The 39 International Festival of Theatre and Dance in San Javier farewell with a particularly positive balance which highlights the increasing number of viewers has exceeded 10,000, an increase of almost 50 percent over last year, both the number of total viewers, and the sale of fertilizers.
The Festival closes season with 45 performances in the street, 5 large format free performances outdoors, in parks and beaches of the municipality, 9 public roundtables, 1 master class offered by the Moscow Ballet to 45 students of municipal schools dance, a course taught by Anton Valen Clown with 20 students, and an exhibition of photographs by Peter H.
Three amateur groups and stand-up comedian Juan Luis Hurtado "Roper" warming up the Festival from July 29 to August 22 has filled the town theater.
Festival director César Tárraga is particularly pleased "by the public response to each and every one of the shows, and especially by the increase in registered visitors has coincided with a substantial reduction in ticket prices this Festival.
Tárraga highlighting "the fact that he managed to bring theater to the street where all these days has had a big presence out to meet every type of audience."
Festival director also refers to the round tables with participating companies as an achievement in this issue "so valued by the audience as the actors themselves as they both had the opportunity to ask questions and explain the motivations of each shows "and is in favor of giving continuity to this initiative as enriching for all."
On the quality of the shows have been seen at the Festival, Caesar Tárraga is "very satisfied because it was new proposals from companies and high net worth estimated by the public in San Javier that have not disappointed," but makes a except with "striptease", "in which there was a series of technical failures and scenic that are not acceptable in any way, and are not attributable to the Festival, as the producer acknowledged in a statement that will public soon. "
Tárraga adding that "saving personal tastes, I sincerely believe that the other shows have been at the height of the Festival has served as always for public access amateur shows not yet released in the Region, except in this case" Boris Godunov "by La Fura dels Baus, which saw two full on both nights of representation."
César Tárraga that already thinking about the 40 Anniversary of the Festival to be held in 2009, also highlights the presence of the photograph of the theater, the work of Pepe H that a year has returned to the auditorium and advances an ambitious exhibition tracing for the next edition.
Tárraga thanked "the confidence placed in me by the Mayor, Pepa Garcia as director of the Festival, and the invaluable support I received from the components of the theater group and San Javier Murcia Scene, who collaborated with the organization round table. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier