Big names in flamenco will be present at the LXII edition of the Las Minas International Singing Festival. There will be three great cantaoras that will pass through La Unión in the month of August: Estrella Morente, Carmen Linares and Marina Heredia, voices that will once again imbue the “Cathedral of Cante” -the old public market of the municipality- with question and feeling . The dances of Polito and Los Vivancos and the fusion of Guadiana & and Pedro Ojesto complete a series of galas that will give way to the prestigious competition that will present the new ‘Lámpara Minera’. The Corral de la Morería in Madrid was once again the setting for the presentation of the program for this edition of Cante de las Minas, with Antonio Ramírez, director of institutional relations at Corral de la Morería, as master of ceremonies. which highlighted the “so important work the festival has done for flamenco during these 62 years”. “It is not just a music festival, but acts as a real promoter of flamenco art,” added David Donaire, Director of the Support Unit of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (Inaem), during the presentation. The program was unveiled by the president of the Cante de las Minas Foundation, Pedro López, who emphasized how “It is an honor for the municipality of La Unión that this cast of very important flamenco artists delights us with their art.” Presentation of the program of the LXII International Festival of Cante de las Minas at the Corral de la Morería Cante de las Minas Festival The galas will begin on August 3 with the show ‘Contraste flamenco’ by the Guadiana & Pedro Ojesto Trío, who will be accompanied by the Coral Argentum and the Musical Union of La Unión. After more than twenty years of collaboration, they present a new vision of the most traditional flamenco songs with an updated sound that makes an eclectic and minimalist search for the genre. The next day will see the proclamation, which this year will be delivered by Gonzalo Wandosell Fernández de Boadilla, writer and official chronicler of La Unión, as well as Dean of the Faculty of Legal and Business Administration of UCAM and the Entrepreneurial President of the academic institution. The ‘Winners’ Gala’ will also be held on the night of August 4, with the holders of the highest awards of the previous edition’s competition returning to Cante Cathedral: Esther Merino Pilo (Lámpara Minera), David Romero Cardoso and Irene Lozano Ruiz (male and female pushback), Ángel Bocanegra Ocón (Filón) and Álvaro Mora (Bordón Minero). The galas will begin on August 3 with the show ‘Contraste flamenco’ by the Guadiana & Pedro Ojesto Trío accompanied by the Coral Argentum and the Unión Musical de La Unión Será Marina Heredia who will open the galas with female voices of this edition with ‘Marina Heredia in concert’, on August 5. He will offer a very varied tour through the wide repertoire of flamenco songs, including the Cantes de Levante and the ones native to the Nasrid capital, such as the tangos of ‘Graná’ or the fandangos of the Albaicín, in which he will demonstrate his technical and artistic mastery. Carmen Linares celebrates ’40 years of flamenco’ On August 6, the festival organizes a double gala of Polito and Carmen Linares, sponsored by the newspaper LA VERDAD. With the show ‘Y tú’, Antonio Moreno Fernández ‘Polito’ takes a tour of his intense professional career from 1991 to the present, with a unique staging marked by elegance and avant-garde that will reveal his energy and virtuosity on stage. Carmen Linares stops by La Unión with her concert ’40 years of flamenco’, an essential repertoire that has elevated her to a living legend of flamenco, to the point of winning the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts 2022. Carmen is accompanied by the jondura of her guitars and the sound of her palm trees from Triana to capture her anthology of women’s songs por alegrías, soleares, fandangos, tangos and mining songs, singing the identity of Andalusia and capturing the dramatic essence of poets like Lorca and Miguel Hernandez. The artist emphasized during the presentation of the program that the festival is “a benchmark to follow, because it gets better every year and there are artists with great careers coming from there.” “It is very important that there are festivals like this to encourage artists and young people to come out,” he added. On August 6, the festival organizes a double gala of Polito and Carmen Linares, sponsored by LA VERDAD. The last two galas before the festival competition are presented with two more than well-known names in the world of flamenco: Los Vivancos and Estrella Morente . With ‘Los Vivancos Live’ on August 7, the brothers present their most personal production in which they bring together the best of their three shows: ‘7 Brothers’, ‘Aeternum’ and ‘Nacidos para Bailar’, toasting immortality on the art stage, ballet, contemporary dance, folklore, martial arts and tap dance, wrapped in physical strength and romantic fantasy. The musical diversity and the cinematic atmosphere characterize this show with careful staging and set design that positions it as “the best of his artistic career”. The finishing touches will be given by Estrella Morente, on August 8, in a concert that will tour “pure flamenco”, passing through styles such as the seguiriya, taranta, bulerías and tangos, among others. The cantaora returns eight years after heralding the Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas in its 55th edition and thrilling audiences with her art within the program two years in a row. Moreover, in 2014, the same year that Carmen Linares received it, the Festival awarded her its highest award, the ‘Golden List’. Nine years later, both cantaoras are again on the program of the Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas. Competition After the galas, on August 9, 10 and 11, the semi-finals of the competition of the LXII International Festival of Cante de las Minas, the essence of this flamenco event, will take place. After going through the various selective tests that will be conducted in different provinces of the national map these months, the selected artists will compete for the coveted awards bestowed by the Festival: the Mining Staff, the Female and Male Desplante, the Mining Lamp and the reef. The final will take place on August 12 at the Old Public Market of La Unión. The quejío shines this year on the poster of the 62nd edition of the vision of visual artist Lidó Rico. In it he captured “the duende moment in which the cantaor gives what he has in the depths of his soul”, using a photoluminescent technique, immersing himself in the purest flamenco in the first person, playing with a loop of light on and out so that his silhouette would be caught in the frame. The artist chose contemporary art to create a perfect synergy with cante jondo, creating “a poster that can almost be heard”. As a novelty this year, anyone attending the festival can become the protagonist of the work, as a space will be set up with a photoluminescent surface like the one used by the creator with a loop of light through which they can take a picture and make a memory of his passage through the Cante de las Minas. The sale of tickets for the LXII International Festival of Cante de las Minas is now open through the Correos website (entradas.correos.es), as well as in the network of post offices for physical purchase.
Source: La Verdad
I am David Jackson, a highly experienced professional in the news industry. I have been working as an author at Today Times Live for over 10 years, and specialize in covering the entertainment section. My expertise lies in writing engaging stories that capture readers’ attention and deliver timely information about the latest developments.
