Cultural events
Cultural Event 1 (28th May): Poetry Reading by Keith Payne
Keith Payne
University of Vigo (Spain)
Ireland and Spain: ‘A sort of Homecoming’
Celan wrote of poetry ‘as a sort of homecoming,’ and in the case of Ireland and Spain, poetry represents both the place and language of homecoming for poet Keith Payne. From the Atlantic Coast on Inis mór to Dublin, Salamanca and Andalucía till reconnecting again to the Atlantic on the coast of Galicia, Keith follows the poetic line as it leads through language and place, through his own poems and those of the Irish, Spanish and Galician poets who accompany him.
Keith Payne lives in Vigo, Galicia. His poetry, translations, essays and reviews have appeared in international publications such as The Irish Times, The Dublin Review of Books, The Trinity Journal of Literary Translation, Forked Tongues: Galician, Catalan and Basque Women’s Poetry in Translations by Irish Writers, Ed. Manuela Palacios, (Shearsman, 2012), Mountain-Islandglacier (Broken Dimanche Press, 2012) and stories from Victor Balcells Matas Yo mataré monstruos por ti (I will kill monsters for you, Editorial Delirio, 2010.) He has translated poems by Jaime Gil de Biedma, Juan Gelman, Óscar Oliva, Efraín Huerta, Víctor Hugo Diaz and Andrés Catalan among others. A regular reader of his poetry, Keith has represented Ireland at international festivals including FACYL (Festival Internacional de Artes de Castilla y León), the Festival Internacional de Poesía de la Ciudad de Mexico, 2013 (The International Poetry Festival of the City of Mexico, 2013) and The Rámon López Velarde International Poetry Festival, Zacatecas, Mexico. His debut collection Broken Hill was published in 2015 by Lapwing Publications. Keith has been a recipient of Arts Council of Ireland funding for professional development.
Cultural Event 2 (28th May): Irish Music Concert by:
Ambulancia Irlandesa is a Spanish folk group which originated in Granada in Andalusia (Spain) in 1997, when they began to play and interpret traditional Celtic music. Since then, they have developed their musical style by incorporating into their harmonies a bit of rock, blues, jazz, flamenco, country and funky music, as well as a range of traditional folk melodies from around the globe (e.g. Eastern Europe, the Arab world).
They have performed in numerous concerts in Spain and Europe, as well as in a wide range of music festivals, including the 1st Annual Irish Music & Cultural Festival (Málaga, 1998), the International Parapanda Folk Festival (Íllora, 1999 and 2006), the Zaidín Rock Festival (Granada, 2000) and the 16th edition of the ‘Tendencias’ Festival in Salobreña (Granada) in 2007, to name but a few.
Ambulancia Irlandesa comprises the following 6 musicians:
Nicolás Ortiz: Mandolin, violin.
Tente Márquez: Guitars.
Javier Utrabo: Electric bass guitar, double bass.
Óscar Musso: Banjo, keyboards, trombone.
Antonio Monleón: Flute.
Dani Cuenca: Drums.
Contact details
Address: C/ Nelson Mandela, 2. Las Gabias 18110. Granada, Spain.
Tel.: +34 661929743, +34 661929741
Email: info@ambulanciairlandesa.es
Website: http://www.ambulanciairlandesa.es/
Cultural Event 3 (29th May):
Stage Adaptation of Sappho’s Daughter by Theo Dorgan
Sappho’s Daughter
By Theo Dorgan
La Función Teatro and Maktub (Asociación Cultural)
29 May 2015
Aula Magna, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras,
Universidad de Granada
Director:
Rafael Ruiz Álvarez
Choreographer:
Vicky Del Valle Domínguez
Dancers:
Mario Fernández Hervás
Iván Hervás de Chiveria
Cynthia Hurtado
Vicky Del Valle Domínguez
Male voice:
José Manuel Martín Morillas
Female voice:
Encarnación Hidalgo Tenorio