For over forty years, the The American Literary Translators Association - ALTA conference has provided the largest gathering dedicated exclusively to the work of literary translation. This year for the first time ALTA will celebrate its yearly assembly virtually. The conference, under the title ALTA43: IN BETWEEN, will include an event featuring Catalan modern classic Mercè Rodoreda, presented by editor Chad Post in discussion with translator Martha Tennent, ...
Inspired by an invitation to participate in an upcoming group exhibition at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum regarding the 2020 US election, Martí Cormand visited the National Archives in Washington DC where the US Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights are housed. Walking up the grand staircase on Constitution Ave., Martí Cormand fixated on the buildings enormous bronze doors – 38 feet high and over 6 tons. A photograph of the ...
Teresa Ferré interviews the first director in the history of the centenary Institut del Teatre. A pioneer and a reference in the current Catalan scene.
The 16th London Spanish Film Festival features an exciting selection of four films produced in Catalonia, offering British audiences a unique opportunity to discover its richness in terms of talent and craft.
Institut Ramon Llull presents at Sónar+D CCCB CATALONIA IN VENICE - AIRE/ARIA/AIR, Evento Collaterale della Biennale Architettura 2021, an exhibition curated by the architect Olga Subirós.
FIL Montréal is a jam-packed literary festival that crackles with readings, art exhibitions and dance performances. Nearly 200 authors and artists from all disciplines and from all around the world gather in Montreal every year for the Festival international de la littérature (FIL). The events of the next edition of the FIL include readings, dance performances, musical events, roundtable discussions and exhibitions. Some of the events will be held virtually.
The artists in Side to Side, Three Ways work abstractly and all three use the repetitive element of horizontal stripes to different effect and meaning. Emily Berger’s gestural strokes are full of energy. Her horizontal stripes are accented with small vertical marks creating a rhythmic sequence with intervals of stillness. Employing a square format Manel Lledós’s edges are contained within the perimeter of the canvas. His use of straight and curved edges and varying size ...
What linguistic register do the new monologues that are expressed in Catalan on stage use? What references do Charlie Pee or Joel Díaz have? What makes the use of our language move from a one-time resource and object of mockery to the central language of new comedians? Maria Rovira, known in the field of entertainment as Oye Sherman, talks about it in this article.
The 58th edition of the prestigious festival will be held between September 17 and October 11 at the Lincoln Center in New York. The four films with Catalan production have been selected in the new 'Currents' section, which includes 14 feature films and 46 short films, representing 28 countries, and draws an image of current independent cinema with an emphasis on new forms and the most innovative voices. The section presents a diverse offer of short and feature films by artists working at ...
From 7 to 10 September, the Institut Ramon Llull is organizing the eighteenth edition of the International Mission of Publishers and Agents, for the fourth consecutive time as part of Catalan Book Week and rethought as virtual due to the ongoing global pandemic.
What makes Catalan object theatre unique on the international scene? We find out from Tim Sandweg, artistic director of the Schaubude Berlin, the Theater der Dinge international festival and more.
Since its creation in 1907, this museum has led a host of excavation campaigns to investigate the history of Ibiza and Formentera, with a special focus on the legacy of the Phoenicians and the Punics.
Pop music has always reflected the times we live in. So, what does music in Catalan say about our country? Lluís Gavaldà, the singer and composer from Els Pets, recalls the key names who have constantly sought to transform society through their music.
