Tomorrow the XNUMXth edition of The night of the books. It is organized by the Community of Madrid from the Real Casa de Correos and there will be more than 570 free activities throughout the region. Among other names, there will be Emmanuel Carrère, Rosa Montero, Manuel Vilas, Elia Barceló and Joana Marcús. We take a look at the face-to-face programming and online that has been presented and where 730 authors, 150 institutions, 100 bookstores and 130 libraries participate. there will be from dialogues, music, theater, routes and more participatory activities, digital and face-to-face, for all audiences.
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In charge of Martha Rivera de la Cruz, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Community of Madrid, at an event held at the Café Berlín. Elena Hernando, General Director of Cultural Heritage of the Community of Madrid, and the writers Rosario Villajos and Manuel Vilas also participated.
The motto chosen has been The eyes with a lot of night, a verse of Gongora, and this year the many ways in which literature has highlighted the night as the time of its creation and the characters that populate the nocturnal imaginary are addressed.
The Royal Post Office, center of The Night of the Books
On the 21st, at the Real Casa de Correos, and after the welcome given by the counselor, the writers Hector Abad Faciolince, Aroa Moreno and Manuel Vilas, moderated by Laura Siscar, will talk about the sleeplessness. They will then be Rosa Montero and Mariano Sigman those who reflect on The consultation to the pillow: the brain, the mind (and the soul) at night, with the address of Ines Martin Rodrigo.
After Maite Rico will interview Emmanuel Carrere to talk about his work and his latest investigations between fiction and non-fiction. And this will end with a musical poetic recital in which the actors Eva Martin and Victor Clavijo, accompanied by the guitarist Lisandro Silva, will take a journey through Ibero-American poetry and music, in which the night has been a source of creation.
In addition, the Children public you can enjoy in the Post House, from the workshop organized by Chiquitectos, Sweet Dreams, inspired by Where the monsters live, by Maurice Sendak. And the Juvenile You will be able to attend the live recording of the podcast dedicated to manga instant ramen with Marina Barroso, Diana Calleja, Gema Ceacero and Soraya Ortega.
Finally, they will also speak Elia Barceló and Joana Marcús Of nocturnal universes, moderated by Iria G. Parente.
The Night of the Books hits the streets
In the Square of the Count of Barajas, Mercedes Cebrián, Antonio Lucas, José Ovejero, Michelle Roche Rodríguez and Rosario Villajos will star in the love correspondence reading I want to write you a love letter tonight. Along with the dance and the manipulation of large flying objects, including books, the wind will give voice to the spectacle of the dancers of Cal y Canto Teatro, who will create a plethoric garden without looking up from their mirrors: The garden of the wind AND the young poet and rapper from Murcia laura sam will present his show Spoken Word in which the word becomes action, rhythm, containment and scream.
The tradition of the literary routes that so much interest usually arouses. so we will have Of witches, spells and spells, that invites you to walk through spaces in the Centro district and discover the stories of those bearers of knowledge classified as magical. They will be stories of gardeners and alchemists, of witches, of cursed women in our closest urban environment. and there is also we have the night, which explores the city's nightlife, its rhythm and rituals, in a tour of one of the neighborhoods that never sleeps: Malasaña.
Another scenario that has to be there tonight is the Slope of Moyano where the tournament is repeated on the hunt for books. On this occasion, the bibliographical treasure hunt will be guided by the writer Edu Galan and the film director Charlotte Pereda.
Activities in museums, theaters and institutions
On the other hand, the museums, theaters and institutions of the Community of Madrid offer an exciting tour of the nocturnal imaginaries, the authors who explore them and the ways of creating and presenting the different possible stories about the night through art and literature.
The Night of the Books throughout the Community
There are multiple activities that are also carried out in many points of the Community such as workshops, readings, conferences, storytelling, puppets, theater and concerts, in addition to presentations such as those of PHARSI, strong Persian adventure, by Juan Carlos Caballero Barba, Carrana the frog, by Maria Teresa Castillo Gonzalez, a christmas story, by Hilario Javier Pablos Jaen, experience and hope by Enrique López and Álvaro Guijarro, or Maracanda, by Maria Pilar Cavero. These are some examples of the meetings between authors and readers that will be held in 97 municipalities.
Source: madrid.org/lanochedeloslibros