On November 29, the term will open on the Durangoko Azoka website for those who want to reserve their place and visit the Landako or Plateruena space between December 4 and 8, the latter to attend the Ahotsenea concerts.
As the organization explained this week, due to the health situation and the measures decreed before it by the institutions, this year it will be necessary to register to visit the Durango Fair. In the Landako space there will be five daily shifts of one hour and a half for 1200 people each. In all areas of the Azoka, the use of a mask will be mandatory, and you will not be able to eat or drink.
“We will scrupulously comply with all health regulations, and we ask the same of all visitors: that they show care and responsibility both within the Azoka and outside of it, in the town of Durango”, explained in today’s presentation Beñat Gaztelurrutia, coordinator of the Gerediaga association.
Once inside, the visitors at the Azoka will have 990 novelties in 219 exhibitors: 733 books, 143 records, 37 magazines and 77 other types of products.
In the words of Gaztelurrutia, “although it has been a difficult year for Basque creation, it seems that they have left a good harvest”. The catalog of available products can already be consulted on the Fair’s website.
Spaces
Szenatokia, a space related to the performing arts, will offer a free daily session: “Tribiz baserri galdua” (Jon Ander Urresti), “Album” (Formol Laboratory) “Lurrun minez”, directed by Galder Perez, “Interakzioa” (Baga) ” Högeitavat “(Iñigo Astiz and Mikel Ayerbe).
Irudienea, a space for audiovisuals, will offer 12 short films, 11 documentaries, three feature films, two presentations, four premieres and three films for young people and children. Among others, it will premiere on December 5 the webseri “Bañolet”, winner of the Azoka 2020 Creation Grant.
Saguganbara will offer family workshops, storytelling, book presentations, games workshops, illustration, sign language course adapted to the little ones, musical shows and creativity workshops.
Kabi @, for its part, will divide its program into three parts: short lectures, a round table on digital creation and a children’s workshop.
Ahotsenea will once again divide its offer between musical and literary. The concerts will take place inside Plateruena, and it will be necessary to reserve the place to be able to see them, something that can be done from November 29.
Finally, the literary presentations will take place in the Main Hall and in the School of Music.
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