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Formentera to host course on wood restoration in traditional architecture

foto restauracio fustaThe departments of culture and patrimony of the Formentera Council are teaming up with the small and medium-sized business group of Eivissa and Formentera, PIMEF, to present a course on restoring wood in traditional architecture.

Conceived for the range of professionals typically enlisted in reforms of architectural features at cultural heritage sites (architects, building engineers, builders, carpinters and restoration specialists), the course begins with a deep-dive into theory before moving on to practical matters covering everything from the characteristics of wood materials to common problems and potential remedies.

Course instructor Marisa Justo graduated with bachelor's in art history, obtained certification in restoration practices and holds a master's in rehabilitating architectural heritage sites. The 20 hours of instructional time will take place afternoons from 4.00 to 8.00pm. The course is free and registration will be conducted through PIMEF.

Wooden roofs, a signature element of traditional architecture on Formentera, often require cleaning, treatment and other maintenance to restore pieces that are still able to exercise a structural function. The Council's cultural heritage department believes in training islanders employed professionally in the construction industry, because these will later be the ones enlisted to carry out works projects on historic buildings.

Training on the techniques and materials used in traditional architecture is encompassed in Formentera's cultural heritage management plan for 2017-2019, adopted by the plenary assembly of the Formentera Council and in effect today.

Pre-registration starts at Formentera's school of music and dance

foto escola de musica 2018 1With September under way, the education and culture bureaus of the Formentera Council report that the first stage of enrolment to the island's school of music and dance for the 2018-2019 school year has begun. Students have until Tuesday September 11 to process their preinscripció—whether in person at the OAC (Citizen's Information Office) or online on the OVAC. The “pre-enrolment” process is necessary for returning and first-time students alike, and must be completed before they begin studies this year.

September enrolment for returning students
Enrolment for students will take place September 12-14 in person at the OAC or on the OVAC, online.

September enrolment for new students
Students not enrolled during the previous academic calendar must complete enrolment in person September 18 at the Escola de Música i Dansa.

To register, students will need the following documents:
Two passport photos.
National ID (DNI) number of student and parents.
Photocopy of llibre de familía, if multi-child family.
Photocopy of pay stub, if either parent is employed by the Council.
Bank account number or IBAN of account to be debited by direct deposit.

Escola de Música i Dansa course catalogue
The Escola de Música i Dansa offers accredited instruction in music and dance at the elementary (Ensenyaments Elementals) and professional levels (Ensenyaments Professionals), letting students choose between traverse flute, guitar and piano. Instruction can be accreditation-track (reglat or oficial) or non-accreditation-track (no reglat). Beginners' courses are offered for children aged six to seven, while workshops in traditional music are available as well, not to mention professional instruction to all ages and in all specialties. The Escola de Música i Dansa is constantly expanding and improving the educational opportunities the school makes available.

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Tango Festivalito turns four

foto festivalito-tango-2018The Formentera Council's culture office reports that Wednesday September 5 to Wednesday the 12th, Formentera will host its Festivalito de tango as it returns for a fourth year on the island. The event includes milongas, concerts and live performances from experienced, world-class dancers.

El Festivalito
El Festivalito started out as a group of intensive courses organised by Jackie Katz, a resident of Formentera, and Francisco Leiva, the director of an important tango school in Paris,

Formentera resident Jackie Katz and Francisco Leiva, director of an important tango school in Paris, say El Festivalito began as a way to turn islanders on to the world of tango, including associated dance events known as milongas, and what they assert is one of the most beautiful parts of the whole experience: sharing space on the floor with dancers from other cultures and countries.

Specifics
Every night tango students will be split into two groups: beginners and intermediate/advanced. A rotating array of restaurants serve as the backdrop for the daily run of activities. Thereafter, all eyes will be on the dancefloor and the milongas—showcases for the festival's participants.

Tango show
As a coda to the festival, on Tuesday and Wednesday (September 10 and 11) from 10 p.m. at the cinema, islanders have the chance to see a one-of-a-kind show featuring all the artists involved in the festival.

Advance tickets are available on the festival's website or directly at the box office. Formentera residents are eligible for a four-euro reduction in the ticket price.

For all the details, visit www.elfestivalito.com

Marià Villangómez library reopens this Thursday

foto reobertura biblio 2The Formentera Council's department of culture and education announces the upcoming reopening of Sant Francesc's Marià Villangómez library. On Thursday August 23, library staff will resume summer hours.

The library's recent closure was intended to allow for upgrades. Crews cleaned, scraped old paint from, and repainted the library entrance walls, and completed similar operations at the neighbouring school of music and dance. They also switched out a broken section of flooring.

Despite the reopening's originally being planned for Monday, upgrade delays meant the completion was pushed back to Wednesday. The library will resume summertime operations on Thursday, then, from 10.00am to 1.00pm and again in the evening 5.00pm to 8.00pm.

Sculptures by Laura Maresc in spotlight at Centre Gabrielet from August 7-17

laura maresc 2The Formentera Council's department of culture announces that from today until Friday, August 17, the exhibition space at Centre Gabrielet will host a display of sculpted work by Laura Maresc.

'I Sea'
Drawing influences from arte povera and land art, Maresc's “I Sea” offers a perspective situated halfway between the abstract and figurative languages which are inspired by the island, playing with the island's chromatic colour scales and its landscape in motion.

Explains the artist, “nature is a mirror revealing the most profound in each of us. Skin becomes permeable, and we understand what is going on with those metaphors on the other side of our eyelids”. To hear Maresc tell it, Formentera is “constant horizon”. “It's opening”, she says, “Three-hundred sixty degrees of inputs from every one of the senses, inspiring that beautiful alchemy of feeling and expression”.

Born in the Andorran Pyrenees, Maresc says she has long maintained a deep connection to her natural surroundings. “Whether as a sculptor or performance-oriented dancer, I've always had a fascination for feeling out the boundaries between the body and its surroundings”, she says.

“I Sea” opens this evening at seven and will remain on view every day from 10.00am to 2.00pm and 5.00pm to 9.00pm in the Centre Gabrielet gallery.

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