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XXI International Folklore Festival "Ciudad de Lorca" (15/09/2010)

The councilman of Youth council of Lorca, Joaquin Ruiz, and President of the Songs and Dances "Ciudad de Lorca", Inmaculada Martínez, presented the program in acting, in addition to this group, the artistic set Maraguán " "African graves of Kenya" and "Music and Dance Company of Peru, rhythms and habits."

The councilman of Youth council of Lorca, Joaquin Ruiz, and President of the Songs and Dances "Ciudad de Lorca", Inmaculada Martínez, presented this morning the program XXI International Folklore Festival "Ciudad de Lorca", to be held 14 to 19 September and acting in addition to this group Lorca, the "Joint Maraguán art" in Cuba, "African graves of Kenya" and "Music and Dance Company of Peru, rhythms and habits."

Ruiz pointed out that "one more year, the streets of Lorca's folk dress appetite for being open on market days ahead."

Although Lorca groups arrived yesterday, today will begin their activities with performances in various social institutions of the municipality, which will continue tomorrow morning.

But the days of the festival will focus, as usual, for Friday through Sunday.

On Friday, at 19:00 pm will be the City Hall lobby for all groups in the Garden Ruano, from which will depart at 19:45 hours on parade up the Avenue of the Constitution, which will host the opening ceremony the opening session of the festival.

On Saturday at 12:30 pm in Loch Street, is scheduled to traditional "Come and dance", where groups visiting our city will teach anyone who wants the traditional dances of their countries.

In the afternoon, at 19:30 am the groups will engage in the Plaza Colon.

On Sunday at 12:00 folklore groups participate in the Mass of the Nations, to celebrate the arrival of the patron saint of Lorca, Nuestra Señora Santa María la Real de las Huertas, the parish of San Cristóbal.

At 20:30 hours the closing session at the Theatre War will put an end to this year's festival.

In these 21 years of the International Festival have gone through Lorca folk groups from more than 60 countries around the world and virtually all Spanish regions, making our city in those days a place of encounter and friendship between different cultures planet, showing once again to Lorca that the universal language of music and folk dances is one of the best ways of understanding between different nations.

The group of Songs and Dances City of Lorca belongs as a full member to CIOFF (International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals), an associated body of UNESCO that 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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