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Antonio Carmona presents his vision of A Missummer Night’s Dream. The lead singer of Ketama, a flamenco band which amazed the world with its fussions of rock, bossa nova, jazz, flamenco and salsa and dissapeared suddenly when its members decided to try their artistics, is responsible for the musical production of ‘El Sueño de Una […]
Cadiz hosts the Latin American & Spanish Theatre Festival from 17-28 October with events at venues around the city. Although the programme is not final until the last minute, the festival usually includes several theatre companies from Spain as well as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay. The festival is not just limited […]
Benamocarra near Malaga is currently organising its traditional festival, to take place on the second Saturday in September, which will gather ‘rondallas’ (groups of serenaders), pandas and classical concerts according to Visitcostadelsol.com. This is the festival’s 5th edition, honouring Eduardo Ocón Rivas, a celebrated 19th-century religious music composer. The festival suggests different routes across the […]
Late September sees the hugely popular San Miguel festival return to Seville. The Feria de San Miguel is one of Seville’s most important cultural events and includes some stunning displays of horsemanship, bullfights and performances by the Real Escuela de Arte Ecuestre de Jerez (Jerez Royal Equestrian School). Flamenco singers, guitar players and dance shows […]
The warm summer nights mean all over Spain, local authorities are organising opne air cinema events and Cómpeta is no exception.’Soccer days’ (’Días de fútbol’), ‘Hulk’, ‘El Bola’, ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask’ (’Todo lo que quiso saber sobre sexo y nunca se atrevió a preguntar’) or […]
The town of Erincon de Victoria in Málaga honours the Candelaria Virgin on 2 February with some of the most colourful celebrations continuing until the end of the week. After the reveille is sounded, a mass is held at noon before the the fair is officially inaugurated followed by the Candelaria Virgin and St. Joseph […]
Sometimes called the “Sun and Wine” route, The Anxarquía is one of the most pictoresque journeys in the Costa Del Sol, passing through the villages of Torrox, Algarrobo, Sayalonga, Cómpeta, Canillas de Albaida, Nerja and Frigiliana. This route passes close to the Province of Granada taking in a beautiful stretch of coastline with cliffs and […]
La Fiesta de los Santos Inocentes (Day of the Innocents) takes place in Malaga on the 28th of December and is one of the few pagan festivals still celebrated in Spain. It celebrates rural life and the olive harvest with a colourful display of folk music known as “verdiales” which is the name of a […]
For a Christmas Eve (Nochebuena) with a difference, go to the Andalusian town of Luque to celebrate where the streets come alive with the sound of zambombas. The special drums are accompanied by one person in every group chanting whilst the others follow by repeating. The drums are also fitted with mouth organ-like pieces which […]
18-29 October 2005
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Latin American & Spanish Theatre Festival in Cadiz. The 11 day programme includes theatre companies from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Argentina Mexico, Cuba, Uruguay and Spain. The theatrical performances are complimented by dance shows, puppet shows, street theatre, book and video presentations.
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