The 47th International Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance in San Javier starts tomorrow, Wednesday, August 3, an increase of 33 percent in the number of tickets sold, and with some of the shows rushing the last tickets for sale.
The Minister of Culture and the regional government spokesman, Noelia Arroyo, praised this morning in Murcia the good figures that throws the Festival before, and highlighted "the cultural work of reference for the Region of Murcia" performed by the City of San Javier .
Noelia Arroyo showed their support for festivals San Javier, with the mayor, José Miguel Luengo and the councilman of Culture and director of the Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance, David Martinez said Monday in Murcia on the imminent start of the 47th edition which starts tomorrow, Wednesday, August 3 with a welcome surprise to the public from 22:00 in the auditorium of Almansa Park, where the curtain will open at 22: 30h.
with the work "Stupidity" by Argentine Rafael Espregelburd starring Fran Perea, Tania Acosta, Ainhoa ​​Santamaría, Javi Coll and Javier Marquez.
The Minister of Culture, Noelia Arroyo thanked the contribution of San Javier, "with its range of quality and excellence," the summer festivals held in the region of Murcia, which make up a "brand of cultural reference and quality the region".
The mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo said the momentum "in quantity and quality that we wanted to give the festivals that we also wanted to take to the streets with appointments in San Javier, La Manga and Santiago de la Ribera".
Declaration of National Tourist Interest Jazz Festival
Luengo was convinced of the success of the new edition of the Festival Theatre, and announced that the City of San Javier will start in the coming days the record of statement Jazz Festival National Tourist Interest.
Luengo reported that last year the Festival grew 25 percent in public and collection, and established himself as one of the great cultural events of the summer in Spain, with a major presence in national media as TVE that closed several information with the Festival Jazz San Javier.
Fourteen shows, from 3 to 23 August
Festival director David Martinez recalled that the Festival, consisting of 14 shows, two of them outside the auditorium, covers a wide and representative range that includes classical theater as "Alexander the Great", Renaissance as "Macbeth" or baroque with " the imaginary invalid "has a special commitment to contemporary theater, author, with works like" stupidity, "" the upstairs neighbors "and" breath "starring, among other actors, Veronica Forqué, who will receive Festival Award.
The program includes a tribute to Cervantes and Shakespeare, on the 400th anniversary of his death, with "Cervantina" Ron Lala and co-production of "Macbeth" Festival with Alquilba Theatre, welcomes also the last of the Fura dels Baus with Divina Mysteria, "Free Bach 212", and concerts of the new standard bearer of fado, Ana Moura, and Miguel Poveda, who has prepared a special concert for the Festival.
The National Dance Company has also conceived a show for San Javier with 12 of his best soloists.
Do not miss the family theater with "Hansel and Gretel. The Musical" or street theater, a circus, a genre that is intended to include in the offer of the Festival, said David Martinez, "It all fits," which summarizes with acrobatics and humor circus world, and which you can be seen in the square of Spain, San Javier, on August 11.
Colon Santiago de la Ribera promenade also will host the festival with the play "Typical" by Anthony Valen, on August 8.
parallel activities
David Martinez also announced the launch on Saturday August 6th at 21: 30h of an artistic space, starring Nicholas of Maya, author of the poster of this Festival, which aims to be "a magical tunnel that viewers are transformed when entering the auditorium. "
The action will occupy ceilings and walls of the main entrance to the auditorium where Nicholas of Maya lay bare the process of creating the final poster, with the ideas and work dismissed before reaching the final idea.
Public meeting with actors, a course of "Clown" given by Anthony Valen, who is now complete, and a Festival of Amateur Theatre, "with which we return to the origin of the Festival" to be held in autumn, complete the parallel activities of this 47th edition.
All information about the festival and ticket sales can be found in www.festivalteatrosanjavier.com and festivalteatrosanjavier's profile facebook.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier