PARALLEL ACTIVITIES
A series of parallel activities will bring us together, such as the performance of Kalk’*iin (2020) by Adriana Vila, which goes beyond the frontality of the cinema screen and places us next to the projector. Before, however, we will learn how to film and develop with the Super-8 B/W workshop for adults organised by filmmaker Laura Gabay. The round table “The abduction of the Virgin Mary of Nuria” (Felip Solé and Miquel Sitjar) and the guided tour “Following the path of the abduction against the grain: The Virgin Mary of Nuria” (Miquel Sitjar), will review the memory of the abduction in the valley of Ribes de Freser. Also, in collaboration with La Cremallera, we will combine cinema and theatre with Anatomía de un amor (2024) by Paola Lusardi.
Wednesday, August 28
Panel discussion – Cinema Catalunya – 20:00h
*The ticket to the film Paraula de Mare includes the access to the panel discussion.
“The abduction of Virgin Nuria”
Panel discussion. Felip Solé and Miquel Sitjar
60’.
*The ticket to the film Paraula de mare includes the access to the panel discussion.
The kidnapping of the Mare de Déu de Núria is an example of the political and symbolic dimension that circumscribes images. Abduction: success or failure? In 1965, Father Paul VI granted the request of the bishopric of Urgell to crown the Romanesque sculpture. An act that, beyond its religious character, acquired a political dimension in a situation of Franco’s dictatorship. The appointment sparked off a whole series of revolts that led the ‘Defence and Resistance Group’ to devise the idea of kidnapping the iconic image.
Miquel Sitjar (historian and specialist on the history of Nuria), Felip Soler (director of the film Paraula de mare) and Enric Lahoz (testimony) take us into the history and memory of the events.
Friday, August 30
Teatre Municipal de Ribes de Freser. 10:00h
Free session.
Filming and development in Super-8 B/W
Workshop for adults
Laura Gabay. 4 h.
*It is necessary to reserve a ticket.
*Capacity limited to 6 people.
Over the course of a day, we will conduct a workshop on filming and developing in black-and-white Super 8, where we will explore the creative possibilities offered by the format and create a collective film under the guidance of filmmaker Laura Gabay.
Teatre Municipal de Ribes de Freser. 21:00h
Free session.
Kalk’iin
Performance
Inside the sun’s throat.
Adriana Vila and Adriano Galante. 45’
Focused on the essence of fire as the center of the common, the gathering, the sharing, and the enlightening (physical and spiritual), Kalk’iin takes the audience into a singular cinematic experience. Other than been confronted by a frontal screening, the spectators become the surrounders of the projection, acknowledging their being and position, as part of an inspiring collective ceremony.
Un film performance en 16 mm d’Adriana Vila Guevara amb música d’Adriano Galante.
Saturday, August 31
Estació de Queralbs – 10:00h
Free activity.
Following the path of the abduction against the grain: The Virgin of Nuria
Guided visit with Miquel Sitjar
*It is necessary to reserve a ticket
Following the path of the abduction against the grain: The Virgin of Nuria’ is a guided tour to delve into the memory of the kidnapping of the iconic image. Based on Miquel Sitjar’s research, we will follow the same route that the members of the ‘Group of Defence and Resistance’ took in 1967, when they carried the original Romanesque carving on their backs. We will do it in the opposite direction, leaving from Queralbs station to Nuria, in order to establish a reading against the grain, going beyond the official narrative and discovering more oblique perspectives.
Meeting Point: Estació de Queralbs
Arrival point: Basílica Santuario de la Mare de Déu de Núria (the return journey is made by the Núria rack railway. Return ticket to be paid for by the participant).
, The Return journey is made by the Núria rack railway. Return ticket to be paid for by the participant.You can buy the ticket at: Vall de Núria
Route information:
-Route time: 4 hours (approx.).
-Distance: 7.02 km.
-Technical difficulty: Medium.
-Accumulated difference in altitude +932m / -152m.
Material needed for the activity: Suitable clothing and footwear for the activity, sun cream, sunglasses and cap, rucksack. It is recommended to carry walking sticks.
Essential: hiking boots, food and water (1 L).
*Activity insured by travessa 360, mountain guides.
