10/11/2010 Shows News

The Quintero Theater presents: "EL SOL, LA SAL, EL SON", the flamenco program of Canal Sur

Jesús Quintero tiene el placer de invitarle a la rueda de prensa de presentación del programa de Canal Sur que presentará Francisco Rivera.

Francisco Rivera and Jesus Quintero

Jesus Quintero has the pleasure to invite you to the Canal Sur program, presented by Francisco Rivera, "EL SOL, LA SAL, EL SON", the flamenco program of Canal Sur.For this first program some great artists will be there: Miguel Poveda, Dorantes, El Lebrijano, Carmen Linares, Arcángel, Diego Carrasco, Pastora Galván, Pansequito, El Cigala and Rocío Molina among others.A sincere bet for the flamenco, one of the biggest cultures of the world. A commitment of support to the candidacy of the autonomous government of Andalusia in order to give the flamenco the recognition it deserves, a part of the World Cultural Heritage of the UNESCO.The flamenco is and shold be a part of the Cultlural Heritage because it contributes to art, to culture and expresses the soul feelings of the humanity.

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05/10/2010 Dance Shows News

The opening of the "Dance Month" suposes the debut of Israel Galvan in a contemporary dance festival in Andalusia and the premiere of the artillery factory.

La inauguración del 'Mes de Danza' supone el debut de Israel Galván en una muestra de danza contemporánea en Andalucía y el estreno de la Fábrica de Artillería como espacio escénico.

Israel Galvan

The next 29 of october at 21pm the show of Israel Galvan marks the beginning of 23 days of contemporary dance. He will seize theatres, streets and places of the city and other unusual places. The artillery factory, declared good of Cultural interest, is without any doubt, one of this "unsual places"; for the first time in its large history,it will turn into a show place.Israel Galvan "solo", without music and without any kind of artifice, in the magnitude of the rooms of theartillery factory, is in charge to open this new edition of the "Dance Month", that will be dedicated this year to the dance and its relationship with technology. "Solo" of Israel Galvan, in which the dancer uses only his body, and silences to build his speech, is, teh starting point of this reflexion about the exceptional capacity of thecontemporary dance to incorporate technologies. A route that leads us from this "Solo" to proposals that sirve ofsensors, computers, several softwares and on-line interaction for these creative processes; machines are at the serviceof the creation and the dance is at the service of the machines to create pieces in live, in a play of inter relationshipand improvision with many possibilities.

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29/09/2010 La Bienal de Flamenco Shows News

Estrella Morente showes her charm from the Sacromonte around the Maestranza

Estrella Morente

The singer Estrella Morente has been applauded on Sunday night during the Flamenco Bienal of Seville for the premiere of the show "Estrella de Granada", accompanied by the Cuadro Gitano of the Sacromonte. The daughter of Enrique Morente, who conceived the show, got together on stage of the Maestranza Theater a team one hundred per cent of Granada. The showing of an audio-visual that recovers the period between the Second Republic and the Civil War, is a way to recall an historical event, the Contest of Cante Jondo in 1922. Recalling Antonio Chacón, Manolo de Huelva, Manuel Torres, Montoya and Pastora Pavón La Niña de los Peines, she began the show in a sensual way. She was wearing an elegant dress created by Victor y Lucchino (like the whole wardrobe) and she offered "Qué quieres de mi", her famous zambra.

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16/09/2010 La Bienal de Flamenco Seville Shows Singing News

The Bienal de Sevilla is starting with a sublime Miguel Poveda and will end with the master Paco de Lucia.

Miguel Poveda

The singer Miguel Poveda opened the 16. edition of the Bienal Flamenco de Sevilla last night. Without doubt one of the most important and expected show of this festival is the one of the guitar player Paco de Lucia, who will close the fetical next Saturday October 9. We have an appointment at the Maestranza Theater, at 20h30. The Andalusian main city is right now the flamenco main city, with a programming with 56 shows. In front of the Real Maestranza Bullfighing Place, Poveda offered an extraordinary interpretation, accompanied by a lot of musicians.

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10/09/2010 Seville Shows Music Singing News

Jesús Quintero reúne a más de 20 artistas de la copla flamenca en su Teatro.

Jesus Quintero

Several generations of the copla will be on the Quintero Theater stage from September 16. to October 10. for a tribute to the flamenco copla, a huge event (like never seen before) coinciding with the Flamenco Bienal.During this copla series, called "Andalucia en la copla: three artists generations at the Quintero Theater", recognized artists and new figures will interpret the most beautiful songs of the copla history. The fact that these series coincide with the Flamenco Bienal converts this event in something atypical, bringing together these two musical styles. Jesus Quintero counts with the participation of the most representative figures of the copla but also with the young artists, starting in this artistical kind.

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