Cultura Cultura Catalana, Singular i Universal Catalan culture, Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2007, is organising an extensive cultural programme with exhibitions, symposia, music, theatre, dance, cinema, cuisine and folk tradition. At Musikmesse Music Frankfurt Institut Català The Catalan culture goes beyond the traditional identification of a culture with a State. Catalan Catalan Cinema Catalan Chamber Music concerts at the Publishers de les Indústries Culturals - ICIC language is spread through the territories of Catalonia, Valencia and Balearic Islands (Spain), · The Frankfurt Film Museum will programme Hall 3. 1 Rambla de Santa Mònica, 8 Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Andorra, Midi-Pyrénées (France) and Alghero (Italy). In Frankfurt, all aspects of the Catalan Stand 22 E-08002 Barcelona a retrospective of Catalan cinema between Kunst: from Tel. +34 933 162 700 culture will be presented, but especially Catalan literature and the publishing industry. Cultural September and October, with contributions by March 28- 31, Fax +34 933 162 843 and literary events will be held throughout the year in 25 German cities. Catalan film-makers, actors, script-writers and During Musikmesse Frankfurt, the Associació Catalonia 2007 [email protected] producers. Catalana d’Intèrprets de Música Clàssica www.gencat.cat/cultura/icic (ACIMC) and the Gremi d’Editors de Música Within the Fair LiteraTOUR Some shows in Frankfurt de Catalunya (GEMC) have organized the following series of Chamber music concerts: Gremi d’Editorials · Central exhibition on Catalan culture, in three · Authors who write in Catalan will visit several Theatre de Música de Catalunya parts: “Catalan culture today”, “A thousand German cities between March and October · “Tirant lo Blanc” by Joanot Martorell, an March 28, 2007 - Trio Collage Milà i Fontanals 14, 3r 9a years of Catalan language and literature” and 2007, to take part in readings, lectures and adaptation of the first novel in Catalan literature E-08012 Barcelona Iwona Burzyñska, violin “The publishing industry in Catalonia from the round table discussions. (15th century), directed by Calixto Bieito. Tel. +34 934 588 989 David Blay, cello 15th Century to the present day”. Discussions Fax +34 935 113 904 · The exhibition “Catalan Library”, devoted to Music Jordi López, piano www.gemc.cat will be organised around these themes. Catalan books translated into German, will visit · La Capella Reial de Catalunya, a programme Works by Domènec González de la Rubia, · Artistic contribution by Perejaume, Catalan public libraries in more than ten German cities of ancient music conducted by Jordi Savall. Francesc Taverna-Bech, Xavier Montsalvatge artist and writer, whose work notably includes from March to November, and will be · Concert by Maria del Mar Bonet and Miguel and Salvador Brotons. the ornamentation of the Gran Teatre del Liceu accompanied by cultural events. Poveda, with settings of Catalan poetry. (Barcelona Opera House). March 29, 2007 - Joan Izquierdo, Recorders International symposia and round tables · Contemporary Catalan Chamber Music, by the Works by Jordi Rossinyol, Anna Bofill and Josep · Presentation of “Castellers”. The “castellers” · Symposium on Catalan Thought and Politics Ensemble Modern Frankfurt. Maria Mestres Quadreny. (human towers) are amongst Catalan culture’s (Frankfurt). oldest and most deeply-rooted folk traditions. Dance March 30, 2007 - Trumpet and Piano Duo · International Symposium on Catalan Scientific · Festival of contemporary Catalan dance. Mireia Farrés, trumpet · Publishers’ stand, a meeting point for the Research (Berlin). Mercè Hervada, piano Catalan Language Publishers’ Association and Some exhibitions in Frankfurt the Publishers’ Guild of Catalonia. · Second International Symposium on Catalan Works by Lluís Verges, Salvador Brotons, · “Blitz-Blick!” Books and Graphics from Studies (Berlin). Francisco Fleta Polo, Xavier Montsalvatge · Exhibition of contemporary artists’ books, Catalonia. and Xavier Boliart. involving several publishers. · Macba Collection (Museum of Contemporary After-fair party All the concerts will take place at the · Exhibition and debates on the contemporary The avant-garde in music, cuisine and design: Art of Barcelona). Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Catalan comic, with a collective stand for · The Architect as Inventor. Recent architecture (Eschersheimer Landstr. 29 - 39, Frankfurt am Catalan comic publishers. · “Nits Sónar” at the Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt. Presentation of events produced by in Catalonia. Main) at 19:30 h. · Exhibition of photographs concerning Catalan Sónar, a highly-regarded electronic music culture, with the collaboration of Catalan festival, with Catalan artists working in several publishers. disciplines plus international guests. Contact: Institut Ramon Llull · Programme of grants for the translation Tel. +34 934 678 000 of Catalan literature. Fax +34 934 678 006 [email protected] www.frankfurt2007.cat Catalonia is a land of musicians, great composers and Music Publishers from Catalonia attending great performers: Enric Granados, Isaac Albéniz, Felip Musikmesse Frankfurt 2007 Pedrell, Robert Gerhard, Eduard Toldrà, Frederic Mompou, Pau Casals, Xavier Montsalvatge, Victòria dels Àngels, Alícia de Larrocha, and Jordi Savall, to mention just a few Amalgama Edicions Boileau Editorial de Música, S.A. Brotons & Mercadal Clivis Publicacions Dinsic Publicacions Musicals, S.L. Tritó, S.L. from a long list of names bearing witness to the prominent Edicions Musicals role that music has occupied in the past and continues Publisher devoted to the edition of scores The origins of Boileau go back to 1904. 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