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XXII Autumn Festival in Madrid. The Scenic Arts congregate in a colourful cycle of spectacles

Saying good-bye to the summer is something that the majority of us never get accustomed to do. Nevertheless, the arrival of the new season brings some alternative happenings which can only be enjoyed in this exact time of year, among them is the XXII edition of the Autumn Festival of Madrid.

This event of international character, which will take place from the 6th of October until de 6th of November, attracts the attendants of all kinds of spectators thanks to the great variety of spectacles that are assembled. This year, at the musical level the emphasis is put upon the incandescent Joan Manuel Serrat, who is in charge of initiating a cycle which is being shaped with perfection over the years. The attention is also directed towards the company of Kevin Johansen, to Elza Soares, Racalmuto and to The Capella Reial of Catalonia with the interpretation of "Miguel of Cervantes and the Music of the Quijote".

Scenic variety

More than 30 companies of theatre, dance and music, so much national as foreign, will participate in this edition of 2005. Many of them will dedicate their participation to the theatre, the great protagonist if we keep in mind the high number of shows that will take place in the Spanish capital, in the framework of the Festival of Autumn.

"Eraritjaritjaka of the Swiss company Théatre Vidy-Lausanne, the Serbian "Karmen of Goran Bregovic with a happy end" of the same Goran Bregovic, "Macbeth" of the Lithuanian company Meno Fortas, The Argentinean "Estupidez" of the famous Vázquez, the English "The Winter's Tale" created by the hands of The Watermill Theatre or the French work "La Rose et la Hache" of Odéon-Téathre of l´Europe certify the multicultural character of this annual event.

As national representatives, the emphasis is on "The Pianist", theatrical show based on the homonymous novel of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, recommended for its originality on the stage: the plot develops in a parallel to a piano concert.

Dance

As would not be possible in another season of these characteristics, the dance will be portrayed by spectacles of the importance of the "Prestidigitaccions" of the Catalonian Company Alta Realitat, at the same time the Spanish Malucos Danza will carry out the "Ciquitraque" to the scene.

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France will delight us with "Brutalis", of the company Karine Ponties- Dame de Pic and with "On Danfe" of the Montalvo-Hervieu. From Belgium arrives "FOI" of Les ballets C. of the B.

Where and how

The better theatres and artistic precincts of Madrid are prepared with perfection. The Real Upper School of Dramatic Art, the Theatre Fernando de Rojas, the Theatre of the Operetta, the Spanish Theatre, the Albéniz, or the Theatre of la Abadía are some of the chosen enclaves to house one of the most magical encounters of the year.

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