Moscow´s Circus on Ice in Jerez

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on events and places to visit in Spain. Giving options for visits that are within easy reach with a rental car, nice routes, places to visit and from where to start. In this article some insights into the Circus on Ice show, Jerez and surroundings.

The birth of the first and so far only "Circus on Ice" in 1962 was a major international event. Its founder, Arnold Gregoryevich Arnold, was one of the most distinguished directors of the Soviet period. Having consolidated his experience working in music halls, circus, cinema, ballet and ballet on ice, he inspired his friends - the best choreographers, artists, composers, writers and teachers of the circus - with his new idea, and began his creative experiment in 1962. Two years of work by the production group, forty-seven artists debuted the first show of Circus on Ice on October 16, 1964. The crowd was amazed about the transformation of the usual genres of circus to skating techniques with surprising dynamics, presenting a very funny show with comedians and clowns
 
The first international tour went to Brussels in 1965 and was absolutely sensational!  Since this performance the art of circus on ice has gained worldwide recognition and has been occupying a place in the entertainment world.

Unfortunately A. Arnold worked with his first group for only 7 years and did not have the time to put into practice all his projects. But his followers further developed this new art class - the circus on ice.

Currently the group of the Moscow Circus on Ice continues to improve and enrich the art with new creative works based on the best traditions. The company is made up of over 60 artists and up to trained animals such as bears and monkeys on skates, can participate in their programs.

Teatro VillamartaPZ/ Pz.Romero Martínez S/N
11402 Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz
Tel. 956 14 96 85
Fax. 956 14 90 60comunicacion@teatrovillamarta.es

Dates: Tuesday, January 3rd at 19.30 & Wednesday, January 4th at 17.00 and 20.30 hours.
Price: €15 - €30

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The Havana String Quartet at the Villamarta Theatre in Jerez

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The Havana String Quartet is composed of Yamir Portuondo (1st Violin), Eugenio Valdés (2 nd Violin), Jorge Hernandez (Viola) and Deborah Yamak (Cello), the quartet was founded in 1980 by the initiative of maestro Leo Brouwer, with the primary aim of tackling the Latin American chamber music repertoire and to spread the international contemporary literature.

In their resume, collaborations with leading interpreters of the music world, take up a preeminent place. Some examples are: Leo Brouwer, Elliot Fisk, Pepe Romero and Javier Perianes, making flamenco with "El Pele" and Latin jazz with the Buena Vista Social Club.

Their diverse repertoire ranges from Haydn, Mozart, Dvorak and Ravel to Toon de Leeuw, I.Lang, Webern, Barce, Villa-Rojo and T. Marco. It shows, however, a natural preference to Latin American authors such as Revueltas, Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Manuel Enriquez and Garrido-Leca.

The Havana  String Quartet, holder of the Interpretive Master Award, at the  Chamber Music Festival of Havana 1987, made records for the Cuban firm EGREM and for radio and television in European, Asian and Latin American countries.

Programme

L. Brouwer (Quartet No. 4, Quartet No. 3), H. Villa-Lobos (Quartet No. 1), I.Alderete (Quartet of colours), Ch. Buarque, V. Parra, A. Piazzola, R. Hernandez (popular suite for quartet)

Location: Villamarta Theatre
Plaza Romero Martinez, s/n
Jerez de la Frontera
Tel.: 956 149 685
Date:  16/12/2011
Time: 20:00
Ticket prices: 18 euro

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The Russian Imperial Ballet with The Nutcracker in Jerez

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The Nutcracker is a fairy tale-ballet in two acts and three scenes, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), composed in 1891-1892. It was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King". It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on Friday, December 18th, 1892. In Western countries, The Nutcracker has become perhaps the most popular of all ballets, mainly represented around Christmas.

In an old German town in the early nineteenth century on Christmas Eve, people prepare for the party. Among the guests invited to the Stalbaum´s house is a crazy old man, inventor of toys and a true friend of children, Drosselmeyer. The living room of the house is decorated for the holidays. Guests are arriving. Drosselmeyer arrives with gifts. Children come running in. They begin to play blind man's buff.

This is the first act of The Nutcracker, which will be interpreted by the Russian Imperial Ballet on 13 December at Jerez Villamarta Theatre. Tickets are priced between 18 and 30 € and can be purchased on the website of telentrada, phone 902 101 212 and the theater box office.

Teatro VillamartaPZ/ Pz.Romero Martínez S/N
11402 Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz
Tel. 956 14 96 85
Fax. 956 14 90 60comunicacion@teatrovillamarta.es

Date: 13 december 2011
Time: 20:30
Tickets: 18-30 euros

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Wine Tourism in Jerez

A route full of culture and tradition related to the production of universal and ancient wines, brandies and vinegars. The wine and brandy route. The bodegas in this area northwest of Cadiz were pioneers in opting for this type of tourism based on gastronomy. They opened their doors to visitors as from the sixties, positioning themselves today as the most visited in Europe, annually attracting more than half a million tourists.

Visit the famous bodegas-cathedrals, get a first hand sight at the peculiar way of the making of sherry, stay in a village amidst the vineyards, learn about the art of wine tasting and discover the perfect culinary combination for each wine.

The wine cellars,  bars, hotels, restaurants, museums and leisure companies in the towns of Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Chiclana de la Frontera, Chipiona, Puerto Real, Rota, Trebujena and Lebrija – this latter belonging to the province of Seville - form part of the famous wine and brandy routes of Jerez, in honour of the designation of origin that distinguishes its wines.

Of all mentioned, Jerez de la Frontera is the principal one. Horseback riding, walking the mountains and the bright seaside cities, meet this place, where the wine shares the spotlight with other great features that mark the identity of the city, like flamenco or horse breeding. A few kilometers away you find El Puerto de Santa Maria, a town full of history, vinyl and marine.
I you go up north, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River and across from the Coto de Donana, you find Sanlucar de Barrameda, recognized as the birthplace of the Manzanilla, a wine of marine character a perfect companion to the gastronomy of the area.

Near this town you can find Trebujar, since many years a land of grape growers celebrating each year the arrival of the new must. The vineyards are located further north and are now in the town of Lebrija that, despite of being  Sevillian, Cadiz shares its winemaking tradition with the villages of Cadiz.

In Chipiona visitors can admire the impressive lighthouse and one of the most important varieties of vines of the region: the Muscat.

Further south, in Rota, Chiclana de la Frontera and Puerto Real, you can visit the land of orchards and vineyards, located practically next to the beach..

This corner of the Jerez frame contains the essence of art and character of Andalusia, that accompany the light, the sea and a landscape in which the wheat, sunflowers and vineyards mingle .

Over a hundred places dedicated to this type of tourism improve year to year and are convinced of the attractiveness and importance of wine and brandy as a mark of identity of the Jerez framework.

If you seek more information on the Wine Routes and Brandy de Jerez, please visit www.sherry.org. Perfect routes to do with your rental car. AurigaCrown Car Hire has an office in Jerez de la Frontera, from where you can reach all interesting sites easily. For more information on prices, fleet and conditions, please visit AurigaCrown´s website.