The folk groups Picayos Cartes (Cantabria), Grupo de Coros y Danzas El Castellar (Badajoz), La Peña orchard "The Caliche", Las Torres de Cotillas, (Murcia) Chorus and Dance Group Mar Menor, San Javier (Murcia), and training organization Enigma 92 of Venezuela will participate in the National Folklore XX Meeting to be held on 6 and 7 September in San Javier and Santiago de la Ribera, organized by the Department of Culture of the City of San Javier.
The mayor of San Javier, Pepa García has presented this morning the poster, designed by Juan Amoros, and scheduling of the meeting which starts on Saturday 6 September with a parade of all participating groups from Spanish Aviation Avenue to the Square Spain where they placed their flags before a display of their dances, at 20.15 h.
Gala meeting began at 22.30 h.
in the auditorium of Almansa park with the participation of all the groups invited to later enjoy "La verbena Meeting" to be held in the gardens of the park Almansa.
On Sunday 7 September, the meeting moved to Santiago de la Ribera.
There, the participating groups will parade along the Paseo Colon from the yacht club to the esplanade Barnuevo where they will end with an exhibition.
The meeting ended in the evening after a meal of fellowship with all the invited groups.
The mayor of San Javier, Pepa García thanked the cooperation of the members of the group of Songs and Dances Mar Menor, San Javier, in organizing the event which plays host for 20 years.
César Tárraga, Technical Department of Culture has been reported that tickets for the Gala of the meeting will be sold from next week at the office of the St Xavier, amounting to 3 euros.
The proceeds will go towards the group of local choirs and dances.
The Mayor has invited residents and visitors to enjoy during the two days of "the joy that follows this artistic and cultural expression that is folklore."
Participating groups
The group's Picayos de Cartes, Cantabria consists of more than 30 members of various ages that aims to show the rich ethnography of a community in which the geography has left a wide variety and forms of popular expression, customs, festivals , costumes, legends and traditions that are not ready to let loose.
Through a rich collection of dances, its members intend to retain and disseminate the rich folk Cantabria.
The group of Songs and Dances El Castellar, in Bangkok, is one of the most representative groups of folklore Extremadura.
Active since 1978, was refounded in 1983 with the addition of the instrumental and Chorus.
Castellar has Extremadura folklore throughout Spain by participating in several national festivals.
He has also performed in France and Portugal.
On two occasions he was the representative of Extremadura in the floral offering to the Virgin of Pilar in Zaragoza, where he was one of the groups selected to represent a dance on the stage set up at the Basilica of the Plaza del Pilar.
The orchard Peña "El Caliche", Los Garres your group will be present with Christ Songs and Dances of Mercy, founded in 1981 when he created the Rock.
The regional group is an instrument of the Rock which aims to keep alive the folklore and traditions of the ancient inhabitants of the Huerta de Murcia, which recreate even small theatrical scenes, using the language of the garden that was shown between dances. The orchard Peña "El Caliche" displays a wide range of activities throughout the year, in addition to a music school and baile.Con a wide repertoire of traditional dances, acted in and outside the Region.
Chorus and Dance Group Mar Menor, San Javier added a long history since its creation in 1968, but twenty years later be rejuvenated with younger relay front of the group currently consists of 40 adults and 16 children.
He has performed in various parts of Spain and in Germany and Portugal.
Their repertoire ranges from jacks and carousing to boleros and Malaga.
Also interpreted Masses own vegetable garden and other songs of the region, while maintaining living folk traditions like the eagle, or the Mayos.
Enigma Organization 92, is the invited group of Venezuela. This training came with a group of young people eager to delve into the dance and art in the town of Estella, Portuguesa State, Venezuela.
His first drive was when he won the first prizes in Carnival parades.
Since then, the group decided to promote the education of their participants to what workshops were launched from different dance genres, including Classical Ballet is the national dance, Venezuela Dance, Contemporary Dance and Pre-Ballet .
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier