After a month closed again, due to the restrictive measures established to stop the spread of Covid19, the Juan Bravo de la Diputación Theater will reopen its doors tomorrow, Friday, March 5, at 20:00 p.m., to receive Juan Diego Botto and the play 'Una noche sin luna', which will repeat the show the next day at the same time.

The montage, which takes as a reference the life and texts of Federico García Lorca, is written by the Argentine actor himself and directed by Sergio Peris-Mencheta, who already impressed the Segovian public with the show 'Lehman trilogy' exactly two years ago, for what the expectations around 'A night without the moon' are so high that, once the tickets for the two functions were put on sale, on February 24, they did not take many days to sell out. Thus, Juan Bravo will present two consecutive full -within the allowed capacity- on his return from this small 'quarantine'.

In 'Una noche sin luna', Juan Diego Botto plays a Federico García Lorca who recounts his own life in the first person; from his passage through the student residence to the tension of his last years, through the criticism received for some of his works, his relationship with the press or, of course, his love life and his love for literature. For this, the author and interpreter has resorted to the texts that the Granada poet wrote, but also to his answers in interviews, his talks or his lectures; and he has done it in a way that Lorca presents himself on stage as present and not as past. Alive and current.

And it is that, for both Botto and Peris-Mencheta, who met again in this work after the success of the winner of four Max Awards 'An invisible piece of this world', the fact of presenting a current Lorca responds to the reasons that led Lorca himself to get involved in the La Barraca theater group to bring classics like Lope de Vega or Calderón de la Barca to those who had never seen them performed. At that time, Federico García Lorca pointed out that it made no sense to show the works of the classics if it were not to extract from them what he was talking about today. "We do not intend to bring Lorca to do an archeology exercise, but to, from its essence, rescue what we find pertinent today", indicate Juan Diego Botto and Sergio Peris-Mencheta.

'A night without the moon', which premiered in November 2020 at the Principal Theater of Vitoria, will discover Segovians twice, in a dynamic and daring way and through the most unknown Federico García Lorca, as in a moment of crossroads human, social and cultural it is necessary to look back at the roots to understand who we are.

Source: Diputación de Segovia

Friday, 05 March 2021/18: 00h

THE SOLDIER'S STORY (Music by Igor Stravinsky)

The interpretation will be in charge of the septet of string, wind and percussion of the Symphonic Orchestra of Castilla y León and the actress / narrator Belén Otxotorena.

In 1917, in the middle of the First World War, the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky decided to join the Swiss writer Charles Ferdinand Ramuz and the conductor Ernest Ansermet and create a different work, a work conceived for a very short staff: 1 actor and 7 instrumentalist. (violin, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone and percussion)

The story is based on a Russian folk tale taken from Afanásiev's anthology that tells the legend between a deserter soldier who makes a pact with the devil: in exchange for the latter giving him a magical book that has the power to predict the future. , the soldier will give you his violin.

A pact that does not come out as the soldier expects and ends up snatching his soul.

A work in the words of Stravinsky to be read, played and danced with a direct text and without great concessions that shows us how in this life you cannot have everything, you have to choose and it is not always correct and in which Stravinsky reached an agreement so that his music was independent of the text, with the clear intention that it could be interpreted as a concert suite.

A music in which we see a break with the previous orchestration pointing out new sound paths in which his interest in the new discovery that had fascinated him is already heard: jazz.

Thirty minutes of music structured in eleven numbers of the most varied in which we find ourselves from polyphonies, polymetries and motivic constructions typical of Russian music, more traditional forms such as fanfare or march and stylizations of rhythms such as waltz, ragtime, the tango and even, in La March Real, a Spanish paso doble.

The website specialized in taking 360-degree photographs, 'Panoramum', has created a virtual tour, in this format, of the exhibition 'Images of Antiquity'.

In it, you can see recreations of the Roman cities of Segovia, Confloenta, Termes and Cauca. It is a great opportunity to visualize a part of the history of our province, a journey through graphic documents produced thanks to current technical means. In addition to touring the exhibition, in the same way as in person, visitors can stop and read in detail each of the explanatory panels that make it up.

This exhibition, organized by the Junta de Castilla y León and the Coca City Council, was present in the town last January, located in the premises attached to the retirement center.

In addition, from the 'Panoramum' website (www.panoramum.es) a multitude of virtual tours can be carried out in the town of Coca, visiting both the interior and exterior of the main monuments, as well as some shops and tourist accommodation. You can also enjoy photos and videos in 360 degrees of different events of the municipal festivities.

Source: The Adelantado de Segovia

A month has passed since the Teatro Juan Bravo de la Diputación closed its doors due to the intensification of restrictions by the Junta de Castilla y León and, taking into account the latest news, which point to an improvement in the health situation of the province and also taking into account the fact that the Autonomous Administration has agreed to alleviate some of these measures, from the Provincial Council and the Theater Directorate it has been decided to resume the activity as of next March 5, as it had been scheduled on January 26.

For this reason, the Theater box office will open again from tomorrow, Wednesday -at its usual hours from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00 from Wednesday to Friday and from 11:00 to 14:00: 18 and from 00:20 to 00:XNUMX hours Saturdays and Sundays- for the purchase of tickets and, in the same way, the Tickentradas platform will enable the sale of tickets for all the functions programmed in the month of March.

In addition, due to the delay in the curfew at 22:00 p.m., the Provincial Council and the Theater Directorate, which during these months have been working tirelessly - modifying schedules and rescheduling shows - in order to guarantee spectators a culture that brings together variety and quality and, at the same time, be safe, they have once again changed schedules for the greater convenience of the public and companies. "As the advance of the curfew forced us to schedule the shows at unusual and more complicated hours for those who work or have occupations in the middle of the afternoon, we have wanted to adapt to the situation again, being aware that our public is used to seeing them Adult performances do not begin before eight o'clock in the afternoon, "says Marco Antonio Costa, director of the venue, who points out that this also benefits companies, which have more time to set up their shows.

In this way, the Theater will reopen its doors on March 5 at 20:00 p.m. with 'Una noche sin luna', directed by Sergio Peris Mencheta and starring Juan Diego Botto, and will repeat the next day with the same show, that, set in the life and work of Federico García Lorca, has received great praise from the public and critics. That same weekend, the family audience will be able to enjoy on Sunday 'Semente, the man who planted trees' and then on the 12th 'Thaw', on the 13th 'Piedra', the 14th 'Don Quixote we are all', the 19 'Curva España', 21 'My pain is ...', 26 'Napoleón or the epic complex' and, finally, on March 27 the company La Sala Danza will close the program of the month with 'Luz' .

All the shows for adults will start at 20:00 p.m., while the performances of 'Semente, the man who planted trees' and 'Deshielo', aimed at the little ones, will begin at 18:00 p.m.

In any case, both the Provincial Council and the Theater Directorate want to remind viewers that, due to the health situation, the programming is subject to possible changes at any time, which, in all cases, would be governed by the regulations and restrictions established by other Administrations. Both are grateful once again for the understanding shown by the spectators throughout this year and hope that normality can soon reach the room, which until then will continue to take extreme precautions and disinfection measures and keep its capacity reduced.

Source: Diputación de Segovia

The network of cultural centers dependent on the Junta de Castilla y León developed 2.181 activities during the past year, of which 538 were rescheduled on other dates as they were affected by the COVID-19 health pandemic and another 76 will be held this year. to support the continuity of cultural activity in the Community.

The Ministry adapted and redesigned all the activity, both of its cultural programs and that programmed in its cultural centers: archives, libraries, provincial and regional museums, as well as the programming of the Network of Theaters and Scenic Circuits, or of the Film Library and the Symphony Orchestra of Castilla y León.

