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During the processions, the floats ("pasos") with the figures are carried on the shoulders of the "costaleros", and are followed by processions of "nazarenos" in long, hooded gowns, the penitents (carrying figures of the cross on their shoulders), and women and girls dressed in black traditional Spanish costumes carrying candles and crosses.
The weight of the paso depends on the size and it can take as many as 40 men to carry. If you come to Granada in the weeks leading up to Semana Santa you might possibly run into one of the practice sessions and might wonder what a group of men are doing trying to carry a wooden structure on their heads with bags of sand.
It is hard to choose between the different processions, but perhaps the important ones are the "Silent Procession" on Thursday (when the street lights along the route are turned off and the procession takes place in absolute silence) and the "Gypsy Procession" on Wednesday which goes through the Albaicín/Sacromonte quarter. During the Gypsy Procession, bonfires are lit along the route and stops are made every so often for "saetas" (traditional songs to the Virgin) to be sung.

PROGRAMA

Miércoles 14 de marzo
Teatro Isabel la Católica, 21h00
Estreno del Tango “Tango a Granada” a cargo de Fabián Carbone Cuarteto y Carlos Andreoli (voz)
Letra: Sebastián Pérez - Música: José María Guadalupe y Ángel López Carreño.
Adelaida Mejía y Edwin Cárdenas (Tango-Danza)
Dúo El balcón. (Voz femenina y Guitarra)
MAX VAN DE VOORDE y SOLANGE ACOSTA (Campeones Mundiales de baile de tango 2011)
AMORES TANGOS (Quinteto)

Jueves 15 de marzo
Teatro Isabel la Católica, 21h00
Martín Rago presenta "Tanguero viejo"
Cia. de danza Conexión Tango presenta "PERFILES" (1ª parte)

Viernes 16 de marzo
Teatro Isabel la Católica, 21h00
LA YUNTA (piano, bandoneón y contrabajo)
Ganadores del Concurso de Tango convocado por la Embajada de España en Montevideo
Adeláida y Edwin (Tango-Danza) y Fabián Carbone (bandoneón).
BOSIÓN TRÍO (guitarrras) Artista invitada: Dioni D’Amaral (voz)

Sábado 17 de marzo
Teatro Isabel la Católica, 21h00
Cia. de danza Conexión Tango presenta "PERFILES" (2ª parte)
ALEJANDRO ZIEGLER CUARTETO

Domingo 18 de marzo
Teatro Isabel la Católica, 20h00
SOLEDAD VILLAMIL en concierto

For further information regarding the whole programme visit the official Festival website: www.retroback.info or Retroback in Facebook.

Enjoy the Festival with Carlos Gardel:

Carlos Gardel - El Día Que Me Quieras

The International Jazz Festival of Granada city is one of Europe's oldest and sees both established and up-and-coming jazz artists perform at the Isabel La Catolica Theatre. Previous line-ups include the likes of Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Charlie Haden and Art Blakey.

As well as the main festival, there are lots of chances to catch jazz concerts at venues in Granada throughout November. Full details of these and other supporting programmes are available on the Granada International Jazz Festival website.

Highlights of the line-up for 2011 include Roy Haynes, Stacey Kent, the Christian McBride Trio and the McCoy Tyner Trio.

LOS UNIVERSOS de MORENTE: del 16 al 31 de Agosto.

Explorando caminos:
Martes, 16 Agosto
ESPECTÁCULO: Entre dos orillas, Chekara-flamenca.

Miércoles, 17 Agosto
CINE: Morente, El Barbero de Picasso (Documental de E.R. Barachina, España 2011).

Jueves, 18 Agosto
ESPECTÁCULO: Incursiones con el Rock (Antonio Arias, J. Florent, Erik).

La guitarra toca a Morente:
Martes, 23 Agosto
ESPECTÁCULO: “Habichuela en rama” -  Pepe Habichuela.

Miércoles, 24 Agosto
CINE: Morente Sueña la Alhambra (Documental de J. Sánchez Montes, España / 2007).

Jueves, 25 Agosto
ESPECTÁCULO: “La voz de mis adentros” - Juan Habichuela (Jr.)

Lugar: Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte

During July and August we will incorporate this performance into our weekly cultural programme. Our students will have the opportunity to see one of the most famous Spanish Flamenco dancers in an fantastic atmosphere at the Alhambra Gardens.



Together with our students, we have seen seven of these open air flamenco shows and have been thrilled by each one. We believe that this will be one of the best yet.

Maybe we will see you there?

En un ambiente agradable y con unas vistas espectaculares a a la Alhambra vamos a disfrutar de las siguientes sesiones de cine durante el mes de Julio:

Martes 12 de Julio
LA VIDA EMPIEZA HOY
Laura Maña (España 2010)
Premio de la crítica Festival de cine español de Málaga.

Jueves 14 de Julio
DESPEDIDAS
Yoyiro Takita (Japón 2009)
Oscar mejor película extranjera 2009

Martes 19 de Julio
SOUL KITCHEN
Fatih Akin (Alemania 2009)
Premio especial del jurado Venecia 2009

Jueves 21 de Julio
NAUSICAÄ DEL VALLE DEL VIENTO
Hayao Miyazaki (Japón)
Animación

Martes 26 de Julio
LA DULCE VIDA
Mike Leigh (Reino Unido 2008)
Oso de plata, mejor actriz Berlín 2008

Jueves 28 de Julio
RIO HELADO
Courtney Hunt (USA 2008)
Mejor película Sundance 2008

Museo del Sacromonte: 22.00 hrs
Entrada: 3 €
Más información en: www.sacromontegranada.com

I hope you all are geared up and ready to attend this wonderful event! The Festival is known worldwide and you definitely don’t want miss out on a chance to see many amazing performers live. During the festival week there are plenty of free music and dance performances in the city centre: FEX Programme. Check out www.granadafestival.org

From here you can download the official festival programme and the programme of the FEX activities.

Domingo 19 de Junio en Granada, extraño día de manifestaciones en la ciudad. El movimiento 15M convocó a más de 25 000 personas contra los recortes sociales, mientras que los seguidores del  Granada Club de Futbol celebraban el ascenso del equipo a la 1ª División. Y todo en un ambiente de fiesta. Lo dicho un extraño y especial domingo a casi 40º de temperatura.

Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, will inaugurate the eighth International Poetry Festival in Granada being held from May 9th to May 13th 2011.

On May 10th at the Auditorio Manuel de Falla, Mario Vargas Llosa will talk about his relationship with poetry and other literature-related issues. During the day,  there will also be recitals by the pianist Rosa Torres Pardo and the poet Luis García Montero.

On May 12th, the ‘Federico García Lorca’ prize will be awarded to Málaga poet María Victoria Atencia.