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The International Festival of Music and Dance of Granada is a living instrument of cultural activity all within a common framework of emotion.

Emotion expressed in artistic offerings of outstanding quality; emotion in the enjoyment of the most beautiful and original spaces in Granada and its province; emotion in the discovery of what Granada has to offer in the way of unique experiences in cultural tourism which each year are discovered by more people from every corner of Spain and abroad.

The Alhambra in Granada is this Festival’s most impressive sign of identity and a unique setting for its performances. At the beginning of summer hundreds of spectators enjoy the music and the dance, infused by the aroma of the gardens of the Alhambra and under the impact of the amazing Nazrid, Renaissance and Romantic architecture which has made of Granada the so-called Gateway to the South.

And side-by-side with the performances that take place in the Alhambra there is a broad mosaic of artistic events which extends throughout Granada and its province and is available for public enjoyment: this is the FEX. The most spectacularly monumental sights of the city, together with the contemporary buildings, the many squares and street corners make the Festival a popular event enjoyed by thousands.

We hope that you will take part in these activities in the Alhambra’s palaces and the gardens, at the century-old sights of historic Granada and in the modern city too.



Welcome to the Festival: www.granadafestival.org

Special groups, much like the Holy Week brotherhoods, slave over the annual decoration of their respective cross, which they then erect in a public square or courtyard. "Casetas" are set up nearby each cross (in the very same plaza or courtyard) where you can find the typical jubilant Andalucían antics and shenanigans: eating, drinking, partying, and dancing sevillanas.

Aside from these marvelous florally-decorated temporary crosses, fixed crosses also get a lavish makeover, as do the various plazas and courtyards. With people to impress and awards to be won, decoration during Cruces de Mayo becomes almost a marathon sport- you'll easily see why it's one of Granada's world-famous festivals!

During the next week we will complement the Spanish courses with different activities offered by the 25 International Granada Tango Festival.

Students can participate in a Tango workshop at the school or visit one of the performances at the Teatro Isabel La Católica.

You can download the festival programme here!

The city of Granada, Spain, hosts an annual Classic Film Festival called Retroback. This ten-day festival is the most-respected classic film festival in Europe. This year, Retroback is going to honor Conde Dracula and all the movies which were based on the novel of Bram Stoker.

For further information regarding the programme visit: www.retroback.info

Cuando una persona entra en la Alhambra, se sumerge en un gran manuscrito.
Lo que hace especial a este monumento, es la poesía mural. Un género único en el arte islámico del que fueron autores los primeros ministros; políticos y poetas al servicio del sultán que utilizaron la poesía como una eficaz herramienta de propaganda política a través de lo que en la corte se llamaba “la oficina de redacción”.

For all those who want to travel to Granada for a Spanish course and would like to combine learning Spanish with skiing in Sierra Nevada:
More information is available on www.spain.info

The annual Hocus Pocus Festival fills the city of Granada with fascinating magic. Enjoy events for both the public and professionals, including HocusNights (magic shows), lectures and workshops at venues throughout the city.

This year’s Hocus Pocus Festival will feature performances by magicians and masters of illusion from Spain, China, France and Argentina. There will even be gala performances and clown workshops as well!

Come to Granada and be mystified by illusions beyond your wildest imagination

Visit the Festival Programme here!

The Jazz Festival in Granada is brilliant.If you like Jazz it would be a great time to visit Granada. The weather is often really good in November and everyting is cheap because it is low season. Throughout the Jazz Festival there is a lot of Jazz in bars as well as at the big venues.

There is more info on the Festival Website.

Granada, thanks to its fascinating history and exceptional geographical location, makes a magnificent film set. Our beautiful city is also an extraordinary place to hold a cinema event, encounters between young professionals and the public, of the calibre of the International Young Filmakers Festival of Granada.

We encourage all of you to participate in this year’s festival. You will find little gems to everyone’s liking, a wide variety of contents in which people of all types and all ages will find something to delight them. I am sure that the works screened will move you, amuse you and also make you think.

For further information regarding the programme visit the Festival Website.

Antonio Canales collaborates in the show, which will be on the bill together with "Metáfora" at La Alhambra’s Generalife Gardens from July 18th to August 31st.

“At five in the afternoon”. That is the crucial verse in "Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías", the elegy which Federico García Lorca wrote in 1935 for his bullfighter friend, gored to death by the bull Granadino in Manzanares. And now that poem has become the inspiration for the new show by the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, the second one directed by Rubén Olmo. As a special collaborator for the occasion, Antonio Canales joins the lineup of the public Andalusian company, which includes young bailaores like Patricia Guerrero and Eduardo Leal. Together with the choreography "Metáfora", the show will be part of the double program offered by the Lorca y Granada 2012 Series from July 18th to August 31st at the auditorium of the Generalife Gardens, in the setting of La Alhambra.