Picasso Presents Guernika

Schedule

Thu Jun 27 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

326-330 Deansgate,Campfield Avenue Arcade,M3 4FN,GB | Manchester, EN

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'Picasso Presents Gernika' explores the child refugee crisis of the Basque town Guernika and Picasso's artistic response.
The Instituto Cervantes presents the documentary Picasso Presents Guernika
Written by Begoña Echeverria and directed by Annika Speer, Picasso Presents Gernika explores the child refugee crisis resulting from Hitler’s 1937 bombing of the Basque town Gernika and Picasso’s artistic response, Guernica . Drawing from a 2022 reading staged at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on World Refugee Day, the film weaves primary source material and documentation with imaginative fiction to consider the connections between war, art and human suffering: What does it take for a mother to give up her child to a foreign country in the hopes that she will have a greater opportunity there? What did it take for Picasso to give up his masterpiece only to see its message repeatedly go unheeded? How can we begin to address the particularly horrific effects war has on women and children?
The screening is part of the activities related to the exhibition 'Mar de Sombras' , which you can visit in our building until July 19, 2024.
Bios:
Begoña Echeverria, PhD is the daughter of Basque immigrants to southern California. A native Basque speaker with a PhD in Sociology, she is a Professor at the University of California Riverside’s School of Education. She is the playwright of the docudrama, Picasso Presents Gernika, the author of the book “Witches” and Wily Women: Saving Noka through Basque Folklore and Song , and the novel The Hammer of Witches. She is also a singer-songwriter with the Basque-American musical trio, NOKA, with over 60 performances, including at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Kennedy Center, and the Library of Congress. Her research on Basque language, culture, and identity has been published in academic journals in education, sociolinguistics, and anthropology.
Annika Speer, PhD is an interdisciplinary artist, scholar, and educator specializing in theatre, communication, and gender studies. A professor in the Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production at the University of California Riverside, Speer runs the public speaking program and is the Co-Director for the Public Speaking Initiative (a UC-Wide program that prioritizes interdisciplinary training in embodied performance). She is the director and co-producer of Picasso Presents Gernika and has worked as a dramaturgical researcher and script consultant for films. Her research has been published in academic journals in theatre, communication, gender studies, and pedagogy and she has directed plays as fundraisers for activist-oriented groups such as Planned Parenthood and Women Help Women.
Free entry, but RSVP is required.
Event in English.
El Instituto Cervantes de Mánchester presenta el documental Picasso Presents Guernika , escrito por Begoña Echeverría y dirigido por Annika Speer, explora la crisis de los niños refugiados resultante del bombardeo de Hitler en 1937 a la ciudad vasca de Guernica y la respuesta artística de Picasso, Guernica. Basándose en una lectura de 2022 realizada en la sede de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York en el Día Mundial del Refugiado, la película entrelaza material de origen primario y documentación con ficción imaginativa para considerar las conexiones entre la guerra, el arte y el sufrimiento humano: ¿Qué se necesita para que una madre entregue a su hijo a un país extranjero con la esperanza de que tenga una mayor oportunidad allí? ¿Qué se necesitó para que Picasso renunciara a su obra maestra solo para ver que su mensaje se ignoraba repetidamente? ¿Cómo podemos empezar a abordar los efectos particularmente horribles que la guerra tiene en mujeres y niños?
La proyección del documental es parte de las actividades relacionadas con la exposición «Mar de Sombras» que puedes visitar el nuestro edificio hasta el 19 de julio de 2024.
Biografías :
Begoña Echeverría , doctora, es hija de inmigrantes vascos en el sur de California. Hablante nativa de vasco con un doctorado en Sociología, es profesora en la Escuela de Educación de la Universidad de California Riverside. Es la autora de la obra de teatro documental Picasso Presents Guernika , del libro “Witches” and Wily Women: Saving Noka through Basque Folklore and Song y de la novela The Hammer of Witches. . También es cantante y compositora en el trío musical vasco-estadounidense NOKA, con más de 60 actuaciones, incluyendo en el Festival de Folclore Smithsonian, el Kennedy Center y la Biblioteca del Congreso. Su investigación sobre la lengua, cultura e identidad vasca ha sido publicada en revistas académicas de educación, sociolingüística y antropología.
Annika Speer , doctora, es una artista, académica y educadora interdisciplinaria especializada en teatro, comunicación y estudios de género. Profesora en el Departamento de Teatro, Cine y Producción Digital de la Universidad de California Riverside, Speer dirige el programa de oratoria pública y es Co-Directora de la Iniciativa de Oratoria Pública (un programa de toda la Universidad de California que prioriza la formación interdisciplinaria en actuación corporal). Es la directora y co-productora de Picasso Presents Guernika y ha trabajado como investigadora dramatúrgica y consultora de guiones para películas. Su investigación ha sido publicada en revistas académicas de teatro, comunicación, estudios de género y pedagogía, y ha dirigido obras de teatro como eventos de recaudación de fondos para grupos orientados a activismo como Planned Parenthood y Women Help Women.
Acceso gratuito, pero es necesario reservar.
Actividad en inglés.
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326-330 Deansgate,Campfield Avenue Arcade,M3 4FN,GB, Off the High Street Christmas Market, Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4, United Kingdom,Manchester, United Kingdom

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