Écija will celebrate the forty-fifth edition of the next July Ecijan Flamenco Night, a five-day event that includes various activities. The lineup was presented on Wednesday, June 18, at the headquarters of the Andalusian Institute of Flamenco, an entity dependent on the Ministry of Culture and Sport (Junta de Andalucía), in an event attended by its director Christopher OrtegaThis year the festival runs from Monday, June 30th to Friday, July 4th, starting at 21:30 p.m., except for the closing day, which begins at 22:00 p.m. In addition, all proceeds from the final day go to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Écija.
During his speech, Ortega highlighted the importance of this event, one of the most important in the province of Seville not only because of its tradition, but also because for five days "palaces, stately homes, squares and monumental streets become living stages, where you learn, enjoy and experience a program around art." jondo». The event has the collaboration of the Andalusian Institute of Flamenco through the call for festivals, the resolution of which was published this week.
«This year, we proudly celebrate the 45th edition of this emblematic festival, which has featured the participation of great figures of the flamenco, consolidating itself as an unavoidable reference in the national cultural calendar," highlights the mayor of the Seville municipality, Silvia Heredia.
For his part, the curator of this edition, the critic and journalist collaborator of expoflamenco Manuel Martin Martin, emphasized that the festival "is distinguished by its academic focus, dedicated to fostering young talent and recovering the flamenco essence rooted in the local population. Thus, Écija reaffirms its commitment to this universal art form, consolidating itself as a cultural benchmark that celebrates tradition while supporting its renewal and future."
This year's poster pays tribute to two great figures of the flamenco. On one side, Pepe El Sevillano, and another, Manuel Mora JiménezTuesday night will be dedicated to social inclusion thanks to the participation of the Coupon Girl, with a dance for the blind and the cante for the deaf Natalia MarinThe final gala will feature The Pele, who will surround himself with the young talent of Marta Aguilar y Kings Carrasco, as well as the dance of Joaquin Grilo and the guitarist Antonio Rey, twice awarded by the Latin Grammy for best album flamenco.
"Ecija Night is distinguished by its academic focus, dedicated to fostering young talent and recovering the flamenco essence rooted in the local population. Écija reaffirms its commitment to this universal art form, consolidating itself as a cultural benchmark that celebrates tradition while supporting its renewal and future." (Manuel Martín Martín)
Programme
The festival will open on Monday, June 30th under the name Opening with the six strings (Tribute to Pepe el Sevillano) and the guitar concert 11 staffs, Salvador Gutierrez.
On Tuesday, July 1, We are all inclusive (dancing for the blind, cante for the deaf) with María Ángeles Narváez The Coupon Girl cante, Natalia María to the dance, the guitar of Jose Manuel Tudela y The Crespo Zapata with Manuel Herrera on guitar, as guest artists.
The following day, July 2, the cante and the couplet of Regina and the guitar of Eugenio Iglesias star in the night titled For the verses of the couplet and the cante.
Dance is poetry in motion (Tribute to Manuel Mora Jiménez) is the name for the July 3rd event. On stage, the poet Jose Luis Rodriguez Ojeda, the dancer Yolanda Lawrence, Guitarist Eduardo Rebollar and the throat of Antonio López.
To conclude, on the fifth and final night, five artists will close the week of flamenco. cante de The Pele with the guitar of Seve child and palmas and percussion of José Moreno y Edu Gomez, the young palatial singer Kings Carrasco accompanied by the guitar of Ruben Lara and palmas de Juan Mateos y Perico La Chana, the voice of Marta Aguilar next to the strings of David Navarro and palmas de Richard Gutierrez y Alberto Parraguilla, the recital of Antonio Rey on the guitar with the intervention of cante de Manuel Pino and the percussion of Ane Carrasco and the dance of Jerez native Joaquín Grilo with Carmen Grilo y Manuel Moneo al cante y Francis Gomez to the tune they will put the finishing touch to the contest.
