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In its ninth year, the Festival de las Artes del Movimiento (FAM) becomes a platform for dance offering activities for professionals and some twenty shows from 5 to 9 June, all of which are free. The details of the new FAM concept were revealed at a press conference on Wednesday, 22 May, by the Island Director for Culture, José Luis Rivero; the president of the Asociación Artistas del Movimiento PiedeBase, Roberto Torres; and Tenerife dancer Paula Quintana, who is premiering a show at FAM.

José Luis Rivero explained that “the concept changes because it is more intense now and we generate a meeting space for companies, audience and international programmers who are coming from the US, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Germany or Colombia”. In Rivero’s opinion, the original spirit of FAM is kept, that is, “bringing contemporary dance close to audiences”.

Auditorio de Tenerife, Teatro Guimerá, Teatro Leal, Paraninfo of La Laguna University and the streets of La Laguna are the venues for this renewed FAM, which includes the attendance of some thirty local, national and international programmers. “All the performances are free of charge; we do this in order to bring dance close to people without the price being a barrier”, Rivero stated.

FAM takes place in just five days: on Wednesday, 5th and Thursday, 6th June the different shows will be on at Teatro Leal, pedestrian streets and ULL’s Paraninfo, while on Friday the venue is Teatro Guimerá in Santa Cruz. These three first days will also concentrate the activities for professionals: work meetings, talks, debates and meetings between programmers and creators.

In contrast, on Saturday and Sunday Auditorio de Tenerife will be host to eleven shows which take place in a row in five different zones of the building: Sala Sinfónica, Sala de Cámara, Sala Castillo, hall and exterior. Technically, this production involves the largest lighting set up in the 15 years of activity of Auditorio de Tenerife.

The FAM programme “showcases the dance taking place in our country”, the island director said. Several shows will be premiering at FAM, especially those related to projects which have benefited from the Cabildo’s aid to performing arts productions with, Rivero pointed out, “the dance proposals getting the first places”.

Roberto Torres said the Cabildo de Tenerife “encouraged the setting up of the association; and we’ve actually noticed a change since: we, the artists and the island institution are working together now”. The choreographer also said that “the aid for production have dignified the whole professional chain that takes part in a dance show, not only the dancer”.

Canarian companies

One of the premieres is Las alegrías by Paula Quintana, who will open FAM on Wednesday, 5 June at 7:30 pm in Teatro Leal. This will be the only event on the first day. “To me it’s very important to feel we’re backed, Canarian artists can now compete under the same conditions as companies from Spain or from abroad. This makes us feel more hopeful and gives us strength to go on working”, the Tenerife dancer said. She counts on a considerable number of artists from different disciplines, as for example writer Roy Galán.

On Friday, 7 June Paloma Hurtado is bringing her Ephimera outside Teatro Guimerá at 7:00 pm. She will be followed by the debut of Daniel Morales as a company with La muerte de Venus at 8:00 pm. Carlota Mantecón, dancer and choreographer is also performing for the first time her Esto no es una prueba de sonido at 11:30 am on Saturday, 8 June at Auditorio’s Sala Castillo.

The project Danza en Comunidad, the outreach area of Auditorio’s Tenerife Danza, (coordinated by Laura Marrero), is presenting three pieces which have been made with three different communities. Two of them will be performed for the first time: Piedras and Viento, made with the Proyecto de Mujeres de Añaza Emprendedoras-Fundación el Buen Samaritano and Asociación de Padres Orobal, respectively. While Adosados, created from the Martes Danzando en Comunidad workshops, was premiered at Mueca 2019. All three can be seen on Saturday, 8 June at 4:30 pm at Sala Castillo in Auditorio de Tenerife.

Also, Auditorio de Tenerife dance company, Lava, directed by the winner of the Premio Nacional de Danza Daniel Abreu, is also presenting two of their repertoire pieces at FAM, one of which is a premiere. The first one, Bending the walls, by Fernando Hernando Magadan, is on at 8:00 pm on Saturday, 8 June at Sala Sinfónica in Auditorio de Tenerife; Paloma Hurtado’s 15º al oeste, will be performed on 9 June outside the Auditorio at 7:45 pm.

The company of Lava artistic director, Daniel Abreu, is also in the FAM programme: La desnudez will be the closing performance on Sunday 9 June 8:30 pm. The piece, which is interpreted by the Tenerife dancer with Dácil González and musician Hugo Portas, received three Max awards for Best Dance Show, Best Male Dancer and Best Choreography in 2018.

National Programme

In addition to Canarian artists, FAM also features three performances from the national circuit A Cielo Abierto: iU an Mi by Lali Ayguadé company on Thursday, 6 June at  6:30 pm in Teatro Leal; Habrá que ponerse cachas, by Proyecto Colectivo of Maylis Arrabit, Xabier Madina and Ebi Soria at 6:30 pm outside Leal; Anónimas Raíces by Premoh’s Cru at 7:00 pm in Calle Viana; Canvas of bodies. Opus nº1 by Taiat Dansa at 7:30 pm in the square outside Parroquia de Santo Domingo Guzmán. It ends at 8:30 pm on Thursday at Paraninfo of La Laguna University with dancer and choreographer Manuel Liñán’s Baile de autor.

