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XVII Flamenco biennial poster

This meeting with flamenco in Seville will be celebrated from the 3d to the 30th of september and brings in 2012 a lot of news. Among the big news at logistic level is emphasized on the recovery of the Alcazar and the Cartuja monastery, and the incorporation of the auditorium FIBES for the biennial. The siting with capacity for more than 3.000 persons and The Spanish National ballet, with the show "Medea" of Manolo Sanlucar. 
They kept the classic spaces like El Maestranza, that will be taken by the big ballets. Two stars will illuminate the stage, María Pajés with Utopía Compagny and Sara Baras with her flamenco show. 
Among the most original shows, the offer of Piacere & Fahmi Alqhai & Arcángel academy that will count on Patricia Guerrero a fusion between old music and Flamenco, will be celebrated on tuesday 4th of september in the Alcazar. The Evangelistas, with a solemn tribute in rock'n roll to Enrique Morente, will be another of the stand out dishes, and will be in the Central theatre on saturday 29th of september.

La XVII Bienal de Flamenco.

As emotional moment, this tribute to Camaron for the XX anniversary of his death, with artists like Duquende, La Susi, Montse Cortés or Pepe de Lucía directed by Javier Limón. It will be for sure one of the most vibrant moment of the biennial.
Finally, we have to note the youngest offers interpretated in the La Alameda Theatre, interpretated by the Winners of the II and III Andalusian competition of Young flamencos of the younth andalousian Institute, and the cycle "Integrated flamenco", with Mari Ángeles Narváez  "La niña de los cupones" (the voucher girl) and her show, "La sorda".
The XVII flamenco biennial will be classified as "a city for flamenco", the entrances are on sale for all shows, all information and programation en www.labienal.com