Ritmes Arrels a Paiporta (23 maig)

Fundació Horta Sud and Casa València Barcelona said the Ritmes Arrels circuit will begin in Paiporta on Saturday, May 23, as part of a program of music, dance and public gatherings across l’Horta Sud. The initiative was presented on May 14 and is framed by the organizers as a community-based cultural project in municipalities affected by the October 2024 DANA floods. The program will run through late June and move through four towns in the comarca. The organizers said the format is built around local associations hosting events in their own municipalities while also joining the other stops on the circuit. ### Why is Paiporta the first stop on May 23? Paiporta is the opening municipality for Ritmes Arrels, according to Fundació Horta Sud’s program note published in mid-May. The foundation said the first gathering will take place there on May 23 before the cycle moves to Massanassa on May 31, Alaquàs on June 7 and Catarroja on June 24. (fundaciohortasud.org) The Paiporta stop places one of the participating local groups in a host role. Fundació Horta Sud identified Grup de Danses L’Espolí de Paiporta as the Paiporta association in the circuit, alongside three other groups from neighboring municipalities. (fundaciohortasud.org) ### Which groups are taking part in the circuit? Four associations from l’Horta Sud are listed as participants in Ritmes Arrels. Fundació Horta Sud named them as Grup de Danses L’Espolí de Paiporta, rondalla La Cantarella de Massanassa, muixeranga La Torrentina de Alaquàs and Escola de dolçaina i percussió A Quatre Quaranta de Catarroja. (fundaciohortasud.org) The organizers said each association will host in its own town and also appear in the other municipalities. That structure, they said, is meant to make the circuit collaborative rather than a series of isolated local events. ### What are organizers saying the project is for? (fundaciohortasud.org) Fundació Horta Sud said the meetings are designed to place music, dance and traditions in public squares and other shared spaces as settings for “convivencia y reencuentro” in towns affected by the DANA. The foundation said the project “pone en valor” the role of popular culture and associational life in the comarca’s present. (fundaciohortasud.org) Casa València Barcelona and Fundació Horta Sud said the initiative also reflects what they described as a network of cooperation and mutual support among associations. The project has support from Barcelona’s city government, according to the foundation’s statement. (fundaciohortasud.org) ### What is confirmed — and what is not yet detailed — for the Paiporta event? May 23 in Paiporta is confirmed as the opening date and location for the circuit. The published material reviewed from Fundació Horta Sud and Valencia Plaza confirms the municipality, the date and the participating associations, but it does not provide a full timetable, street-level venue listing or performance order for the Paiporta stop in the text available for review. (fundaciohortasud.org) That means the core facts are established: Paiporta opens the cycle, the event forms part of a four-town route, and the program centers on live expressions of local music, dance and tradition. Additional logistical details may appear closer to the event through organizer or local channels, but they were not specified in the material reviewed here. (fundaciohortasud.org) ### How does the Paiporta date fit into the wider calendar? The circuit’s published calendar runs across roughly one month. After Paiporta on May 23, the next scheduled stops are Massanassa on May 31, Alaquàs on June 7 and Catarroja on June 24, according to Fundació Horta Sud. (fundaciohortasud.org) June 24 in Catarroja is the last date named in the current program note. Fundació Horta Sud said the cycle will extend until the end of June, making the Paiporta event the first public stage in a four-stop sequence led by named cultural associations from across l’Horta Sud. (fundaciohortasud.org)