The 25th October, at 7 pm, at the hall of the Teatre Bartrina in the Centre de Lectura de Reus, the exhibition “In Foix’s shade” will be opened. “In Foix’s shade” is an artist’s book proposal whose works are inspired in J. V. Foix’s texts.
At 19.30 pm, in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Foix’s death, at the Sala Hortensi Güell, Jordi Cornudella and Enrique Badosa, editor and translator of the author of Sol, i de dol, will talk about him. The event will end with Montserrat Auqué reciting some of Foix’s poems.

Opening date: October the 25th
Exhibition dates: From th 25th October to the 15th November
Site: Centre de Lectura de Reus. Hall of the Bartrina Theatre and Lecture Hall Hortensi Güell
Opening hour of the “In Foix’s shade” exhibition: 19.00. At 19.30, talk about J. V. Foix

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“In Foix’s shade” by Poètica Còdex

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This article was published in the issue number 2 of the review El Procés. The author talks about his memories of the conversation he maintained with J. V. Foix in January 1984. This conversation would become a book in the collection that, promoted by Maria Aurèlia Capmany, would be edited by the Barcelona Town Council with the title “Diàlegs a Barcelona”. After this, you can read the first of the four parts into which the interview has been divided.

The number 1 of the El Procés review issued in February this year. The pesons in charge are Anna Lloveras, Cristina Martínez, Roger Vilà, Jordi Armengol and Joaquim Armengol, all of them from Girona.

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A literary tour about the poet J. V. Foix took place in Sarrià on Saturday15th and Saturday 22nd September. Large groups of people attended it and, following Anna Maluquer, took a tour through the streets and places that make up the poet’s milieu.

The tour covers the streets Salvador Mundi, l’Hort de la Vila, Clos de Sant Francesc and Pedró de la Creu, and ends in Sarrià square (Plaça de Sarrià).

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Authors and journalists of ARA newspaper read poems from the collection ‘Els millors poetes catalans del segle XX’, which will be available from September the 23th.

Two volumes by J.V. Foix will be published. The first one will includeSol, i de dol, Les irreals omegues and Onze Nadals i un cap d’any and will appear on December the 2nd; the second one, which will include Diari 1918, L’estrella d’En Perris, Darrer comunicat and Tocant a mà, will appear on December the 9th.

És quan dormo que hi veig clar read by Ignasi Aragay.

On Sunday 16th Setember the Fundació J. V. Foix will be at the ILC stand (number 17) in the Catedral square of Barcelona.

You can come and buy books, ask questions… We are counting on the presence of Enrique Badosa, one of J. V. Foix’s translators.
At 13 h Gertrudis band will sing some Foix’s poems wihich they have set to music and are part of a show called “Gertrudis sings Foix”.

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Date: 16th September 2012
Place Catedral Square of Barcelona
Stand number 17. From 10 h to 13 h

At 13 h “Gertrudis canta Foix” show at Plaça de la Paraula

On September 11th this year, in order to celebrate the National Day of Catalonia and the 25th anniversary of J.V. Foix’s death, the actress Carme Sansa recited “Tots hi serem al Port amb la Desconeguda” (“We Shall All Be at the Harbour with the Unknown Woman”), the poem that Foix dedicated to the Catalan poet Gabriel Ferrater soon after the latter’s death. Carme Sansa’s performance was a contribution to an event that took place at the Parc de la Ciutadella and was conducted by Mònica Terribas.

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<The September issue of Serra d’Or devotes an article to J. V. Foix amb motiu del 25è aniversari de la seva mort. L’article, escrit per Xavier Lloveras, es titula “J. V. Foix: el poderós sentit del vers”.

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On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of J. V. Foix‘s death, the Gertrudis band dedicates this show to the poet. The show began to be designed in 2009 and was presented for the first time in the Litterarum festival at Móra d’Ebre.

Gertrudis is one of the most popular bands of the new fusion of rumba-flamenca with reggae, cumbia and the East rithms. It adds up to a 10-year history, 5 records and more than 600 concerts.

Date: 29th of August at 22.30 h
Site: Ramon Muntaner Cloister. Pça de l’Institut, s/n. 17600 Figueres

Festival Acústica

“M’assegurava que eren dos-cents els joves…”

“Són les ales d’un corb…”

Pepa, la lletera

From the 24th to the 27th August an “In Foix’s shade” exhibition, an artist’s book proposal that includes a number of techniques and was first presented at the Ateneu Barcelonès on June 25th, will be installed in this Garrotxa village.

The artists are Marina Berdalet, Montse Ginesta, Eva Figueras, Marta Balaguer, Marian López and Manuela Candini.

Site: Can Vilà c/ Can Caló, 17 Mieres
Dates: from the 24th to the 27th of August 2012

Invitation

El periodista de Catalunya Ràdio i escriptor Jordi Cevera publica al web 324.cat un comentari sobre els llibres amb CD que contenen la veu del poeta i que la Fundació J. V. Foix edita cada Nadal. Així mateix, constata la feina de la Fundació pel que fa a l’obra foixiana, de la qual destaca la complexitat i grandesa.

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