SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 28 Sep. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The General Director of Youth of the Government of the Canary Islands, Laura Fuentes, together with the Mayor of Puerto de la Cruz, Marco González, and the Councilor for Youth, Seniors and Local Autonomous Organism, Noemí Fernández, presented this Wednesday at the Costa Martiánez Tourist Complex in Puerto de la Cruz the first edition of ‘Dale, Festival de Perreo Feminista’, which will be held this coming Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
This initiative is an integrating feminist event, from which, through music and urban dance, the aim is to convey a message that breaks with gender stereotypes and that contributes and promotes the expansion of the range of artistic references.
Throughout the festival, workshops and concerts will be offered aimed at the youth population between the ages of 12 and 35, aimed at raising awareness and preventing sexist violence in the adolescent and youth population.
“By launching ‘Dale, Festival de Perreo Feminista’ we want to break gender stereotypes by making visible a wide range of artistic references from our land, while laying the foundations to raise awareness and prevent sexist violence in the adolescent and youth population” , affirmed Laura Fuentes during the presentation ceremony.
The general director added that “social and cultural equality is necessary” and the objective is that “women are not the only ones who dance or make sexualized excuses so that men have great virality in their songs, which is seeks is equality in songs, dances or music in general”.
He also recalled that this will be “the first feminist festival of this importance in the Canary Islands” and they want to transfer it to the rest of the islands.
The mayor of the tourist city stressed that Puerto de la Cruz “is a municipality that is friendly to feminist policies” and confessed that he was “delighted” that the source that feeds equality policies and a gender perspective are arts such as music.
“This will be a pioneering festival, a clear example of transversality between the City Council and the General Directorate of Youth. Over time it will be remembered that the first of the ‘Dale’ festivals was held in Puerto de la Cruz,” he said.
For her part, Noemí Fernández highlighted that the festival “tries to educate and re-educate younger people, we must work on equality and diversity, continue working and building with young people because they are the future.”
A FESTIVE DAY WITH WORKSHOPS, STANDS, MUSIC, TALKS AND URBAN DANCE
This festival, which will take place at the Lago Martiánez leisure complex from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., will feature an extensive program of activities that include talks, workshops and information stands, as well as various musical performances aimed at the youth population aged between 12 and 35 years.
The morning session will be focused on the development of various workshops aimed at the youth population aged between 12 and 23 years.
First, the introductory talk ‘Reggaeton from the beginning to the present will be given. Leading women’ and then there will be an informative talk on the various functions of the ‘Puntos Violetas’ in leisure spaces.
There will continue with workshops on reggaeton dance and lyrics composition with a feminist perspective and in parallel, the attendees will be able to carry out activities at the information stands of the Alabente Association and Punto Violeta.
In the afternoon, urban music will be the main protagonist with performances by Mama Qucha, Ambizius, La Furia Rap and Mel Ömana.
During this evening session, other stands will be incorporated, with a tent reserved for make-up, a gamer area with ‘Girls Also Play’ and the ConSexUs information stand, both projects of the General Directorate of Youth.
In addition, so that anyone can enjoy the event, there will be sign language interpreters both at the concerts and in the stands area.
