Hay Forum Sevilla 2024

Baby boomers, Spain 82´s football mascot Naranjito, the Spanish transition to democracy, la movida (The Madrid Scene), la mili (compulsory military service) and so on and so forth. Each generation has its own touchstones that shape the narrative legacy they leave to what future generations will call history. What legacy will Generation Z – or “Generation Screen” - leave? The climate crisis? Artificial intelligence? 50 young people will come together to reflect on what narrative they want to leave to history. They will explore actions they want to take so as not to be remembered as the generation of dangers, challenges and crises, but as a generation with dreams, passions and the motivation to leave a world a little brighter than the one they found. All this reflection will take place in spaces that break traditional moulds: participative, artistic, fun and creative spaces. They will be guided by artists and facilitators specialised in social and cultural innovation.

Led by its CEO, Kike Labián, Kubbo brings together interdisciplinary artists who seek to address social challenges of the 21st century such as education, equality or ecology. A living example of his activity is 'Mayumana', a dance and percussion show that visually and emotionally captures the viewer through dance and percussion. Energy, rhythm, creativity, emotion and humor to ensure that joy prevails even over art.

The project is divided in two sessions:

• First session: 10:00 - 14:00 h
• Second session: 16:30 - 18:30 h

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Culture is everything that shapes people, from our everyday habits to our tastes and preferences. And cuisine can play an important role in the attempt to learn about others and strengthen mutual understanding. Portuguese chef Fabio Bernardino will lead a workshop on gastronomy for the students of the Escuela de Hostelería de Sevilla (Seville Hotel and Catering School). While preparing his dishes, he will talk to them about the Mediterranean diet, which has the UNESCO status of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This is not only about culinary culture, but also about culture in its entirety, as an organism that morphs and adapts, seeks to understand differences, and creates links between societies.

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Fashion, design and the urban environment are so inextricably bound together they eventually merge to deliver a common message. The evolution of artistic impulses, and their creators and promoters are capable of generating changes that permeate society in many different areas, from the most sublime to the everyday.

Eloy Martínez de la Pera Celada, a European Union diplomat, cultural manager and curator of art and fashion exhibitions, will explore this phenomenon. His most recent art exhibition projects include Sorolla and Fashion, at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza; curating Spain's participation in the International Arts and Crafts Biennial in Paris; and the exhibition Balenciaga and Spanish Painting, also for the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. In addition to participating in the conceptualisation and development of art projects for leading museums in Spain, he has also played key roles within the art world. These include head of the ARCO Prize for Artistic Creation, art curator for Absolut, artistic advisor and ambassador for Chanel, as well as serving on the Board of Trustees of the Cristóbal Balenciaga Foundation.

Martínez de la Pera will be in conversation with Sofía Barroso. She has organised ARCO's collectors' programme since its creation, was a member of the board of directors of the Friends of ARCO (2000-2006), and is currently a member of the board of trustees of both the Jakober Foundation and the Zuloaga Foundation. Their discussion will be moderated by Joaquín López-Sáez, director of COPE Andalucía and the COPE Sevilla radio station.

At 18:00 there will be a reception, the event will start afterwards

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British filmmaker Stephen Frears has without doubt been one of the most influential filmmakers over recent decades, with many of his films having become cultural touchstones. His movies are known for their exploration of social class, and historical and cultural contexts, in both biographical and fictional narratives. Above all, they display their own distinctive and very personal style, making Frears a true master of the seventh art of cinema.

The Queen (2006; 97 minutes). After the death of Princess Diana of Wales in a car accident in Paris in August 1997, Queen Elizabeth II was faced with an unforeseeable chain of events that came close to irreparably and irrevocably damaging the British Crown. Full of wit and pathos, the film paints a magnificent portrait of the royals and especially Elizabeth II (majestically portrayed by Helen Mirren) in the days following Diana's death. The film focuses in particular on the relationship between the Queen and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen). The film won an Oscar, two Golden Globes and two BAFTA.

