More than 700, which met on 31 January at the "Gala Dinner" held at the restaurant "Miras", witnessed the proclamation of "Musa and Don Carnal, Maria de los Angeles Moreno, and Antonio García Cánovas Martínez , both members of the rock "Mambo."
During the ceremony, a show full of music and color, the Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, and the councilman of Culture, Ana Belén García López, along with "La Musa and Don Carnal 2008" outgoing, José Antonio Cánovas and Carolina Riquelme Pérez Morales, officially launched the 2009 Carnival poster illustrator.
Through a design full of bright colors, which appear Don Carnal and The Muse, 2008, was promoted this year's carnival to be held on 20 and 21 February.
The rocks "Olé" and "Paper Dreams" were responsible to delight the audience at the "Great Supper" with a music and dance, and performance before the official presentation of carnival figures this year.
Under the baton of renowned choreographer and artistic director, Fran Alone, "Don Carnal, Antonio Martínez, and" The Muse ", Maria de los Angeles Moreno, showed the audience with a phenomenal staging where there was no lack of imagination, color, music and dance, essential ingredients for the celebration of Carnival.
At that time and under the watchful eye of more than 700 people gathered in the hall, made the change of power.
Therefore, the mayor and the councilman of Culture, welcomed the presence of the 19 rocks of carnival act and encouraged their constituents to continue working to ensure that these regional parties have more prestige for citizens to move to Totana to live carnival.
For his part, José Martínez Andreo, said that despite this year had been reduced subsidies granted to the rocks by the current economic situation, the Consistory have got a sponsor, which will promote the carnival, so the money received by the rocks, this year will not be affected.
Carnival Parade
This year the carnival of adults will take place on February 21 and the child the day before as usual.
The Federation of Peñas Carnival has decided to maintain the same route as last year, so that the parade will depart from the former Institute to Lorca Avenue, crossing Calle Sol, Plaza de la Constitucion, San Antonio Puente and Calle San Francisco Assisi, ending the tour at the fairgrounds.
The jury's decision will be made public on the premises at night "Under Zero", a company that has collaborated with the development of the poster and trophies.
More pictures:
http://www.totana.com/cgi-bin/cena-carnaval-2009.asp
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana. Foto: Totana.com