The Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Autonomous Community, Pedro Alberto Cruz, Murcia has received our Mayor, Francisco Bernabé, in order to set the timeframe of the Cante de las Minas Foundation 2012.
In principle, the projections go through this same month of February approving the bases that will govern the competitions of the Festival and the opening of registration deadlines for the artistes who want to participate in them.
In March, will be announced at a press conference the institutional awards prizes of the contest (Castilletes Golden Golden Carbides, le Trouvere Cathedral of Cante and Marin) and the author of the poster and the figure of the preacher of this edition.
In April, the poster will present the image of the event this year, while in May will be the presentation of the Festival program this year.
In early June will start the Selective Tests will visit the Spanish geography to determine the artists who will qualify for the semifinals of the Union and the end of this month, will be the closing gala with performances by the students of the second class School of Flamenco Cante de las Minas.
Throughout the month of June will be held two congresses University of Flamenco with the collaboration of the two public universities in the region, through the Campus of International Excellence Mare Nostrum, also again enjoy the Gastronomic del Cante de las Minas and presented the Agenda Cultural Festival.
Finally, in August reached between 1 and 11, is scheduled to celebrate the great feast of the senses than a year in La Union to gather the most renowned artists and personalities from the cultural, social and political.
Regardless of the above, is also planning a new joint action for the city of Lorca and their victims by earthquakes of May 11, details will be announced shortly.
The meeting was also attended by the Director General of Cultural Industries, Juan Antonio Lorca, Councilman unionense, Fernando Alcaraz and Esteban Bernal artist, which this year will be one of the great protagonists of the Cante de las Minas thanks to an exhibition of some elements very typical of our mountains is going to tour Spain as representative symbol of our Festival under the title "The Union Mining."
The forecast is that the presentation of it is performed next March at the Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia, at which time will start his tour of various cities in Spain until officially be closed during the month of August The Union, on the occasion of the next show.
Source: Ayuntamiento de La Unión