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FRAN SIEIRA AND CAAMAÑO&AMEIXEIRAS
Affection, loving well, and self-love are at the heart of the new show by Fran Sieira, this time accompanied live by the Galician duo rooted in traditional music and dance, Caamaño&Ameixeiras.
From an almost autobiographical perspective, the piece questions what it truly means to love oneself. Is it possible to love others well without loving oneself? Do we sometimes prioritise loving others over loving ourselves? To what extent can affection be real if it is not accompanied by self-respect and self-love? These reflections are also approached from the margins, always with a gender perspective.
Emotional self-care is the central axis of this deeply personal and intimate creative process, in which the artist, through his own narrative, highlights the importance of caring, loving oneself, accepting oneself and practising self-respect.
Recommended age: Adults
Duration: 70 min
Language: Galician
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Festivals
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The “Xenerais da Ulla” is the most outstanding feature of the Ulla region’s traditional Carnival. It has been held in the surroundings of Santiago since the first half of the 19th century: the “Xenerais” (generals) ride on horseback, dressed in colourful military garments similar to those of that time, but they also include purely carnivalesque adornments, which the horses also wear.
The natural region of a Ulla features an original rural carnival, whose record goes back to the mid-19th century.
The parish of Angrois in Santiago de Compostela celebrates its traditional carnival with the so-called Xenerais da Ulla perfomance.
The parish of Aríns in Santiago de Compostela celebrates on february 14 its traditional carnival with the so-called Xenerais da Ulla perfomance.
On the afternoon of February 15, the parish of O Eixo in Santiago de Compostela celebrates its traditional carnival with the so-called Xenerais da Ulla perfomance, which involves a stagin where different characters take part.
