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The celebration of the centenary of the first Cante Jondo Flamenco contest will have a key presence in the 71st edition of the Granada Festival. Under the heading #granada1922, the historic contest held in Granada will be this year's Festival's main theme. Legendary flamenco artists such as Rancapino, Juan Villar, Vicente Soto, José de la Tomasa or Pepe Habichuela will visit the Festival together with very well known flamenco singers such as Marina Heredia, Mayte Martín, Jesús Méndez, Rafael de Utrera, Pedro El Granaíno or the youngest Kiki Morente. The Malandain Ballet Biarritz will recall with its choreographies the premieres of the ballets of The Firebird and The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky.

We will enjoy some current Spanish and flamenco dance performances that the Ballet Nacional de España will put on the stage of the Teatro del Generalife, or the flamenco companies of María Pagés (De Sheherazade) and Patricia Guerrero (Deliranza).

This year's resident artist will be the German violist Tabea Zimmermann without a doubt the best current performer of this instrument.

Between June 13 and July 10, over 28 days, the Granada Festival will offer a total of 96 music and dance shows (50 in the general program and 46 in the Fex).

in the dance section the festival will be present for the first time one of the most solid European companies, the Slovenian National ballet Ljubljana, with a production of Le Corsaire, choreography by José Carlos Martínez.

Bach modern, another of this year's thematic cycles, will include four artists of great international prominence who will establish a dialogue between the timeless musical universe of J.S. Bach and the contemporary scores of three seminal composers of the 20th century: György Kurtág, Olivier Messiaen and Dmitri Shostakovich.

#Brahms125 will pay a small tribute to the brilliant Hamburg composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897), whose 125th anniversary of his death in Viena is commemorated this year.

Among the great performers who will come to Granada this year, we highlight the first of two enormous Russian talents, despite their youth: the pianist Daniil Trifonov, who has just turned 30; and the incredibly young Alexandra Dovgan, who at just 14, has captivated the most demanding audiences in Europe.

For further information visit: https://granadafestival.org/

The SEMANA DIGITAL DEL ESPAÑOL is a new event developed by FEDELE SPAIN.

It is a hybrid physical-digital event that will take place on 17th and 18th October in digital format and from 19th to 22nd October 2022 in Madrid with the aim of bringing together language and tourism agencies, federated centres, students, teachers and management teams.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT FORMS OF PARTICIPATION
This event will have two main themes: training sessions and commercial activities to close deals between participating schools, agencies and institutions. It is an event with different agendas and forms of participation, depending on the profile of the participant, and open to all professionals worldwide. Management teams will be able to participate in all activities, including the private session on Wednesday 19th October. Federated centres will have preference in activities and agendas.

• Digital-only assistants
  Under this modality, users will be able to follow all the digital activities planned from 1st July to 22nd October, including all training activities.
  
  
• Non-federated centres
  The event is open to the participation of non-federated centres. They will be able to take part in dozens of activities.
  
  
• Spanish teachersTeachers can access to training pills and sessions and develop their abilities and knowledges.
  
  
• Agencies and schools
  During business meetings international professionals can expand their commercialisation channels.
  
  
• Students
• For the first time, we will have an event for students of Spanish as a foreign language in our country with a big party in Madrid.
  
  

Click here to see the whole programme:
https://fedele.org/en/semana-del-espanol-2022/

Wednesday, 08.06.2022
20.30 h
Tapa Tour with our teacher Marisa
* students pay their own consumptions.
Meeting point: School

Saturday, 11.06.2022
08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Guide: Juan / Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide and insurance

Saturday, 18.06.2022
08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Guide: Juan / Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting and insurance

Saturday, 25.06.2022
07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Guide: Juan / Price: 70 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees and insurance

Meeting point: Congress Palace

RESERVATIONS AT THE OFFICE:
Hammam Al-Andalus
C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 - 18009 Granada
For more than eight centuries of Muslim customs the Arab baths have been part of the culture in Granada. Price: 55 € (90 minutes; includes 15 minutes massage)

Enjoy a Flamenco show at any time during the week! We can inform you about availibility and prices at different places!

Saturday, 07.05.2022
08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting and insurance

Saturday, 14.05.2022
08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Tropical Coast
Guide: Juan
Price: 55 €*
* includes transport, guide and insurance

Saturday, 28.05.2022
07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Cordoba
Guide: Juan
Price: 70 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees and insurance

Meeting point: Congress Palace

RESERVATIONS AT THE OFFICE:

Hammam Al-Andalus
C/ Santa Ana, nº 16 - 18009 Granada
For more than eight centuries of Muslim customs the Arab baths have been part of the culture in Granada.
Price: 55 €*
* 90 minutes; includes 15 minutes massage

Enjoy a Flamenco show at any time during the week! We can inform you about availibility and prices at different places!

• Activities are organized for all Spanish levels
• Dates and activities may be subject to change
• Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school
• The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.

During the course week from 25 to 29 de april 2022 a group of young portuguese students from the Escola Secundária Luis de Freitas Branco in Paço de Arcos, participated in a Spanish language programme at our school.

They combined 4 Spanish lessons of 45 minutes per day at our school with cultural activities organized by their tutors.

Daily programme from Monday to Friday:
08.00 h
Breakfast
09.00-12.15 h
Spanish course
12.30-19.00 h
Cultural activites
20.00 h
Dinner

Our school hosted the students with local host families who live in our neighbourhood and in walking distance to the school.

