Paco de Lucía heads the bill of the event to take place from September to November 2005 in the city of Málaga and other towns in the province

Málaga en Flamenco 2005. Main program

Flamenco-world.com, July 2005

Málaga bends over backwards for flamenco. The capital of the Andalusian Costa del Sol wants to ‘compete’ with Seville by organizing another great biannual festival that combines the genre's leading figures with local artists. Málaga in Flamenco is to hold its first edition from September 14th to November 12th, 2005 on several stages in the capital and the surrounding province of Málaga. Paco de Lucía shines on a bill which will be inaugurated by Málaga-born artists grouped together in a show directed by choreographer and bailaor Paco Mora. Carmen Linares, Mayte Martín, José Mercé, Antonio el Pipa, Andalusia Flamenco Ballet are some of the names which shape up the program.

	Paco Mora (Photo: Daniel Muñoz)

On September 14th, the Cervantes Theater will be the setting for the performance of an abundant group of Málaga-born artists to inaugurate the new biannual Málaga in Flamenco Festival. Directed by choreographer and bailaor Paco Mora, La Cañeta, Antoñita Contreras, Rocío Bazán and Bonela, among others, are scheduled to perform on the opening day.

The next main event is the performance by Paco de Lucía at La Malagueta Bullring on September 17th. And after that, a bill begins which is highlighted by names such as Carmen Linares, Mayte Martín, José Mercé, Antonio el Pipa, Andalusia Flamenco Ballet...

The festival, organized by Málaga County Council, will have different sub-locations throughout the province of Málaga. The shows will travel to towns like Álora, Ronda, Antequera, Vélez-Málaga, Mijas and Torremolinos, among other places.

On July 11th, the organizers confirmed the budget for the festival. In total, Málaga County Council and the Andalusia Junta will contribute a budget of two million euros, to schedule around one hundred performances. Some of them will be productions put together expressly for the festival, which according to the organization, will be ‘exported’ to the other Andalusian provinces.

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