11 Feb Presentation Tacón Flamenco de Utrera
The VI edition of the Tacón Flamenco de Utrera 2018 has been presented, which this year has taken place at the headquarters of the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, located in Calatrava street in Seville, in which pays tribute to the dancer Manolo Marín.
The presentation was attended by the director of the Instituto Andaluz del Flamenco, María Ángeles Carrasco; the delegate of Tourism, Festivities and Commerce of the Ayuntamiento de Utrera, Carmen Cabra; the dancer Manuel Marín; and Luis Peña on behalf of the association 'El Compás que nos une', organiser of the Festival, with the collaboration of the Ayuntamiento de Utrera. From 25 February to 4 March, the festival will host Cristina Hoyos, Hiniesta Cortés, Adela Campallo, Jairo Barrull, Isabel Bayón, La Choni, Pilar Ortega, Rafael Campallo, Pilar Astola, Carmen Lozano, Rafael de Utrera, Ángeles Gabaldón and Alicia Márquez. These are some of the artists who will perform in this year's main show, which pays tribute to Manolo Marín. The management of the Instituto Andaluz del Flamenco has highlighted the quality of the programme, as well as the venue of the festival: "Utrera, a flamenco land with its own seal of identity, which saw the birth and growth of a multitude of artists such as the Perrate family, Gaspar, Fernanda and Bernarda, Enrique Montoya, Bambino, Curro de Utrera, Manuel de Angustias, La Perrata, El Cuchara, el Niño de Utrera, Rafael de Utrera, Pepa de Benito and Tomás de Perrate, among many others". The line-up is completed with the show by María Marrufo de Utrera, who maintains the Utrera cadence in all her movements; "De Japón vengo", with Junko Hagiwara and Yuka Hayashi, two dancers who show that Japan is here to stay; Rafael Rodríguez 'Cabeza', with a show-workshop focused on flamenco dance guitar, in which he will be accompanied by Fernando Romero and Moi de Morón. In this edition, as in previous editions, the "Charlas con el Maestro" (Talks with the Maestro) will be staged, which this year is dedicated to the artist and dancer Manolo Marín, in which he will review his life and his way of understanding flamenco dance, with the special collaboration of the journalist Antonio Ortega.
