A collaboration protocol for the development of Falla Year activities was signed at the National Auditorium in Madrid on April 8. This event, which also served to present nearly fifty commemorative activities for the 150th anniversary of Manuel de Falla's birth, was attended by various institutions involved in protecting and disseminating the legacy of the Cadiz composer.
Although the Cadiz City Council was not one of the entities that signed the protocol, its mayor and the Deputy Mayor for Culture, Maite González, were present at the presentation. The institutions that did sign the agreement were the Ministry of Culture, the Junta de Andalucía, the Granada City Council, the University of Granada, and the Manuel de Falla Archive Foundation of Granada, all of which are patrons of the latter foundation.
“"All the institutions that signed the protocol are patrons of the Manuel de Falla Archive Foundation, which is why they did so, but the Cadiz City Council has been collaborating with all of them from the beginning and, of course, they have taken us into account for this Falla Year."
Despite the absence of the Cadiz signature on the protocol and the fact that none of the activities announced in Madrid will take place in the Cadiz capital, Maite González insists on continuous collaboration. The councilor explained that the presentation in Madrid was an initial basis and that the program of activities will be expanded.
“"You can present a base, which is what was done, and then you incorporate more activities by relating to the different instances to increase and project that specific program. In fact, what it does is further unite efforts and greater coordination."
The Cadiz City Council is working on its own program of activities for the Falla Year, which is expected to take place in the last quarter of the year and has not yet been publicly announced.
