For decades, books on travel and nature have been considered a literary byproduct, as if the two genres did not contain in essence the most apotheotic expression of biodiversity. Why? The writer Gabi Martínez tells us the reasons.

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Two acclaimed authors, Catalan writer and art historian Marta Orriols and Canadian non-binary writer and poet John Elizabeth Stintzi, investigate the many ways of losing someone and opportunities to move forward from past broken relationships. Orriols delivers a darkly funny yet piercingly honest portrayal of grief in Learning to Talk to Plants, while Stintzi suggests that what haunts us most is what remains, in Vanishing Monuments.

The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA)

October 22 to November 1, 2020

Registration opens on Tuesday, September 29

 

Unpacking Grief: Marta Orriols & John Elizabeth Stintzi

October 23, 2020 at 6:00pm EST

 

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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, and a reading of Montserrat Roig's short stories by the Catalan mentor-mentee tandem, Mara Faye Lethem and Thiago Miller, as part of the ALTA mentorship program. 

ALTA43: IN BETWEEN conference begins on September 30 for two and a half weeks of daily events, culminating in a weekend of all-day programming on October 17-18. See here for full schedule.

 

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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 doors from 1936 that shows the relationship in scale between the guard and the door is the subject of his recent work ‘They Might Be Giants’. 

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Josee Bienvenu Gallery through October 3

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Part of the Twenty Twenty exhibiton

October 12, 2020 - March 14, 2021

 

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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.

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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.

The LSFF 2020 will be showcased at Ciné Lumière, and will run from September the 22nd to October the 3rd.

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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.

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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.

Festival international de littérature (FIL)

26th edition

September 18 to 27, 2020

Montreal, Québec, CA

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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 of horizontal bands, breaks up the surface setting up situations that play with a viewer’s perception. Kim Uchiyama’s paintings are inspired by the landscape of ancient Greece and its temples. Horizontal bands of the colors of these landscapes rest in the natural tones of the support, either canvas or linen. Yet, there is ascending movement and a sense of timelessness and space in these works.

Side to Side, Three Ways

Trestle Art Space - Gallery 22

850 Third Ave, Suite 411, Brooklyn NY

On view October 4 - October 25, 2020

Saturday and Sunday 1-5PM by appointment

Presented by Key Projects

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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.

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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 the forefront of cinema.

The four Catalan productions will participate in the new competitive section 'Currents'. Visit CatalanFilms&TV for more information. 

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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.

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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.

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