for tourists," "less flamenco "And more streets fixed"... Phrases I've heard these days, and some worse ones when the encounters took place in the streets of downtown Jerez. Kirstine Hastrup fell in love with this city because of the flamencoBecause of how the bulerías music played in the middle of the street, everyone was dancing, from the oldest man with gray hair to the baby still using a pacifier. What for many is something commonplace, that the flamenco For some, it's within easy reach; for others, it's a true treasure to be valued, cared for, and nurtured as much as possible, from their perspective.
Kirstine arrived from Denmark, a Nordic country that was in 2017 European Capital of Culture with the city of Aarhuswith a population of approximately 250, roughly the same as Jerez. She instilled that passion in the municipal government (then PSOE) which fought to advance the project that unfortunately did not come to fruition, failing to make the cut last March, thus ending another dream: becoming the European Capital of Culture 2031. The current government of Maria Jose Garcia-Pelayo (PP) inherited the enthusiasm and fought for it, although it has not followed the expected course with the "no" from the Ministry of Culture.
One of the driving forces behind growth was the Kriatura Festival, competition in which young people flamencoThe people of Jerez are joining forces with other European teenagers, specifically in this ninth edition with 130 Danish musicians who have been strolling through Jerez since Thursday and demonstrating, I've seen, how advanced they are in every aspect. Such good manners!
"Perhaps we are unable to understand that this doesn't happen anywhere else. 130 highly intellectual young Danes drinking the flamencoThis year, above all, by savoring this art, because Jerez is indeed celebrating its status as the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy. "Add potatoes!" is the battle cry.
Values, commitment, love for the environment, sustainable tourism that benefits the residents who still live in neighborhoods like San Miguel or Santiago, sharing with nature… They even sing flamenco with the letters of Ezekiel BenitezThe same Old Cross square where the monument is located Lola Flores, It was an impromptu dining room where everyone ate and celebrated with flamenco dancing. Not a single piece of paper on the floor.
The Cloisters of Santo Domingo They witnessed the brilliant and moving mix of voices and concerns: the violin, the organ, the trumpet sounded, Lucia Aliaño He sang in Danish… Peter of the Forge He is always attentive, Macarena from Jerez It's also close to younger people. Just like Chiqui from Jerez, which annually organizes a flash mob for everyone to dance to, to the rhythm of parakeet navarro, the bass of Ricardo Pinero, the guitars of Juan Diego Mateos y Silvia's Frames They play good music during the events.
Everything is celebrated in community, in charming but unpretentious places, getting to the heart of their culture as they understand it—that is, educating and being happy. Local schools like Alfonso X El Sabio, Salesianos, CEIP La Ina, with its Flamenkolé, CEIP Luis Vives, IES Padre Luis Coloma… Everything happens, and perhaps we are not able to understand that this doesn't happen anywhere else. 130 highly intellectual young Danes drinking the flamencoThis year, especially by enjoying this art because Jerez is indeed celebrating the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy. Add some potatoes! It is this year's battle cry, defended like no other by the young activist from Honda. Noelia Torrecilla. Party at the CCF Don Antonio Chacón, in Guarida del Ángel, in charming bars like El Bujío or A tu vera.
They will be in the city until Monday and have strolled through Cadiz, the central market, and also the Jerez market, and have dedicated themselves to learning more and more about the essence of its culture. Almudena Navarro He teaches them rhythm through games, right there in Plaza Belén, and the neighbors throw vegetables down from their balconies in exchange for a few "musical" minutes. Developed Europe. What a beautiful dream! ♦
A GOOD AND IMPORTANT INITIATIVE. WE MUST SUPPORT ALL THOSE THAT COME, ALL FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF THE FLAMENCO . GOOD ARTICLE BY JUAN GARRIDO .
Bravo!!!!