Friday, 7 June start with professional activities to then go on with Set of Sets, by Guy Nader and Maria Campos, at Teatro Guimerá at 12:30 pm. Apart from the general public, school children from the island have also been invited. In the afternoon, we can see the two Canarian pieces in the festival: Ephimera and La muerte de Venus.

After Mantecón’s premiere, on Saturday 8 June, Antonio Ruz’s Presente will be on at 12:30 pm in Sala Sinfónica. Once Danza en Comunidad is finished, Ehiza by Héctor Plaza and Agnes Sales will be performed at 5:30 pm in the hall. At 6:30 pm Janet Novás is putting on her Mercedes y yo at Sala de Cámara. The last performance on Saturday is by Lava and takes place at 8:00 pm in Sala Sinfónica.

Diego Sinniger’s Liov is the first show on Sunday, 9 June, starting at 11:30 am outside Auditorio de Tenerife. At 12:30 pm it is time for The Lamb, by Kor’sia in Sala Sinfónica. La gramática de los mamíferos, by María del Mar Suárez, is taking over Sala de Cámara at 6:30 pm. Lava and Compañía Daniel Abreu will provide the special ending of this 9th festival.

FAM is a Cabildo de Tenerife project under the Tenerife 2030 strategy. It has the collaboration of Red Nacional de Teatros [Theatre National Netwrok], through the Danza a Escena scheme and the support of Ministry of Culture’s INAEM, the Acieloabierto network and the city councils of Santa Cruz and La Laguna. With the passing of years, the Festival de las Artes del Movimiento has renewed its EFFE stamp (Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe), a quality distinction that is granted to festivals that have an artistic mission, are committed to the local community and have a strategic vision at European level.

The Festival de Música Contemporánea de Tenerife (FMUC) [Tenerife Contemporary Music Festival] is celebrating its tenth anniversary from 22 May to 16 June with concerts by artists from Africa, the United States, Taiwan and the Canaries, pre-concert talks, master classes and the third Tenerife Percussion Camp. The details were revealed today, Tuesday, the 21st by the Island Director for Culture and Education, José Luis Rivero; FMUC director, Francisco Díaz; Ascanio y Química assistant director, José Ramón Revuelta; and the expert in Culture of Fundación Disa, Andrea León.

José Luis Rivero stressed that the festival was special, not just because of its scope but also because this is its tenth year. “I’m one of the lucky people who’ve been here from the beginning, when it first started during the economic crisis; but time, the audience and the public institutions which support the festival have proved us right”, the culture director explained.

Rivero talked about FMUC’s loyal audience and about newcomers: “People who come for the first time, discover a soundscape they couldn’t ever imagine, not just because of the aesthetics and the stage display but also because of the new sonorities”. Finally, he highlighted that “the impulse this festival gives to local musicians’ careers”.

FMUC director admitted that “we’ve shared many experiences in these past ten years, like 42 concerts festuring more than 160 musicians from 14 different countries who have premiered 16 works on the island, five of which were commissioned by Auditorio de Tenerife”. Francisco Díaz explained that “we’ll have a world premiere this year, La Fortaleza, by Francis Hernández, in the concert of DifrAcción Ensemble, plus two other premieres in Spain by Sinfónica de Tenerife and Twincussion”.

José Ramón Revuelta mentioned that his company collaborates with the festival “because we believe in the collaboration between culture and industry”. “We’d like the festival to go even further and be a support for new musicians who’re just starting”, added the assistant director of sponsoring company Ascanio y Química. In Andrea León’s view, “it’s exciting to see the festival grow every year and at Fundación Disa we’re proud to be part of this project by sponsoring it, as it makes the island a national focus for two weeks”.

The programme this year pursues the same objectives and values that inspired the setting up of the festival: filling a gap in contemporary programmes, giving visibility to percussion as a creative discipline, promoting the talent of interpreters and building ties between the international and the local scene.

Auditorio de Tenerife, Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias and Paraninfo of the University of La Laguna (ULL) are the festival venues this year. The first show will be a season concert by Sinfónica de Tenerife, Concierto para marimba y orquesta, with the collaboration of FMUC and the participation of US renowned marimba player Leigh Howard Stevens. This will be on Friday, the 24th at 7:30 pm at Sala Sinfónica in Auditorio de Tenerife. The programme includes pieces by Debussy, Kurka and Bartok.

Making the most of the visit of this marimba expert, whose techniques have been spread worldwide, on the day of the concert there will be a talk with Stevens on the piece Concerto Orchestra and Marimba, by Robert Kurka, at 10:00 am in Sala Sinfónica addressed to students of Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias.

Also, at 4:00 pm on Wednesday the 22nd there will be a work session at the Conservatoire for students at Elementary, Intermediate, and Upper levels, musicians in general and composers.

Leigh Howard Stevens’s repertoire ranges from Renaissance music, preludes and fugues by Bach to original marimba works written by contemporary composers for him. Percussionists from all over the globe have adopted his ground-breaking method of four-mallet grip. It is hard to find one single aspect regarding marimba technique, repertoire or design that has not been deeply modified by Stevens, who also founded Malletech, world leader in the design and production of percussion instruments.