Paseo de los Tristes literally means Promenade of the Sad. This square runs parallel to the River Darro and owes its name to the fact that funeral corteges used to pass through here on their way up to the cemetery behind the Alhambra.

Both the square and the original fountain were built in 1609 when the area was redesigned and it has always been a very lively place. In times gone by, fiestas and celebrations would be held here and at one time the River Darro itself was covered over with boards to act as a stage for small bullfights.

The first bridge you reach is called "Puente de las Chirimias" or the "Pipers' Bridge" and although there may have originally been an Arab bridge in this same spot, the bridge you can see today was rebuilt in 1882.

Next to it is a small, three-storey square house (also built in 1609) which sheltered the musicians who played at the various celebrations. The bottom floor was used by bailiffs and minor officials, and the town council would occupy the second floor, with the musicians on the top floor. It was later sold in the 18th century, and used for accommodation. It has now been restored and is the headquarters for the Historical and Cultural Association of Granada.

At the end of the square there is another bridge: the Puente del Aljibillo and refers to the aljibe or water cistern that used to exist on the promenade on the other side of the river.

If you cross over the bridge you can take a left and go for a walk along the Camino del Avellano to the Fuente del Avellano. This walk offers some magnificent views of the Sacromonte and Albaicín areas. The fountain was also the meeting place for a literary group headed by Angel Ganivet.

Saturday, 02.04.2022 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting, insurances

Saturday, 09.04.2022 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting, insurances

Saturday, 30.04.2022 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, insurances

Enjoy a Flamenco show or a session at the Arab bath Hammam Ál-Andalus at any time during the week! We can do the reservation for you at the office!

· Activities are organized for all Spanish levels
· Dates and activities may be subject to change.
· Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school.
· The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.

SPANISH COURSE IN GRANADA & CULTURAL PROGRAM

Monday, 21.03.2022
Arrival at Malaga airport at 10.15 h; transfer to Granada and reception
by the host families in the Neptuno Shopping Center.
14.00 h: Lunch
20.00 h: Dinner

Tuesday, 22.03.2022
08.00 h: Breakfast
09.00-10.30 h: Spanish course
10.30-10.45 h: Break
10.45-12.15 h: Spanish course
12.15-12.30 h: Break
12.30-13.15 h: Spanish course
14.00 h: Lunch
18.30-20.00 h: Guided visit to the Albaicín and Flamenco at the
Sacromonte (Picnic)

Wednesday, 23.03.2022
08.00 h: Breakfast
09.00-10.30 h: Spanish course
10.30-10.45 h: Break
10.45-12.15 h: Spanish course
12.15-12.30 h: Break
12.30-13.15 h: Spanish course
14.00 h: Lunch
20.00 h: Dinner

Thursday, 24.03.2022
08.00 h: Breakfast
09.00-10.30 h: Spanish course
10.30-10.45 h: Break
10.45-12.15 h: Spanish course
12.15-12.30 h: Break
12.30-13.15 h: Spanish course
13.30 h: Guided visit to the Alhambra (Picnic)
20.00 h: Dinner

Friday, 25.03.2022
08.00 h: Breakfast
09.00-10.30 h: Spanish course
10.30-10.45 h: Break
10.45-12.15 h: Spanish course
12.15-12.30 h: Break
12.30-13.15 h: Spanish course
14.00 h: Lunch
20.00 h: Dinner

Saturday, 26.03.2022
07.30 h: Breakfast
08.00-19.00 h: Day trip to Córdoba (Picnic)
20.00 h: Dinner

Sunday, 27.03.2022
Breakfast
08.00 h: Transfer from the Neptuno Shopping Center in Granada
to Malaga airport; families bring students to the meeting point.

At the end of last February, Russia undertook military maneuvers against Ukraine and its civilian population, unleashing a war that we never thought could be repeated in Europe. Many Ukrainians are being forced to leave their home and land to countries that host them as refugees which has become a nightmare for them.

At Escuela Montalbán and in collaboration with FEDELE, our national association of Spanish language schools, we want to show our support for the Ukrainian people and, therefore, we will continue to carry out our main task: teaching Spanish as a foreign language.

For this reason, we offer free Spanish coursesto Ukrainians who are in Granada as refugees during the year 2022. The number and the length of these free courses will depend on our availibility. Refugees on a beginner level will have preferences! These courses are only suitable for adults!

Wednesday, 15.03.2022 / 21.00 h
International Tango Festival
"Jazz, Flamenco y Tango las orillas de un ancho rio"
Meeting point: Teatro Isabel La Católica
Guide: Margarete
Price: 16 €

Saturday, 19.03.2022 / 08.45-20.00 h
Day trip to the Alpujarra Mountains
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 50 €*
* includes transport, guide, ham tasting, insurances

Saturday, 26.03.2019 / 07.45-20.00 h
Day trip to Córdoba
Meeting point: Congress Palace
Guide: Juan
Price: 65 €*
* includes transport, guide, entrance fees, insurances

Enjoy a Flamenco show or a session at the Arab bath Hammam Ál-Andalus at any time during the week! We can do the reservation for you at the office!

· Activities are organized for all Spanish levels
· Dates and activities may be subject to change.
· Students enroll and pay for all activities at the school.
· The school may cancel activities in case there is not a minimum of participants.