Formentera celebrates Sant Jordi with book stands, activities for children and youth and a music recital

Today the Formentera Office of Culture and Education presented the activities programme for Diada de Sant Jordi 2022. Susana Labrador, Councillor of Culture and Education, explained, "We have organised a very complete programme of activities to celebrate Sant Jordi", she said, highlighting plans for "the traditional stands with books for sale, but also various activities for children and young people and a flute and piano performance". She added that the year's Sant Jordi programme would by "rounded out by book presentations, more children's entertainment and a made-for-kids exhibition".

Diada de Sant Jordi

From 10.00am to 1.00pm on Saturday 23 April, the Diada de Sant Jordi, Sant Francesc's Plaça de la Constitució will welcome the classic stands where islanders can find books to buy and exchange. This event takes place with the collaboration of the Formentera chapter of Obra Cultural Balear and local libraries.

Visitors at the stands will find bookmarks with sayings from the Valencian writer Joan Fuster. This Balearic Government initiative commemorates the declaration of 2022 as Joan Fuster Year, an event that is promoted by the Generalitat Valenciana and Generalitat de Catalunya and which marks the centenary of Fuster's birth.

One of the book stands will also have the fourth issue of the revisited local fanzine ADN. The newest issue continues the mission of creating a platform of expression for Balearic talent and its fans.

As part of Sant Jordi celebrations, from 11.30am, author Elisabet Fàbregas will be on hand for a presentation of her children's book L'euga negra i el pou de n'Aubarqueta as well as a reading.

Immediately after, at 12 noon, the illustrator Justin Hindley will give a children's workshop on illustrating the characteristic flora and fauna of the Pine Islands.

Later, at 5.30pm, the Casal de Joves will host a Sant Jordi workshop.

Sant Jordi Concert

On Saturday 23 April, music lovers will enjoy transverse flute and piano performances of works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Mozart and more. Performers Úrsula Pomar, director and instructor at the Formentera School of Music and Dance (EDMF), and José Jaime Hidalgo, a pianist and former local teacher, first crossed paths while teaching at EDMF. The two classically-trained artists exude virtuosity and passion for their instruments.

The concert will be held at the Sala de Cultura (Cinema) on Saturday 23 April at 8.30pm. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 15 April at www.entradesformentera.cat.

Activities for children and youth

On Saturday 9 April, audiences can enjoy the circus/clown show Téntol from the theatre troupe Manipulats.

Téntol, a circus show for family audiences, is based on play and the spontaneous movements it brings about. In this show audiences will watch as the two protagonists string together ideas and games and embody a wide range of emotions. With Téntol, Manipulats articulate a plea for leisure and leisure time as a way of promoting culture, uniqueness, communities and personalities. Téntol marks the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Balearic Studies (Institut d'Estudis Balearics, IEB).

This 50 minute show will be performed at 12 noon on Saturday 9 April in Plaça de l'Església of Sant Ferran.

Book presentations

At 7.30pm on Tuesday 19 April, translator Nora Albert will be at Marià Villangómez library to present Alda Merini's poetry collection Buidor d'amor.

Then, at the same time and place two days later (Thursday 21 April), library visitors can catch a presentation of the book Cómics y censura:  De Wonder Woman a Charlie Hebdo. The presentation will be given by Maite Ferrer and will include the author, Lluís Ferrer.

Exhibition

As every year, from Monday to Saturday (25-30 April) at Centre Antoni Tur "Gabrielet", islanders can visit the exhibition of the 22nd Antoni Tur "Gabrielet" Bookmark Contest and "Robert Lewis Baldon" Children's Literature Award. The exhibition is open from 10.00am to 2.00pm and 5.00pm to 7.00pm. The exhibition space is closed Sundays. This exhibition features creations from pupils at Sant Ferran, Mestre Lluís Andreu, Pilar de la Mola and Verge Miraculosa primary schools.

4 April 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera