Cuentos Los Silos Storytelling Festival: a branch event in Granadilla
Granadilla de Abona is hosting the third satellite event of the 31st edition of the Los Silos International Storytelling Festival. Over three days, there will be storytelling, theatre, music and literature, as well as activities for families. Artists from the Canary Islands, Chile and Costa Rica will be taking part.
Gonzalo Ortega, Ernesto Rodríguez Abad, José Manuel Ramos, Mar González Novell, Xavier Aniceto Marín, Juan Manuel Moreno Toste, Aarón Rodríguez González, Alejandra Hurtado Cicarelli
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Suitable for families with children
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The programme begins on Thursday 12 November at 19:00 at the Antiguo Convento Franciscano with the opening ceremony and a talk by Gonzalo Ortega, President of the Academia Canaria de la Lengua. This will be followed at 20:00 by the musical and literary performance 'Estelas', featuring Ernesto Rodríguez Abad and José Manuel Ramos.
On Friday 13 November, a literary installation for families by Mar González Novell and Xavier Aniceto Marín will be on display in the Plaza de El Calvario. There will also be the musical and literary performance 'El cielo de Granadilla' featuring Ernesto Rodríguez Abad, Juan Manuel Moreno Toste and Aarón Rodríguez González, as well as storytelling by Alejandra Hurtado Cicarelli. The TeatroSilos theatre group will be performing 'El amor del gato y del perro'.
Saturday 14 November is a family day: it features storytelling breakfasts, literary installations, storytelling sessions, a storytelling walk, workshops and activities centred around artist's books. The event will conclude at 22:00 at El Secadero with a closing session featuring the storytellers: Ernesto Rodríguez Abad, María Kapitán, Alejandra Hurtado Cicarelli, Ana Belén Madrigal and Rodolfo González Ulloa.
