Fiesta Alegria-Iberian Culture Festival

Fiesta Alegria-Iberian Culture Festival is an interdisciplinary event promoting the cultures of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America.
Fiesta Alegria is one of very few Polish festivals which focus on presenting the Ibero-American cultures as a whole, with its fascinating complexity and the merging of different nations and their traditions This international event was initiated due to the desire to integrate and activate communities involved in the Ibero-American cultures and was motivated by the passion for the rich culture of the countries of the Iberian Peninsula. Our ambition is to change conventional thinking about the culture of the region. What we want to show is that Spain is not limited to flamenco, that Portugal is not only about fado, but that it is defined by a wealth of cultural heritage , where historical, civilizational and trasitional influences intertwine and affect one another. Fiesta also provides an opportunity to meet Spanish artists and communities and to party together. This year's edition is addressed to all afficionados of Iberian culture, flamenco, traditional South American sounds and the work of Federico García Lorca. The festival's programme includes concerts, performances, video projections, exhibitions, lectures, live meetings with the Spanish and Portuguese language, dance, instrumental and wine workshops, fiestas flamencas, flamenco dancewear fair, dance events as well as Spanish food tasting. You will be able to listen to different varieties of flamenco from flamenco puro to flamenco nuevo as well as jazz, Arabic and African music mixed with the classical flamenco guitar and singing. You will also be able to listen to the Cante Jondo - the oldest flamenco songs, taste Spanish wines and try Iberian cuisine. In the evenings, you will be able to enjoy and have fun during fiestas with music, song and sangria. The festival will run from July 26 to August 1, 2010. PROGRAMME Wednesday, July 28. INTRODUCTION 4:00pm La cultura de España – cultural workshops/ Diálogo School – admission free 7:00pm Tales of Andalusia – a night with flamenco music and dance/ Hades Szeroka Restaurant – admission free 9:00pm Telecoteco – Brasilian Music Concert / Hades Szeroka Restaurant – admission free Thursday, July 29 LATINO 2:00pm Mnemonics, or active remebering – workshops/ Dialogo School – admission free 6:00pm Latino Boom - concert/ H. Ch. Andersen Theatre – tickets 15PLN 8:30pm Daiddel Borges – Cuban Music Concert/ U Fotografa pub&Restaurant – admission free 9:00pm ABC audio – video party (African Brasil Cubana)/Hades Szeroka Restaurant – admission free Friday, July 30 FLAMENCO NUEVO 11.00am Famosos – cultural workshops/ Diálogo School – admission free 7:00pm Lorquiana – spectacle/H.Ch. Andersen Theatre - tickets 15PLN 8:30pm Aire Flamenco - concert / H. Ch. Andersen Theatre - tickets 15PLN Saturday, July 31 PURO FLAMENCO 6:00pm De Jerez a Granada – spectacle screening/ H. Ch. Andersen Theatre – admission free 8:00pm Solo Flamenco - concert / H. Ch. Andersen Theatre - tickets 15PLN 9:30pm Por Fiesta - concert/ Hiszpańska Tancerka Restaurant – admission free Sunday, August 1 FLAMENCO GUITAR MASTERS 6:00pm Tales of Andalusia- a night with flamenco music and dance/ Czarna Inez Art Cafe – admission free 8:00pm Guitar Recital: M. Guisado, A. Lewocki, J. Niedoborek and R. Słucki/ Czarna Inez Art Cafe -tickets 15PLN ACCOMPANYING EVENTS Diálogo Café – meetings with teachers and native speakers of Spanish and Portuguese July 26-28, 6:00pm/ Hades Szeroka Restaurant From the Atlantic to the Urals. Spanish Secret Service and cryptography in 18th century prof. C. Tarach's multimedia lecture July, 27, 7:00pm Hades-Szeroka Restaurant – admission free Ciego en Granada – exhibition of Jakuba Kołodyński's photography July, 26 8:00pm U Fotografa Pub&Restaurant – admission free From July 26, tickets will be available for purchase at the Information Desk near the Crown Tribunal and in the Spanish-Polish Institute.They can also be bought one hour prior to individual events. Pass for all artistic events: 50 PLN Throughout the entire duration of the festival we invite you to enjoy Iberian food, attend meetings and concerts in the Festival Club. Venues Festival Club Hades Szeroka Restaurant 21 Grodzka St. Czarna Inez Art Cafe, 9/2 Rybna St. Hiszpańska Tancerka Restaurant, 14 Rynek St. U Fotografa Pub&Restaurnt, 13 Rybna St. H. Ch. Andersen Theatre, 1 Dominikańska St. Spanish- polish Institute 4 Kowalska St. Diálogo – School of Romance Languages, 61/2 Narutowicza St. Organiser: KULTURA ENTER FOUNDATION ul. Złota 5/21, 20-112 Lublin WORKSHOPS OF CULTURE Branch of Centre for Culture in Lublin ul. Popiełuszki 5, 20-052 Lublin contact person: Agata Will - director Alicja Morena - art director Contact: tel.: +48 81 533-08-18 fax: +48 81 533-08-18 e- mail: sekretariat@warsztatykultury.pl website: www.warsztatykultury.pl