2012 Nîmes Flamenco Festival recalls Moraíto
with a program focusing on guitar

Tomatito, Niño Josele, Israel Galván, Rocío Molina and Inés Bacán, on the bill

Théâtre de Nîmes and Odèon host the main shows from January 9th to 21st

Flamenco-world.com, December 2011

Tomatito, Niño Josele, Juan Ramón Caro, Manolo Franco, Eduardo Trassierra, Antonio Moya… are going to make flamenco guitar the star of the 2012 Nîmes Flamenco Festival. It will be a way of remembering Moraíto, the toque figure to whom the organization dedicates this twenty-second edition of the French festival. The bill maintains the role of baile, with current shows like ‘La curva’ by Israel Galván, ‘Vinática’ by Rocío Molina and ‘Extremo jondo’ by La Moneta. The cante section combines traditional voices such as those of José de la Tomasa, Inés Bacán and Capullo de Jerez, with fresh echoes like those of Rocío Márquez and María Toledo. And there are also collective theme shows like the one devoted to Extremadura’s flamenco ‘De tangos y jaleos’, the cante and poetry recital ‘La música de los espejos’, the children’s show ‘Flamencoland’ by Laura Vital and the dialogue between cante and rap ‘Raperos canasteros’ with the participation of Diego Carrasco and Tomasito, among others. The related activities include film showings and lectures on subjects such as Vicente Escudero’s painting, which is the image on the bill.

2012 NÎMES FLAMENCO FESTIVAL Nîmes (France), January 9th to 21st, 2012 January 11th ‘Flamenco Land’, Laura Vital Théâtre, 6:30 pm (+ school performances: January 9th and 10th) January 9th to 17th ‘MamZelle Flamenka’, Chely la Torito Nîmes’s schools January 13th Tomatito, ‘Luz de guía’ Théâtre, 8:00 pm José de la Tomasa (Photo Daniel Muñoz) January 14th ‘La Música de los Espejos’ Laura Vital · José María Velázquez Gaztelu · Eduardo Rebollar Venue to be confirmedr, 5:00 pm José de la Tomasa Capullo de Jerez Théâtre, 8:00pm Rocío Márquez (Photo Daniel Muñoz) January 15th 1st part: Laura Vital - Manolo Franco -Rocío Márquez- Niño de Elche 2nd part: Fuensanta la Moneta, ‘Extremo Jondo’ Théâtre, 6:30pm January 17th Juan Ramón Caro, ‘Rosa de los vientos’ Théâtre, 8:00 pm Niño Josele (Photo Daniel Muñoz) January 18th María Toledo Niño Josele Théâtre, 8:00 pm January 19th Israel Galván, ‘La Curva’ Théâtre, 8:00 pm Israel Galván and Sylvie Courvoisier (Photo Daniel Muñoz) January 20th ‘De Tangos y Jaleos’ Théâtre, 8:00 pm Eva Luisa, ‘Acuérdate’ Odéon, 10:30 pm Inés Bacán (Photo Daniel Muñoz) January 21st Inés Bacán & Antonio Moya Venue to be confirmed, 5:00 pm Rocío Molina, ‘Vinática’ Théâtre, 8:00 pm Tomasito, Junior & Diego Carrasco, ‘Raperos Canasteros’ Odéon, 10:30 pm Fuensanta la Moneta (Photo Daniel Muñoz)