Editing Seville (section)

==Culture==
===Theatres===
[[File:Sevilla Casino de la Exposición.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Lope de Vega Theatre (Seville)|Teatro Lope de Vega]]]]
The [[Lope de Vega Theatre (Seville)|Teatro Lope de Vega]] is located on Avenida de María Luisa avenue (next to ''Parque de María Luisa''). It was built in 1929, being its architect [[Vicente Traver y Tomás]]. It was the auditorium of the pavilion of the city in the Ibero-American Exhibition. This pavilion had a large room that became the Casino of the Exhibition. The theatre occupied an area of 4600 m<sup>2</sup> and could accommodate 1100 viewers. Its architecture is [[Spanish Baroque architecture|Spanish Baroque Revival]], being the building faithful to this style both in the set and in its ornamentation.

It has hosted varied performances, including theater, dance, opera, [[jazz]], and [[flamenco]] and nowadays the most outstanding of the panorama is its programming national and international, becoming one of the most important theatres in Spain.<ref>{{citation
|url          = http://www.teatrolopedevega.org/index.php/contents/view/historia
|archive-date = 26 October 2011
|title        = Historia del Teatro Lope de Vega
|publisher    = Teatro Lope de Vega
|access-date  = 9 December 2008
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20111026055244/http://www.teatrolopedevega.org/index.php/contents/view/historia
}}</ref>

Other important theatres are [[Teatro de la Maestranza]], Auditorio Rocío Jurado and Teatro Central.

Seville also has a [[corral de comedias]] theatre, which is the [[Corral del Coliseo]], now used as a residential building.

=== Festivals ===
There are many entertainment options around the city of Seville and one of its biggest attractions is the numerous festivals that happen around the year. Some of the festivals concentrate on religion and culture, others focus on the folklore of the area, traditions, and entertainment.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=12 July 2016|title=Seville, Spain|url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A457876488/ITOF?sid=ITOF&xid=81c4569d|journal=Express Travel World|via=GaleGroup}}</ref>

==== Holy Week in Seville ====
{{Main|Holy Week in Seville}}
[[File:Cruz de guia macarena 2019An004.jpg|thumb|Guiding cross of the {{lang|es|cofradía}} of La Macarena as it passes through the Street of Fray Luis Sotelo.]]
[[Semana Santa]] is celebrated all over [[Holy Week in Spain|Spain]] and Latin America, but the celebration in Seville is large and well known as a Fiesta of International Tourist Interest. Fifty-four local brotherhoods,<ref>{{cite web|title=Holy Week in Seville|url=http://www.visitasevilla.es/index.php/en/history/holy-week-seville|website=Tourism of Seville}} Accessed 23 May 2020</ref> or "cofradías", organize floats and processions throughout the week, reenacting the story of the Passion of Christ. There is traditional music and art incorporated into the processions, making Semana Santa an important source of both material and immaterial Sevillian cultural identity.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Palma|first1=María Luisa|last2=Palma|first2=Luis|last3=Aguado|first3=Luis Fernando|s2cid=144559604|title=Determinants of cultural and popular celebration attendance: the case study of Seville Spring Fiestas|journal=Journal of Cultural Economics|date=8 June 2012|volume=37|issue=1|pages=87–107|doi=10.1007/s10824-012-9167-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Popular festivities in Seville, Spain: Easter Week in Sevilla in Spain|url=http://www.spain.info/en_US/que-quieres/agenda/fiestas/sevilla/semana_santa_de_sevilla.html|website=Spain Info US|date=23 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Itinerario Oficial Semana Santa de Sevilla 2018|url=https://www.semana-santa.org/itinerario-oficial-semana-santa-de-sevilla|website=Semana-santa.org|language=es-ES}}</ref>

==== Bienal de Flamenco ====
Seville is home to the bi-annual flamenco festival La Bienal, which claims to be "the biggest flamenco event worldwide" and lasts for nearly a month.<ref>{{cite web|title=la Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla|url=http://www.labienal.com/en/ediciones-anteriores/|website=Labienal.com|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108130909/http://www.labienal.com/en/ediciones-anteriores/}}</ref>

==== Velá de Santiago y Santa Ana ====
In the district of Triana, the Velá de Santiago y Santa Ana is held every July and includes sporting events, performances, and cultural activities as the city honors St. James and St. Ana.<ref>{{cite web|title=La velá de Santiago y Santa Ana en Triana, Sevilla. |url=https://www.visitarsevilla.es/experiencias/fiestas/visitar-sevilla-en-la-vela-de-santa-ana/|website=Visitar Sevilla|language=es-ES|date=16 July 2014}}</ref>

