The Queen Sofia This Saturday night he presided over the solidarity dance gala of the Granada International Music and Dance Festival held at the Generalife Theater of the Alhambra to benefit the Reina Sofia Foundation. The proceeds will go to research into neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
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The mother of Philip VI has traveled to the Andalusian city accompanied by her sister, the Princess Irene of Greeceto, from the front row, enjoy a program prepared by the National Ballet directed by Ruben Olmo in which he has recovered the classics without losing sight of the new choreographies. Along with them have been the mayor of Granada, Marifran Carazoand the Undersecretary of Culture, Carmen Paezamong other authorities. Rhythmsa masterpiece by Alberto Lorca and José Nieto, opened the evening that continued with Pastorela by Antonio Ruiz, and a solo by the dancer Inmaculada Salomón. It has ended with Flemish prints, pieces by Rubén Olmo and Miguel Ángel Corbacho, inspired by the style, aesthetics and character of Antonio Ruiz Soler, closely linked to the history of the dance of this festival. After the gala, the queen emerita spoke for a few minutes with the ballet director and the artists, and took a photograph with them.
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