Last week we attended the presentation of the full programme for the 2nd Paco de Lucía Festival, as special sponsors of this event.
Between the 1st and 5th of March, the city's most iconic cultural venues will host multiple activities, all designed to showcase the flamenco experience.
Concert Schedule
A flamenco concert will be held daily at the Teatre Principal de Palma or at the Teatre Xesc Forteza. Coinciding with the festival’s Opening Gala Concert, the first concert, which will proudly present the unmistakable voice of Estrella Morente at the Teatre Principal de Palma, has sold out all available tickets.
The concert schedule will be as follows:
Date
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Time
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Artist
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Location
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01/03/23
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20:00h
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Estrella Morente (entradas agotadas)
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Teatre Principal de Palma
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02/03/23
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20:00h
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Antonio Sánchez & Simfovents
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Conservatorio Superior de Música
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03/03/23
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20:00h
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Rocío Molina y Yerai Cortés (especial danza)
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Teatre Municipal Xesc Forteza
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04/03/23
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20:00h
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Rocío Marquez y Bronquio
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Teatre Municipal Xesc Forteza
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05/03/23
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19:00h
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Rancapino Chico
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Teatre Municipal Xesc Forteza
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More activities of 2nd Paco de Lucía Festival
In addition to the concert schedule, complementary activities will be offered throughout the city as part of the festival, such as:
- AGUADocumentary Photographic Exhibition by Lola Álvarez, with pictures of the artists that participated in the 1st year of the festival at CaixaForum Palma. (10:00 to 20:00h, Monday to Sunday, from the 1st through the 15th of March at the Margarita D’Este Hall).
- Screening of a documentary on the life and work of Paco de Lucía at CaixaForum Palma
- Session of «I-CorDes. Instituto de Corpologías Deslocalizadas» at Es Baluard Museu d’Art Contemporari Palma by Rocío Molina (4th of March at 11:00h).
- Practical workshops for “cajón” and percussion at the Miró Mallorca Foundation by Benji Habichuela (5th of March, in the morning).
Palma: worldwide reference centre for flamenco
Founded and directed by the Majorcan journalist Soledad Bescos, the Paco de Lucía Festival was born out the need for a true flamenco festival in Majorca. This event promotes the preservation of the cultural value of flamenco and celebrates the life of famed guitar player Paco de Lucía, who spent his last years in Majorca.
Profits from ticket sales will go to fund social and pedagogic innovation projects organised by the Paco de Lucía Foundation. This foundation promotes social and cultural integration projects for vulnerable groups through flamenco music, which in 2010 was declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
With the proceeds from the first year, the foundation is creating an archive of the creative materials produced by Paco de Lucía, including all his videos, writings, photographs and guitars, which will be open for researchers, as well as a free online guitar school.
For more information and news about the 2nd Paco de Lucía Festival, click here.