The objective was since then that the activity reaches the citizens by any 'online' means, not in person possible and, with this, that the activity of the cultural industries of the Community is affected the least that the circumstances of the global health crisis allow .

The wide range of activities that take place in them - from congresses, conferences, stage and musical activities, workshops, presentations, exhibitions of all kinds, reading clubs, or audiovisual projections of any kind, among many others - were affected and this has made it necessary to reprogram some or all of them.

A total of 169 of these activities were rescheduled with local entities. “The 'online' formats allowed to a large extent that it has been possible to continue and redesign the cultural activity, in these moments in which,

The Ministry intends for none of the committed activities to be stopped, the commitments acquired in the 'Pact for Economic Recovery, Employment and Social Cohesion in Castilla y León' are fulfilled, where two agreements were reached to formalize the total of the execution of the programmed expenditure for 2020 in cultural activities of all kinds, as set out in point 40 of the agreement.

"This guarantees access to the functioning of stable and regular cultural activity in places such as museums, libraries or archives, among other cultural and artistic centers of the Community," they specified from the Board.

As long as this health crisis situation continues, the Ministry will offer a large part of its cultural activity 'online' and, specifically, in this month of February, with the face-to-face closure of its centers, telematic and audiovisual formats of all kinds are covering largely the access of citizens to culture and safeguarding as much as possible the activity of the cultural and creative industries of Castilla y León.

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Mayor Clara Luquero and the Councilor for Culture and Tourism, Gina Aguiar, have presented the training campaign + Maj @ s, framed in the Tourist Reactivation Plan of the City Council to promote the speed of the recovery of tourism as a local economic engine. The mayor explained that the pandemic forces to improve the tourism model of Segovia and with this initiative, taking advantage of the forced stoppage in the activity of the sector, businessmen and professionals of the same are invited to train in three areas that are already relevant: sustainability, new trends and online reputation.

One of the commitments of the aforementioned plan, presented last year, is to develop training programs that increase the competitiveness of professionals in the tourism sector. + Maj @ s includes workshops and free guided tours.

The conference will open on Thursday, March 11 with the conference 'Sustainability, the only possible future', by Patricio Azcárate and Iñaki Gaztelumendi. The tourism model that was known until now has come to an end. Sustainable tourism is considered worldwide the only possible way, an opportunity to build better cities and destinations. It is a proposal to reflect on what sustainability is, what its benefits are and how to implement it in companies and services. Azcárate is responsible for the management of the Responsible Tourism Institute and Gaztelumendi is a consultant specialized in tourism strategies.

On March 18, the second day will be in charge of Ángel García Butragueño and David Mora, who under the title 'New post-Covid-19 tourism trends', will address the evidence of the change in the way of traveling: new visitor profiles, their demands and interests and tourist reactivation strategies for companies. The former is director of the Tourism area of ​​the multinational consulting firm BRAINTRUS y Mora, coordinator of the Master of Gastronomic Tourism at the Basque Culinary Center.

On the third and last day, on March 25, the expert Rafael González will offer a talk on 'Management of online tourism reputation in difficult times'.

The guided tours will take place between February 22 and March 26 distributed in three degrees on knowledge of the city: 'Essential Segovia', 'Segovia one step further' and 'Unknown Segovia'.

In addition, a training program is being developed for official tourist guides that addresses aspects such as cinema, gastronomy, sculpture, literature, industrial heritage, sustainability, etc.

"Future vision"
On the other hand, the councilor has informed El Adelantado that this municipal area is working intensively to finalize the project that the City Council will present to the call for the Tourism Sustainability Plans in Destinations that the Ministry of Industry is expected to open next March , Commerce and Tourism through the Secretary of State for Tourism.

Aguiar explains that, through a contract of less than 12.100 euros (VAT included), the consultancy Tourism Experts was hired in November to prepare the city's proposal, in collaboration with the municipal tourism company and, without wanting to enter In details, he adds that it is "an exciting project that I believe is one of the few ways in which tourism can grow in Segovia, with a vision of the future, beyond the concept of a heritage city."

Source: The Adelantado de Segovia

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to prevent the normal course of events around the world. The town will live, like the whole country, its second consecutive year without Easter as such, so this 2021 the Board of Brotherhoods has wanted to reinvent itself by adapting to current regulations. It does not leave many possibilities and it is unfeasible for there to be processions and events that involve overcrowding of the public, so a concise and simplified program of events carefully studied for their celebration has been chosen.

Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, would have been the day of the presentation of the program and poster of the Cuellarana Holy Week 2021, but even the liturgical act had to be reduced. The convent of Santa Clara, that of La Concepción and the church of San Miguel hosted the event but reduced to a capacity of 25 people. The Sanctuary of El Henar broadcast the celebration through its YouTube channel, and thus shared the beginning of Lent with all the faithful.

This was the starting gun for this unusual Easter, but it will have a poster and will be presented later. There will only be one Lenten talk this year. Normally, there are two or three that dominate the beginning of Holy Week, but only one will be held on Saturday, March 20 at 18.00:XNUMX p.m. Eight days later and as the beginning of Holy Week, a brief Palm Sunday will be celebrated: the Eucharist will be normal, with its reduced capacity in the temple, without distribution of bouquets or procession; the faithful who want will be able to come with their house bouquet.

 
The central act that will denote that they are designated dates is the exhibition of the steps of the different brotherhoods in their headquarters: San Miguel, San Esteban and San Andrés will host the steps as in previous years they have done before their respective outputs in procession.

This year they will not, but the public will be able to enjoy them. The temples can only accommodate 25 people for a maximum of 15 minutes. The images will have explanatory posters and the history of each brotherhood. The images, object of devotion of the faithful, will be placed as a symbol of the celebration.

The Stations of the Cross will take place on Good Friday at 10.00:19.00 am in the temple of San Miguel; Holy Thursday and Good Friday will have the usual Holy Offices. On Saturday the Easter Vigil would be held at night, but it is brought forward at 10.00:11.00 p.m. in the two convents and in the church of San Miguel. To conclude with Easter Sunday, Eucharists have been arranged at 11.30, XNUMX and XNUMX hours, as they announced at the last meeting of the Board of Brotherhoods.

Streaming broadcasts
The Parish of Cuéllar wants to bring the events to the entire public and for this it adapts to new technologies. As in the Sanctuary of El Henar, they want to broadcast live, but they need at least 1.000 subscribers on YouTube, so they invite everyone to subscribe and spread their messages without direct contact.

Source: The Adelantado de Segovia

Saturday, February 27, at 17:30 p.m.

The Segovia Accessible Balloon Festival celebrates four years with the announcement of a poster design contest that precisely has accessibility and balloons as its common thread. The prize will be a weekend in Segovia for two people in style, with activities, accommodation and first-class cuisine.

For the first anniversary, seven posters were designed that announced this date on social networks. This idea motivated a virtual exhibition and the proposal of a design contest based on the theme of accessibility and balloons. The contest is open to design professionals and amateurs.

The posters presented will serve to complete this virtual exhibition and to promote Segovia as a tourist destination. The contest has one more year with the collaboration of Turismo de Segovia, Prodestur and several private companies that provide the prizes for the winning poster. The design contest, organized by the sponsoring companies and the balloon operator, will remain open until March 16. The bases can be consulted on their web pages.

Source: North of Castilla Segovia

The Cantalejo City Council has convened the 'Ciudad de Cantalejo' Short Story Contest under the motto 'Let your imagination fly'.

The Councilor for Culture, Marisa Gimeno Cortés, has presented the contest, a "deeply rooted" cultural event in the briquera town that this year celebrates 15 editions.
Under the motto 'Let your imagination fly', the participation period has been opened in which people from eight years old can present their work. They will be distributed by age in five categories and must submit their original and unpublished works under a pseudonym. Each contestant may participate with only one work.

