{"id":7204,"date":"2015-03-04T11:52:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T07:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=7204"},"modified":"2015-03-04T11:52:14","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T07:52:14","slug":"noti5711","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti5711\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Announces the Winning Troupes of the National Carnival Parade 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"



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Culture Announces the Winning Troupes of the National Carnival Parade 2015<\/STRONG>
Santo Domingo, March 3rd, 2015<\/P>
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T<\/SPAN>he Ministry of Culture (MINC) announced the winners of the National Carnival Parade 2015, highlighting first of all a troupe called “Imperio de los cuatro elementos” (Empire of the four elements) from the National District, winner of the Grand Prize.<\/P>
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The winners were selected by a team of judges headed by the Minister of Culture, singer and songwriter Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rodr\u00edguez, who was accompanied by cultural manager Ram\u00f3n Lachapelle, Director General of Cultural Management and Carnival.<\/P>
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During the selection process, the following categories were taken into consideration: Popular Creativity, Historical, Individual Character, Al\u00ed-Bab\u00e1, Traditional, Robalagallina, Fantasy, Mask, and Diablos Cojuelos (Limping Devils).<\/P>
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Over 300 troupes and floats representing the various regions of the country participated in the parade, which took place this past March 1st, including the participation of 98 children\u2019s proposals. The following troupes were selected in the Individual Character category: “Reina de las cayenas” (Queen of the cayenas), from Puerto Plata, in first place; “Yo soy lo que ves” (I am what you see), from Santo Domingo Norte, in second place; and, “Duarte”, from Santo Domingo Este, in third place.<\/P>
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In the Fantasy category, the following were selected: “La Robalagallina de Ban\u00ed”, in first place; “Dinast\u00eda Oriental” (Oriental Dynasty), from Santo Domingo Este, in second place; and, “Invasi\u00f3n Romana, la sublimaci\u00f3n de los gladiadores” (Roman Invasion, gladiator\u2019s sublimation), from the National District, in third place.<\/P>
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In the Al\u00ed-Bab\u00e1 category: “Mi pa\u00eds es una mina” (My country is a mine), from the National District, won first place; “Hechizo Africano (Fantas\u00eda Ta\u00edna)” (African Spell (Ta\u00edno Fantasy)), from Santo Domingo Este, won second place; and “Fusi\u00f3n Guloya” (Guloya Fusion), from the National District, won third place.<\/P>
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In the Historical category: “Los demonios del jefe” (The boss\u2019s demons), from San Juan de la Maguana, won first place; “Somos dominicanos” (We are Dominican), from Santiago de los Caballeros, was selected in second place; and, “\u00c1frica en carnaval” (Africa in Carnival), from the National District, won third place.<\/P>
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In the Devils category: “Revelaci\u00f3n carnavalesca, Gran comparsa de Villa Juana” (Carnival revelation, Great troupe from Villa Juana), from the National District, won first place; “Los silver – los diablos de plata” (The silver -the silver devils), from La Vega, won second place; and, “Tribu Yucahu” (Yucahu Tribe), from Puerto Plata, won third place.<\/P>
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In the Popular Creativity category: “Iluminando nuestra identidad” (Lighting up our identity), from Puerto Plata, won first place; “Los gladiadores del diablo” (The devil\u2019s gladiators), from San Juan de la Maguana, won second place; and, “Mitos hawaianos en fiesta de carnaval” (Hawaiian Myths in carnival), from Monse\u00f1or Nouel, won third place. <\/P>
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