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933 new events and 200 events in the 59th edition of the Durango Fair

  • On 5 December the fair will begin with the Ikasle Eguna. The following day, the Gazte Eztanda will be held, with a multitude of activities aimed at the youngest. On the same day, Argizagi was the winner of last year’s Creation Scholarship. The Marramiau group will present the Zubiak Zubiak Adiskidetasunerantz, which will be able to follow live.
59. edizioaren aurkezpena DA

21 November 2024 - 11:24
Last updated: 13:44

The Durango Fair will be held during the first week of December. This year the 59th edition of the fair will be held from 5 to 8 December under the slogan Hartu eman DA. The organizers of the fair presented their programming at the cultural center San Agustín de San Sebastián on Wednesday, and announced that 274 of its 153 exhibitions contain 933 novelties and novelties, including 639 books and 216 musical publications. In addition, more than 200 events have been announced in which all the news will be presented.

Broad daily offer

Donors and recipients of culture will have the opportunity to enjoy works of a wide variety of themes; some cases of work on Palestine highlighted by the organization, “example of the Basque country also looking at the world”.

On December 5, this year’s edition will begin with Ikasle Eguna, with eleven workshops in all spaces. However, the fair will be open to all visitors. The day of Gazte Eztanda will be December 6. In the evening, the Naxker and Xaukena Xauk groups will offer concerts. Buses will be organized to attend the festival from Vitoria-Gasteiz and Pamplona. On the same day Argizagi. The creation group Marramiau will release the Zubiak adiskidetasunerantz series, which won last year’s Creation Scholarship. On the 7th, a tribute will be paid to the artist Nestor Basterretxea in the Landako Gunea Hall of Events.

The organizers have given some details of the program in the presentation on Wednesday, in the Talaia area, for example, will present the song of Euskaraldia, and as every year, there will be a colloquium with the Euskadi Literature Awards. The museum space will host an exhibition on Nestor Basterretxea, with conferences and guided tours. In the same space, the Association of Basque Editors will meet minority language editors.

Ahotsenea and irudienea

In Ahotsenea, 50 books and 34 musical works will be presented, according to the organization, “creators of several generations will take over the link of transmission.” The Ahotsenea literary space will be located in the area of the park adjacent to Landako Gunea, while Ahotsenea Musika will be located in Plateruena.

Irudienea will host over 40 Basque films, including works by young filmmakers: The house of my mother of Ane Berriotxoa or Hor konpon of Jone Arriola, or the sheep of June Lasarte, among others, will know. He will also present at Zinebi Itoiz, the teaser of the documentary Summer Sessions.

Areas of Kabia, Saguganbara and Szenatoki

Euskera has spread to the digital arena and AppaHi! to promote the use of Hitano in Kabia. present the application. The Elhuyar Foundation has organised a debate on the possibility and threats of artificial intelligence in the same space. Saguganbara has programmed 25 acts aimed at children as receivers of culture, the presentation of Julian Rodríguez's book on the habits of the deaf community or the book of Porrotx, Marimotots, Virginia García and Leire Bilbao, among others.

In the space dedicated to performing arts, Szenatokia, you will see short pieces from ten theatre companies. Most of them will be theaters, but there will also be dances and monologues. Anolakuntza has highlighted that among the works, several will work on topics such as sexuality and gender, such as the performative piece Arroa by the company Las Paralelas or the Packados by Libe Mendizabal and Zaloa Zamarreño, among others.

Possibility to follow from home

The Azoka of Durango will be able to follow from home, as Azoka Telebista will offer daily the magazine Hartu DA, which will be seen on local television, on the website of the fair, on Youtube and on ETB.

As for the schedule, it will stay the same as last year: the fair will open at 10:30 hours and close at 20:00 hours every day and on Sunday at 18:00 until the next edition.

 


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