The programme continues at 7:30 pm on Monday, the 27th with a concert by DifrAcción Ensemble at Auditorio de Tenerife’s Sala de Cámara. The group was set up to cover the need for that music which is not usually included in the regular programmes of auditoriums, groups and festivals: 21^st century academic contemporary music.

Next, the duo Twincussion will be performing on Wednesday the 29^th at 7:30 pm at Sala de Cámara in Auditorio de Tenerife. This duo is made up by Taiwanese twins Jen-Ting and Jen-Yu Chien, who are both representative of the brands Mike Balter Mallets and Yamaha. This special duo was set up more than 20 years ago and today they are presenting their new percussion phase. Their varied repertoire ranges from Romantic transcriptions to contemporary pieces, including arrangements of popular Taiwanese pieces, and electronic music, like the piece they are premiering in Spain at this concert.

On Tuesday, the 28the at 6:00 pm Twincussion will be giving a master class at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias addressed to students at Elementary, Intermediate, and Upper levels, musicians in general and composers.

At 8:00 pm on Wednesday, 5th June, the Paraninfo of La Laguna University (ULL) is hosting the concert Afrikanbach. In this singular project, its director, Jesús Salvador Chapi, presents a show devoted to an unprecedented figure in the history of universal culture: Johann Sebastian Bach. The programme features the Coro Polifónico Universitario de La Laguna, La Luna de África, Agwal Percussion Group and a jazz trio made up by Francisco Hernández (piano), Juan Carlos Baeza (double bass) and Natanael Ramos (trumpet). They are playing auteur pieces arranged on the percussion orchestral base and some African traditional music.

Agwal Ensemble, directed by pianist and composer Francis Hernández, will be playing on 13 June at 7:30 pm at Sala de Cámara in Auditorio de Tenerife. This percussion group was set up at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias in Tenerife, and their main goal is to show the specific percussion repertoire in Spain. They have won international awards and have given concerts in different parts of the globe.

These four last performances all have a pre-concert talk an hour before the show in the same venue. Admission to the talks is free and tickets for the concerts in Auditorio de Tenerife can be bought at the box office from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm Monday to Saturday except holidays, on www.auditoriodetenerife.com  or calling 902 317 327.

The third Tenerife Percussion Camp is being held on 15 and 16 June at Conservatorio Superior de Música de Canarias. It ends with a concert that is open to the general public on Sunday, the 16th at 6:30 pm. Admission is free.

In the camp, professional, students and amateur percussionists get together. It includes drum, Latin and classic percussion classes for professionals and students with prior music knowledge. On the other hand, a series of workshops in African and Brazilian percussion is also taking place for amateurs plus other workshops for the family. To enrol and take part in Tenerife Percussion Camp please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The camp’s pedagogic team includes Roberto Amor, one of the most sought-after drummers in the Canaries; Fede Beuster, a top drummer on the islands who focuses on a teaching programme to make his instrument better known; José Carlos Cubas will be giving the Latin percussion classes; Charli Llácer, Carlos Castañeda and Verónica Cagigao are dealing with classic percussion; Nuria Herrero will give the Brazilian music workshop; and Andrea Domínguez and Ignacio Jiménez will give the workshop Rhythm and Music for the Family, learning music through games and artistic creation.

La Orquesta Barroca de Tenerife, formación residente de Auditorio de Tenerife, despide su segunda temporada con Be water, my friend, un programa compuesto por suites acuáticas de George Friedrich Handel y Georg Philipp Telemann. La última interpretación de la Barroca, que contará por tercera vez con la dirección del también clavecinista valenciano Juan de la Rubia, tendrá lugar en la Sala de Cámara el jueves [día 23] a las 19:30 horas.

Las colecciones de danzas barrocas compuestas en Fa, Sol y Do mayor, las dos primeras por Handel, para legitimar con música y propaganda el poder de Jorge I de Gran Bretaña, en 1717, y la tercera por Telemann, para celebrar el centenario del Almirantazgo de Hamburgo, en 1723, anudan para siempre a estos dos grandes compositores, de cuya asociación saldría ganando la ópera, pues fue Telemann quien introdujo a Handel, en Halle, en el género que le daría mayor fama internacional desde Londres.

Además de Juan de la Rubia como clave y director, completan el plantel de músicos Adrián Linares, violín barroco y concertino; Lorena Padrón y Laura Díaz, violines barrocos I; Judith Verona, Sergio Suarez y Giovanni Déniz, violines barrocos II; Leticia Moros y Melchor García, violas barrocas; Pablo Sosa, flauta travesera barroca; Pepa Megina, oboe I; Noelia Melián, oboe II; Alberto Domínguez y Francisco Padrón, flauta de pico; Isaure Lavergne, fagot barroco; Fernando Santiago y Diego Pérez, violonchelos barrocos; Juan Carlos Baeza, violón; y Carlos Oramas, tiorba y guitarra barroca.

El mismo día del concierto pero a las 11:00 horas tendrá lugar la segunda sesión para escolares de la Orquesta para 340 alumnos de Primaria de seis centros de la isla, que se desarrolla en el marco del Área Educativa y Social del Auditorio de Tenerife, que cuenta como colaboradores con la Fundación Cepsa y la Obra Social “la Caixa”. En estos encuentros los jóvenes músicos de la formación acercan el género y los instrumentos históricos a los más pequeños de una forma amena y divertida.

