{"id":7189,"date":"2015-02-17T09:54:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T05:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=7189"},"modified":"2015-02-17T09:54:33","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T05:54:33","slug":"noti5696","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti5696\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Culture Informs that 260 Troupes will Participate in the National Carnival Parade 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"



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The Ministry of Culture Informs that 260 Troupes will Participate in the National Carnival Parade 2015 <\/STRONG>
Santo Domingo, February 17th, 2015<\/P>
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T<\/SPAN>he Ministry of Culture (MINC), through the Office of Cultural Management and Carnival, has announced the classification and chronological order of the 260 troupes and characters that will participate in the traditional National Carnival Parade 2015, to be held on Sunday, March 1st, starting at 2:00 pm.<\/P>
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Specially dedicated to children, the Children’s Parade is scheduled for 10:00 am.<\/P>
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The Minister of Culture, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rodr\u00edguez, urged people to participate in the parade in strong numbers and in an orderly fashion, noting that it is an authentic example of the creativity of the Dominican people.<\/P>
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It was reported that, as in previous editions of the traditional parade, there will be performances by the traditional ensembles from the National District, among which he mentioned: Los Diablos Cojuelos, the R\u00f3balagallina character, El Tiznao and Al\u00ed Bab\u00e1, as well as the traditional troupes called Los Indios de Quisqueya, Los Africanos, El Calif\u00e9, and La Muerte en Yipe.<\/P>
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The details were offered by Cultural Manager Ram\u00f3n Lachapelle, Director General of the Office of Cultural Management and Carnival, who also reported that over 95 percent of the floats, troupes and characters have already confirmed their participation.<\/P>
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As examples, Lachapelle named: Los joyeros, Pepines y Lechones from Santiago; Los Macaraos from Salcedo, and Las Cach\u00faas from Cabral; Los Diablos from La Vega; the Robalagallina character from Ban\u00ed; and, Los Taim\u00e1scaros from Puerto Plata, both winners of the Felipe Abreu award.<\/P>
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Also present will be the Guloyas from San Pedro de Macor\u00eds; Los Macaraos from Bonao; and, Los Indios from Az\u00faa. In addition, the fantasy and traditional categories have also been included.<\/P>
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In the children\u2019s category, of which Huguito Ch\u00e1vez Baldera is the king and La T\u00eda Nancy is the queen, the participation of the following troupes was agreed: Los diablos cojuelos, Los Pitufos, Al\u00ed-Bab\u00e1, Robalagallina, Calif\u00e9, Los Tiznaos, Los Guloyistas de San Pedro de Macor\u00eds, and Los Herederos de los Pintaos, among other ensembles.<\/P>
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The Jury
The group of judges will be presided over by percussionist and folk musician Edis S\u00e1nchez, Coordinator; Luisa Mateo Dicl\u00f3, President; and supported by the following members: Carlos And\u00fajar Persinal, Manuel Guill\u00e9n, Julia Castillo, Marcos Caminero, Julio Encarnaci\u00f3n, Gladys Mart\u00ednez, Josu\u00e9 G\u00f3mez, Altagracia Fern\u00e1ndez, Bol\u00edvar Troncoso, Cruz Mar\u00eda Dotel, Manuel Jim\u00e9nez, Virginia Roca, Francisco Medina, V\u00edctor Pi\u00f1eyro and V\u00edctor \u00c1vila. <\/P>
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