Sep 8, 2020 | News
The chief paer, Joan Santacana; Councilwoman of Culture, Mercè Carulla; and the Councilor for Festivities, Mireia Brandon, they have presented the programming of the 44th Isagoge and the Festa Major, in an act in the old church of San Juan, Monday 7 September.
Both events include about fifty activities, between days 19 i 28 September, always guaranteeing the capacity control and the sanitary measures of prevention of the Covid-19.
According to the paer in chief, Joan Santacana, "Cervera wants to move forward, in spite of everything, the cultural week and its Festa Major ”.
Isagoge is dedicated to the figure of Josep Benet i Morell (Cervera, 1920 – Sant Cugat, 2008). This year the Generalitat de Catalunya commemorates the Year of Benedict, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. Josep Benet, historian, lawyer and politician, was named Cervera’s favorite son of the year 1991. Now the city is dedicating a new tribute to him with the Isagoge cultural week.
The first event will be the unveiling of a memorial plaque at his birthplace, on the main street, 19, current Casa Dalmases.
His disciple, the historian Jordi Oliva, of Sedó, has prepared the moving exhibition “The city of Josep Benet”, a guided tour of four scenarios in Cervera related to the life of Benet: the church of San Juan, the Santa Anna square, the Workers' Center and Plaça del Fossar. The guided tours will be led by the historians of Cervera Max Turull, Teresa Salat i Teresa Porredon, respectively, and anthropologist Roger Costa.
The Municipal Auditorium will become an audiovisual space where documentaries dedicated to Josep Benet will be screened. The inauguration will be given by the journalist Xavi Santesmasses and the closing will be made by Mònica Terribas.
Other activities are also planned such as the performance of "The door of good intentions", directed by Pep Oriol, with scenery and costumes of the Medieval Passion; a talk and exhibition on the 50 years of the Nova Cervera Children's Choir; the exhibition “ConfinArt”, theatrical visits, family workshops, organ concert, jazz…
For the Councilor for Culture, Mercè Carulla, at the moment “culture is necessary for the public and also for companies and the whole sector that lives in it; culture is safe ”.
As for the Festa Major, according to the councilor for Festivities, Mireia Brandon, wants to have "a memory to all the people who have left us because of the Covid-19 and a recognition to all those people who have been and are at the forefront fighting to fight the pandemic". "We are in a crisis due to a health emergency, but we also have to look ahead ”.
the activities, as was seen for the Festiuada, have been programmed with the intention of supporting local trade and artists.
As a novelty this year, the Proclamation will be held at street level, in the main square, next to the audience. It will be run by the staff of the Cervera Primary Care Center. While this year the honored entity will be the Children’s Choir Nova Cervera, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary.
Activities will be concentrated on the street, like Pub Night; the mobile concert with The Tracksuits, and the theatrical performances of the Cerea groups Alea Teatre, Fadunito and Sound de Secà. The courtyard of the "Silos" will be opened (SENPA silos), as a concert venue, with the performances of Lasta Sanco and Les Montses; habaneras with Les Anxovetes and the Selvatana orchestra.
This year's Festa Major entourage will be "online", with the retransmission of a video with the performances of popular culture organizations in different settings of the city’s monumental heritage. The same will be done with the entourage of the small Festa Major on Monday. The broadcasts will be offered through the YouTube channel of the Paeria de Cervera.
The Festa Major will close with a castle of fires from three different points so that it can be seen from the balconies of the whole city..
Link to program and Isagoge Festival.
Sep 5, 2020 | News
The 23rd Apassiona’t de Cervera Theater Series, organized by the Department of Culture of the Paeria, presents seven high-level national and local productions, between September of 2020 and May 2021, the Grand Theater of the Passion.
Sep 4, 2020 | News
The magazine of the Patronat de Turisme of the Diputació de Lleida reaches its number 50, with a publication that dedicates an extensive report to the region of the Segarra.
With the title “Romans, Witches and Castles ”, the report takes a tour of the main tourist attractions of the twenty-one municipalities of Segarra, passing by castles and fortresses, the Roman past of Guissona, the historical potential of the University of Cervera, dry stone constructions or festivities, with special mention in the Aquelarre.
The magazine also does not forget emblematic personalities of the region such as the interpreter of heritage Armand Forcat, than to his 90 years has brought the Segarra heritage closer to thousands of visitors; or the Márquez brothers, benchmarks in the international panorama of motorcycling.
Segarra's gastronomy also has a prominent place in this article in the magazine Ara Lleida, which is defined as “a classic inland gastronomy, forceful and based on local products, of livestock and cereal tradition ”. The collection cakes stand out, the panadons or the tupina.
Finally, the magazine also reviews the museum spaces of La Segarra and the hiking and mountain biking routes, highlighting the long sports offer offered by the region.
You can access publication via this link.
Information provided by the Press Service of the Segarra County Council
Sep 2, 2020 | News
The Paeria Government Team lifts the suspension of cultural activities, of performing arts and music planned for the Festival, which resume on Wednesday 2 September with the parade "El Petit Circ" by the company Fadunito.
Activities of the Festival of the 2 al 5 September
This week the parade "El Petit Circ" takes place, by the Cervera company Fadunito, Wednesday 2 September. It is a traveling show, which begins at 19 hours in the Plaza del Sindicat.
The “Ganes de Dijous” initiative continues, with which six restaurants in the city offer promotions to go out to dinner every Thursday until the 24 September.
Saturday 5 a new theatrical visit to the University is organized, with the Cerea company Alea Teatre. The visit is at 12 hours and a prior reservation must be made at the Tourist Reception Center (tel. 974 53 44 42).
At the 20 hours the theatrical visit is through the medieval Cervera, with Margarida “slave of Menàrguens”. The seats to attend this staging are sold out.
“Festive, moments of art and marinade ”
The Economic Promotion Area, Tourism, Culture and Festivals of the Paeria de Cervera organizes the "Festiuada", a program of more than 40 small format activities in various spaces in the city, most by groups, local companies and entities.
Activities began on 22 of July and end on 12 September. They are being very well received by the public, which fills the planned gauging. All events are scheduled in accordance with current health measures.
The project aims to support and promote local and county groups, all of them of a great artistic level, and activate festive life, cultural and economic of Cervera. Commitment to culture and tourism as key sectors for the economic reactivation of the municipality.
Feb 29, 2020 | News
Cervera is preparing intensely tenth edition of the traditional Easter Festival, an event dedicated to classical music performers and music Catalan Catalan, which will be the 2 al 12 d'abril.
This year, The culminating event of 10 years, There will be several special events.
The Festival will take place between 2 d'abril i the 12 d'April 2020, in different parts of the city and enjoy it 10 different productions, several premieres and events designed specifically to live in the framework of the event.
Josep Maria Sauret, awarded the Honor Award in Conducting by the Conservatory of Music in Barcelona, continues to lead the artistic direction of the Festival. As the director explains, “This year the competition adheres to the centenary of the Orchestra Pau Casals, and commemorations Eduard Toldrà, And Robert Gerhard Josep Carner”. In this way, the Town Council of Cervera plans to sign a collective agreement·Working with the Pau Casals Foundation to further synergies in various co·mutual partnership.
Advance tickets on sale soon
In the coming weeks will go on sale early inlet for different concerts scheduled approximately 20% discount.
At the same time, the festival presents new poster and new graphic on the occasion of the tenth anniversary.
The Easter Festival, organized by the Town Council of Cervera, is a meeting point for the sector of classical music in Catalonia and a showcase of classical music in Catalonia.
