The Councillor for Education of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, and the director of the Company "War Theater", Juan Francisco Ros, presented this morning the eighteenth edition of the School Theatre Festival "War Theater", which will take place between days 25 and 26 May, in which more than 300 students from 9 schools in the city.
Montiel explained that this year the Obra Social "La Caixa" has collaborated with the event providing a number of grants to participating schools to help mitigate the costs that the centers are in costumes, materials to develop the work, assembly of scenery, between other.
The mayor of Education explained that the program will open on May 25 at 18:00, with the school's students José Robles who will perform the play "The Legend of colors" were deMª Isabel Fernandez;
to which the smaller players will follow the school of Puri, Alfonso Garcia Lopez, with "another story of Little Red Riding Hood" by José Luis Marques;
then Almendricos school will stage the play "Chuupachuli" Maria Jose Artero Mena;
after the People's University of Lorca also contribute in this contest with the work "Twink Frankensteins" Nacho Sources room;
To conclude the day school of the Sacred Heart school perform "A Wonderful Christmas" in an adaptation of Ana Cristina Martinez Perez.
For his part from the same time, the events of 26 students of the school opened House of the Child "Rosita, the maid sordità " Legs Grey Maria del Mar, after which school child actors Virgen de las Huertas also they represent the same work;
then Villaespesa school children will enjoy the public with "A musical film" Anabel Garcia.
The program will conclude with the play "The bell in sync" of Maria Isabel Martinez Bonillo in which school children will perform La Campana.
Councillor of Education has indicated that the act will end at 20:00 with the delivery of the honorable mention to the "Grandparents storyteller" of the Department of Policy Staff, for their work with always getting smaller a smile and encouraging their participation in theatrical events and reading.
Francisco Montiel has stressed the importance of promoting the theater among children, helping them to memorize, motivates them to develop a cultural activity, interest in other works, and promotes teamwork without having a competitive character.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca