Cultural Workshops: This spring, reality will overcome fiction!

Let’s start with three workshops framed within the Spring Activities Cycle ‘If I told you… the memory is the present remembered’where the historical memory It is the common thread. Because if we do not think consciously in the past, we are likely to end up walking in a circle.

Into Memory of the Civil War and the Franco regime in the s. XXIwith Queralt Solé and Maria Mayayo, we will analyze how the mass graves originated and why they are still buried in oblivion. We continue with the proposal of the Mallorcan Octavi Women of 36: Historical memory in femininein which we will make a well -deserved tribute to women marked by the Spanish Civil War such as the teacher Rosa Sensat, the militant Frederica Montseny or the writer Mercè Rodoreda. Finally, to Memory Walks: Stories of Revolts, Hopes and Defeatsby Pere Cowley, we will know the story of people who, like the writer Muriel Rukeyser, fought for a fairer world.

Let’s go back to thecurrent to observe it from a more global framework. It is indisputable that geography plays a key role in the development of different cultures and societies. We will talk more deeply with Rokayah Navarro at Geographical perspectives of the worldwhere we will see the consequences that can be born in one place or another on the planet.

In this other workshop we will focus on the Japanese country, which despite contact with cultures and forms of foreign thought, has maintained its essence. With Rubén Bartolomé, we will discover some of the aspects that may be more interesting to us about their culture Discovering the culture of Japan: Religion, Female Literature and Bushido.

After this trip, we return to our roots with two courses: Phrases and Catalan sayings: Historical origin and other anecdoteswith Marc Jobani, where we will know this knowledge of anonymous and collective authorship transmitted from generation to generation; and Routes through the city: Discovering Catalan heritagewith Damià Amorós, in which we will visit various historical points of the city of Barcelona, ​​ranging from the Roman era to modernism.

It is time to put us philosophical… and never better! What would be the most appropriate form of government? Are we a free society? In the workshop by Aïda Palacios Between power and freedom: dialogues about political thoughtwe will approach some of the most important philosophers of political thought with the desire to understand the reason for our present.

Another proposal to rethink the world today is Hannah Arendt and Judith Butler: Political Action and Revolution in the contemporary worldwith Matías Sirczuk, where we will analyze the theories of these great thinkers from three thematic areas: the relationship between knowledge and identity, the link between violence and politics and the reflection they both do on common action.

You are passionate about the History of art? This spring we highlight three courses that will not leave you indifferent for the great originality of their point of view. Into Looking for beauty. Names proper to international collecting We will delve into Judith Soler in relevant figures from the collectorist world such as Ambroise Vollard, Lluís de Bourbon, the Duke of Osuna, the house of Alba, among others. With Maria Montserrat Bargalló, in History through textile: The art of fabric as a historical witness We will analyze pieces such as the Bayeux Tapis and find that the fabrics have acted as vehicles for the conservation of cultural identity. Into Wonderful creatures of medieval bestiarywith Jorge Rodríguez, we will immerse ourselves in the images, legends and exegesis that poets, liturgists and theologians have proposed for centuries about animal figures.

If you like art, but what you prefer is the seventh, here are three new features related to cinema. The first two workshops, taught by Judith Vives, are The cinematic genresin which we will analyze the most important genres of cinema from viewing, understanding and analysis of representative scenes of all time, and Movie badwhere we will tour the various types of cinema bad guys and analyze iconic characters. The third is The narrative in the cinematic languagewhere in the hands of Alexis Racionero we will continue to see some archetypes such as antihero, genius,outsider or the seducer.

And if we continue to talk about art, we cannot forget this proposal musical. You knew the famous song “Where are you with Manila manton?” Do you belong to one of the most recognized zarzuelas of all time? This quarter we bring you a novelty that you will not be able to miss: History of zarzuela. With Joan Sebastià Colomer, we will discover the origin and development of this genre and analyze the different ways that he can take establishing a comparison with opera.

We have only one body, and that’s why it is so important that we learn to take care of it. This spring we have scheduled a series of workshops that will help you achieve it. Let’s go!

Into How can nutrition help our physical and mental well -being?with Laia Oller, we will learn to get the most out of the diet and see how it can influence energy, mood, cognitive performance and emotional stability. Noelia Narejo will offer us two courses: Introduction to aromatherapywhere we will meet the essential oils and how they can be applied in everyday life, and Take care of your skin-prepare it for summerin which we will talk about vegetable oils and butter that act as a preventive of the photo.

Do you feel like burning calories as you get carried away by the music? Move your body to the rhythm of zumba! It’s your workshop. With Carlos Palacios you will enjoy this physical activity that combines dance and fitness and tones the whole body. On the other hand, we invite you to remove the dund you carry inside with Learn to dance sevillanasby Pilar Pintor.

You consider yourself a person creative? We have a handful of ideal workshops to disconnect, have a good time and create with your own hands. Here are a few!

Gardening is an enriching activity that allows us to connect with nature, beautify spaces and contribute to the sustainability of the environment. One of the novelties that will surely cause furor this quarter is that of Gardening and Horticulture: Learn to take care of your plantswith the teachers of El Nou Garden.

If you catch your attention everything that is related to Japan, we recommend the workshop given by the Kono Yuna Discover the Japanese technique of katazomeone of the oldest traditional print techniques. Do you want to learn how to create your own notebooks and notebooks? Into The art of bindingwith Ina Olavarría, you will know the different materials, the types of binding and the techniques of sewing and fold. Let yourself be seduced by contact with mud with the course Learn the technique of sgraffito in ceramicsby Kristine Visnape. We will learn the secrets of this ancestral technique of decoration applied to ceramics and create pieces with unique textures.

You want to learn languagesBut do you not settle for the conventional? This is the perfect proposal for you! We invite you to discover the Japanese language: how you write, a little grammar, everyday expressions, the calendar, the hours … and we will even learn to ask in a restaurant in order to better understand their way of thinking and having the first brushstrokes of the language. We will do it to Konnichiwa! Discovering Japanese tongue from scratchwith Judith Miquel of the Daruma Space.

And finally, we cannot forget about our exciting workshops of gastronomywhere you will discover recipes from all over the world with the company of people who share the same hobby as you.

Into Sicily cuisine: The Mediterranean jewelwith Muntsa Holgado, we will prepare typical dishes of this island in southern Italy: arancini, polletonePizza Palermitana, Caponata di melanzane, Casatelle di Ricotta… on the other hand, we recommend you too Peruvian kitchen tastinga two -session workshop by Diana Pérez of the Cultural Abrazo Association, with which we will learn how to prepare the CEBICHE, the cause limeña and the Papa in the Huancaíneas well as we know the history and culture that have made Peruvian cuisine recognized worldwide.