Portal de Murcia

www.portaldemurcia.com

• Home
• Business
• Hotels
• Restaurants
• News
• Advertisement

"On this day, 750 years ago, King Alfonso X gave the city, unique code, jurisdiction, and under this form of government left established the council, whose history has represented civil, political, administrative, judicial and military of Murcia since its reconquest by Jaime I of Aragon to the crown of Castile until today, "he proclaimed tonight mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, during his speech at the Institutional Act of 750 years of the Council Murcia

During the event, attended by hundreds of people in the Plaza of the Apostles, the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X, a music and dance directed by Eduardo Paniagua were interpreted.

delivering a copy of the Privilege Rolled and dancers Murcia Dance Company interpreted the Bando's 750th anniversary, with which all Murcia were invited to celebrate this anniversary throughout next year was also participating in the conference , musical performances, exhibitions, literary, artistic and gastronomic activities organized until May 30, 2017.

In the Bando also it proposed that "on May 14 is declared as the" Day of the City of Murcia 'so that each year is celebrated this day with joy and solemnity. "

"The organization of the Council was the first and largest of the democratic achievements of the Middle Ages and the commoners could hold these corporations representation of the popular classes, trades, of the masses that once whined oppressed under the yoke of feudal despotism Wise King granting its annual fair and its weekly Thursday market still remain, along with the development of its agricultural and urban industry "," Ballesta, who recalled that he said ".

Vertical show at the Moneo

To close the day, the Plaza del Cardenal Belluga registered a full house to enjoy the vertical show 'The tree and the three fruits', on the facade of the building Moneo, who has rescued three significant books of each of the cultures represented for create a musical kaleidoscope of three different voices hinged together by poetry, dance and a studied lighting design.

The staging, with texts of each culture as a bridge between identities, has articulated a sound session with a live dj.

Dance and interpretation is inspired by flamenco and Spanish Mediterranean folklore, dances and Egyptian Shaabi Chassidic dances.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia