Under the slogan 'We Commemorate April 25th. We Reclaim Our Music and Our Audiovisual', activities will begin on April 24th at 10:00 PM with a concert by Carles Dénia. This renowned Valencian musician, with a distinguished career in roots music, will present his show Univers a trio, accompanied by Darío Barroso on guitar and Apel·les Carod on violin. Admission will be free until full capacity is reached.
In the cinematic section, a special cycle has been organized with screenings on April 25th at 7:30 PM, April 26th at 4:30 PM and 7:30 PM, and April 27th at 7:30 PM. During these sessions, two Valencian films will be screened: La mestra and Domingo Domingo, with the aim of giving visibility to audiovisual productions from the Valencian Community.
The documentary La mestra tells the story of Marifé Arroyo, a teacher who in 1974 transformed the school in Barx with innovative pedagogy and the use of Valencian as the vehicular language. Her advanced educational model, committed to Valencian, led to repression and expulsion by the authorities of the time. The film stands out for its educational, linguistic, and social commitment. The other documentary, Domingo Domingo, directed by Valencian filmmaker Laura García Andreu, tells the true story of a Valencian farmer trying to survive in the increasingly difficult world of oranges, noted for its sense of humor.
“"With this program, we want to commemorate a key date for the history and identity of the Valencian people, betting on the music and cinema made in our Country. It is extremely important that institutions support Valencian artists like Carles Dénia, and Valencian audiovisual production companies that also allow us to recover stories like 'La mestra' and 'Domingo Domingo' which are part of our collective memory and our commitment to language, education in the first case, and also to agriculture and the daily life of many of our towns in the second."
With this initiative, the Department of Culture of Moncada reaffirms its commitment to promoting its own culture and language, and commemorating a significant date through different artistic disciplines.
