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MEDIEVAL FAIR
The eleventh edition of the Medieval Fair will be held this weekend,
from the 7th until 9th of May.
One innovation for this year is the fact that the inauguration will take place
in the Reina Sofia Park instead of the Portal de ses Taules, as previously,
ensuring more spectators will be able to see the spectacular opening.
On Friday the 7th, Akasha, the group comprising of ten members,
will be performing dance and acrobatics in the Park.
The organizers have arranged for a kindergarten to be set up in the Es Polvorí area,
where monitors will look after children under the age of four, free of charge,
so that their parents are free to shop, dine, or just wander around;
it will be open from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.,
and again from between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the evening.
The five-year-olds and upwards will be catered for in the Mercat Vell,
where they will be able to play games with a medieval theme.
On Saturday evening at 10:30 p.m. a musical event with fireworks is planned,
courtesy of the Companyia del Foc group.
There will be some 150 stalls in the whole of Dalt Vila,
60 of which will be manned by local artisans
and the makers of products typical to the island.
There will also be an information point next to the clock in Vara de Rey,
where passers-by may consult the timetables of the planned events
and also of the public transport.
Visitors are advised to leave their cars in the designated car parks and take the buses,
which will run every 20 minutes.
Below is the programme for the whole of the Fair.
FRIDAY 7th MAY
10:00 a.m.
Bell ringing at all the churches of the town and cannon shots.
10:00 a.m.
Opening show with stilt walkers, dancers, towncrier, percussion and rattles from Carrer Antoni Palau to the Plaça del Parc and then to the Reina Sofia Park. Entertainment with the Foc i Fum company.
11:00 a.m. OPENING CEREMONY AT REINA SOFIA PARK
Welcome speech by the Mayor of the City of Eivissa and opening of the "Eivissa Medieval 2010" festival, with the Akasha dance and acrobatics show.This is the story of two powerful medieval magicians competing to control the four elements that make up our planet: earth, wind, water and fire. Area 8.
Once the show has ended, a procession will lead from the Reina Sofia Park to the main entrance of the old town, the Portal de ses Taules. Opening of the Medieval market.
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Children's corner: Medieval jousting and games. Plaça de la Constitució, the Old Market. Area 1. 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Children's corner: Medieval kindergarten for the little ones. Games and workshops. Area under the pine trees and es Polvorí. Area 3.
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Goose promenade. Carrer Antoni Palau. Area 1 and 2.
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Animal exhibition of Eivissan indigenous breeds. Plaça de sa Font. Area 1.
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Falconry exhibition and flying display. Ronda Narcís Puget. Area 3.
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Storytellers and puppet theatre for children by the Ainur Teatre company. Santa Llúcia Bastion. Area 3.
1:30 p.m.
Antiqva early music, "la Caixa" Foundation Social Projects. IL PARNASSO MUSICALE MEDIEVAL. A musical journey from the 9th to 15th centuries. Religious music, love songs and ballads. Plaça de la Constitució, the Old Market. Area 1.
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Carthaginian camp and exhibition of suits of armour and battle equipment. Soldiers marching in formation through the streets of Dalt Vila. Mirador Jaume I. Area 7.
6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Performance of the L'Alauda Muzai group with the show Mercatores. Carrer sa Carrosa. Area 2.
7:00 p.m.
The warrior's last journey. Recreation of a Punic burial from the Cathedral to the Necropolis of Puig des Molins, ending with the celebration of a funeral banquet. Area 7.
7:00 p.m.
Antiqva early music, "la Caixa" Foundation Social Projects. ARTE PSALENTES. Music in the Crown of Aragon, 14th century. Town hall cloisters. Area 4.
8:00 p.m.
Concert: La lírica trobadoresca. Music of the minstrels and troubadours all through the Middle Ages, 12th and 13th century. Performed by the Trobairitz ensemble. Church of Santo Domingo. Area 4.
9:30 p.m.
Ars Proximus medieval music performed by the Eivissa Consort ensemble. Claudi Arimany, flute; José Vázquez, viola de gamba, and Vit Bèbar, harpischord. Cathedral. Area 7.
9:30 p.m.
Arabic dance performance. Nights at the Alhambra. Nur Banu and the Layali company. Stage at the Santa Llúcia Bastion. Area 3.
10:30 p.m.
Evening performance of Scroon by the Toniton company. Santa Llúcia Bastion. Area 3.
SATURDAY 8th MAY
10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Bell ringing at the Cathedral. Area 7.
10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Children's corner: Medieval jousting and games. Plaça de la Constitució, the Old Market. Area 1.
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Children's corner: Medieval kindergarten for the little ones. Games and workshops. Area under the pine trees and es Polvorí. Area 3.
10:30 p.m.to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Goose promenade. from plaça d'Espanya to es Polvorí. Areas 3, 4 and 5.
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Animal exhibition of Eivissan indigenous breeds. Plaça de sa Font. Area 1.
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Falconry exhibition and flying display. Ronda Narcís Puget. Area 3.
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Carthaginian camp and exhibition of suits of armour and battle equipment. Talk about the warriors' equipment. Mirador Jaume l. Area 7.
12:00 noon to 12.30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Performance of the show Mercatores by the L'Alauda Muzai group. Carrer sa Carrosa. Area 2.
12:30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Storytellers and puppet theatre for children by the Ainur Teatre company. Santa Llúcia Bastion. Area 3.
1:00 p.m.
Antiqva early music, "la Caixa" Foundation Social Projects. PUY DE SONS D'AUTREFOIS. Women in the Middle Ages. Motets from the Codex Las Huelgas manuscript. Plaça de la Constitució. Area 1.
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Carthaginian camp and exhibition of suits of armour and battle equipment. Soldiers marching in formation through the streets of Dalt Vila. Mirador Jaume I. Area 7.
