El City Council of Cadiz has presented the eleventh edition of Heritage Festival Flamenco, as well as the cycle Flamenco on the Balconies, which will take place during the first two weeks of August. The Deputy Mayor for Culture of the Cádiz City Council, maite gonzalez, has announced the program for a festival that has become one of the main events of the flamenco in the capital of Cadiz and which will feature a total of nine shows, including four performances within the cycle Flamenco on the balconies.
González stated that “we want art to be accessible to everyone and to reach our neighborhoods. That's why, in addition to the five shows taking place at Santa Catalina Castle, we are continuing with the celebration of the series Flamenco on the Balconies, which will carry the cante and the touch of emblematic corners of the city.”
Santa Catalina Castle will host five nights of the Heritage Festival Flamenco, which will open on Sunday, August 2nd with Hope Fernandez y Remedios AmayaThe second show will be on Wednesday, August 5th, featuring the purity and rhythm of Jerez. Ezekiel Benitez and his show What nobody sees.
"We want art to be accessible to everyone and to reach our neighborhoods. That's why, in addition to the five shows taking place at Santa Catalina Castle, we are continuing with the celebration of the cycle Flamenco on the Balconies, which will carry the cante and the touch of emblematic corners of the city" (Maite González)
On Thursday, August 6, the young man Daniel Bommatti will present his show In my dreams and on Saturday, August 8th it will be the turn of Bethlehem Lopez, with TimeThe last of the castle concerts will be on Sunday, August 9th, with magic and charm in the dance of Joseph Mayawhere the flamenco singer will also participate as a guest artist Maria Terremoto.
The cycle Flamenco The balconies event begins on August 1st at 22 pm on the balcony of the Plaza del Falla with Laura Fernández y Zamara Villar al cante, Leo's Child to the guitar and Mario 'Gafita' y Álvaro 'Gitano Chico' at palmasThe Plaza de la Candelaria will host the second day of the cycle on August 3rd with Cancanilla of Malaga al cante, Chaparro from Malaga on guitar and Mario 'Gafita' and Álvaro 'Gitano Chico' palmasOn August 4th, the Church of Santa María will host the performance of Manolo Gago y Alejandro Silva, who will be accompanied by Niño de La Leo on guitar and Adely 'La Mojarrita' y Alfonsito 'The boy with the bow' at palmasTo close the cycle, on August 7th in the Plaza de Santo Domingo they will be María José Fernández y Rosi the Sausage Maker, together with The Rampli to the guitar and Adely 'La Mojarrita' and Alfonsito 'The boy with the bow', at palmas.
Tickets for Santa Catalina Castle will cost 15 euros for the general public and six euros for those under 25 years of age, and a pass for all five shows can also be purchased for 60 euros.
Tickets can be purchased online at the Bacantix website and at the Gran Teatro Falla box office, Tuesday to Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and at the Castillo de Santa Catalina, starting one hour before the show, if tickets are still available. ♦
