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It will take place from 8 pm, after the celebration of the procession of the patron saint of the city, San Clemente.
The participants will be the Folkloric Ballet of Madrid, the Folklore Group Aires Castellanos and Choirs and Dances Virgen de las Huertas, counting on the special collaboration of Paso Morado and the Mayordomos de Santa Gertrudis
The Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, along with the President of the group of choirs and dances Virgen de las Huertas, Mari Huertas García, presented this morning the XIII edition of the National Folklore Festival "Ciudad del Sol", which is going to develop in the War Theater of our city on Saturday, November 24 with free admission until full capacity at 8:00 pm, at the conclusion of the traditional procession of the patron saint of the city, San Clemente.
Fulgencio Gil has indicated that "the protagonists in the thirteenth edition of the festival will be groups from the center of the peninsula, specifically, from the Community of Madrid and Castilla y León." The War Theater will host on its tables scenes of local costumbrista prints. the provinces of Madrid, Valladolid and the Region of Murcia, putting in value the rich cultural intangible heritage that Spain has ".
The Mayor of Lorca explained that "representing Madrid will perform the Folkloric Ballet of Madrid, which will perform dances typical of the School Bolera of the court of Madrid in the eighteenth and nineteenth century characterized by their style and techniques of execution of their dances "
Gil added that "coming from Valladolid will be the Folklore Group Aires Castellanos de Arroyo de la Encomienda, which will show jotas castellanas and habas, being able, in addition, to know the traditional Espadaña, the identification dance of the province of Valladolid, which is characterized by the construction of a human tower during its interpretation ".
The First Edil has indicated that "the group of choirs and dances Virgen de las Huertas, as hosts and organizers of the contest, will interpret a variety of parrandas, seguidillas, enreás, and murcianas malagueñas, putting as always the final touch in their performances with the Jota de Lorca In addition, this edition will also have the special collaboration of Paso Morado and Santa Gertrudis Mayordomos ".
Fulgencio Gil stressed that "the festival, which has only a little more than a decade of existence, has already managed to count on the participation of folkloric formations representing almost all the autonomous communities. keep the traditions of our municipal district alive, conserve and disseminate them, as well as being able to bring Lorca closer, this time the rich and varied Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Spain ".
The Mayor of Lorca, on the other hand, has indicated that "the poster of the XIII National Festival of Folklore" Ciudad del Sol "bears the name" Mozos ", and it is a photograph of Pedro Suarez, second prize of the Photographic Contest of the Festival International Folklore Virgen de las Huertas held last September. ".
Note that this Festival was born in 2005, on the occasion of the XX anniversary of the constitution of the group of choirs and dances Virgen de las Huertas, also fulfilling a goal that had been raised within the collective, as was the inclusion of a more activity in the programming of the Patron Saint Festivities in honor of our patron saint, San Clemente, achieving in this way to reinforce the folkloric and popular character of this annual commemoration.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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