In Luxembourg, talking about flamenco is talking about Esch Festival. Started in 2006 and co-organized by the Culture Factory and the Antonio Machado Spanish Cultural Circle in collaboration with Escher Theater, el Escher Conservatoire and the Cinémathèque de LuxembourgIn its two decades of existence, this event has become an essential date on the calendar. jondo European.
Each year offers a rich and varied program, with performances, workshops (dance, singing, and guitar), documentary films, and occasionally lectures and exhibitions at its various venues: the Kulturfabrik, the Escher Theater, and the Escher Conservatoire. The Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg and the Kinosch/Kulturfabrik make their screens available for screening films with Flemish themes.
In fact, this year's edition (the nineteenth, due to the pandemic hiatus) has kicked off with film, with titles such as The flamenco guitar of Yerai Cortés de C. Tangana o Antonio, the dancer from Spain, Paco OrtizFollowing this audiovisual introduction, a guitar workshop of Child Josele and a recital of Maria Jose Llergo They were kicking off the actual musical programming.
"A wide-ranging offering to continue making Esch, during these two weeks of May, the capital of flamenco in the heart of the Old Continent"
The guitarist from Almería himself was the star of the show on Wednesday the 13th with a concert at the Esch Conservatoire, before the flamenco dancer arrives at the Kulturfabrik this Friday, May 15th. Mercedes Ruiz y Santiago Lara with his show DualThese two artists will also offer their respective dance and guitar workshops, as well as Sergio the Redhead, which will do the same with the cante.
On Saturday, May 16th, Sandra Carrasco, David de Arahal and Carmen Talegona They will offer the celebrated show Remembering Marchenaat the same Kulturfabrik. However, we will have to wait until Thursday, May 21, to attend the grand premiere of this edition on the same stage, the production Center, step de Borja Cortés, which will be preceded by a guitar recital by Angel Flores.
The program for the 19th Esch Festival is completed with the Links de Fuensanta La Moneta, at the Escher Theater; Blessed are you from the company of Lucia Campilloat the Kulturfabrik; and a dance workshop led by Jose Galan y Flamenco inclusive, who will stage their work The Hunchback of Seville at the Escher Theater.
A wide-ranging program to continue making Esch, during these two weeks of May, the capital of flamenco in the heart of the Old Continent. ♦