The deadline to participate will end on Wednesday, March 31, the day on which the jury will come into play, which will be made up of three people related to the world of education, literature and the social sciences.

The ruling, which will be final and will be based on the artistic quality of the works, their creativity and innovation, will be published on April 23, coinciding with Book Day.

The bases are published both on the notice board of the City Council's electronic headquarters and on the page www.cantalejo.es.

The Department of Culture of the Cantalejo City Council has encouraged people to participate in this contest with so much travel and that shows the taste for reading and writing of the native town of journalist and poet José Rodao.

Source: The Adelantado de Segovia

The Group of World Heritage Cities of Spain has held the meeting of the first Commission for Education, Culture and Sports, chaired by the mayor of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, who has highlighted that “last year we already demonstrated that this Group is the standard-bearer of safe culture and in 2021 we will continue to organize major events, such as 'The Heritage Night' or the continuity of the Chamber Music Cycle, which this year will reach its eighth edition offering free concerts of high level in heritage spaces ”. This year, a further step will be taken with the creation of a national platform for performing and artistic arts in the 15 World Heritage Cities that complements the offer of the Festival Scene Heritage.

Luis Yeray Gutiérrez has announced that “The Heritage Night will celebrate its third edition simultaneously in the 15 World Heritage Cities in the month of September, with a program that will increase the quality of its programming in monumental spaces and that will also delve into the roots, tradition and culture of our cities. In addition, this edition will feature great dance figures at the Festival Scene Heritage and will reinforce its international projection with the help of UNESCO, which began last year. This year we will have new international partners ”.

The Councilors for Culture, by Segovia Gina Aguiar, and the technicians of the 15 Cities have already received the first advances in programming, in a

Telematic meeting in which the director of the Scene Heritage festival, Lorenzo Papagallo, participated. Luis Yeray Gutiérrez stressed that “the commitment to safe culture must continue to be one of the hallmarks of the Group of Heritage Cities. We have an immense cultural wealth that is manifested in a particular way in each of the 15 cities and in a general way in the joint program of actions that we have addressed in the Commission, both in the programming of a new edition of the Heritage Night, as well as the Chamber Music Cycle or the promotion of a National Platform for Dance in Heritage Cities ”.

The Commission has approved holding the VIII Chamber Music Cycle in the autumn, specifically between the months of October and December, in collaboration with the Reina Sofía School of Music. The director of the School, Juan Mendoza, also took part in the meeting, who indicated that this Cycle will be part of the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the School.

Among the great challenges of this Commission is also the organization of the Forum "World Heritage Cities, Cities of Safe Culture" that will be held in the first half of this year in Alcalá de Henares. As Luis Yeray Gutiérrez recalled, “it will focus on debating and analyzing the organization of first-rate cultural events (performing arts, literature, plastic arts) and the new post-Covid reality. In this Forum, good practices will be analyzed, as well as the development of protocols for new post-Covid19 formats with the presence of prestigious national and international cultural managers, and representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. This Forum will be organized in the first half of 2021, when security measures advise it, in Alcalá de Henares ”.

Another of the great projects for this year is the new edition of the 'Heritage Classroom' program, which has received a new boost in 2020 by incorporating new features to increase the participation of schools and promote projects in digital format, which must be presented before of March 31, 2021. The president recalled that the Group's Education, Culture and Sports Commission will select a single national absolute winner from among the local winners of the 15 cities. The ruling will be made public before April 23, 2021.

Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, with the unanimity of the councilors and technicians of the 15 Cities, has regretted the cancellation of the Racing Circuit in the World Heritage Cities in 2021 due to the pandemic. The organizer of the Circuit, Daniel Gutiérrez, participated in the meeting, and explained the impossibility of organizing the tests in the current circumstances caused by COVID-19. It is canceled due to responsibility and safety, but work begins for 2022 so that it is celebrated with all the guarantees and is a success.

The Group of World Heritage Cities of Spain is a non-profit association created in 1993 whose objective is to act jointly in the defense of cultural heritage and the tourist promotion of the cities that comprise it: Alcalá de Henares, Ávila, Baeza, Cáceres, Córdoba, Cuenca, Ibiza / Eivissa, Mérida, Salamanca, San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Santiago de Compostela, Segovia, Tarragona, Toledo and Úbeda.

Source: The Day of Segovia

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It seems that this year the carnivals will be like this: at home and through social networks. The residents of Palazuelos de Eresma have organized a virtual costume contest for these carnivals. It is about pulling the trunks of suits, fabrics, false beards and costumes to spend a fun afternoon with the family recreating a famous painting, a movie, a superhero, attention, integrated only by the family nucleus (coexistence unit). Take a photo and send it to neighborspalazuelosderesma @ gmail before Friday, February 12. Throughout the following weekend the photos will be uploaded and there will be prizes for the categories of children, adults and pets. The one who gets the most likes in networks wins.

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The Department of Culture of the City of Cuéllar intends, throughout this year, to complement the programming oriented to the more conventional or commercial cinema, bringing proposals of other types of filmography to the municipality, covering other formats and interests, such as questions scientific, intercultural or cinema in original version.

Under this premise, this year the town becomes the new virtual headquarters of the thirtieth edition of the International Biennial of Scientific Cinema (BICC), thus offering the possibility to residents of the town and their region to enjoy the works finalists of this contest through a virtual room set up by the Cuéllar City Council. Viewings can be made throughout the month of February, by requesting an access code, which can be requested through a form hosted on the Consistory website.

The International Scientific Film Biennial was created in 1977 as one of the first festivals dedicated to audiovisual that is generated from and for science in Spain and Europe. With 29 editions carried out, the BICC has become the international showcase for scientific cinema, with headquarters in Spain, among which are now Cuéllar, Moscow, Mexico, Argentina and Ecuador.

On this occasion, through the virtual room of the Cuéllar City Council, you can enjoy 35 audiovisual works that have been finalists from among the more than 180 participants. They compete for different awards in the categories of research, development and scientific innovation; didactic resources for scientific training and education; scientific audiovisual culture for children and young people; and scientific and technological dissemination ...

In parallel, during the biennial, academic and audiovisual events are held, such as exhibitions, recognitions, courses, exhibitions, conferences and round tables for debate on different scientific topics of universal knowledge and culture.

The Culture area hopes that in the near future it will be possible to reach all the interested public, also in person, but given the current capacity limitations, the proposal is that those who want to be able to enjoy this proposal from home, through from which the latest and most innovative scientific cinema is about, an alternative for leisure and learning with which it is tried to contribute to cope in the best possible way with the health emergency situation.

Exhibitions
Those who prefer to enjoy culture in person, from this Saturday until February 16, two exhibitions have been scheduled that can be visited in different municipal spaces, always with the pertinent hygienic and sanitary measures and with limited capacity and reduced hours.

In the first place, the exhibition hall of the Espacio Tenerías hosts 'Francia, an illustrated look', in which 26 illustrators of national and international relevance pay homage to the literature of France, illustrating some of the classics of the country's children's literature Gallic. Characters such as Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Little Prince or The Three Musketeers can be seen in this exhibition portrayed by authors such as the French Rébecca Dautremer, considered the most influential illustrator in Europe in these moments. Along with her, the Emilio Urberuaga and Jesús Gabán national illustration awards also participate.