Las entradas pueden adquirirse en los canales habituales de Auditorio de Tenerife, en taquilla de 10:00 a 19:30 horas, de lunes a sábado excepto festivos, a través de www.auditoriodetenerife.com  o por teléfono en el 902 317 327.

En el fluir del Támesis y del Elba, hacia el mar del Norte, la fantasía y la metáfora permiten lucubrar, con música, programas basados en la mitología, los emblemas y las alegorías. Si cierto es que Handel toma de Tafelmusik motivos para construir nuevos universos sonoros y ampliar su catálogo, no es difícil asociar la idea de que el laboratorio londinense del Water Music estimulara a Telemann, pues son evidentes los motivos melódicos representados en Wassermusik, que beben del primero, sin olvidar la música programática vivaldiana presente en ambos.

El director artístico de la formación, Conrado Álvarez, explica que “basta recordar algunos de los pasajes de il Cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione abordados por la Orquesta Barroca de Tenerife en estos dos años, en diferentes ocasiones, y que esta última noche, casi de manera especular, resonarán en sus memorias auditivas”.

La escucha de La Fantasía para flauta travesera sin bajo continuo será la conexión con Euterpe, como el ancestral aulos, que dormirá a Thetis hasta después del descanso, para iniciar con la Sarabanda Die schlafende Thetis.

“El prodigio acuático musical, ut musica poesis, culmina con el elegante y danzarín Canario Die lustigen Boots, colofón de la terrenal diversión tras el zambullido de los dioses en el letargo del tiempo, como reiterada demostración, genitrix del título del concierto modulado por Bruce Lee, del taoísta sentimiento del fluir de la vida, como el agua,  sin la intervención humana”, adelanta Álvarez.

The Orquesta Barroca de Tenerife, Auditorio de Tenerife resident ensemble, bids its second season farewell with Be water, my friend, a programme consisting of water suites by George Friedrich Handel and Georg Philipp Telemann. This is the last performance of the OBDT, who are joined for the third time by Valencia conductor and harpsichord player Juan de la Rubia. It will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, the 23 at Sala de Cámara.

The collections of Baroque dance composed in F, G and C major, the first two by Handel to legitimise, through music and propaganda, the power of King George I of Great Britain in 1717, and the third by Telemann, to celebrate the centenary of Hamburg Admiralty, in 1723. Both works tie together these two great composers forever, and this association would ultimately benefit opera as it was Telemann who, while in Halle, introduced Handel to the genre that was to give him international fame from London.

In addition to Juan de la Rubia as conductor and harpsichord player, the group is made up by musicians Adrián Linares, Baroque violin and leader of the orchestra; Lorena Padrón and Laura Díaz, Baroque violin I; Judith Verona, Sergio Suarez and Giovanni Déniz, Baroque violins II; Leticia Moros and Melchor García, Baroque violas; Pablo Sosa, Baroque traverse flute; Pepa Megina, oboe I; Noelia Melián, oboe II; Alberto Domínguez and Francisco Padrón, recorder; Isaure Lavergne, Baroque bassoon; Fernando Santiago and Diego Pérez, Baroque cellos; Juan Carlos Baeza, double bass; and Carlos Oramas, theorbo and Baroque guitar.

On the same day of the concert at 11:00 am the Orchestra’s second session for school children Will take place. 340 primary school students from six different schools are coming to take part in a Project under Auditorio de Tenerife’s Education and Social area, with the collaboration of Fundación Cepsa y la Obra Social “la Caixa”. In these get-togethers with kids, the ensemble’s young musicians tell them about historical genres and instruments in an entertaining way.

Tickets can be bought at Auditorio de Tenerife box office from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm, Monday to Saturday except holidays; on www.auditoriodetenerife.com  or calling 902 317 327.

In the flowing of the Thames and the Elbe towards the North Sea, fantasy and metaphor allow to lucubrate music programmes based on myths, emblems and allegory. Handel takes motifs from Tafelmusik to build new sound universes and widen his catalogue; it is not difficult to imagine that the London lab of Water Music stimulated Telemann, as it is evident that the melodic motifs in Wassermusik, are inspired by the former, though Vivaldi’s programmatic music should not be overlooked as it is present in both.

The ensemble’s artistic director, Conrado Álvarez, explains that “Just remember some of the passages of il Cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione played by OBDT in these past two years on different occasions, which tonight will resound in your auditive memory specularly.

Listening to the Fantasia for Traverse Flute without Bass will connect with Euterpe, like ancestral aulos, who sends Thetis to sleep until after the break, to start with the Sarabande Die schlafende Thetis.

“The prodigious water music, ut musica poesis, concludes with the elegant Canarie Die lustigen Boots, the culmination of this earthly amusement, after the gods dive into the lethargy of time as a repeated demonstration, genitrix of the concert title modulated by Bruce Lee, of the Tao feeling of life flowing, like water, with no human intervention”, Álvarez reveals.

El ciclo Primavera Musical, organizado por la Federación de Bandas de Tenerife con la colaboración del Cabildo Insular, vive este domingo [día 19] su noveno concierto en el Auditorio de Tenerife. La Sala de Cámara acogerá a partir de las 11:30 horas y con entrada libre hasta completar aforo a las siguientes asociaciones musicales: Alcaraván (San Juan de la Rambla), Santísimo Cristo del Calvario (El Tanque) y Santiago del Teide.

La primera interpretación del acto correrá a cargo de la Asociación Musical Alcaraván, de San Juan de la Rambla. Los 30 músicos de esta formación comenzarán su programa con la Antología de la Zarzuela, de Julio Hernández Gómez, para continuar con Las Playas de Rio, de Kees Vlak. Por último, la banda dirigida por  Miguel Ángel Arrocha Rodríguez cerrará con la ejecución de How to Train Your Dragon, con arreglos de Sean O'Loughlin.

A continuación la Asociación del Santísimo Cristo del Calvario, de El Tanque, interpretará el pasodoble Monforte del Cid, de Juan Molina. El bolero Contigo en la distancia de César Portillo será el siguiente tema que aborde la plantilla de 30 músicos del norte de la isla. Bajo la batuta de José Eduardo Morales Meneses finalizarán su intervención con The Blues Factory, de Jacob de Haan.

Los 30 intérpretes de la Asociación Musical Santiago del Teide, bajo la dirección de Jorge Pujol Fumero, asumen la tercera parte del concierto, que comenzará con Odilia (Pop Overture for Band), de Jacob de Haan. A continuación, harán sonar The  Blues Brothers Revue, de Jay Bocook. Esta sesión de Primavera Musical terminará con Danzas Cubanas, de Robert Sheldon.

La próxima cita con este ciclo de bandas federadas tinerfeñas  que acoge el Auditorio de Tenerife tendrá lugar el domingo 26 de mayo a la misma hora y en el mismo lugar con entrada libre hasta completar aforo. Los siguientes conciertos serán el 2 y 16 de junio.

More than 800 children are coming to the two performances

More than 800 children from different schools across the Island are attending the two performances of Tom Thumb, part of the Manos a la Ópera initiative. The first showing took place today, Thursday, the 16th at Sala de Cámara in Auditorio de Tenerife; it is put on again tomorrow, the 17th at 11:00 am. This Ópera de Tenerife activity is part of the Social and Educational Area of Auditorio, with the collaboration of Fundación Cepsa and Obra Social la Caixa.

In Manos a la Ópera they create a free version of an original opera and students, their schools, and parents are involved throughout the creative process.  The participating schools this year are CEIP Ernesto Castro Fariña, CEIP Las Retamas and CEO Leoncio Rodríguez, totalling sixty students.

The importance of this programme lies in the fact that in going through the creative process, participants work in different creative areas including literary creation, music, theatre, visual arts and body language. Ópera de Tenerife offers workshops where they learn the skills and resources to complete the phases involved in building a show.

This programme was started in 2012 and has already put on titles like Pinocchio, Hansel & Gretel or Puss in Boots, with over 8,800 people attending the previous shows.

The project has two different stages: in the first one, students and teachers work together at school taking care of different aspects and recording the voices for the performance. In the second phase, participants come to Auditorio de Tenerife, and during the week of the show, they rehearse at Sala de Cámara, where the performance will take place.

Manos a la Ópera focuses on areas of knowledge of children’s education: self-knowledge and self-sufficiency, the surroundings, the language of communication and representation. Also, the role played by the whole education community, including the family, is fundamental as they take active part in the creative process.

La artista Estrella Morente ofrece un concierto este domingo [día 19] a las 20:00 horas en la Sala Sinfónica del Auditorio de Tenerife, de la mano del Festival Mar Abierto. La cantaora de flamenco española presenta en la isla su nuevo disco, estrenado en febrero y titulado Copla.

En este nuevo proyecto la artista refleja su estilo personal que se caracteriza por mezclar las influencias añejas de su Granada natal con las últimas tendencias del flamenco en el nuevo milenio. Este nuevo disco está compuesto por 12 temas, incluyendo su single Soledad, que presentó con la colaboración del maestro Isidro Muñoz.

Las entradas pueden adquirirse en los canales habituales de Auditorio de Tenerife, en taquilla de 10:00 a 19:30 horas, de lunes a sábado excepto festivos, a través de www.auditoriodetenerife.com  o por teléfono en el 902 317 327.

Ser hija del maestro Enrique Morente y la bailaora Aurora Carbonell marcó el ambiente flamenco en el cual creció y maduró como persona y como artista. A los 7 años cantó acompañada de la guitarra del maestro Sabicas y con 16 años debutó ante el mundo entero en la Gala de presentación de los Campeonatos de Esquí Alpino en Sierra Nevada (Granada).

Tras el lanzamiento de su primer trabajo, los teatros y eventos más importantes de España han acogido a Morente. Entre estos grandes acontecimientos destacan la clausura de la XII Bienal de Flamenco en el Auditorio de la Cartuja, el Festival Internacional del Cante de Las Minas, Sonidos del Mundo, el Festival La mar de Músicas de Cartagena y el espectáculo Estrella 1992. Ha ganado innumerables premios, entre los que se cuenta el Ondas a la mejor creación flamenca, la candidatura a los Grammy Latino y dos a los Premios Amigo.

Después de participar en el rodaje de la película Morente sueña la Alhambra, documental dirigido por José Sánchez Montes, Pedro Almodóvar la escogió para su film Volver en el que Estrella pone la voz a Penélope Cruz en el principal tema de la banda sonora. En mayo de 2006 ve la luz el disco Mujeres, colección de temas inspirado por personajes femeninos allegados al corazón de Estrella. La gira subsiguiente la llevó a las principales ciudades españolas, como Madrid, Barcelona, Jerez, Valencia y Málaga. Con este disco visita Broadway, Nueva York y el Festival Fiesta des Suds de Marsella, Roma y Cerdeña.

Nominada para el Latin Grammy y ganadora del Premio de la Música 2006 por el mejor álbum flamenco, Estrella Morente recibió, además, la cotizada distinción de Micrófono de Oro, otorgado por la Federación de Asociaciones de Radio y Televisión de España. A principios de 2008 le otorgaron el Premio al Mejor Espectáculo en Directo y el Premio Flamenco Hoy en su IX edición, por el mejor DVD flamenco para Casacueva y Escenario.

En 2011 Estrella mostró su arte en Austria, Bélgica, Holanda y Suiza. Termina el año cantando por primera vez en Estambul. Su recorrido profesional durante 2013 le lleva, entre otros lugares a Roma, a París y Londres a presentar su Autorretrato.

En 2014 ha visitado ciudades europeas como Bruselas, Ámsterdam, Zurich, Viena, Uppsala, Dormund, Eindhoven, o americanas como Miami, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Cleveland, Sonoma, Washington, Savannah o Los Ángeles, Buenos Aires y Omán donde Estrella continuó su gira. En 2016 sale al mercado su disco recopilatorio 15 años con Estrella, en el que hace un recorrido por su trayectoria musical, y el disco junto a Javier Perianes Encuentro con obras de Falla y Lorca. En la actualidad, Estrella combina su agenda profesional mientras asume una labor de estrecha colaboración con la ONG Bancos de Alimentos, Médicos Sin Fronteras e Intermón Oxfam.

Artist Estrella Morente is giving a concert at 8:00 pm on Sunday, the 19th at Sala Sinfónica in Auditorio de Tenerife, part of Festival Mar Abierto. The Spanish flamenco cantaora is presenting her new record on the island, which was released in February and is entitled Copla.

In her new project, the artist shows her personal characteristic style by mixing old influences from her native Granada with the latest flamenco trends of the new millennium. This new record consists of 12 songs, including the single Soledad, which she presented in collaboration with maestro Isidro Muñoz.

Tickets can be booked at Auditorio de Tenerife box office from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm, Monday to Saturday, except on holidays; on www.auditoriodetenerife.com  or by telephone on 902 317 327.

Being the daughter of maestro Enrique Morente and bailaora Aurora Carbonell, marked the flamenco atmosphere in which she grew up and matured as a person and as an artist. Aged 7, she sang with guitarist maestro Sabicas and at 16 she made her world debut at the presentation Gala of the Skiing Competition in Sierra Nevada (Granada).

After launching her first work, the best theatres and events in Spain welcomed Morente. These great events include the XII Bienal de Flamenco at Auditorio de la Cartuja, the Festival Internacional del Cante de Las Minas, Sonidos del Mundo, Festival La mar de Músicas in Cartagena and the show Estrella 1992. She has received countless prizes including an Ondas award for best flamenco creation; was nominated to the Latin Grammy and won two Premios Amigo

After taking part in the shooting of the film Morente sueña la Alhambra, a documentary directed by José Sánchez Montes, Pedro Almodóvar chose her for his film Volver where Estrella lends her voice to Penélope Cruz in the main theme of the soundtrack. In May 2006, after five years without publishing a record, Mujeres came out, a collection of themes inspired by female characters who are close to Estrella’s heart. The tour that followed took her to the main cities in Spain, including Madrid, Barcelona, Jerez, Valencia and Málaga. She also took this record to Broadway, New York and Festival Fiesta des Suds in Marseilles, Rome and Sardinia.

Nominated for the Latin Grammy and winner of the Premio de la Música 2006 for best flamenco album, Estrella took active part in the campaign for the reform of Andalusia Statute of Autonomy. She was also distinguished with the Micrófono de Oro award, granted by the Spanish Federation of Radio and Televison Associations in recognition of her work. In early 2008 she was awarded the Premio al Mejor Espectáculo en Directo [Best Live Show], after an international poll made by the digital newspaper deflamenco.com; she also got an award at the 9^th “Flamenco Hoy” for best flamenco DVD for Casacueva and Escenario.

In 2011 Estrella showed her art in Austria, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland. The year ended with her performing in Istanbul for the first time. In 2013 her career took her to Rome, Paris and London to present Autorretrato [Self-portrait]. 

In 2014 she travelled to Brussels, Amsterdam, Zurich, Vienna, Uppsala, Dortmund, Eindhoven, American cities like Miami, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Cleveland, Sonoma, Washington, Savannah or Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, and Oman where Estrella continued her tour. In 2016 her compilation record '15 años con Estrella' came out. In it she goes through her music career and her record with Javier Perianes Encuentro with works by Falla and Lorca. At present, Estrella combines her professional engagements with her close collaboration with the NGOs Bancos de Alimentos, Médicos Sin Fronteras and Intermón Oxfam.

La Sinfónica de Tenerife, dirigida por Ignacio García-Vidal, inició hoy [miércoles 15] en el Auditorio de Tenerife una nueva semana de conciertos didácticos que reunirá hasta el viernes a más de 3.000 escolares procedentes de 16 municipios de la Isla. La actividad concluirá el sábado [día 18], a las 12:00 horas, con la celebración del concierto en familia. Malaika: El eco de los tambores es el título de este viaje narrado por Ana Hernández-Sanchíz, donde la música y la palabra, los tambores y las voces guiarán y acompañarán al espectador en un espectáculo que une culturas, personas y continentes.

La formación tinerfeña cuenta, en esta ocasión, con la colaboración de los jóvenes integrantes de Bloko Junior-Bloko del Valle, que harán resonar sus tambores en un concierto sinfónico muy especial. Malaika, además de ser una expresión cariñosa en idioma suajili -que significa princesa o ángel-, se trata de una pieza popular de Tanzania. La melodía, que en esta versión lleva la orquestación de Jimmy Bidaurreta, se ha utilizado en África del Este como canción de cuna, pero también se trata de una de las composiciones de amor más famosas en Kenia.

El repertorio de este concierto contempla además, piezas y fragmentos de obras de diferentes autores sudamericanos del siglo XX, tres uruguayos y un argentino, que comparten su amor por la música folclórica de su región, tanto campesina como ciudadana, y que supieron traducir al lenguaje orquestal esos ritmos y melodías populares, influenciados por la tradición afroamericana.

Además de Malaika, los asistentes podrán escuchar Danzas de Estancia, de Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983), una pieza que refleja las diferentes actividades que se desarrollan a lo largo de un día, desde un amanecer hasta otro amanecer en una estancia, que es una gran explotación dedicada a la cría de ganado.

El poema sinfónico de Eduardo Fabini (1882-1950), La isla de los ceibos, tiene por escenario bucólico el conjunto de árboles que predominaban a orillas del arroyo Solís Chico y en donde diversas especies de pájaros lo poblaban en el verano, creando con sus cantos una sonoridad especial que el compositor llamaba cajita de música. El término isla, en el lenguaje de los gauchos, significa un conjunto de árboles en una llanura o valle.

En la Suite de Ballet según Figari, de Lamarque Pons (1917-1982), estrenada en 1961 por la Orquesta Sinfónica del SODRE en el Teatro Solís de Montevideo, se incluyeron por primera vez tambores afrouruguayos en una obra sinfónica. El compositor se inspiró en los cuadros de su compatriota Pedro Figari para componer su suite; los candomberos -patios coloniales- organizaban bailes donde coincidían personas de todas las clases sociales, fiestas y tradiciones.

Tamboriles de Luis Cluzeau Mortet -con arreglos de Ariel Britos-  es una obra escrita originalmente para piano y describe el recorrido sonoro de una comparsa que participa en un desfile. Se puede percibir el tronar de los tambores que se acercan, en un crescendo prolongado hasta llegar al clímax, el momento en el que la comparsa está realizando su baile, hasta que termina y se aleja.

Las entradas para el concierto en familia, al precio único de 5 euros, se pueden adquirir en la taquilla, de 10:00 a 19:30 horas de forma ininterrumpida de lunes a sábado; por teléfono en el 902 317 327; o por internet en las páginas www.sinfonicadetenerife.es y www.auditoriodetenerife.com. Esta propuesta del área socieducativa de la Sinfónica de Tenerife, que está incluida dentro de la estrategia Tenerife 2030 que está desarrollando el Cabildo Insular, cuenta con la colaboración de la Fundación Cepsa y la Obra Social "la Caixa".

El Auditorio de Tenerife recibe el taller La importancia de la distribución en artes escénicas, dirigido tanto a gestores culturales públicos de la isla como a compañías y distribuidores. El Distrito de las Artes del Cabildo de Tenerife oferta esta formación a la que se han inscrito medio centenar de profesionales de la isla y que imparte Nacho Vilar y Elena Carrascal, presidente y vocal, respectivamente, de la Asociación de Empresas de Distribución y Gestión de las Artes Escénicas.

El director insular de Cultura, José Luis Rivero, asistió a la bienvenida del taller. “Organizamos este taller desde el Distrito porque en base a nuestra experiencia con Tenerife Artes Escénicas y las ayudas a la producción del Cabildo nos dimos cuenta de que la distribución y elaboración de proyectos era un punto a mejorar en nuestros profesionales, en lo cual coincidimos con la Asociación de Empresas de Artes Escénicas de Canarias Réplica, que estaba haciendo un análisis por su cuenta”, explica el director insular.

Rivero presentó a los dos docentes del curso: “Entre ambos conforman una visión muy amplia de la distribución en las artes escénicas a nivel nacional”. Por su parte, Elena Carrascal aseguró que “es la primera vez que damos un taller tan heterogéneo en el que se unen gestores, equipo de producción, distribuidores, programadores y creadores”. Nacho Vilar añadió que “hemos adaptado el planteamiento del taller en base a vuestros perfiles”.

Los contenidos del taller comenzarán por dibujar una panorámica de las artes escénicas en la actualidad, en la que se repasarán las redes, circuitos, encuentros, ferias y festivales más importantes. También se reflexionará sobre los pilares de la distribución y programación, ateniendo en especial al caso insular. De forma más específica se analizarán otros aspectos como el plan de distribución, el asociacionismo, los costes de producción y el valor del mercado y el precio.

Nacho Vilar es licenciado en Interpretación y Dirección Escénica por la Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Murcia. Distribuidor de compañías de teatro desde el año 1997 hasta que en 2002 crea  la empresa de producción y distribución de espectáculos Nacho Vilar Producciones S. L. con la que lleva más de una treintena de espectáculos producidos.

Ejerce de director artístico del  Festival Internacional de Teatro de Calle  salDecalle, así como de productor ejecutivo del Festival HOP! de Circo en la Calle de Torrevieja. En esta línea, ha colaborado como asesor artístico en diversos Festivales como A Escena Móstoles desde 2014 hasta la actualidad, así como en diferentes eventos de Teatro de Calle y Circo.

Por su parte, Elena Carrascal es diplomada en la Especialidad de Educación Especial y Licenciada en Artes Escénicas por la ESAD de Sevilla. Forma parte como actriz del Laboratorio Internacional del Actor (Atalaya/TNT) donde comienza su carrera profesional de la mano de Ricardo Iniesta y directores como Etelvino Vázquez o Alfonso Zurro.

Desde 2003 trabaja para Atalaya Teatro y Centro TNT como responsable del departamento de Distribución Nacional e Internacional. Asumiendo todas las gestiones de producción, distribución y coordinación de giras hasta que en marzo de 2006 funda 8co80 gestión cultural, una de las primeras empresas andaluzas dedicadas en exclusiva al fortalecimiento del tejido artístico emergente, contando con más de un millar de representaciones.

Auditorio de Tenerife presents The future is late(r), a conference on research and theory of the performing arts to be held from Friday, 17th May to Sunday the 19th in different rooms in Auditorio and in TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes. Starting from the meeting with four guest artists, Cuqui Jerez, Ignacio de Antonio, Norberto Yopis and Mar Medina, we will look into their careers, methodologies and processes.

The future is late(r) is organised by Cabildo’s Tenerife Distrito de las Artes and produced by Auditorio de Tenerife, with the collaboration of TEA and the artistic coordination of Masu Fajardo. To attend the series please register by sending an email including your full name, telephone number, and your connection to culture to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. stating in the subject Inscripción TFIL.

The event starts on Friday at 10:00 am in Sala Puerto of Auditorio de Tenerife with a welcome session; it then goes on with a lecture-talk with Ignacio de Antonio, a stage creator and architect who does research through artistic practice. At 12:00 noon “Entremeses” with fragments of All things, by Norberto Yopis, an artist from Valencia who works on the boundary between choreography, performance and thought.

“Las condiciones” starts at 1:00 pm; in this activity, all participants get together to work in order to establish and review the conditions of the collective practice that is taking place in the afternoon. After lunch, at 4:00 pm the collective practice “After talk” starts under the guidance of Norberto Yopis, Ignacio de Antonio and Cuqui Pérez, an artist, choreographer and performer.

At 10:30 am on Saturday, the 18th there will be a lecture-talk by Norberto Yopis in Sala Puerto. At 11:30 am “Las condiciones” start again to then go on to do the stage practice Mi primera pieza de Danza, by Ignacio de Antonio at 12:30 pm.

After the break, at 4:00 pm, the “After talk” will consist of a collective practice guided by the three artists. At 8:00 pm TEA’s Sala B will host a live work entitled Manejar el hacer líquido de forma indisciplinada, by Mar Medina, a Barcelona dancer and teacher.

Finally, on Sunday the 19th Cuqui Jerez is giving a lecture-talk at 10:30 am to then go on to do the last activity in the event: a collective practice with Norberto Yopis, Nacho de Antonio and Cuqui Jerez. 

Puerto de la Cruz Town Council is hosting a talk by Alejandro Abrante about this opera, to be put on next weekend

Ópera de Tenerife’s intendant, Alejandro Abrante, is giving a talk about The Traviata at 7:00 pm on Tuesday the 14^th in the Salón de Plenos of Puerto de la Cruz Town Hall.  During the talk, Abrante will explain the artistic process involved in staging one of Giuseppe Verdi’s best-known operas. Admission is free.

The talk is one of the parallel activities related to this production which is on next weekend in the grounds of the former Hotel Taoro. The show is at 9:00pm on Saturday, the 18^th and Sunday, the 19^th. The production has been entirely made on the island and is part of the Ópera Pocket initiative. It has already been on stage in La Laguna and Garachico, and it was on in Adeje last weekend.

Apart from the talk tomorrow in Puerto de la Cruz, Alejandro Abrante is giving another talk at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, the 15^th at Sociedad Cultural Liceo de Taoro, in La Orotava. This is the last talk in the Primavera Violeta series, a project that is promoted by the Cabildo, through Ópera de Tenerife, and La Laguna University, through Instituto de Estudios de las Mujeres, the Pedro Cabrera Cultural Chair and the vice-chancellor office for Relationships with the Community. The series aims at training for gender equality values through culture.