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The XXVII International Folklore Festival City Lorca will be held from 1 to 6 July (20/06/2016)

In the streets and in the homes of elderly and disabled people may see the "Mei Hai Art Group" of China, the Folkloric Group "Aires de Colombia" of that South American country, "Rosa Crocus" groups Consuegra (Spain ), the Ballet Folklorico Gíbaro "of Puerto Rico," Irandek "Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia), and the organizing group, Songs and Dances of Lorca, along with Auroros of Lorca in Live Folklore section.

The Councillor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Augustine Llamas, and the president of Songs and Dances of Lorca, Inmaculada Martinez de Miquel, presented this morning the programming of the XXVII International Folklore Festival City Lorca, to be held from 1 to July 6 and will be devoted to esparto, featuring the performance of seven groups.

Specifically, will the "Mei Hai Art Group" of China, the Folkloric Group "Aires de Colombia" of that South American country, "Rosa Crocus" Consuegra (Spain), the Ballet Folklorico Gíbaro "of Puerto Rico," Irandek "groups Republic of Bashkortostan (Russia), and the organizing group, Songs and Dances of Lorca, along with Auroros of Lorca in the Folklore Live section, which may be seen during these days in the streets of Lorca.

The program will start on Friday July 1st with the official reception at the City Palace of Guevara at 20:30 hours, which will be followed by a parade of the participating groups to Plaza de Calderon de la Barca, opening ceremony Festival Plaza Calderon de la Barca about 21:15 pm and the opening session of Festival Plaza Calderon de la Barca at 22:00

But first, on Wednesday, June 29 will open in the Garden Ruano at 20:30 an exhibition of World Instruments, which will run until July 6.

In addition, following the objective to publicize this festival throughout the Shire of Guadalentín, initiated in previous years in Aguilas, on this occasion, the festival will enjoy Saturday July 2 in Puerto Lumbreras, where at 20:30 hours there will be a reception in "the House of Fairies", a post parade and performance at about 22:00 hours of all participating groups.

One of the most moving activities will be the performances of the different groups in different residences in the city throughout Sunday July 3 (Asprodes, Caser, Residence San Diego, Domingo Sastre and Apandis), for those who have more difficulties to enjoy the street performances these days will enliven the streets of Lorca, as the traditional "Come and dance," which will be held on July 4 at 19:30 pm on the slide or section folklore live the same day at 20:30 hours.

Already on Tuesday July 5th at 21:30 pm and the Performance Festival Closing Ceremony at Plaza Calderon de la Barca, although Antonio Manzanera Wednesday 6th at 20:30 impartirña the Conference "Folklore of Lorca and Murcia in classical music "in the Hall of CajaMurcia.

As previously initiated in previous years, the festival is dedicated each year to a craft folklore to give a unique and special at the same touch and to highlight a part of the folklore of a people who deserve it.

This year will be dedicated to Esparto, as one of the signs of identity lorquina.

Therefore both on stage and in the streets there will be an activity that will fill our moments and places that will hand all those who wish to try Lorca to work this small sample of this important crafts of our land.

In these twenty-seven years International Festival, have gone through Lorca folk groups from more than seventy countries around the world and virtually all Spanish autonomous regions, making the Sun City in those days a meeting and friendship between different Planet cultures showing once again to Lorca, the universal language of music and folk dances is one of the best ways of understanding among the various nations.

The "Ciudad de Lorca" belongs as a full member to CIOFF (International Committee of Organizers of Folklore Festivals), an agency within UNESCO, and official partner of UNESCO for the PCI which ensures the quality and purity of these events and supports, therefore, the Festival of Lorca as one of the most prestigious in our region.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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