It was a great September, stuff-wise.
- 6 September: Troveros de Asieta «30 años de son» @ Auditorio José Antonio Ramos, Parque Doramas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Troveros de Asieta featuring Francis Concepción (vocals, guitar), Pedro Brito (tres, backing vocals), Fran Martín “Ciani” (vocals, percussion), José Humberto Martín (trumpet), Oscar Herrera (trumpet), Carlos Perdomo (baby bass), Julio González (percussion), David Platero (percussion) and Alberto Martín (piano), plus a guest singer Mayelín Naranjo.
All the free shows of the 29th edition of TEMUDAS (18—28 September 2025) took place in Santa Catalina, so it was very convenient for us. (We passed on the container terminal concert this year.) This is what we’ve seen:
- 18 September, 18:00: «SinSolo» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Compañía Faltan7 (Comunidad de Madrid) opened the festival with this charming contemporary circus show. Starring Katharina Gruener, Luca Sartor, Naikel Blázquez, Moran Shoval, Paula Garo, Yifat (Fifi) Rosenblat and Olivia (Libby) Halliday. Directed by Miguel Muñoz.
- 18 September, 19:00: «Maña» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Compañía Manolo Alcántara (Catalonia). I never thought that watching two guys silently moving around wooden blocks for one hour could be that fascinating. But it was.
- 18 September, 21:30 and 19 September, 22:00: «Légendaire» @ Parque Santa Catalina/Luis Morote
- Remue Ménage (France). Installation, circus.
- 19 September, 20:00: «Wild» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Circus and modern dance by Motionhouse (UK). Created and directed by Kevin Finnan. Starring Alex De La Bastide, Olly Bell, Llewelyn Brown, Sophie O'Leary, Daniel Massarella and Beth Pattison.
- 19 September, 21:00: «Canto al trabajo Sinfónico» @ Plaza de Canarias
- A show by Pieles and La Banda Sinfónica Municipal de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Authors: Jonatan Rodríguez and Oswaldo Bordón. Featuring Fátima Rodríguez, Laura Álvarez, José Félix Álvarez, Fernanda Alonso, Germán G. Arias, Jeremías Martín, Juan Antonio Mora, Ithaisa Darias, Guillermo Molina, Ventor de la Guardia, Fede Beuster, Carlos Castañeda and Jonatan Rodríguez.
- 20 September, 17:30: «Out of the Deep Blue» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Autin Dance Theatre (UK).
- 21 September, 18:30: «Verbena» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Colectivo Lamajara Danza (Catalonia). Dancers: Anna Sagrera Conde, Agnès Balfegó Brull, Daniel Rosado Ávila, José David Ortega Cerda and Paloma Hurtado de la Cruz.
- 21 September, 20:30: «Sinergia 3.0» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Compañía Nueveuno (Madrid). Contempoary circus starring Miguel Frutos, Josu Montón, Isaac Posac and Jorge Silvestre.
- 25 September, 20:00: «Esencial» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Vaivén Circo (Granada).
- 25 September, 21:00: «Xpectro» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Zen del Sur (Granada). Starring Carlos López and Noemí Pareja.
- 27 September, 11:30: «Pols» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Modern dance performed by Pepa Cases (C. Valenciana).
- 27 September, 11:45: «The» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Modern dance. Created and performed by Miguel Jiménez & Andrea Carrión (Murcia).
- 27 September, 12:00: «Naufragio Universal» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Modern dance, flamenco. Created and performed by Marco Vargas & Chloé Brûlé (Murcia).
- 27 and 28 September, 20:30: «Le Lac des Cygnes» @ Plaza de Canarias
- Weird, beautiful and comic sketches from the life of waterfowl: L’eolienne (France) presented their take on Tchaikovsky’s classic. The story, if there is one, has nothing to do with the original Swan Lake libretto and is all the better for that. I liked it so much that I went to both shows. Those who left early missed that hilarious pièce de résistance, Danse des petits cygnes. Author and choreographer: Florence Caillon. Starring: Anouk Weiszberg, Guilhèm Charrier, Madeleine Peylet, Marco Guillemet, Ancelin Dugue and Johanna Dalmon.
- 27 September, 22:00: «Le Grand Mire» @ Parque de Santa Catalina
- Aerial dance by Deus Ex Machine (France). This could be a great 30-minute show if not for the pair of annoying emcees. Also, we felt that this magical sphere was underused.
- 28 September, 17:00: «Nilu» @ Plaza de Canarias
- A show by Infinit (C. Valenciana). Performed by Enric Romaguera.
The last concert from the cycle Música Antigua en el Patio this year:
- 30 September: «Cantus Memoriæ» @ Casa de Colón, Calle Colón, 1
- Camerata Iberia featuring Jorge Enrique García (countertenor), Bruno Campelo (countertenor), Juan Carlos de Mulder (vihuela) and Carlos Oramas (vihuela). I can’t say I am a big fan of countertenor but their rendition of Ay luna que reluzes was pure magic. The programme included:
- Josquin des Prez: Mille Regretz
- Enríquez de Valderrábano: Et in spiritum sanctum
- Josquin des Prez: In te Domine speravi
- Anonymous (from Cancionero de la Colombina): Niña y viña
- Francesco da Milano: Spagna/Canon
- Franco Alonso (from Cancionero de Palacio): La tricotea
- Juan del Encina (from Cancionero de Palacio): Fata la parte
- Juan del Encina (from Cancionero de Palacio): Si habrá en este baldrés
- Giacomo Fogliano (from Cancionero de Palacio): L’amor, donna
- Diego Ortiz: Romanesca
- Anonymous/Cristóvão Falcão (from Cancioneiro de Paris): Pois tudo tam pouco dura
- Anonymous (from Cancioneiro de Paris): Não tragais borzeguis pretos
- Anonymous (from Cancionero de Upsala): Ay luna que reluzes
- Joan Ambrosio Dalza: Laudato dio/Calata alla spagnola
- Anonymous (from Cancionero de Upsala): E la don don
- Cristóbal de Morales (from Cancionero de Upsala): Si no os hubiera mirado
- Diego Ortiz: Folías
- Anonymous (from Cancionero de Upsala): Falalalán, falalalera
And exhibitions:
- 18 September — 17 October: «Sacred Place» @ Centro de Artes Plásticas (CAP), Calle Colón, 8
- Art by Alfonso Crujera.
- 25 September 2025 — 22 February 2026: «Morar» @ CAAM – San Antonio Abad, Plaza San Antonio Abad
- Works by Esther Aldaz.
Hello, October.
