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The Public Market hosts Union tonight, starting at 23:00 h, the gala marking the official start of the Festival on its fiftieth anniversary with assistance from the mayor of La Union and Chairman of the event, Francisco M.
Bernabé Pérez and the harbinger of this issue, the president of the Autonomous Community of Murcia and first president of the board of the Foundation of Cante de las Minas, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso.
Valcárcel has already expressed "sincere thanks to those who, from any field, have contributed to the brilliant history of the festival, which today are a part. For the founders, organizers, competitors, artists, guests, dedicated geniuses and budding artists, sponsors, fans and the general public, which, over five memorable decades have built together one of our great regional reference as culture is concerned "
Similarly with regard to the Foundation of Cante de las Minas, has said is "a great asset that guarantees the durability of the Festival in the best conditions. Institution that marks a before and after the happening of an event that, in each new edition complies with the notice formidable challenge of overcoming the foregoing, the promise of memorable nights in the monumental Cathedral of Cante and certainty that the spell, and the art of flamenco duende found his home in Union preferred.
Later, after the proclamation, at the Cathedral of Cante act winners of competitions in voice, guitar, dance and flamenco instruments in 2009.
It is the winner of the Mining Lamp, Rafael Carlos Espejo "Churumbaque Son," the Mining Bordon, José A.
Cortes, El Desplante, Ana Morales and The Philo, Borja Évora.
The cultural agenda is hosting the opening of the exhibition "50 Years of Art" on the posters advertising the festival throughout its history and the Special Award for the Performing Arts, the National Ballet of Spain, in the person of director, dancer and choreographer, José Antonio, among other activities
The exhibition "50 Years of Art" on the posters advertising the festival throughout its history, will open at 19:45 pm and will be located in the lobby of City Hall of La Union, Pinion House building, from 9 am to 14 h.
and 18 to 21 h.
Then, at 20:00 pm, there will be the launch of "Chronicles of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas" (revised and enlarged edition), by D.
Asensio and D. Sáez
Jose Alfonso Perez, edited by the City of La Union, by the President of the Regional Assembly of Murcia, Francisco Vidal Celdran.
Also in the third round of the cultural agenda, then proceed to act institutional delivery of the following awards for the XI International Cultural Call with:
* Special Award special character, ex aequo, the National Competition of Flamenco Art in Cordoba, the Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla, Jerez Festival and the Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada (Spain's major flamenco festivals.)
* Special Award for the Performing Arts, the National Ballet of Spain, in the person of its director, dancer and choreographer, Jose Antonio.
Finally, continues to celebrate the "I Gastronomic Flamenco" at eight facilities in the municipality and is open to the public the Museo del Cante de las Minas (Pinion House building) and Flamingo Avenue, near Public Market Union.
Source: Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas
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