Moros y Cristianos de Alcoy: EL SAINETE FESTERO

THE SAINETE

An important projection of the Celebration is the theater of popular cut, already presents/displays from its origins. The first documented representation data of 1741 in which one doncella narrated to the public fantastic history of how the generous aid of San Jorge had saved it of a terrible dragoon. The dragoon appeared in scene like a fantastic monster of wood and fabric of colors: the Cucafea.

It is necessary to wait for one hundred years so that it appears a popular theater acclimated in the Celebrations of Moors and Christians. First sainetes known dates from 1845," nit that venen els mu'sics " and " Mentres passa the day ", atribui'das to Juan Llorens Baptist. In 1860 and of this same author Tone i Tona imagines in the Caldero'n theater " or the festa of Sen Chordi ", and sixteen years later " Firam Firam ".

The sort decays and until half-full of the present century there is a great parenthesis. 1944 are the year of the resurgence in which several alcoyanas festeras stamps imagine as " Cami' of plaça " of Gonzalo Sang, " a custom to polular alcoyana " of Jose Llorca and " prego' of the Tio Graella " of Rafael Coloma.

Cover of " Em veig negre pa to eixir of Negre " of Armando Santacreu

As of that moment there is a continuity of authors and works until arriving at our days. Editings City of Alcoy sainetes has made the ambitious project recently to publish a selection of 23, sold jointly with its newspaper.

Sainetes published by Editings City of Alcoy
  1. " Per Alcoi i to per Sant Jordi ", Armando Santacreu
  2. " Them Xiques of the Boato ", Ramon Climent
  3. " fester in segur ", Armando Santacreu
  4. " the visit of the Blavet ", Joan Valls
  5. " Nou cadires i one androna ", Armando Santacreu
  6. " the ghost of Jordà ", Ximo Llorens
  7. " First the Festa that els mobles ", Armando Santacreu
  8. " Forasters d'Alcoi " Ernesto Value
  9. " Them gifts of first tro ", Armando Santacreu
  10. " the Nova se'n goes to l'Orà ", Adria' Espi'
  11. " Em veig negre pa to eixir of Negre ", Armando Santacreu
  12. " Tot to per balco' ", Joan Valls
  13. " tapio' to per mig ", Armando Santacreu
  14. " One mona to per to two ", Camilo Bito Linares
  15. " the herència of judio ", Armando Santacreu
  16. " L'univers to fester ", Miguel Peidro
  17. " Tomasina Vella looks for donates jove ", Armando Santacreu
  18. " the vinguda of King Pere ", Joan Valls
  19. " Els renyons of masero ", Armando Santacreu
  20. " Any of càrrec ", Ernesto Value
  21. " Festejar not e's marry- " Armando Santacreu
  22. " Tone i Tona " and another works, J. B. Llorens and others

    Cover of " tapio' to per mig " of Joan Valls
    In April very the festeros representations of sainetes that they shape, with a humorous one are waited for pincelada, the atmosphere of the people who live and dream about the Celebrations.

    FOTO MAIN PAGINA