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10th Annual Fiesta de Reyes Cinco de Mayo Folklorico Festival
Free Concert with Pablo Montero
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10th Annual Fiesta de Reyes Cinco de Mayo Folklorico Festival May 4-5
Quotes:
Chuck Ross,
President Fiesta de Reyes
“We continue organizing and growing this event year after year mostly because we love doing it. Of all the events we do in the state park, this one is my personal favorite. I love seeing the art of their dance, the excitement of the teams and the gathering of families for the competition. It’s truly what Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is about – art, culture, history and family.”
“Where many Cinco de Mayo celebrations take the form of street fairs with hundreds of vendors, entertainers, bars and restaurants, the Fiesta de Reyes Cinco de Mayo Folklorico Festival provides a more family-friendly, culturally-oriented educational environment.”
Eric Minella,
Manager Historic Interpretation
Fiesta de Reyes
“There are two basic divisions of Mexican Ballet Folklórico dance, traditional, and theatrical. Both styles represent various regional styles from throughout Mexico. Theatrical Folklórico dance and costuming began in the mid-20th century and makes use of flare, flamboyance, and showmanship. Traditional Folklórico dance styles and costuming have maintained much of their folk origins. Some of the regional dance styles that will be represented at this year’s festival are Yucatan, Sinaloa, Nueva Leon, Jalisco, Campeche, Nayarit, Chihuahua, Baja, and Michoacan. Of Luis Oceguera’s many contributions to the Fiesta de Reyes Folklórico Festival is his passion for making this event an exclusively Traditional dance style festival.”
“The very first year was a small one-day event with just 3 or 4 groups held on our small stage inside the Fiesta de Reyes plaza. Despite its size, we quickly realized that it generated significant interest in the community and there was a need for events for the teams to showcase their art. Today, it has grown into a two-day, professionally judged competition that sees as many as 18 groups competing for cash prizes for their folklorico schools. We expect 18 groups this year as well. Teams come to compete from all over the region because it is a real competition that gives them an opportunity to measure their mastery of the art form against other groups who have the same passion for folklorico and dance as they do.”
Photography:
All photos Courtesy of Fiesta de Reyes
