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The Murcia Three Cultures Festival XIII incorporates two new venues: the Teatro Circo Murcia and the courtyard of the Museum of Fine Arts, while most nightclubs are added to the "Night of the Three Cultures."
The Mayor noted that "Murcia is again becoming the capital of tolerance."
In this new edition will be used 18 scenarios, 17 music and participate construed artists from 21 countries.
Rodrigo Leão's concert at the TCM festival opens on 21 May, whose closure will be borne by Africa Camut, Plaza Belluga.
The Murcia Three Cultures Festival keeps his appointment with Murcia and, in May, will take another year, the squares, streets and most emblematic venues of the city, proving once again that it is possible to reconcile ideas and religions through music, dance and speech.
Many of these shows are held outdoors, in public spaces for his legacy and tradition are deeply linked to the history of the city and the essence of this festival.
The Mayor, Miguel Angel House, noted in his presentation that the Festival celebrates its thirteenth edition "fully consolidated as a meeting between peoples and civilizations, which in turn allowed to convert to Murcia in the" capital of tolerance " which sustains the harmony with which Christians, Jews and Muslims lived together in the Mediterranean for 800 years. "
Major figures in this thirteenth edition are:
- 18 scenarios were used
- They can hear music 17
- Will act artists from 21 countries
- Will be offered more than 40 performances of music and dance
- 3 performances make up the "Concert for Tolerance" at the Teatro Circo Murcia: Rodrigo Leão, Wim Mertens and Michael Nyman
- Guest Country: Portugal.
There will be 6 performances of music by artists from this country
- The Feast of the Three Cultures will take place from 20.30 pm on Friday, 25 to 24 hours on Saturday 26 May.
- Author of Poster: Antonio Ballester
One of the main novelties of this edition is the inclusion in the 'circuit' Festival a new scenario: the Teatro Circo Murcia, a center stage that, because of its proximity and excellent programming, has found a place in the landscape Murcian culture.
Also new, the courtyard of the Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia, example of eclectic architecture of the early twentieth century, will host the concerts 'Murcianos for Tolerance'.
For the 'Night of the Three Cultures' are added three new shows nightly: Zalacaín, Becket and Kennedy, where you can enjoy music in a relaxed atmosphere.
The Festival this year will occupy much of the city.
The scenarios chosen are:
University Senate
Plaza Julian Romea
City Museum
Plaza Santo Domingo
Europe Square
Plaza Santa Catalina
Square Apostles
Plaza de la Cruz
Wall Veronicas
Square Belluga
Patio Royal Museum Santa Clara
Museum Church St. John of God
False Door
Chamber Musik
Zalacaín, Becket and Kennedy
Space Terrace Mills Río_Caballerizas
Museum of Fine Arts
Circo Teatro Murcia
The types of music selected for the festival range from the purest forms of traditions and references to the participating countries, to mergers and trends.
Among the music that you hear are: Sephardic, jazz, sacred, Balkan, Andalusian, gospel, blues, klezmer, pop, African, Persian, folk, fado, minimalist, rai, Celtic and Greek.
Participating artists from over 20 countries.
The program will start on Monday 21 May, at 21.30 pm in the Teatro Circo Murcia, starring Rodrigo Leão, one of the most important composers of Portugal, accompanied by a group of strings and accordion Celina da Piedade .
In addition to reviewing his most famous compositions, the musician and Portuguese pianist will present his latest album: The Magic Mountain.
Camut Africa, a show where dance and music of the Senegalese group Djilandiang African bind to the rhythms and dances of the Catalans Camut Band, will close the festival on Saturday May 26 at the Plaza Belluga.
Along with music and dance, the Festival offers unmissable film, exhibitions, symposia and conferences
The International Festival for Tolerance Murcia Three Cultures is organized by the city of Murcia and in the thirteenth edition, under the patronage of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, the Foundation Cajamurcia and media group Truth, as well as collaboration of Iberdrola, El Corte Ingles, the University of Murcia, Casa Estrella de Levante and Sepharad.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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