The film will be presented by Irene Hernández Velasco and Marta Medina. Journalist, Hernández Velasco has worked at El Mundo, where she was correspondent in New York, Rome, London and Paris. She joined El Confidencial as is head of the culture section in 2023. Medina has been a film critic for El Confidencial since 2016 and is a regular contributor to Historia de nuestro cine on TVE 2.

The screening will be in the original English version with subtitles in Spanish

Reinier de Graaf is an architect and partner at the prestigious Dutch firm OMA (Office for Metropolitan Architecture). De Graaf, always challenging common norms and pushing boundaries, co-founded AMO, the think tank of the OMA (Architectural Media Objects). This part of the firm is responsible for developing conceptual projects and research initiatives that extend beyond the realm of traditional architectural practice and engages in important research and publication.

De Graaf, with an insightful and penetrating mind, ever questions the role of architects in our rapidly changing societies and why the relevance of the profession is in danger. Author of “must-read” books, such as Architect – Verb, a book tracing the history of the terms dominating architecture discourse today. He will engage in a rousing dialogue with Martha Thorne, urbanist and senior advisor to the forward-looking , international prize in favour of people and the planet, the OBEL Award.

The event is presented by the cultural attaché of the Netherlands embassy in Spain, Hannah Schildt.

There will be a reception at 20:00, the event will start afterwards.

Event in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish

British filmmaker Stephen Frears has without doubt been one of the most influential filmmakers over recent decades, with many of his films having become cultural touchstones. His movies are known for their exploration of social class, and historical and cultural contexts, in both biographical and fictional narratives. Above all, they display their own distinctive and very personal style, making Frears a true master of the seventh art of cinema.

Dangerous Liaisons (1988; 120 minutes). A blockbuster set in pre-revolutionary France, with an all-star cast (Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves) and a deliciously perverse cast. Close plays the villainous Marquise de Merteuil, who, having been dumped by her latest lover to marry the young and virtuous Cecile de Volanges, decides to take her revenge. To do so, she turns to the Viscount of Valmont, a former lover with whom she shares an appetite for the game of seduction. Valmont's mission is to corrupt the chaste Cecile. The film has won numerous awards, including three Oscars.

The State of the Union (2019; 10 minutes). TV series written by Nick Hornby and directed by Frears. It tells the story of a married couple in crisis who attend couples' counselling sessions and who, before going to the psychologist each week, meet in a pub to go through it all: the past, their differences and complicities, sex and love, infidelity, expectations and disappointments, even Brexit.

The film and the series will be presented by Irene Hernández Velasco and Marta Medina. Journalist, Hernández Velasco has worked at El Mundo, where she was correspondent in New York, Rome, London and Paris. She joined El Confidencial as is head of the culture section in 2023. Medina has been a film critic for El Confidencial since 2016 and is a regular contributor to Historia de nuestro cine on TVE 2.

The screening will be in the original English version with subtitles in Spanish

Tres Mil Viviendas, the neighbourhood with the lowest per capita income in the European Union. The children from this school, many of whom are Roma, will get to talk with the author of two works that they themselves have chosen and read beforehand. The aim of the meeting is to encourage reading, and at the same time to explore the idea that books are not only a source of escape or leisure, but that more and better reading, can lead to them improving their grades and opening doors to a better future. The José Manuel Lara Foundation pursues social transformation through reading, as it believes that a young person who reads will gain more knowledge, be more skilled in critical thinking, with greater opportunities for the future and, therefore, happier.

Redry, David Galan, teacher from Valladolid, the poet of the networks and winner of the ESPASAPOESIA 2019 award. He is the author chosen by the students of the high school IES Ramon Carande.

The 21st century is set to be the century of cities. It is estimated that by 2080 some 10 billion people will live in just 10,000 cities. Cities are the natural environment for innovation and progress. However, cities are also the victims of new threats to the global world. They are the ones most affected by the climate emergency, but also by the growing social inequalities that are shaking up long-established models of urban coexistence. Few people are better placed to talk about the crises and opportunities of urban development, giving us concrete examples, than Greg Clark, urban planner and writer who has advised on the development of more than 300 cities. He is the author of books such as Global Cities. A Short History, and The Innovation Economy: Implications and Imperatives for States and Regions. Clark will be in conversation with Miquel Molina, deputy editor of La Vanguardia, novelist and essayist, who authors a weekly opinion column on cities and culture.