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Children's puppet theatre with Piruleto performing Ali Baba i es 40 lladres (Ali Baba and the forty thieves). Es Polvorí. Area 3.
7:00 pm.
The warrior's last journey. Recreation of a Punic burial from the Cathedral to the Necropolis of Puig des Molins, ending with the celebration of a funeral banquet. Area 7.
7:00 p.m.
Antiqva early music, "la Caixa" Foundation Social Projects. IL PARNASSO MUSICALE MEDIEVAL. A musical journey from the 9th to 15th centuries. Religious music, love songs and ballads. Town hall cloisters. Area 4.
9:00 p.m.
Ancient songs of Europe. Sung by: Charlotte Look and Lina Cardona. Arrangements and guitar: Teresa Moyano. Church of the Convent de ses monges tancades (Convent of the Enclosed Nuns). Area 6.
9:00 p.m.
Arabic dance performance. Nights at the Alhambra. Nur Banu and the Layali company. Stage at the Santa Llúcia Bastion. Area 3.
9:30 p.m.
Theatre: Molière's, El médico a palos (The Doctor in Spite of Himself) by the Teatralia theatre company. Town hall cloisters. Area 4.
9:30 p.m.
Ars Proximus medieval music performed by the Eivissa Consort ensemble. Claudi Arimany, flute; José Vázquez, viola de gamba, and Vit Bèbar, harpischord. Cathedral. Area 7.
10:00 p.m.
Evening performance of Murcio i Bercio, artistes del comerç (Murcio i Bercio, artists of commerce) by the Ainur Teatre company. Santa Llúcia Bastion. Area 3.
10:30 p.m.
Mestissatge. Grand fireworks display with music by the Companyia del Foc company. Reina Sofia Park. Area 8.
SUNDAY 9th MAY
10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Bell ringing at the Cathedral. Area 7.
10:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Children's corner: Medieval jousting and games. Plaça de la Constitució, the Old Market. Area 1.
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Children's corner: Medieval kindergarten for the little ones. Games and workshops. Area under the pine trees and es Polvorí. Area 3.
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Goose promenade from the Cathedral Square to plaça d'Espanya. Areas 5, 6 and 7.
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Animal exhibition of Eivissan indigenous breeds. Plaça de sa Font. Area 1.
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m.
Falconry exhibition and flying display. Ronda Narcís Puget. Area 3.
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Carthaginian camp and exhibition of suits of armour and battle equipment. Soldiers marching in formation through the streets of Dalt Vila. Mirador Jaume I. Area 7.
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Storytellers and puppet theatre for children by the Ainur Teatre company. Santa Llúcia Bastion. Area 3.
12:00 noon.
Performance by the Eivissa Municipal Band. Plaça de la Constitució, the Old Market. Area 1.
12:00 noon.
Theatre: El tesoro (The treasure trove) by the GAT theatre company. Town hall cloisters. Area 4.
12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m.
Performance of Testa the Faqir. Plaça d'Espanya. Area 5.
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Performance of La llegenda de Sant Jordi (The legend of Saint George) by the Toniton company. Plaça de la Constitució, the Old Market. Area 1.
1:00 p.m.
Antiqva early music, "la Caixa" Foundation Social Projects. ARTE PSALENTES. Music in the Crown of Aragon,14th century. Cathedral. Area 7.
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Carthaginian camp and exhibition of suits of armour and battle equipment. Talk about the Sunday p. warriors' methods of fighting. Mirador Jaume I. Area 7.
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Children's puppet theatre with Piruleto performing Ali Baba i es 40 lladres (Ali Baba and the forty thieves). Es Polvorí. Area 3.
6:00 p.m.
Baroque trio concert. Musicians: Santiago Ramirez, trumpet; Vicent Tur, trombone and Adolfo Villalonga, organ. Church of Santo Domingo. Area 4.
7:00 p.m.
The warrior's last journey. Recreation of a Punic burial from the Cathedral to the Necropolis of Puig des Molins, ending with the celebration of a funeral banquet. Area 7.
7:00 p.m.
Antiqva early music, "la Caixa" Foundation Social Projects. PUY DE SONS D'AUTREFOIS. Women in the Middle Ages. Motets from the Codex Las Huelgas manuscript, 13th and 14th centuries. Town hall cloisters. Area 4.
7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Performance of the show Múltiple, el bufó burleta (Múltiple, the mocking jester) by the Ainur Teatre company. Carrer de Joan Roman. Area 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Performance of the show Torneig medieval (Medieval jousting) by the Toniton company. Plaça de la Constitució, the Old Market. Area 1.
10:00 p.m.
Performance of Indo-Arabic, Egyptian and oriental tribal dance by Zorah and the Zinue Dance Group. Stage at the Santa Llúcia bastion. Area 3.
12:30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Procession of the L'Alauda Muzai group and the Al Folk and Caladrius companies. Streets of Dalt Vila. Areas 1, 2 and 3.
7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Performance of La llegenda de Sant Jordi by the Toniton group. Area under the pine trees and Es Polvorí. Area 3.
11:00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
Performance of the show Simonet, el mandrós by the Ball de Sant Vito group. Santa Llúcia Bastion. Area 3.
12:00 noon to 12.30 p.m.
Performance of La llegenda de Sant Jordi by the Toniton company. Area under the pine trees and Es Polvorí. Area 3.
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Procession of the Tuttis Catraputtis group. Streets of Dalt Vila. Areas 1, 2 and 3.
6:00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Performance of the show Romanços i bretols by the Ball de Sant Vito group. Santa Llúcia Bastion. Area 3.9
6:00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Performance of the show Mercatores by the L'Alauda Muzai group. Area 2.
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(ibiza-sun)
