Alcalá fills the Gutiérrez de Alba and kicks off the flamenco competition

Teatro Gutiérrez de Alba put up the "sold out" sign on Friday, November 6 to see La Reina Brava, by the company Las Niñas de Cádiz. The play, written and directed by Ana López Segovia and performed by Alicia Rodríguez, Rocío Segovia and the author herself, tells of the murder of a tyrannical queen whom everyone hates and blends Shakespearean theatre, Castilian romance and political satire with the humour of the Cádiz carnival. The same day left music at the Auditorio Riberas del Guadaíra. There the charity concert of the Asociación Alcalareña de Educación Especial (AAEE) was held, dedicated to soul, and the Panarra Session, which brought together hundreds of young people on the esplanade with electronic music, afrohouse and Latin rhythms. Javi Torres, LosPicy, Óscar Herrera, DJ Yanyo, Luis Jiménez and Josan Fame took to the decks.

On Friday the Concurso Nacional de Cante Flamenco Soleá de Alcalá also began, organised by the Peña Flamenca Soleá de Alcalá. This edition has 42 singers registered, coming from Cádiz, Huelva, Córdoba, Granada, Jaén, Málaga, Almería, Extremadura, Alicante and Rotterdam. Among them are the locals Rafael Elena, Diego Benítez, Saray de Alcalá and El Telera. The sessions, with Juan Manuel Flores and Yus Wieggers on guitar, run until November 28. The Culture delegate, Christopher Rivas, has stated that culture must reach diverse audiences and that each person should find their space. Rivas added that the esplanade of the Auditorio Riberas del Guadaíra allows large musical events to be held in a recognisable setting of the city. Anyone who wants to follow the flamenco contest has sessions scheduled until November 28, as indicated by the Ayuntamiento de Alcalá de Guadaíra.