In Mairena del Alcor (province of Seville) everything is in place for
the thirty-second Congreso Internacional de Arte Flamenco “Mairena
and reclaiming flamenco” which this September will receive a large
number of highly specialized representatives, from academics and investigators
to peña members, flamenco fans and performers.
The varied program includes workshops and courses, expositions, a visit
to the flamenco center in Jerez (CAF), record and book presentations,
live performances and an interesting series of conferences and round table
discussions led by flamenco authorities such as Ángel Álvarez
Caballero, Manuel Martín Martín and Gerhard Steingress among
many others. One such event titled “La figura de D. Antonio Mairena”
which includes panel members Manuel Herreras Rodas, Félix Grande,
Juan Manuel Suárez Japón and Agustín Gómez,
promises to be an important focal point of attention, and a conference
by Paco González, “La validez de los Congresos de Arte Flamenco”
will examine the relevance of these very congresses.
Coinciding with the Congreso, the 43rd Flamenco Contest and Festival
“Antonio Mairena”, one of the oldest and most prestigious
events of this type, is scheduled to be held in Mairena del Alcor with
performances by José Mercé, Calixto Sánchez, Aurora
Vargas, José Menese, El Cabrero, Antonio Ortega (hijo) y Antonio
“El Pipa”.
PROGRAM OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
PRE-CONGRESS
• Wednesday, September 1st:
6:00pm Workshop “Los Jóvenes y el Flamenco” Lugar:
Casa Palacio
8:30pm Inauguration of the Photographic Exposition. Manuel Guillén.
Casa Palacio
• Thursday, September 2nd:
6:00pm. Visit to the Centro Flamenco de Jerez. Leave from Mairena del
Alcor: Casa de la Cultura.
Conference by Manuel Navarro: “Origen y esencias flamencas del Festival
del Cante Jondo Antonio Mairena. Un sentido compromiso con la herencia
del maestro”. Casa Palacio.
• Friday, September 3rd:
8:30pm: Inauguration Flamenco exposition.
11:00pm : XLIII. Cante Jondo contest. Casa Palacio
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Saturday, September 4th:
11:00pm : XLIII Cante Jondo festival “Antonio
Mairena”: José Mercé, Calixto Sánchez, Aurora
Vargas, José Menese, El Cabrero, Antonio Ortega (hijo), al baile
Antonio “El Pipa”.
• Sunday, September 5th. Tribute to Antonio Mairena
8:00pm. Inauguration of the Poster exposition of previous Festivales de
Mairena del Alcor./Bienal de Flamenco. Salón de Plenos del Ayuntamiento.
10:00pm. Flamenco show “El Payo Humberto”. Casa Palacio.
• Monday, September 6th:
10:00h-11:30. Conference by Cristina Cruces: “La mujer en el flamenco:
situación histórica y perspectivas de futuro”
11:45-1:45pm. Intensive dance course, Technique, compás and palmas
5:30pm-6:30pm. Vídeo about Flamenco
6:30pm-8:30pm. Intensive dance course, Technique, compás and palmas.
10:00pm. Peñas Flamencas, encounter organized by the Casa del Arte
Flamenco Antonio Mairena. Casa Palacio.
• Tuesday, September 7th:
10:00-11:30h. Conference by Gerhard Steingress. “La Hibridación
Transcultural como clave de la formación del nuevo Flamenco (Aspectos
histórico-sociológicos, analíticos y comparativos)”
11:45-1:45pm : Intensive dance course de Baile, technique, compás
and palmas.
5:30pm-6:30pm: Book presentation by Luis Soler y Ramón Soler, with
Juan Manuel Suárez Japón. “ Los cantes de Antonio
Mairena” (Comentarios a su obra discográfica)
6:30pm-8:30pm: Intensive dance course, technique, compás and palmas.
10:00pm. Performance by singer Antonio Reyes. Casa Palacio.
• WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th
10:00: Registration. Casa Palacio.
12:00: Flamenca mass with local singers.
1:30pm:Oficial Reception at the Casa Palacio
2:00pm: Getting-to-know-you lunch at the Casa Palacio
6:00pm: Official opening and protocol. Casa de la Cultura.
6:30pm: Inaugural conference by Manuel Copete, director de la Bienal.
Casa de la Cultura
7:45pm-8:00pm. Record presentation.
9:30pm. Dinner, equestrian exhibition and flamenco show with “Sabor
Jerez”.
• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th
10:00-11:00: Conference: “La estética del baile en la perspectiva
del siglo XXI” a cargo de Ángel Álvarez Caballero.
11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK
11:30-12:00: Book presentation.
12:00-1:30pm. Round-table discussion about the aesthetic change in flamenco
dance. Javier Latorre, Cristina Hoyos, Mario Maya, Eva “La Yerbabuena”,
Ángel Álvarez Caballero.
5:30pm-6:45pm: Conference: “La libertad expresiva desde el Festival
de Mairena del Alcor”. Manuel Martín Martín
19:00-8:00pm: Conference “El concepto de acompañamiento guitarrístico
en Antonio Mairena”. Eusebio Rioja
9:30pm:
Dinner and show with the company of Javier Barón:
“Dime”
• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th
10:00-11:00: Conference: “El flamenco en ámbito reducido,
la expresión gestual en el cante” by Dolores Pantoja Guerrero
11:00-11:20 COFFEE BREAK
11:20-11:45: Presentation of the book: “Las mujeres malagueñas
en el flamenco”de Gonzalo Rojo, by Paco Faldón and Manuel
López.
12:00-1:30pm: Poetry recital of flamenco verse. José Luis Ortiz
Nuevo, Antonio García Barbeito, José el de la Tomasa.
5:30pm-7:30pm: Round table discussion about Antonio Mairena. Manuel Herreras
Rodas, Félix Grande, Juan Manuel Suárez Japón, Agustín
Gómez.
9:00pm
: Show at the Lope de Vega Theater within the Bienal:
Calixto Sánchez, La Macanita , Terremoto and the dancing of Milagros
Mengíbar. Dinner in Seville.
• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th
10:00-11:00. Conference. “Presencia y esencia del flamenco en Mairena
del Alcor” by Francisco Javier Sicardo.
11:00-11:20 COFFEE BREAK
11:20-12:00. Conference: “Análisis filogenético del
compás flamenco: una herramienta que respalda principios musicológicos.”
a cargo de José Miguel Díaz Báñez.
12:00-12:45. Conference: “La validez de los Congresos de Arte Flamenco”
a cargo de Paco González.
1:00-1:45pm: Presentation of the next candidate for host. Closure and
conclusions.
10:00pm GALA DINNER with flamenco show and orchestra..
