This spring, the flamenco returns to the districts of Sevilla with more strength than the other years.
On April 5th, they have started the new cycle Peñas de Guardia ( Peñas on duty ) which the Provincial Federation of Flamenco Entities of Sevilla organizes with the support of the city council.
This year, they will offer 42 recitals, dividing them in April, May and June as the first stage and in October and November as the second. In the program of spring, which started this Monday and will continue until June 3rd, people can enjoy 24 flamenco shows in the classic peñas, Cantes al Aire, Torres Macarena, Pies Plomo, El Turruñuelo, Cerro del Aguila, El Choza and Jumoza-3.
The program of this first stage will show the youngest and the most current Flamenco in cante, toque and baile sections. They started the program with the bailaor Paco Hidalgo, accompanied by the cante of Trini de la Isla and Moi de Morón and the guitar of Jesús Guerrero this Monday in the Peña Flamenca Cantes al Aire (c/ Castilla 47, in Triana). They will be in El Turruñuelo (c/ Juan de Pineda, 51) on Thursday, April 8th and in Jumoza 3 ( Avda. Ciudad de Chiva - Local 12. Parque Alcosa) on the 28th. Apart from them, people can enjoy the baile of La Toromba, the cante of Natalia Marín and Juan Murube and the guitar of Juan Real on Wednesday the 7th, the 12th and the 15th of April; the first day in Torres Macarena (c/ Torrijano, 29 ), the second in Cantes al Aire and the third in the Peña El Choza (c/ Ricardo Palma, 133. Barriada La Plata).
In all the expected shows, people can see the flamenco from 3 aspects: the cante, the guitar y the baile. They are 60 minutes shows divided in 2 parts. All the groups who perform consist of 2 cantaores, a guitarist and a bailaor or a bailaora.
All the shows will start at 22.00, except the programs in the Peña Torres Macarena which will start at 21.00. The entrance tickets, with the flat rate of 6 euros, will be on sale in the peñas of the corresponding shows an hour before the show. You can obtain more information about this cycle at the official website of the Provincial Federation of Flamenco Entities of Sevilla: www.sevillafederacionflamenca.es
The Peñas de Guardia was created so that they can program flamenco all year long and offer a continuous program in Sevilla in the associations where the young talents can show their qualities. They finished the test program in November and December 2005. Since the results were good, they continued the following years. This cycle has already turned into a totally consolidated project which offers the local and foreign audience an intimate and authentic way to enjoy the flamenco.
Source: http://www.elcorreoweb.es
