The Cervantes Institute in Bucharest together with the Embassy of Spain in Romania invite the public to the 2nd edition of the festival “Classical Flamenco and its New Genres”. The event is dedicated to the tradition and current developments of the art of flamenco and will be hosted between February 4 and March 8, 2011 by ArCub – Cultural Projects Centre of the Bucharest City Hall, the Romanian Athenaeum, Radio Hall and “Elvira Popescu” film theatre.
This second edition brings in front two tablaos de flamenco: the first one presents classical figures and new talents: Jesus Chozas, Rafael Andujar, Juan Manuel Carrilo and Ana Alonso, to feature in the collage Flamenco en estado puro. The second one, the Flamenco Course, is performed by the Soniquete Group, made up of Gitano adolescents from Jerez.
Festival artists also include three of the best current Spanish musicians – Guitarist Jose Maria Gallardo del Rey, pianist Rosa Torres Pardo and Ara Malikian. The festival’s programme also includes a series of fiction films and documentaries presenting the art of flamenco on the big screen. Along with Cant de la Sibila of Mallorca and castellets catalane, flamenco was declared part of the Immaterial Heritage of Humanity.
Tickets for “Tablao Flamenco with Rafael Andujar, Ana Alonso, Juanma Carillo, Jesus Chozas, on February 4, 5 and 6, starting 19.30 at ArCuB (Str. Batistei no 14) are for sale at the ArCuB Box Office. The Athenaeum Box Office (tel. no 021 315 68 75) will be selling tickets for the “Guitar Recital: New Spanish Music with Jose Maria Gallardo del Rey – guitar and Roberto Vozmediano – percussion” which will be performed on February 9, starting from 19.00 in the Grand Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum (Str. Franklin no 1). Tickets will be up for sale at a week before the concert. Also, for the guitar recital “Iberia, Jose Maria Gallardo del Rey” on February 10, starting 19.00 at the Radio Hall (Str. G-ral. Berthelot, 60-64), tickets will be up for sale at the Radiobroadcasting Corporation Box Office (tel. no 021-314.68.00) and through the Eventim chain.
