Granada stages a collective funeral for Lorca, ninety years on
Nearly 500 musicians, writers, dancers and stage designers are taking part in “Réquiem por Lorca,” a programme of performances and mourning ceremonies marking ninety years since the poet's murder, according to El País.
Granada is holding what organisers describe as a collective, artistic funeral for Federico García Lorca, ninety years after his killing. According to El País, the initiative, called "Réquiem por Lorca," began today and brings together close to 500 musicians, writers, dancers and scenographers in a series of performances and ceremonies described as acts of mourning and reparation for the poet.
El País does not specify a venue, a full programme or an end date for the gathering, nor does it name a curator or organising body beyond describing the scale of participants involved.
Lorca, one of the most translated Spanish-language poets and playwrights of the twentieth century, was killed near Granada in August 1936 at the start of the Spanish Civil War. His body has never been found. The anniversary has long been marked in the city, and this year's commemoration is framed by the newspaper as both artistic tribute and symbolic act of redress.
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