Fira Mediterrània of Manresa (Catalonia-Spain) is a performing arts fair rooted in Mediterranean tradition. It has two main areas of focus: popular culture (based on a dialogue between traditional, regional culture and creative innovation) and world music . It has been held every year since 1998 and has become a setting for exchange professionals that sell and buy productions.
17-474: Manresa ( Catalan pronunciation: [mənˈrɛzə] ) is the capital of Bages county, located in the central region of Catalonia , Spain. Crossed by the river Cardener , it is an industrial area with textile , metallurgical , and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa Maria de la Seu . Saint Ignatius of Loyola stopped to pray in the town on his way back from Montserrat in 1522. He also read in solitude in
34-496: A cave near the town for a year, which contributed to the formulation of his Spiritual Exercises . As such, the town is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics . It is believed the comarcal name "Bages" comes from a corruption of the Latin "Bacchus" due to the extensive production of wine in the area. The wine was produced from grapes grown mainly in terraced vineyards, and many of these old terraces can be seen today. Wine ceased to be
51-775: A recruitment place, partnership network meetings and presentations. Together with FiràTarrega (the international market for performing arts), Mercat de Música Viva de Vic (Vic live music market), the Sismòfraf d'Olot, the Mostra d'Igualada and the Fira Trapezi, the Fira Mediterrània completes the Generalitat (Regional Government) of Catalonia 's map of artistic marketplaces in Catalonia. Fira Mediterrània
68-774: Is a professional basketball club based at the Pavelló Nou Congost . They play in the Spanish Premier Championship which they won once, in 1998. The Fira Mediterrania in Manresa is held the first complete weekend in November every year. It is the main meeting point and trade fair of the mediterranean world, folk and roots artists with distributors, organisers, agencies, labels, export offices, instrument makers and dealers, journalists and other professionals. The original building dates back to
85-893: Is part of the Anna Lindh Foundation , the Spanish Performing Arts Trade Fair Coordinator (COFAE), the European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals (EFWMF), the International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM) and the Apropa Cultura program. Fira is an interdisciplinary event and the programme covers all artistic languages – visual arts, circus, dance, exhibitions, music, storytelling and theatre . The programmed shows are in different formats - small, medium or large-scale - in venues or in
102-528: Is the city of Manresa . Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent , and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener . Agriculture includes vineyards , cereals , and olive groves. To the north are Berguedà and (running clockwise) Lluçanès , Moianès , and Vallès Occidental . To the south are Baix Llobregat , Anoia and Solsonès . In May 2015, Bages lost five municipalities - Calders , L'Estany , Moià , Monistrol de Calders , Santa Maria d'Oló - to
119-668: The Christians towards the Jews, which prevailed throughout Catalonia, was also manifested in Manresa. In 1325 the Christian inhabitants of the town tried to prevent the Jews from baking their Passover bread, so that the latter were obliged to appeal to the King for protection. The Jews in Manresa did not escape the general persecution of 1391, and many of them professed to accept Christianity. After 1414 comparatively few Jews remained in
136-474: The 19th century. Remodeling was agreed to be needed due to the old building's impractical use in Modern times. At the end of 2004, a competition was held to remodel the building with the aim of easing its disabled circulation. The Barcelona-based Add + Arquitectura was selected and the project was completed in 2008. Add partners Manuel Bailo and Rosa Rull were responsible for the design. Bailo and Rull's key move
153-570: The church was not finished until the end of the 15th century. The municipal museum is housed in the cloisters of the 17th-century church of Sant Ignasi. This church is part of the Sanctuary Cave of Saint Ignatius (in Catalan Cova de Sant Ignasi ), built over a cave in which Saint Ignatius of Loyola is said to have prayed and meditated. Industry in the town covers textile-making, metallurgy , and glass manufacture. Bàsquet Manresa
170-701: The main product of the area as a consequence of phylloxera , but is still a very important part of the Manresa/Bages economy. During the Napoleonic invasion , the volunteer troops of Manresa ( sometent in Catalan language) defeated the French troops in the Bruch Pass (June 1808), but the retreating French burned and demolished much of the town. After the expulsion of Napoleon's troops, Manresans rebuilt
187-537: The new comarca of Moianès . 41°46′44″N 1°51′40″E / 41.77889°N 1.86111°E / 41.77889; 1.86111 Fira Mediterrania in Manresa Most activities are open to the public at large and the Fira uses a range of stage areas in the city centre. Despite this, activities exclusively aimed at industry professionals are a cornerstone of the Fira. These include industry conferences,
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#1732772324258204-496: The rainiest seasons are spring and autumn. Three bridges cross the Cardener River. The 14th-century basilica of Santa Maria de la Seu stands on a rock above the oldest bridge. La Seu is the principal monument of Manresa. The church we can see today was designed by Berenguer de Montagut who also designed Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona . The architectural style is characteristic of Catalan Gothic. The work began in 1325, but
221-497: The relationship between tradition and performing arts, the community, participation, and the benefits to society stemming from cultural initiatives. For three days, the Fira Business Area becomes a nerve centre of professional activity, with exhibitions, a professional conference, presentations of cultural projects, showcases, and speed dating and networking events. An innovative, enriching aspect of these initiatives
238-494: The street, aimed both at adult and at family audiences. 27th Fira was held from 10 to 13 October 2024. Arts projects can be submitted under two main themes: Fira Business Area is a networking hub for artists, creators, booking agents, cultural agents, public and private institutions, third sector organisations and cultural industry associations. It promotes discussion on new and emerging opportunities from an international perspective, based on themes that include, among others,
255-438: The town using the rubble. In the 12th century Manresa was said to have contained 500 Jewish families, most of whom lived in a narrow lane called "Grau dels Jueus," near the town hall; their cemetery, still called "Fossana dels Jueus," was outside the city. In the 13th and 14th centuries the Jews there were engaged in manufacturing, trading, money-lending, and in the cultivation of their vineyards and estates. The hostility of
272-520: The town, and in 1492 they sold their property for whatever they could get, and left the country. At the beginning of the 15th century Manresa had 30,000 inhabitants; three centuries later it contained barely one-fifth of that number. Several members of the Zabarra (Sabara) family lived in Manresa. The town is not mentioned in the " Shebeṭ Yehudah ." Manresa has a humid subtropical ( Köppen Cfa ), with cold winters and hot, moderately dry summers, while
289-453: Was to partly demolish and extend the rear south-west wall of the town hall in order to implant a new circulation core The front of the building maintained its traditional structure but at the rear of the building, the elevator and staircase are encased in a "cubist cacoon". Attribution Bages Bages ( Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaʒəs] ) is a comarca (county) in the central region of Catalonia , Spain . The capital
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