The exhibition can be visited from Wednesday to Sunday, from 17:30 p.m. to 20:00 p.m., the same time that you can enjoy in the Alfonsa de la Torre room the exhibition 'Paisajes del Duero', a collective work of photographers Félix Navarro and his son Rafael Navarro, composed of high-resolution digital and analog negative images spread over murals. In it, the Duero Landscapes try to speak to the viewer about the true identity of its people, its history, what is ours, what is close and familiar, the essence of the Spanish-Portuguese spirit, to bring a land built step by step through history. and legend; and its villages, a true rural treasure. The photographs are accompanied by selected texts by journalists Celedonio Pérez and Juanma de Sáa and verses by poets Claudio Rodríguez and Gerardo Diego.

Félix Navarro has collaborated with different media such as a television camera in Castilla y León, as well as being a graphic correspondent in Zamora for some newspapers. For his part, Rafael Navarro, who studied film and television director and producer, has a production company.

This exhibition is part of the Alacarta Expositions itinerant program promoted by the Regional Ministry of Culture and Tourism to recover and disseminate the Castilian and Leonese photographic heritage, promote visual art, support exhibition centers and encourage the development of rural areas.

Source: North of Castilla Segovia

The Cuéllar City Council is going to celebrate an atypical Carnival this year that will be 100% virtual, there will be no parades or contests as on previous occasions, in an appointment that had its dates from February 11 to 17.

The children's contest that had been taking place on Carnival Sunday, moves within educational centers, both schools and nurseries. This will not be a contest so all centers will have a gift for their libraries, in addition to a gift that will be given to all children in the centers. Boys and girls from 0 to 11/12 years old may participate in it. They will do so by sending their photographs that will be posted on social networks.

The adult contest that took place on Carnival Saturday will also be virtual. In it, groups of up to 4 people may be presented, from 12 years onwards, always respecting sanitary measures. They will have to register in the Alfonsa de la Torre room from Wednesday to Sunday from 17.30:20 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. or by downloading the registration on the town hall page and send it completed along with the video of the costumed choreography with a maximum duration of one minute and the photo to the mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. from February 3 to February 11.

The prizes will be:

1st prize € 200, 2nd prize € 150 and 3rd prize € 100 (all of them to be spent until 31/12/2021 in establishments in Cuéllar)

Finally, the city council points out that "Carnival Sunday is Valentine's Day and we don't want to forget anyone, so we propose from the City Council that you register and send us a video with a choreography of 1 minute maximum duration and a photograph to the mail of the Alfonsa de la Torre room This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. disguised with the theme of Valentine's Day (example: Romeo and Juliet, Asterix and Obelix ……) ".

The prize will be a dinner valued at € 120 to spend before 31/12/2021 at a restaurant in Cuéllar.

The bases can be consulted on the website of the consistory.

Source: The Day of Segovia

The organizers of the national band contest 'El bandazo Fogorokero' have announced the name of the ten groups that have passed all the phases so far. These bands will perform in Ayllón, Riaza, Boceguillas, Cerezo de Abajo, Santo Tomé del Puerto, Sepúlveda, Campo de San Pedro, La Matilla, Maderuelo and Grajera.

The contest had 70 registered groups, of which 20 were selected. These have participated in the digital phase during January, in which they have defended their proposals through video clips. The ten finalists are: Oktopussy, Bicho Pal Monte, Bisonte, Transmission N, ECHO, Entretiempo, Noprocede, American Ghost, Tangle and Akeroa.

The physical phase will take place in May and June, with ten concerts in the villages.
A new round of voting will take place, from which the two winning groups will result. Both will receive a financial award and will perform at the Fogo Rock 2021 festival.

Source: The Adelantado de Segovia

We inform you that, as the situation is in the province of Segovia, we believe that the most responsible decision on our part is to temporarily postpone all Multicultural Enclave shows. Therefore, our programming is postponed to May. We will inform you of the new dates through this channel. We hope that soon we can enjoy a #SafeCulture in our region. And, please, take good care of yourself, take care and that they take care of you.

Next Sunday, January 31 at 10.30 am we will do the guided hiking route to Acebal de Prádena. We will visit the Acebos forest and its wonderful environment, full of beautiful oaks and Sabinas. 6 people maximum. Book by calling 674 146 726. We are waiting for you!

- Prádena Tourism Office. 674 14 67 26

Heritage Sundays 2021, from Turismo de Segovia, is made up of 12 visits that show lesser-known themes and aspects of Segovia, led by a specialized guide.

24 de Enero: Visit to the House of Joaquín María de Castellarnau, with Javier Giráldez.
21 February: The architect Alberto García Gil will be the guide for the walk "From the Azoguejo to the Plaza: the living room of the Segovians"
March 14: The House of the XV Century will be the protagonist of the dialogue between Aurora de la Puente and Ángel Serrano, which will have the journalist Angélica Tanarro as moderator.
11 April: Mercedes Sanz de Andrés, historian and specialist in sacred art, will guide the participants through the Altos de la Piedad.
May 16: Route to discover the amazing birds of the city of Segovia, guided by the biologist, teacher and great connoisseur of the birds of Segovia and the Sierra de Guadarrama, member of the GeoBiosphere Forum, Abel Herrero, and by the physicist by profession and naturalist by vocation , President of the GeoBiosfera Forum, Francisco Javier Sáez Frayssinet.
6 June: María Pía Senent Díez, director of the Provincial Historical Archive of Segovia, will be the guide through the facilities of this center.
11 July: The architect Alberto García Gil proposes this time the visit 'Walk through the Canonjía and its unknowns', through the medieval enclosure whose powerful and suggestive origin has vanished messages that persist under the old plasters.
August 8: Taller Vetraria Muñoz de Pablos, of which the founder, Carlos Muñoz de Pablos, and his sons Pablo and Alfonso Muñoz Ruiz are part of the workshop team.
September 12: The third themed visit on Disappeared religious buildings will take place, guided once again by the graduate in Geography and History and assistant to the Archive in the Municipal Archive of Segovia, Isabel Álvarez González, and by the historian and researcher, Alberto Herreras Díez.
10 October: Visit to the Aqueduct weir, this time guided by the biologist David Martín, on the occasion of the celebration of the Aqueduct Day that will take place one day later, on October 11, coinciding with the date of its declaration as a National Historic-Artistic Monument by Royal Order on October 11, 1884.
November 21: The doctor in Information Sciences and president of the Segovian Association of Numismatics and Collecting, Francisco Javier García Herrero, will make an itinerary through the traces of the currency and its production in the city of Segovia.
December 5: Heritage Sundays 2021 concludes with the World Heritage guided tour, which will address the reasons why UNESCO included Segovia on the World Heritage list, with a pleasant walk through the historic center of the city. On this occasion accompanied by a Segovia Tourism guide authorized as an official guide of Segovia.

GAME

As in previous years, Sundays of Heritage 2021 also proposes a game. Whoever guesses on which façade the window of the program's image is located will enter the raffle for a place for one of the visits. Answers can be brought to the Visitor Reception Center between March 1-7.

SCHEDULE

Visits will begin at 10.30 am, except for the discussion table on March 14, which will take place at 12.00 at the Casa de la Lectura-Municipal Library, and the visit to the Provincial Historical Archive which will have in addition to the 10.30 am pass another at 12.30 pm.
The meeting point for the rest of the visits will be communicated at the time of registration.

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Visits have a fee of 10 euros, except for the talk-colloquium on March 14 and visits to the Provincial Historical Archive, which are free.
* The sale or prior registration for those activities that are free will begin on the 1st of the month in which the activities take place.
Tickets for Patrimony Sundays 2021 can be purchased and reserved at the Visitor Reception Center.

For more information you can see our calendar of events.

The Palladio Arte Association presents the XIII edition of "Saturdays at the theater", which proposes a total of seven dates for children.

Workshops, exhibitions, cinema and educational sessions fill the calendar of activities that the cultural center renews from Monday to Saturday.

