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The Folklore Festival IX "Sun City" meets this weekend to over 130 members (18/11/2014)

The event will be attended by researchers who attend the Second Course in Traditional Dance, the irst degree of its kind in the university.

The Councillor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Sandra Martinez, and the Chairperson of Songs and Dances "Virgen de las Huertas," Maria de las Huertas García, presented this morning IX Folklore Festival "Sun City" .

This is a sample of our most entrenched legacy that will be performed on Saturday 22nd starting at 7pm in the Theater War, with free access for all citizens who wish to attend.

This event was attended by more than 130 members of the groups of Songs and Dances "Urraca" Zamora, the Association of Songs and Dances "Green Spot", and representatives of Songs and Dances Virgen de las Huertas.

Although the event is scheduled to begin at 7 pm, prior to 6pm participating groups enliven the medieval market that has been installed in the streets of Calderon, Columbus and Negrito occasion of the festivities San Clemente.

Regarding the group should be noted that Zamora was founded in 1955 with the aim of publicizing the folklore and tradition of different locations in the province.

Currently, this group is composed mostly of students from the School of Traditional Dance of the same name, created in 1982 under the aegis of the council of Zamora.

This group in turn has four sections: children, youth, active and musicians.

Their advocacy over more than 50 years has led this group to achieve great artistic level thanks to the authenticity of their performances that have aesthetic supporting a diverse wardrobe great colorist wealth, it is currently one of national groups with better sign both inside and outside its borders.

Since its inception the group has performed at the best venues in Spain and abroad, such as the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, the arcaded Plaza de Santander, the Imperial Palace in Vienna or Munich's Olympic Stadium.

Similarly, from 1974 to present he has had performances in virtually all European states as well as Canada, Brazil, Russia, Taiwan, and the United States.

The Chorus and Dance Group Mancha Verde, a native of the town of Alba Argamasilla in Ciudad Real was founded in 1942 and has since gone through several phases;

currently has a children's dance school, which ensures the continuity of the group.

The group organizes various festivals: Festival de Mayo Regional Manchego character, Children Festival, International Festival of Folklore and the National "Green Channel" Festival.

The band members are currently 40 people;

twelve mixed couples dance six guitars, mandolins four three lutes and three singers voices.

This training has performed at events such as the International Country Fair Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Fiesta del Pilar de Zaragoza International Festivals Sestao, El Ferrol, Gaucin, Velez Malaga, Puente Genil, Godella, Torrox, San Javier Santillana del Mar, National Festivals of Bilbao, Baracaldo, Mijas, Puebla de Montalbán, Puertollano, Pedro Muñoz, Toledo, Albacete, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Golf Criptana, Getafe, Alcobendas, Teruel, Mora de Toledo, Asturias, Madridejos Migueltrrua , Almodovar del Campo and Overseas France and Portugal.

Note that the meeting has been chosen as a point of particular interest to the Title II Development Specialist Traditional Dance, taught by Juan Carlos University in Madrid.

In fact the presence of visitors from Burgos, Granada, Malaga and Almeria is planned.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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