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JEREZ FESTIVAL

Jerez de la Frontera

Jerez festival

apart from stage performances stage it stands out for its training courses and complementary activities

The eleventh Festival de Jerez (tickets and bookings: Tel.: 956 327 327; web: www.festivaldejerez.es) will last until Friday the 10th of march. In this Spanish and flamenco dance event, an international reference, a total 46 shows will be performed in different stages. Here we will refer to this month's calendar. The Teatro Villamarta will be presenting the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, with choreography by Cristina Hoyos and directed by José Carlos Plaza; María del Mar Moreno's Company; Javier Barón's Ballet; Compañía Antonio Márquez; Rocío Molina, directed by Pepa Gamboa; and Andrés Peña and Pilar Ogalla, with Luis El Zambo as guest artist.

The "Café Cantante" season, at midnight in Bodega Los Apóstoles, presents Mayte Martín, Carmen Grilo and Marina Heredia y La Macanita. The "Solos en Compañía" season, in Sala Compañía, will feature Rafael del Carmen and Juana Amaya, in the early evening. "Bordón y Cuenta Nueva" presents guitar players like Santiago Lara in Los Apóstoles. The "A-compás-a-dos" season will rule midnights in Compañía, with Alicia Márquez and Manuel Liñán, Olga Pericet and Marco Flores. In the afternoon hours, Villavicencio presents "Los Conciertos de Palacio", with José Valencia and Mari Ángeles Fernández or María Toledo. Finally, the "De la Frontera" program, in Compañía, will feature Úrsula López.

The Training Program of the Festival will take place, in its first phase, from Saturday 24 to Friday the second of march; and then to March 10. A total 36 courses are offered with a great diversity of styles and levels and the presence of the best artists, many of them still active. 850 pupils participated in last year's edition. On the mornings, Inmaculada Aguilar will be providing siguriya dance lessons; Ángeles Gabaldón, tangos; Matilde Coral, siguriyas with long coat; Angelita Gómez, bulerías of Jerez; Rafaela Carrasco, garrotín; and Rocío Molina, taranto.

At midday, Irene Carrasco and Rafael Campallo will teach alegrías; Alicia Márquez, soleá; Manuel Liñán, martinete; Mercedes Ruiz, siguiriyas; and Ana María López, bulerías. And on afternoons, Soraya Clavijo will give bulerías notions; Ángeles Gabaldón, alegrías; Manuel Betanzos, martinete; Mercedes Ruiz, soleá; Inmaculada Aguilar, guajira; and Andrés Marinde, siguiriya.