Quintanar Palace as well as all the cultural centers managed or attached to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism or Siglo Foundation for Tourism and the Arts en Castilla y Leon, has closed its doors to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but it continues to have access to its rooms and its activities through online channels and profiles on social networks.

The innovation and development center for design and culture Quintanar Palace maintains and intensifies a varied program of weekly activities for children and adults that can be followed comfortably from home while enjoying art and design.

Once the face-to-face activity was suspended last Friday by order of the Castilla and leon meeting, given the critical epidemiological situation that the Community, The team of Quintanar Palace who leads Gianni Ferraro reinforces the dissemination of its online programming, renews content and in the coming days will give greater presence to sections such as 'Pinches'.

The first articles of 'Pinches' They have been very well received, so in February it will have a day of its own in our weekly calendar, according to sources from Quintanar Palace. This section contains a collection of resources in video format to enjoy and learn to observe, reflect and experiment with the artistic. These are articles that come from the Palacioquintanar.com website and social networks to train the gaze before works of art and learn about architecture.

The week starts with 'We said yesterday', a tour of the exhibitions that have taken place in the Palace in its nine years of experience. They are virtual visits, prepared with material from the center's photographic archive and videos. Tuesdays are dedicated to the world of design, giving visibility to the columns of different references such as: Joan Costa, Emilio Gil, David Barro, Eugenio Vega, Teresa Jular and Luis Montero.

Workshops led by the educator are offered to families every Thursday Gael zamora so that they can develop them from home. Instructions on how to do it with the help of images are given through social networks and the website. Thursday and Friday are the days dedicated to 'The actuality of the Quintanar Palace'. The artists and artisans who participate in the collective exhibition pass through this section 'Identities', present in the rooms of the exhibition center.

Saturday is movie day. The cycles and films of Cinema Forum Quintanar they keep changing. On the 30th it will be possible to see, with prior information, 'Nebraska' (2013) within the cycle 'The American dream'.

Source: The Adelantado de Segovia

The Tourism area of ​​the City Council of Segovia has advanced the programming of the XII edition of the cycle of visits 'Heritage Sundays' that, as in the previous ones, seeks to 'discover' the cultural and natural heritage of the city less known or semi-hidden for the general population. In addition, another of its attractions is again the selection of guides or drivers of the twelve activities scheduled on a Sunday of each month of this year 2020.

The program begins next Sunday, the 24th, with a visit to the House of Joaquín María de Castellarnau with Javier Giráldez, a relative of Castellarnau, as a guide through this property that belonged to the distinguished forest engineer, born in Tarragona in 1848, who arrived to Segovia in 1871 and died there in 1943.

Castellarnau held the position of engineer of the Commission for the Service of the Pinar de Valsaín and in 1913 he was appointed president of the Corps of Forestry Engineers; In 1934, the Royal Academy of Sciences awarded him its highest award, the Echegaray medal.
His scientific interests were very broad, his activity extended to microbiology, microscopic photography, botany, zoology, ornithology or astronomy.

Castellarnau's house is located on Calle de Martínez Campos, in the walled area of ​​Segovia. In the garden of the site, the one known as the Cedro de Castellarnau, a great cedar from Lebanon, is remarkable both for its age and for its size and location.

The architect Alberto García Gil will star in February the walk 'From the Azoguejo to the Plaza: the living room of the Segovians', a historical, perhaps nostalgic, tour through the Calle Real de Segovia as a meeting place and management of its inhabitants .

Instead of a visit, in March there will be a dialogue about the House of the XV Century between Aurora de la Puente and Ángel Serrano, with journalist Angélica Tanarro as moderator. The historian and specialist in sacred art Mercedes Sanz, one of the regular patrimony Sundays and always with interesting proposals, will guide in April through the Altos de la Piedad, while in May the cycle will be dedicated to the birds of the city of La hand of Abel Herrero (biologist and professor) and Francisco Javier Sáez Frayssinet (physicist by profession and naturalist by vocation), both members of the GeoBiosphere Forum, who chairs the second.

María Pía Senent Díez, director of the Provincial Historical Archive of Segovia since 2014, will be the host in June for the facilities of this center located on Capuchinos Alta Street, a building that housed two houses, possibly from the 1702th century, that the knight from Alcántara Juan de Ortega Lara y Angulo converted, starting in XNUMX, into a single larger house.

Alberto García Gil repeats in July but in the Canonjía, which is considered a unique example of Romanesque civil architecture. The prestigious architect will speak about this old neighborhood of the canons of the Cathedral and its unknowns.

The Vetraria Muñoz de Pablos Workshop will open its doors to lovers of Heritage Sundays in August, hand in hand with the two generations of artists from this Segovian family.

For the third consecutive year, the themed visit on disappeared religious buildings with Isabel Álvarez González and Alberto Herreras will be held in September.

The last quarter still holds interesting proposals: visit the Aqueduct weir in October, a tour about the important past of the manufacture of coins in the city, by the president of the Segovian Numismatic Association, Francisco Javier García Herrero, in November , and, to close, in December, a reminder visit of why Segovia was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco.

Competition
As in previous years, Domingos de Patrimonio proposes a game: whoever guesses on which façade the window of the image that appears in the program is located (the one in the top photo) will enter the raffle for a square for one of the visits . Answers, in the CRV from March 1 to 7.

The program
January 24. House of Joaquín Mª de Castellarnau.
February 21st. From the Azoguejo to the Plaza.
March 14. The House of the XV century.
April 11. Altos de la Piedad.
May 16. Route of the birds of the city of Segovia.
June 6th. Provincial Historical Archive.
July 11. Walk through the Canonjía and its unknowns.
August 8. Vetraría Muñoz de Pablos Workshop.
September 12. Disappeared religious buildings.
October 10th. Weir of the Aqueduct.
November 21. Traces of the currency and its production in the city of Segovia.
December 5th. World Heritage.
INFORMATION: Visitor Reception Center and www.turismodesegovia.com

Source: The Adelantado de Segovia

The town of Cuéllar will be part this year of the network of Scenic Circuits of Castilla y León. This was stated this week by the deputy for Culture, José María Bravo, in an announcement received with satisfaction by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage of the Cuéllar City Council, which positively values ​​the incorporation of the Alfonsa de la Torre cultural hall in said program , a system of collaboration between administrations "that will make it easier for us to carry out annual programming of performing arts and musical shows."

The Culture area pointed out through a statement that the incorporation of the town "makes us especially excited", taking into account that it had been requested on several occasions and it had not been possible to access the network so far due to the limitations of the cultural infrastructures of the municipality.

Likewise, they were hopeful that the measure taken in this call by the Junta de Castilla y León, opening the program to other smaller scenic spaces «is not something specific and allows us to continue opting to bring higher quality groups to the town and maintain a cultural program that enriches life in the town, and even makes it more attractive to tourists.

The incorporation of the locality is due to a new regulation, which included innovations regarding the integration of new entities and spaces, as well as the elimination of administrative obstacles to facilitate the extension of the program. The new modification is intended to comply with some of the objectives of the Ministry, among which is to ensure access to culture for all citizens and in a very special way to guarantee that those who reside in rural areas of Castilla y León can exercise that right under equal conditions.

Among the objectives of Culture is also to ensure the quality of the programming and to favor the access of all citizens to the cultural creations of the professionals of the performing arts and the promotion of the sector in Castilla y León. Thus, the new regulation of the Scenic Circuits incorporates new mechanisms that guarantee the quality of the programming by professionals of the performing arts and also incorporates innovations to extend the collaboration system and make its management more effective.

Libra
In addition to showing their satisfaction for joining the network, the Cuéllar Culture area wanted to thank their support to the older and younger residents who have participated in the cultural events that have taken place in a "difficult and strange Christmas", in addition to congratulating them for their respect for the established norms and for the illusion that the little ones showed in the arrival of Santa Claus and the Three Wise Men to the town.

