FROM 17 de agosto TO August 23th

Encuentro Ibèric

A thousand cultures, one shared root

In almost every region of Spain and Portugal there are cultural expressions that we share: the jota, the rumba, rhythms in 5/8, and the different ways of understanding the bolero and the seguidilla. However, in each territory these forms have evolved in a unique way, generating distinctive styles of singing, playing, and dancing, in addition to styles that are unique to each region.

Sometimes the differences are enormous, even when they stem from the same roots. It is precisely there that the identity of each region is revealed: in the way people relate to one another, in the landscape —whether there are mountains or plains, sea or inland areas—, in the presence or absence of water, in the nature that surrounds communities and also in the nature that lives within them.

These particularities allow us to perceive the immense cultural richness that lives in these territories, and we embrace it as a treasure from which to learn and which we seek to honor.

That is why we have chosen a group of people who have experienced their traditions up close and who will be able to show us, first-hand, the cultural legacy they represent.

 

The new rotation system

We want everyone to leave with an overall understanding of what will happen at the Encuentro, so unlike other years, the idea is that each student will have the opportunity to take part in all the workshops.

How will it work? If you are enrolled in Anna’s workshop, for example, every morning during the first session you will be with Anna, but later, during the second session or in the afternoons, you will rotate through the other classes so that you can take away the best from each teacher.

The wind and dance group will be the only ones that will always be with your main teacher ; however, you will still visit the other classes.

Workshops

Encuentro Ibèric

Percussion as accompaniment to singing in the central Iberian peninsula

Isabel Martín

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Songs and dances of the Asturies and Cantabrian mountains

Alba Gutiérrez

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Una rosa duc als llavis *Pandero songs and other traditional Catalan songs*

Rusó Sala

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Teachers

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Programme

Schedule
Arrival August 17th at 7 p.m.
Departure August 23th at 12 a.m.
Classes // Concerts
Morning From 10 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. and from 12:10 a.m. to 14 a.m.
Afternoon From 16 30 a.m. to 18 30 a.m. At 7:00 p.m. there will be an open class in the square.
Final concert This year there will be no final concert open to the public; the idea is for it to be more intimate. The following day there will be the Festivalet, and that one will be open to everyone.

Prices

The course fee includes:

Accommodation and full board from Monday, August 17 (dinner included only) to Sunday, August 23 (breakfast included only) if you have chosen the basic option, and until August 24 with breakfast if you have chosen the festival option.

All class hours within the workshop format you have chosen.

The course fee does NOT include:

The main instruments for percussion classes (tambourine and frame drum).
If you do not have them, they can be rented during the course.

Transfers from the train station to the house on the arrival day and from the house to the train station on the departure day.

Registration will open on March 22 at 10 a.m.

Accommodation Price
Accommodation in shared room 652 €
Accommodation in van o tend 600 €
Accommodation in shared room + Festivalet 700 €
Accommodation in van o tend + Festivalet 639 €

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