"Don Juan Tenorio, Dream and reality in the cemetery of San Javier" receives the Cemeteries of Spain Prize

"Don Juan Tenorio. Dream and reality in the cemetery of San Javier " will hold its fifth edition, on October 28, with the Cemeteries of Spain Prize in the modality of Best Activity of Open Doors that will be delivered on October 26 in Zaragoza, and which will involve the inclusion of the cemetery of San Javier in the guide tour "Cemeteries Route of Spain", recommending its visit at the end of October coinciding with the representation of the famous work of Zorrilla as a unique event in Spain.

He Mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo and the Councilor for Culture David Martínez, accompanied by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Culture, María Casajús, presented this morning in the Romea Theater of Murcia the representation of "Don Juan Tenorio" by the San Javier Theater Group, which includes a first part with a tour of the interior of the cemetery that this year will count as a novelty with the group of Auroros de Rincon de It dries that they will open the path followed for the first time by an image of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of the Bénditas Ánimas del Purgatory, flanked by Death and Souls.

The journey through the interior of the cemetery will release new lighting effects in the penumbra, with thousands of candles, and will tell the live music of the Orfeón Fernández Caballero, from Murcia; the Patnia coral, of San Pedro del Pinatar; the coral Ars Antiql and the response from the public that has filled the full capacity in the five editions. " For Luengo it is "a mandatory appointment for lovers of Culture, a unique show in Spain ".

He The only antecedent that is known is the cemetery of Lima, Peru, where the work of Zorilla is also represented The second part takes place in a cemetery, recalled David Martínez for which the "Don Juan Tenorio. Dream and reality in the Cemetery of San Javier "has become a project participatory that thrills the public through the performing arts. Martinez also highlighted the occasion that supposed to honor loved ones who are no longer with us, light a candle and remember them filling with life and beauty the cemetery ". The mayor of Culture announced the collaboration of set designer Ángel Haro "who will visit us to provide ideas new in the interior scenography of the cemetery facing the next year".

He prize that has just received this initiative in the national contest convened by the magazine "Adiós Cultural" has among its objectives to claim cemeteries as "places full of life, and I remember the people who inhabited them as a very important part of the city that must be conserved and valued ", in addition to "Recognize historical, social, environmental interest artistic and patrimonial of Spanish cemeteries ". San Javier competed with five other cemeteries in Spain and has taken over the triumph mepopular vote, receiving 1019 votes against the 712 of the second classified in its category. The cash prize will be 1000 euros to be delivered to the cemetery owned by the Parish of San Javier whose collaboration was appreciated by the municipal officials.

The tickets, with a single price of 10 euros, are on sale now days on the www.festivalessanjavier.com in FNAC Murcia, in La Cierva Confectionery, and in the Department of Culture, in the City Hall of San Javier