Although they emphasize that they would have liked to do "much more" as a parade, they emphasize that all those regulations that were being implemented by the Board of Health have been followed and they have adapted to the circumstances to avoid the formation of agglomerations in public roads.

They also highlight that, when relevant, it has been the local government itself, in view of its powers, that has instituted some measures of a more restrictive nature, "in order to favor the maintenance of the healthiest environments possible, in view of this emergency situation that concerns us all ».

They extended their gratitude to the schools, which gave their facilities to be able to establish bounded enclosures with different entrances and exits for the public, to the Ampas and to the Culture staff for their "tireless work", as well as to all the Cuellaranos "for continuing to attend to culture and maintain interest ”, in addition to relying on the strict hygiene protocols for spaces established by the City Council since the beginning of the pandemic and for responsibly complying with the regulations established in municipal premises. Still, they ask the neighbors not to lower their guard to continue enjoying culture.

Film screenings
A culture that returns next week, from January 21 to 24, with a cycle of Brazilian cinema, which is launched thanks to the collaboration of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Junta de Castilla y León and its project 'Others looks, the same language '. With this film proposal in its original version with subtitles, the General Directorate of Cultural Policies of the Junta de Castilla y León and the embassies and cultural institutes, reveal a small but important range of themes and stories representative of the cinematographic moment of each country, collaborating with the dissemination of quality cinema that is sometimes difficult for citizens to access, promoting a taste for auteur cinema.

During the week, four films will be screened in the Alfonsa de la Torre room, in the original subtitled version of Brazilian cinema, which can be accessed by reservation, with free admission until full capacity is reached. You can also visit the exhibition of plastic artists from Cuéllar 'Puntos de Artista', in the Tenerías room until next January 31.

Source: North of Castilla Segovia

Within the network of trails of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, the National Parks Autonomous Organization has selected some representative routes of this natural space, in different locations, varying in length, duration of the route and degree of difficulty.

This program allows the visitor to discover the northern slope of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park accompanied by an interpreter guide.

To participate in the guided tours it is advisable to book in advance, being the order of reservation the criterion used to prepare the admission list.

User information: Routes

Reservations: Here

Variety and quality were the words chosen this morning by the president of the Provincial Council, Miguel Ángel de Vicente, to qualify the programming that will fill the Juan Bravo Theater between January and March of this 2021, in which, as they have anticipated itself president, the deputy for Culture, Youth and Sports, José María Bravo, and the director of the Theater, Marco Antonio Costa, "the obsession of the Provincial Council and the Theater Directorate will continue to be to guarantee a safe culture, trying to affect, as little as possible. possible, to the quality of the programming offered ".

The qualifiers for this calendar, which will begin next Sunday, January 17, and will end on March 26, were justified by Miguel Ángel de Vicente, referring, first of all, to the different shows that will be on the Segovian stage and that include From comic theater, musical theater, documentary theater or improvised theater, to contemporary dance and theatrical dance or the musical genres of blues, rock or jazz. "It is something that we repeat often when we announce the new programming at a press conference, but I think this time that combination of variety and quality is more in line with what the months of January, February and March are going to be like. in the Theater ", indicated De Vicente.

Second, the president of the Provincial Council, offered three names with which to argue the quality of the programming. First, that of Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, who gave birth to a text of the applauded in Segovia Juan Carlos Rubio and under the direction and accompaniment of the prestigious dancer Chevi Muraday, will open the theater on January 17 with 'Juana', the montage that had to be postponed at the gates of confinement in March and that, like other shows that were once scheduled for the third quarter of 2020 have been recovered and rescheduled by the Theater Management for this 2021. "That many shows are in This calendar is the result of the determination and effort not to deprive Segovians of important functions that were already included in the Theater's plans before the pandemic began, "said Miguel Ángel de Vicente, also referring to the presence of Concha Velasco in Segovia on February 20 with 'La habitacion de María'.

The third name contributed by De Vicente was that of the Argentine actor Juan Diego Botto, who will perform at the Juan Bravo Theater under the direction of the no less important Sergio Peris-Mencheta, who already delighted the Segovian public in February 2019 with 'Lehman Trilogy' and now presents 'A night without the moon'. The text is inspired by the work and life of Federico García Lorca and, as Miguel Ángel de Vicente anticipated, "it will be one of the great productions of these months". Confidence in the duo formed by Botto and Peris-Mencheta is such that the Theater has confirmed two performances: one on March 5 and another on March 6.

"Fly for the tickets", recommended the president, explaining below that the Juan Bravo seats will also witness multiple formats of theatrical productions with the representations of 'Don Quijote we are all' on January 30, 'Curva España' on February 5, 'Horror, the show that should never have been done', the improvised theater piece 'Jardines' on February 12,' My pain is ... 'by Esther Berzal from Segovia on March 12 and' Napoleón or the complex de Épico ', with which the quarter will end on March 26.

In addition, Miguel Ángel de Vicente indicated that music and dance will not be missing in the calendar for this first quarter of 2021 and announced for the months of February and March, on the one hand, the performances of Red House, Tricia Evy, Andrea Motis and the R&B and rock & roll group Mike Sanchez and his Doopin 'Five, within the Cycle' The best jazz, blues, rock and soul 'and, on the other, the presence of the companies La Sala and Cielo Raso in the dance cycle' Innovadanza '.

Theater for the whole family and prices for all budgets

After reviewing the programming for adults, Miguel Ángel de Vicente gave the floor to José María Bravo and Marco Antonio Costa, who, in addition to emphasizing that both the Provincial Council and the Theater Directorate continue to use themselves thoroughly to "create the spectators of the future and instill in the little ones that love for the performing arts and that interest in knowing the ins and outs of theater, dance or music", they also highlighted the fact of trying, with entries ranging between 5 and the 22 euros, "that the prices adjust to the pockets of our spectators".

Thus, for the little ones, the Theater proposes on January 24 the musical circus show 'Yee haw!' and on January 29 the montage inspired by Picasso's circus 'Acrobat and harlequin'. In addition, and with the sustainability of the planet and the power of small gestures to achieve great changes, on February 28 the theatrical dance piece 'Deshielo' will be performed for them and on March 7 the play 'Semente, the man who planted trees'.

Finally, and as has been carried out in recent months, the director of the Theater explained that the sale of tickets, which will be available at the box office and on the Tickentradas platform, will be carried out progressively. In this way, from this week until next February 20, tickets for the shows scheduled between those dates can be purchased. Tickets for performances scheduled between February 21 and March 26 will go on sale starting February 10.

Source: Diputación de Segovia

The Official Gazette of Castilla y León (Bocyl) today publishes the resolution of the General Directorate of Commerce and Consumption approving the Calendar of Trade Fairs of Castilla y León for the year 2021. The calendar initially includes the celebration of five activities trade shows throughout the year in Segovia, the province with the fewest fairs planned for this year.

In this way, the province of Segovia will host the celebration of fair activities in Cantimpalos, where the Cantimpalos Chorizo ​​Fair will take place on April 24 and 25; in La Losa, the Handicraft and Gastronomy Fair, on May 15; in Cuéllar from July 19 to 21 the traditional Book Fair will be held; The Cuéllar Mudéjar Artisan Fair will also take place in the town; and, finally, in the capital, between November 5 and 21, Segovians will be able to attend the Old, Antique and Occasion Book Fair.

According to the documentation, Castilla y León would host a total of 2021 fairs in 202, grouped into 13 thematic blocks, the largest block being the agri-food fairs, with 73 scheduled events. The artisan fairs -with 36 scheduled appointments- constitute the second thematic group in terms of volume. The calendar also includes 17 livestock fairs and another 17 trade fairs, 15 medieval markets, 12 book fairs, 10 agricultural machinery, 5 dedicated to leisure and free time, 3 related to companion animals, as many related to world of textiles and fashion, 2 dedicated to transport and the automotive industry, another two to culture, education and employment, an antiques fair and another 6 with heterogeneous content.

By provinces, Salamanca leads the number of fairs, with 61 scheduled. They are followed by León, with 30; Burgos, with 25; Valladolid, with 24; Palencia, with 20; Soria, with 15; Zamora and Ávila, with 11 each; and finally Segovia, where five appointments are planned. On the other hand, the vast majority of the contests are scheduled to be held as of May; meanwhile, during the months of January, February and March two, three and nine events have been included respectively.

Finally, it should be noted that the vast majority of the trade fairs included in the calendar will take place in rural areas, especially in municipalities with fewer than 5.000 inhabitants, where these types of activities contribute to economic, social and cultural dynamism.

Source: The Adelantado de Segovia

The Concentration to be held from January 7 to 10, 2021 in Cantalejo (Segovia), as reported in a statement on December 3, 2020, is suspended.

The organization affirms that, since that communiqué, “this terrible pandemic continues even more virulence, for this reason and because of our social responsibility with our community, it forces us to protect the health of both motorcyclists and their families, based on the recommendations , regulations and prohibitions agreed between the Government and the Autonomous Communities. "

The new call has already been announced for the dates of January 6 to 9, 2022 and it will be then that the motorcyclists will meet again and share that camaraderie, friendship and solidarity on which the International Winter Motorist Concentration "The Legend Continues" is based. .

For all this, "The Legend Will Continue" in Cantalejo in 2022.

Source: Segoviaudaz

Inauguration last Saturday, January 2, of the exhibition 'Images of Antiquity. Return to Roman architecture in Segovia '.

This photographic exhibition accompanied by explanatory panels is located in the premises attached to the town's retirement center and will be open to the public until January 10, from 16.15:20.00 p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

In addition, the Cauca historian Víctor Cabañero will carry out several guided tours next Saturday, January 9 at 16.15pm, 17.15pm, 18.15pm and 19.15pm. That same day, the exhibition will open from 11.00:14.00 to 30:XNUMX for children in passes of XNUMX minutes each.

In the aforementioned exhibition reconstructions of the cities of Confloenta, Cauca, Termes and Segovia can be seen. It is a great opportunity to visualize a part of the history of our province, like a journey through graphic documents produced thanks to current technical means.

This exhibition is part of the Christmas activities proposed by the Coca City Council, which will end with the parade of the Three Kings, scheduled for today from 18.30 pm in the Plaza Mayor. Unlike other years, it is a static parade, but they will have the musical accompaniment of the Municipal Music Band.

Source: The Adelantado de Segovia

Get to know the Archaeological Classroom of Aguilafuente and its mosaics, let yourself be enchanted by the church of San Juan, that great treasure full of precious stones and hallucinate with the anatomy and movement of Florentino Trapero's sculptures.

2:2021 AM on Saturday, January 11, 00
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In the Tenerías room, a selection of works by local artists will be exhibited, both pottery and painting. 

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The company "Masquemonte" offers you the laughter therapy workshop on January 9

More information: www.masquemonte.es

The Esteban Vicente Museum hosts the exhibition 'Mola Segovia!' by the photographer Jorge Represa.
From December 23 to January 7, 2021
Free admission
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The Zuloaga Museum in Segovia hosts the exhibition 'La Cueva de la Griega, art of many times' on the Project for the Diffusion of Heritage Resources of the Villa de Pedraza, as one of the most important prehistoric and historical enclaves of the town. This exhibition will be open to the public until January 31 and its visiting hours will be from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10.00:14.00 a.m. to 16.00:19.00 p.m. and from XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., according to the information published by the ICAL Agency.

This initiative is part of the PAHIS 2020 Plan for the Cultural Heritage of Castilla y León, with a total investment of 32.930,84 euros co-financed with FEDER Funds. The sample dedicated to this singular sanctuary that contains manifestations of rock art and epigraphy that illustrate different periods and brings together information and images about the prehistoric, Roman and medieval engravings that it possesses.

The territorial delegate of the Junta in Segovia, José Mazarías, visited the exhibition on this cave sanctuary from the end of the Paleolithic Age, with art and epigraphic manifestations that illustrate different periods of the prehistoric and historical past. The exhibition wants to promote and disseminate this cultural asset and explain in a simple way the characteristics of the cave and the context in which the different engravings found in it are framed. It also provides information on the different investigations and actions carried out to increase knowledge of the enclave, and highlights the cultural and historical value of this jewel of Segovian heritage.

The exhibition is part of the Project for the Diffusion of Heritage Resources of the Segovian town of Pedraza, which includes the dissemination of two enclaves in this municipality: the Griega Cave and the Hontanilla Tower. In the Zuloaga Museum, only the one corresponding to the Griega Cave is exhibited, the complete project will be shown in February in Pedraza, and will gather information about the Cave and the Tower, as well as two documentary videos about each of the two heritage spaces.

The Cave of the Greek

The Griega cave is located in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama. The engravings found make it an essential reference for the study of prehistoric art and Roman rock epigraphy of the Northern Plateau, due to its extensive series of Palaeolithic and post-Palaeolithic engravings and Roman inscriptions.

It draws attention for its repeated human presence throughout history, from the advanced Paleolithic to the Bronze Age or the first years of the Iron Age, and during the centuries from I to III AD There are also epigraphs dated from those of the XIII and XIX. 119 Upper Palaeolithic and 311 post-Palaeolithic engravings dating from 13.000 to 11.500 years have been described. The engravings are zoomorphic in nature, with deer, horses, fish or bovids; anthropomorphic and signs. Post-Palaeolithic engravings correspond to the XNUMXrd or XNUMXst millennium BC and as for their subject matter, geometric abstractions predominate, without human or zoomorphic figures being found from this period.

Another hundred of the engravings correspond to inscriptions from Roman times. The reason why the Roman population entered the cave to make the engravings is unknown. But it is curious that Roman spellings respect Palaeolithic drawings, since they placed their signs near the ancient engravings, without affecting them.

Most of these Roman inscriptions are personal names, along with the names of two Roman divinities. Certain votive-religious formulas used by the Romans have also been found, such as the expression 'votum solvit', ('fulfilled the promise'), which confirms the use of the cave as a sanctuary. The engravings corresponding to medieval, modern and contemporary moments prove that the cave was frequented by visitors throughout history.

Diffusion in the XNUMXth century

According to the information of the Territorial Delegation of the Board, the Griega Cave was discovered in 1898 by Tomás and Llorente, but then it did not detect rock carvings or archaeological remains of any kind. It was not until 1970 when E. Ballesteros and J. Herrera, from the Speleological Section of the Sociedad Deportivo-Excursionista de Madrid, discovered a horse engraved on clay existing about 45 meters from the entrance of the Cave.

From then on, new engravings began to be discovered and the need for an in-depth research project called 'Inventory, study and conservation of prehistoric rock art in Castilla y León (1989-1993), funded by the Junta de Castilla and León in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture.

In 2010 work was resumed within the framework of a new project financed by the Board, in which priority was given to the application of new technologies in the documentation and conservation of the parietal art of the Griega Cave.

The cultural project highlights the uniqueness of the goods and at the same time the high degree of historical representation of both: on the one hand, the Griega Cave, a sanctuary of Segovian rock art since the Paleolithic, and on the other, the fortification of one of the village and land communities in which the medieval repopulation was articulated south of the Duero.