The event is presented by Nuria Canivell, an architect at the Román & Canivell studio, of which she was founder 30 years ago, and is currently dean of the College of Architects of Seville.

There will be a reception at 18:30. The event will start afterwards.

Event in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.

In the past, in the warmth of the hearthside of each village home, families would share ancestral tales in spoken form, reviving and strengthening their ties to their land. In Castilla y León, Asturias and Galicia, this tradition is called El Filandón, and it is still practised today in some villages. The distinguished writer from León, Luis Mateo Díez has nurtured this tracing of roots and attachments in a special way. Together with his fellow countrymen and writers, José María Merino and Juan Pedro Aparicio, Díez considers how El Filandón epitomises why belonging to a place can leave a powerful mark on people. Indeed, the 1984 film El Filandón brought three of his stories along with two by other authors, to the screen with Díez himself as the narrator.

Luis Mateo Díez, most recent winner of the Cervantes Prize 2023, is a member of the Real Academia Española. He is the only author in the Spanish language to have won the National Fiction Prize twice and the Critics' Prize twice, with his novels La fuente de la edad (1986) and La ruina del cielo (1999). José María Merino is also a member of the Real Academia Española. Among other awards, he has won the National Prize for Literature, the Critics' Prize (1986), the Children's and Young People's Literature Prize (1993) and the Narrative Prize (2013). He is the author of numerous novels, essays, short stories and poetry. Juan Pedro Aparicio received the Castilla y León Prize for Literature in 2012 in recognition of his career and his Retratos de Ambigú won the Nadal Prize in 1988. As well as novels, he has also written essays, journalistic articles, short stories and travel books.

The event is presented by the Sevillian poet and journalist from El Diario de Sevilla Braulio Ortiz.

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Architect Yvonne Farrell is co-founder of the prestigious Irish firm, Grafton Architects (named for the street on which it was originally located). Farrell along with partner Shelley McNamara won the 2020 Pritzker Architecture Prize, to cite just one among numerous awards. The firm is especially known for academic buildings such as Bocconi University in Milan, the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Lima, Peru, and the Marshall Building, a major development for the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In addition to her professional practice, throughout her career, she has been involved in teaching and lecturing at many recognized schools in Europe and North America.

The work of Grafton Architects understands the city "par excellence" and Farrell will discuss with urbanist and senior advisor to the Obel Award, Martha Thorne, the keys to making great architecture that goes beyond merely a functional building to create designs that contribute to the individual, community, and city in multiple ways.

Presents the conversation Valentín de Madariaga Parias. Renowned architect and president of the Valentín de Madariaga y Oya Foundation, an entity that pays tribute to his father. His passion for contemporary art is manifested through his private collection and the FVMO-MP Collection at the foundation he leads.

There will be a reception at 20:00 h, the event will start afterwards.

Event in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.

Cayetano Fernández González is better known as Nano de Jerez, the acclaimed flamenco singer. Known for his contribution to flamenco, especially in singing, with his unique style, and his masterful interpretation of palos, or branches of flamenco, delving deep into their essence. He has participated in countless performances and worked with renowned artists such as Antonio Mairena and Paco Ascensio. His career developed at a time when flamenco as an art form was undergoing a process of evolution and expansion, and Nano de Jerez was an influential figure in this. His legacy lives on in the memory of flamenco lovers, and his influence can be felt in the work of later generations of artists, inspired by his authentic style.

In 1980, at the Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de Córdoba, he won the National Flamenco prize, Premio Niña de los Peines, for his flamenco bulerías. In 1994, the Peña Flamenca El GarbanzoFlamenco Club in Jerez, honoured him with the gold medal in recognition of his outstanding career as an artist. That same year, Nano also joined the line up of El Encuentro: el son cubano y el flamenco.

