Geofolk brings root music and contemporary creation to Huéscar from October 16 to 18
Topics Diputación de Granada
The Geofolk festival gathers in Huéscar concerts, workshops and stage proposals from October 16 to 18, with prior activities for schoolchildren from Tuesday the 13th. Tickets with reservation are requested at the Tourist Office or by phone.
The Geofolk festival is held in Huéscar from Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 18, with a preview of activities for schoolchildren from the region that starts on Tuesday, October 13 at the Teatro Oscense. The programme combines concerts, workshops, audiovisual interventions and stage proposals for audiences of all ages, according to the Diputación de Granada.
Activities for schoolchildren
On Tuesday, October 13, the musician Manuel Mateo offers the educational concert «Canta, cole, canta» for Primary Education students, with two sessions at the Teatro Oscense at 10:00 and 12:00. The activity is free for participating centres, by prior arrangement.
On Friday, October 16, Vanesa Muela presents «Tradicanta» for Secondary Education students, also with two sessions at the Teatro Oscense. In the afternoon, Muela gives a traditional percussion workshop with kitchen instruments aimed at the Geoparque cuadrillas, at the Centro de Interpretación del Cordero Segureño.
Music in the street and at the Teatro Oscense
Friday night includes the concert by the Palencia group El Naán at 20:00 at the Teatro Oscense and, at 22:00, «Cuerpos de luz», videomapping and light intervention by Cris Beltrán with the Coros y Danzas de Huéscar at the Torre del Homenaje.
On Saturday, October 17, the morning begins with the workshop on Granada folklore «De lo popular a lo escénico», by the Coros y Danzas de Granada. At 12:00, the Plaza de la Aurora hosts «Folk, Pedida y Mayos», by the Cuadrilla La Cuesta de las Chinas. At 13:00, the Plaza Mayor hosts the provincial gathering «Flash-Folk» with groups from Granada, Peligros, Baza, Huéscar, Castilléjar, Orce and Almaciles, among others.
At 14:00 Supervivientes perform at the kiosk in the Plaza Mayor and at 15:00 there is a tasting of olla de trigo. In the afternoon, concerts by Abigail Horro at the iglesia de Santa María, Karmento at the Teatro Oscense and Carlos Núñez at 22:30, as well as «Pulsos», a light and sound show in the cloister of the convento de San Francisco at midnight.
Family closing
On Sunday, October 18, the Teatro Oscense hosts at 11:00 the family concert «El país de los sonidos», by the Murcia group Malvariche, and the play «Love, Love, Love», by Animasur Teatro. The festival concludes at 13:30 with the concert «De raíz», by Vanesa Muela with La Cuadrilla La Cuesta de las Chinas.
Tickets
Tickets for the shows at the Teatro Oscense that require reservation can be obtained at the Oficina de Turismo de Huéscar, Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00, or by calling 673 91 18 88. The programme also includes activities with free access without reservation.
The deputy for Culture and Education, Pilar Caracuel, and the mayor of Huéscar, Ramón Martínez, have presented the festival. Caracuel has stated that «traditions remain alive when they are shared, passed on and find new forms of expression».