The Project for the Diffusion of Heritage Resources of the Segovian town of Pedraza is part of the series of Cultural Projects that constitute an initiative launched by the Historical Heritage Plan of Castilla y León 2004-2012 (PAHIS) and continuing with the PAHIS Plan 2020 Cultural Heritage of Castilla y León.

These cultural projects use an interdisciplinary methodology and a program of participation and public dissemination. On the other hand, they promote consultation and patronage as a formula for joint responsibility and social awareness of the value of cultural heritage.

Source: Segoviaudaz

With a selfish and rude little prince and a duck with a broken wing that cannot emigrate with the rest of the family, it begins tomorrow, Monday, December 21, from 19:00 p.m., Christmas week at the Theater Juan Bravo of the Diputación.

After the children of the family had the opportunity to embark on the adventures of the pirate Barracuda on Friday, the smallest of the house - and it is necessary to emphasize the term 'little' -, will be the main protagonists of the auditorium tomorrow . And it is that, 'El princi-pato', which is the name of the play that Juan Bravo will visit, is aimed at children between 3 and 7 years old, an age that, both from the Presidency of the Provincial Council and from the Theater Directorate , is considered "ideal" to begin to bring children closer to the performing arts.

Panduro Producciones and Marmore Producciones put this piece on the stage in which two characters, a prince and a duck, discover that there is nothing more fun in the world than having someone to share and play with. The show, which takes place with puppets, tells how a boy of just five years old who has been educated with a heavy hand and cruelty shows the same values ​​that he has been taught; despotic values, which will soon find their counterpoint in one of his vassals, Candela, who is the same age. She, with the invaluable help of a duck that cannot fly with her flock, will teach him the meaning of patience, kindness and respect.


'Unique', the story of a dethroned prince
On generosity and the importance of knowing how to share, also treats 'Unique', the piece that will take the witness on the Juan Bravo tables on Tuesday 22 at the same time. With another child as the protagonist and also directed at the public between 3 and 7 years old, this piece by Teatro Paríso written by Iñaki Rikarte will sound like many of those parents who have seen their only son become a dethroned prince.

Until the arrival of his little sister, whom Hugo himself wishes before knowing what that implies, the protagonist of this nothing unique story was the center of attention. His whims were granted and his toys were his alone. When Elisa was born, Hugo had to learn that, despite or precisely because of this, he is still unique, but not 'the only one'. The company proposes, with this story, a transversal story for parents and children with which the whole family can learn to better understand why it is so difficult to give up the throne when a new member arrives.

Tickets for these two shows, as for the rest of the Juan Bravo Theater children's programming, can be purchased at the box office and on the Tickentradas platform at the single price of 5 euros.

Source: Diputación de Segovia

The Municipal Band of Music of Coca will offer a concert of Christmas carols in the Plaza Mayor of the town next Saturday, December 19 at 18.00:XNUMX p.m.

Given that the Christmas concert that they usually perform cannot take place due to the health crisis of covid-19 - since it takes place in a closed space and the public is usually made up of people of all ages, some of them are population risky - it will be a simple performance of about an hour that the musicians have prepared for Christmas.

This initiative is not a substitute for the traditional Christmas concert. The group does not normally perform Christmas carols concerts, although they do perform during the parade of kings.

The Coca City Council proposed to Asier Doval, director of the band, if there was the possibility of carrying out an act during the Christmas holidays and they decided to start this small open-air concert.

“We are living a difficult time in terms of culture and it is difficult to disseminate music, especially in small towns, where everything is quite stationary. The shows in closed spaces are limited, even the preparation and rehearsals of our group are complicated because we play wind instruments, so you cannot use a mask; we have to respect distances, so it is not the best time to play in a closed place ”, says Asier Doval.

Attendees will be able to enjoy different popular Christmas carols under the Christmas lights arranged in the Plaza Mayor. The public will be seated and guarding all security measures. As it is a genre that the municipal band does not usually work on, it is a very special concert for them, since, in addition, they have not been able to perform before the public for a year.

“We have not performed with spectators since the Christmas concert last year, so for the band it is exciting to play for the people again since we are not living an easy moment in that regard. I think that continuing to play and maintain what we have is essential, even in very basic conditions such as doing a simple Christmas carol performance. This will give a bit of encouragement both to the musicians, who play altruistically, and to the public that always accompanies us ”, concludes Doval.

Source: Adelantado de Segovia

In a year in which illusionism is more necessary than ever, the province of Segovia will once again experience magic in an intergenerational way, thanks to the involvement of the Diputación de Segovia and its purpose of bringing closer residents-young and old- of peoples to the different performing arts. For the fourth consecutive year and again as part of the program of the International Festival Live the Magic that takes place in Castilla y León, 'Segovia, magical province' will host up to sixteen performances and three workshops that, in this edition, will have a very marked accent Segovian.

And the thing is, the Segovian magicians Quiquemago, Gele Rodrigo, Iván Asenjo and Héctor Sansegundo will be part of a line-up that will run from December 19 to January 5 and which also includes Amélie from Madrid, Mag Malastruk from Alicante, the Argentine Cristian Miró and the magicians of the Vive la Magia School. As in previous editions, all of them will demonstrate that there are many ways to do and understand magic, and will unleash the imagination and assumptions of the public through words, objects, effects, melodies, nonsense, dances, handkerchiefs, letters or stunts.

In this way, while Quiquemago, a musician as well as a sleight-of-hand artist, will offer a 'Magic Musician Concert' accompanied by his violin for the audience of Sacramenia on December 27, Coca on January 2 and Carbonero el Mayor on January 3, Gele Rodrigo will add humor to music and magic to present to the residents of Fuenterrebollo on January 2 the show 'Musicomic Magic'. With the company of his enchanted guitar and his inseparable pet Corky, the Segovian will demonstrate the reasons that have led him to receive more than twenty national comedy and magic awards and that have made him a benchmark 'youtuber' in this matter.

Regarding Iván Asenjo and Héctor Sansegundo, the other two Segovians participating in this edition and better known by the general public, their performances will be distributed among the municipalities of Cantalejo on December 19, Navas de Oro on December 26, Hontanares from Eresma on December 27, San Pedro de Gaíllos on January 2 and Bercial on January 5 (Iván Asenjo) and Brieva on December 30 (Héctor Sansegundo). The television Ivan Asenjo will combine heels, androgyny and dance to give strength to his magic of impossible effects under the title of 'Atrévete' and, for his part, Héctor Sansegundo will act as 'Head magician' making participants of a crazy and comical show all attending families.

And since there is no Christmas in which dreams have no place, Rosana Vidal, through her alter ego Amèlie, will present on December 19 in Riaza 'Consiste en dreaming', a journey to the culmination of a dream in which the The artist reveals the wishes of the public aided by comic situations, amazement, poetry and even the circus.

The 2020 calendar of performances of 'Segovia, magical province' will be completed with the presence of Mag Malastruk in Bernuy de Porreros on December 26 and in Campo de San Pedro on 27 and Cristian Miró in Palazuelos de Eresma on December 19 and in Valseca and Grajera on January 2 and 3, respectively. The first has specialized in family magic for more than twenty years and has been the promoter of the Infantomagic Days, in which a small group of magicians from all over Spain specialized in children's magic study and research in order to enrich the magic sector. childish. Regarding the second, who started in the world of show business as a tango dancer, his ability to modulate his voice will be able to amuse, entertain and surprise the spectators who come to applaud 'El mago de la ventriloquía' live.

Finally, and so that the little ones can know some of the secrets -but not all- that the illusionism keeps, two magicians from the Vive la Magia School will travel to Cuéllar on December 28, Cerezo de Abajo on January 2 and Navalmanzano on January 4 to carry out workshops and share with the children the steps of the process of some of the most surprising tricks.

Source: Diputación de Segovia