==== Feria de Abril ====
{{Main|Seville Fair}}
[[File:17401532982 c1e3546763 o feria de abril 2012.jpg|thumb|right|''Casetas'' in the 2012 [[Seville Fair|Feria de Abril]]]]
The April Fair (''Feria de Abril'') is a huge celebration that takes place in Seville about two weeks after the Holy Week. It was previously associated with celebrating livestock; however, nowadays its purpose is to create a fun cheerful environment tied to the appreciation of the Spanish folklore.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Castillo-Manzano |first1=José I. |last2=López-Valpuesta |first2=Lourdes |last3=Marchena-Gómez |first3=Manuel |title=Seville: A city with two souls |journal=Cities |date=February 2015 |volume=42 |pages=142–151 |doi=10.1016/j.cities.2014.10.005 |hdl=11441/148837 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

During the Feria, families, businesses, and organisations set up ''casetas'' ([[Tent#Marquees and larger tents|marquees]]) in which they spend the week dancing, drinking, and socialising. Traditionally, women wear elaborate flamenco dresses and men dress in their best suits. The marquees are set up on a permanent fairground in the district of Los Remedios,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exploreseville.com/events/feriadeabril.htm |title=Feria de Abril, Seville |website=Exploreseville.com |access-date=12 March 2013}}</ref> in which each street is named after a famous bullfighter.

==== Salón Náutico Internacional de Sevilla ====
The International Boat Show of Seville is an annual event that takes place in the only inland maritime port of the country, which is one of the most important in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=The first Seville Boat Show arrives in June |url=https://www.barcheamotore.com/seville-boat-show-arrives-in-june/?lang=en|website=barcheamotore.com|date = 8 April 2019}}</ref>

===Music===
[[File:Triana - Billboard.jpg|thumb|right|Hailing from Seville, [[Triana (band)|Triana]] is considered as the benchmark of flamenco rock and as the founding fathers of {{lang|es|rock andaluz}}.<ref>{{Cite journal|first=Diego|last=García-Peinazo|year=2019|title="The World's First Flamenco Rock Band"? Anglo-American Progressive Rock, Politics and National Identity in Spain around Carmen's Fandangos in Space|journal=Rock Music Studies|volume=7 |doi=10.1080/19401159.2019.1651533|page=3|s2cid=201361699 }}</ref>]]
Seville had a vibrant rock music scene in the 1970s and 1980s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001592/159293E.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001592/159293E.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=Seville: UNESCO City of Music |publisher=UNESCO |date=2007 |access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> with bands like [[Triana (band)|Triana]], [[Alameda (band)|Alameda]] and [[Smash (British band)|Smash]], who fused Andalusia's traditional flamenco music with British-style progressive rock. The punk rock group [[Reincidentes]] and indie band [[Sr Chinarro]], as well as singer [[Kiko Veneno]], rose to prominence in the early 1990s. The city's music scene now features rap acts such as [[SFDK (band)|SFDK]], [[Mala Rodríguez]], [[Dareysteel]], [[Tote King]], [[Dogma Crew]], [[Bisley DeMarra]], [[:es:Haze (MC)|Haze]] and [[Jesuly]]. Seville's diverse music scene is reflected in the variety of its club-centred nightlife.

The city is also home to many theatres and performance spaces where classical music is performed, including [[Teatro Lope de Vega, Seville|Teatro Lope de Vega]], [[Teatro La Maestranza]], Teatro Central, the [[Real Alcazar Gardens]] and the Sala Joaquín Turina.

Despite its name, the [[sevillana]] dance, commonly presented as flamenco, is not thought to be of Sevillan origin. However, the folksongs called ''[[sevillanas]]'' are authentically Sevillan, as is the four-part dance performed with them.

On 19 November 2023, Seville hosted the [[24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards]] at the [[FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre]], making Seville the first city outside of the [[United States]] to host the [[Latin Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/seville-spain-cf8138523aa769cc6bbde83acdd80ee4 |title=Latin Grammys to be held in Spain, leaving US for 1st time|work=Associated Press News |date=22 February 2023 |access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-latin-grammys-sevilla-spain-24th-awards |title=2023 Latin Grammys To Host First-Ever International Telecast In Sevilla, Spain, On Nov. 16; Nominations To Be Announced Sept. 19 |publisher=Recording Academy Grammy Awards |last=Ochoa |first=John |date=4 May 2023 |access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref>

====Flamenco====
{{Main|Flamenco}}
[[File:8714202852_f852db384b_o_feria_de_abril.jpg|thumb|upright|Flamenco costume during [[Seville Fair]]]]
The [[Triana, Seville|Triana]] district in Seville is considered a birthplace of flamenco, where it found its beginning as an expression of the poor and marginalized. Seville's Romani population, known as Flamencos, were instrumental in the development of the art form. While it began as and remains a representation of Andalusian culture, it has also become a national heritage symbol of Spain.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ruiz|first1=Ana|title=Vibrant Andalusia: The spice of life in southern Spain|date=2007|publisher=Algora Publ|location=New York|isbn=978-0-87586-539-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Joshua|title=Flamenco capital: Tradition, revolution and renewal in Seville, Spain|url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3010g01h|publisher=UC Riverside|access-date=28 February 2018|year=2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Washabaugh|first1=William|title=Flamenco music and national identity in Spain|date=2012|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Ltd|location=Farnham|isbn=978-1-4094-3485-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Manuel|first1=Peter|s2cid=191384305|title=Andalusian, Gypsy, and class identity in the contemporary flamenco complex|journal=Ethnomusicology|volume=33|issue=1|pages=47–65|doi=10.2307/852169|jstor=852169|year=1989|url=https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1535&context=jj_pubs }}</ref> There are more flamenco artists in Seville than anywhere else in the country, supporting an entire industry surrounding it and drawing in a significant amount of tourism for the city.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Aoyama|first1=Yuko|s2cid=144812906|title=Artists, tourists, and the state: Cultural tourism and the flamenco industry in Andalusia, Spain|journal=International Journal of Urban and Regional Research|date=March 2009|volume=33|issue=1|pages=80–104|doi=10.1111/j.1468-2427.2009.00846.x}}</ref>

===Gastronomy===
[[File:Gazpacho Cazuela Barro.jpg|thumb|left|Andalusian [[Gazpacho]]]]
The ''[[tapas]]'' scene is one of the main cultural attractions of the city: people go from one bar to another, enjoying small dishes called tapas (literally "lids" or "covers" in Spanish, referring to their probable origin as snacks served on small plates used to cover drinks). Local specialities include fried and grilled seafood (including [[squid]], ''choco'' ([[cuttlefish]]), [[swordfish]], marinated [[Squalidae|dogfish]], and ''[[Snakelocks anemone#Gastronomy|ortiguillas]]''), grilled and stewed meat, [[spinach]] with [[chickpea]]s, ''[[Jamón ibérico]]'', lamb kidneys in sherry sauce, [[Land snail#Snails as human food|snails]], ''[[puchero|caldo de puchero]]'', and ''[[gazpacho]]''. A sandwich known as a ''[[serranito]]'' is the typical and popular version of fast food.

Typical desserts from Seville include ''pestiños'', a honey-coated sweet fritter; ''torrijas'', fried slices of bread with honey; ''roscos fritos'', deep-fried sugar-coated ring doughnuts; ''magdalenas'' or fairy cakes; ''yemas de San Leandro'', {{citation needed|date=February 2013}} which provide the city's [[convent]]s with a source of revenue; and ''[[tortas de aceite]]'', a thin sugar-coated cake made with olive oil. ''Polvorones'' and ''mantecados'' are traditional Christmas products, whereas ''pestiños'' and ''torrijas'' are typically consumed during the [[Holy Week in Seville|Holy Week]].

Bitter [[Seville orange]]s grow on trees lining the city streets. Large quantities are collected and exported to Britain to be used in [[marmalade]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wright|first=Fraser|date=22 January 2016|title=A history of Seville Orange Marmalade, including a recipe for making your own|url=https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/food/a-history-of-seville-orange-marmalade-including-a-recipe-for-making-your-own/|access-date=17 June 2020|website=Scotsman Food and Drink|language=en-US}}</ref> Locally, the fruit is used predominantly in aromatherapy, herbal medicine, and dietary diet products, rather than as a foodstuff.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Padilla|first=Brenda|date=3 May 2013|title=Gastronomy - Seville Oranges|url=https://www.andalucia.com/gastronomy/oranges/seville.htm|access-date=17 June 2020|website=Andalucia.com|language=en}}</ref> According to legend, the Arabs brought the bitter orange to Seville from East Asia via Iraq around the 10th century to beautify and perfume their patios and gardens, as well as to provide shade.<ref name="Nash200514">{{cite book|author=Elizabeth Nash|title=Seville, Cordoba, and Granada:A Cultural History: A Cultural History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vVA1reAI7w0C&pg=PA14|access-date=8 February 2013|date=2005|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=978-0-19-518204-0|page=14}}</ref> The flowers of the tree are a source of [[neroli oil]], commonly used in [[perfumery]] and in skin lotions for massage.

In 2021, the municipal water company, Emasesa, began a pilot scheme to use the methane produced as the fruit ferments to generate clean electricity. The company plans to use 35 tonnes of fruit to generate clean energy to power one of the city's water purification plants.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Burgen|first=Stephen|date=23 February 2021|title='A role model': how Seville is turning leftover oranges into electricity|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/23/how-seville-is-turning-leftover-oranges-into-electricity|access-date=24 February 2021|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>