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The singer Miguel Poveda will be named Honorary Citizen of the Union, and the fourth Festival Gala will be marked by the flamenco recital Argentina, and the premiere of the show "Flacomen" the dancer Israel Galván
La Catedral del Cante receive on Monday August 5 double spectacle Argentina singer and dancer Israel Galván.
Argentina will present his new work entitled "A Journey by Sing", an album whose base is the traditional song as the fandango, abandolaos, cantiñas, bulerías or Malaga, but also other songs that he had never dared to do and are somewhat into disuse, such as the mountain, the pole, cane, garrotín, tangos of Piyayo or full.
For its part, Israel Galván, bring Fla-co-men, a show whose central scoop revolve around music, no additives.
Galvan paralyze the senses of Old Public Market renewing your personal style with which he intends to cross the borders of dance but having as reference flamenco.
Before the performance, the Auditorium, at 20:00 pm, will host one of its most anticipated events, the Institutional Act of appointment as Honorary Citizen of the Union to Miguel Poveda, whose record was announced on 8 August last year.
A moving ceremony in this 53 edition dedicated to the singer who achieved 20 years ago the Mining Lamp and has always carried sing The Union and its flag.
The pre-conference Institutional Act payable by the writer and journalist Antonio Parra, under the title "Son of charnego".
Later, at 21:00, will open the exhibition "singers and Mines", "Miguel Poveda, Genius Sing" and "Flamenco Passion", Avenida del Flamenco.
And in this same location, after the performance of Argentina and Israel Galván, will be the discovery of the lamps Miguel Poveda and his mentor Pencho Cros, as well as Israel Galván thereof and Argentina.
Also in this special day of tribute from La Union to Miguel Poveda, continue at 12:30 the "Mornings Film Flamenco" in the House of the pinion, with the screening of the film "La Teta and the Moon" starring Miguel Poveda and directed by filmmaker Bigas Luna Gold Castillete 2012.
After the Gala Flamenca, and at dawn, took place on late night flamenco with the group's performance "Cachivela" in Ventorrillo Mine, opposite the Cathedral of Cante.
Argentina
Ana Maria Maria Lopez Tristancho lives for flamenco, stands thinking flamenco and feels fortunate to be able to pass through his voice and interpretation.
Known by the stage name of Argentina, this young woman born in Huelva, Andalusia acts in clubs and how Cristina Heeren Foundation in Seville.
Hard starts since his debut for his first album, received the Critics Award for Best Album of Revelation Sing.
In parallel, appears in the charts of the main stations in Andalusia, on various television programs and performs concerts with enormous success at venues like the Festival Cajon and the Fiestas de la Merce in Barcelona, ​​Málaga en Flamenco Biennial, Festival Flamenco Pa ' Cough or concerts in Huelva, Seville and Zaragoza.
In 2008 also highlight major successes in Madrid in the Summer in the City Festival in the beautiful setting of Jardines de Sabatini, at the Gran Teatro Falla in Cadiz and Bilbao Big Week.
The following year, made a grand tour across the length and breadth of Spanish geography copada great success and is awarded the National Award VIII "ACTIVE-CITY FLAMINGO ÚBEDA" a very important award within flamenco.
Argentina is hosted by multiple scenarios prestigious and acclaimed by the public there present with persistent ovations.
Scenarios such as the "Festival Flamenco Joaquín el de la Paula" or Mont de Marsan in France.
He has also performed in the concert "Music by the Ria" before more than 4,500 people.
At the end of 2009 comes the release of their second album "The Mines of Egypt."
Shortly after receiving the "Public Prize 2010 for his career Flemish and consolidation within their youth", and then, his new album is nominated for best flamenco album UFI (Independent Phonographic Union).
Argentina operates in the Suma Flamenca Festival in Seville Flamenco Biennial or the Gran Teatro de Huelva, among many other places.
The success of the flamenco singer, invades Spain in 2011 and during the same year, his debut in South America representing Spain at the IV Latin American Congress of Culture held in Argentina.
Performance that is the beginning of his success in the Americas.
Artist booming in 2012 participates in the National Ballet of Spain as guest artist to be part of the show Suite Sevilla to be represented by the most important theaters and auditoriums throughout Spain.
At the same time, continues its unstoppable solo career with performances in premiere of his new album in prestigious theaters under the title "A Journey by Sing".
Israel Galván
Son of Sevillian dancers Jose Galván and Eugenia de Los Reyes, Israel Galván started dancing very young from the hand of his father until 1994, at age 21, he joined the newly created Andalusian Dance Company directed by Mario Maya.
It was the beginning of an unstoppable trajectory, before long, materialized in the three major awards of flamenco: Vicente Escudero Award in National Art Contest Flamenco de Córdoba (1995), the Prize 'Desplante' Festival International Cante de las Minas de La Unión (1996), and winner of the First Competition for Young Artists at the IX Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla (1996).
Ten years later, in 2005, won the National Dance Award in the category of creation, granted by the Ministry of Culture.
In 1996, Israel Galván accompanied Vicente Amigo dance concerts in your hard Experiences imagined, and then worked in shows from other dancers like Mario Maya, Manuela Carrasco and Manuel Soler, with whom he had an intense personal and artistic relationship.
In September 1998, presented at the X Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla Look!
/ The Red Shoes, the first show of his company.
Since then, has always presented a new work at the Biennale.
In 1999 he was invited by the National Ballet of Spain to choreograph a farruca, for Oripandó work.
The artistic direction of all his works is of Peter G.
Romero.
The stage direction of his early works is Pepa Gamboa, although the latest Candil Bethlehem.
In 2000, he released The Metamorphosis, a complex choreography drawn from the work of Franz Kafka, with music by Enrique Morente, Estrella Morente Nick Lizard and, based on György Ligeti.
Two years later, presented Galvanic, with songs written specifically as a result of his experience as a dancer Gerardo Núñez Trio, with whom he toured 2001 the most prestigious festivals of jazz and flamenco world.
In October 2005, he participated (along with Chano Domínguez, Belén Maya, Alfredo Lagos and Carles Trepat) in the show: Albéniz: Iberia about, led by José Luis Ortiz Nuevo and presented at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville.
He also The Golden Age, in 2005, Tabula rasa, in 2006.
In 2007 he represented the end of this state of affairs, which then declined, and in 2011, he made a show with more actors: The curve.
But he has returned often to his earlier pieces, retouching.
So The Golden Age (which since its release in early 2005 until late 2008 had exceeded the hundred passes), only between 2011-2012 has represented, in addition to Spanish and French cities, 'in London (Flamenco Festival) , Sydney, Leipzig, Santiago, Chile or New York.
Source: Festival del Cante de las Minas
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