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It is a pioneering festival, based on Jewish culture, which will involve Sylph Theatre with the play "Saudade" (July 23), Ana Alcaide (July 30) Orphaned Land (7 August) and EMET project ( August 11).
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar this morning an important initiative linked to the discovery of the synagogue in the walled medieval castle of Lorca and the synergies that come with it.
It is "Jewish Lorca," the first Jewish Cultural Festival at the Castle of Lorca.
We are talking about a cultural proposal will enhance the status of Lorca as a place of knowledge and reflection on a culture in the history but also the contemporary world.
This festival begins his first campaign with the aim of laying the foundation that will allow become a leisure and culture relevant to the Levant.
To do this, on the roof of the stables of the Castle, venue of the Jewish Festival, we will have the opportunity to enjoy music specialist.
The mayor pointed out that music, as a primal artistic expression is the perfect medium to link the past and present of a culture such as the Jewish border.
Thus, the "Jewish Lorca" will appear at Jewish secular music commitment to quality and creativity, encouraging necessary encounter between cultures and historical moments and present.
But the music will not be alone, because other disciplines share the spotlight with scenic wealth.
Francisco Jodar is anticipated that the "Jewish Festival" will begin at 21 am on Tuesday, July 23 with a family theater shows aimed at younger children, through "Saudade" by Claudio Hochman, adapted and performed by Theatre Sylph .
On Tuesday, July 30, at 23 am, Ana Alcaide presents "The Cantiga del Fuego".
Warden's music, described as the "soundtrack of Toledo", draws on the ancient melodies of the Mediterranean and medieval Spain.
On Wednesday, August 7, from 23 hours, we will attend a performance of the progressive metal band Orphaned Land, who will present his album "Al lis One".
This group that fuses death metal with folk music from the Middle East and the Arab world will hold its only performance in Spain in Lorca.
On Sunday August 11th will be the finishing touch to the schedule with the project EMET: Frutos more Aldaz, linking creativity and Claudio Frutos Raul Aldaz a Sephardic roots show.
Lorca Mayor explained that this is ultimately a full and varied program consisting of one family and three musical performance, one regional, one national and international third, aimed at offering a new incentive tourism and culture.
This festival is born with modesty, but also with the aim of being the first grain of sand that allows us to build a Jewish future-oriented Lorca and impact regional, national and international.
The recovery of Jewish tradition in Lorca
The culture of the city of Lorca has experienced a before and after because of the very important findings discovered in the grounds of Castle and confirmed not only medieval Jewish presence, but the importance of culture in shaping today's Lorca day.
The enhancement of the Jewish Quarter and the medieval synagogue, unique monument in the world, has been a rich asset growth for the town.
These very important samples of our past are now incentives for tourism, society and culture.
As for the impact of tourism, the enhancement of Jewish quarter and synagogue can be easily measured by the number of visitors.
When marks the first year since opening to tourists, we can proudly say that 13,500 people, an average of more than 1,000 a month, have seen these signs unique heritage.
Lorca is consolidated as reference city for tourism and for Jewish culture.
Thus was launched the project "Traces of Jewish Culture in Lorca", we are developing to mark the tenth anniversary of Lorca Taller del Tiempo.
This project through which we spread the importance of Jewish culture in Lorca has appeared through a traveling exhibition for a month and a half of presence in Toledo received 62,900 visits.
Cordoba is currently also being a successful turnout.
This show will visit Avila in mid-August, ending in our Castle coinciding with the celebration of the European Day of Jewish Culture in late September.
Within this project is part the Festival we know today, and it is an exciting initiative to promote Jewish culture and also boost the Castle summer activities.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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