Nano de Jerez will be in conversation with Alberto García Reyes, a Spanish journalist and writer renowned for his distinguished career in the cultural sphere. Editor of ABC de Sevilla newspaper, Reyes has also ventured into the literary world with several works such as Banderas Negras (2006), La invención del pueblo andaluz (2012) and La abuela Lola (2016). A noted expert on flamenco, his reviews of this artistic genre are remarkable.

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A journey through the literary works of María Dueñas, one of Spain and Latin America’s best-selling authors. Cities such as Tetuán, New York and Jerez have played a vital role in her literature from her first novel El tiempo entre costuras (2009) through to Sira (2021). The characters in her stories are rooted in the spaces they inhabit, which often subtly condition their actions, decisions and what they say. Three more novels and a prodigious decade later, more than three million of her books have been sold in fifteen languages. The author is also a professor of English Literature and a researcher. She will be in conversation with Ana Gavín, Director of Editorial Relations at Grupo Planeta.

At the end of the event, the author will sign copies of her books

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Culture as an engine for development and cultural cooperation is an essential instrument for the Spain brand. The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) reaches two million people in 130 countries and supports emerging artists, the conservation of cultural heritage and promotes the most contemporary artistic expressions.

To discuss this, Miki Leal will be in conversation with Santiago Herrero. Leal is a painter and artist of international renown whose art is characterised by fantasies and dreamlike expressions with pop influences. He has participated in many exhibitions in Spanish galleries and museums, as well as international spaces, such as Track 16 Gallery (Santa Monica, USA); Galerie Maribel López, (Berlin); 3+1 Arte Contemporánea, and the Real Academia de España en Roma (Italy). Leal will talk about his time in New York on a joint programme with AECID.

The diplomat Santiago Herrero has been an active, inspiring and provocative cultural agent for many years, both in the private like the public. His collaboration with the film director and producer Kike Maíllo has also allowed him to explore his role as an actor. Both discussed this experience at the Hay Festival in Segovia in 2023. He is currently director of Cultural and Scientific Relations at AECID.

There will be a reception at 13:00. The event will start afterwards.

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Journalism is fighting fires on several fronts, including, since the loss of the ad-driven model, the still unresolved issue of what to do about the journalistic format, along with the crisis generated by value of truth seeming to have disappeared in a post-truth landscape. The deterioration of liberal democracies accompanies the crises in journalism as identity tribalism, with its accompanying post-ideological polarisation, is moving towards a mode of moralising that disregards facts and takes opinions as truths, with those who dissent cast as morally reprehensible. What danger does activist journalism place journalism in?

The Andalusian journalist Teodoro León Gross will discuss the subject with three leading Spanish journalists: Pepa Bueno, Carlos Franganillo and Rafa Latorre. Gross has worked with newspapers such as El País, El Mundo, and ABC, as well as various Joly Group newspapers in Andalusia. He currently directs and presents the news programme Mesa de análisis on Canal Sur Televisión. Bueno, editor at El País, has also hosted the programme Hoy por Hoy on Cadena Ser. She is the recipient of numerous awards such as the Premio Micrófono de Oro (2008) and the Francisco Cerecedo Award (2010). Franganillo, winner of the Ondas Award (2019), the gold medal at the New York Festival (2014), and the award for best correspondent from the Club Internacional de Prensa (2016), has worked at TVE, from where he has just moved to Mediaset España to direct and present Telecinco News. Latorre began his career in the written press, but soon turned to radio. He has directed and presented the Onda Cero programme La Brújula since 2022, and is a regular columnist for the El Mundo newspaper.

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The Korean Ha-Joon Chang is an economist specialising in development, the branch of economics which seeks to improve processes of growth in low-income countries. His writings and published works are particularly critical of the formulas used by the most developed countries, and defend state intervention and subsidies. Chang's critical focus is on globalisation and the free market, which he believes were largely responsible for the devastating crisis of 2008. In fact, Chang - who has taught at Cambridge University - is the author of a theory of industrial policy which falls between central planning and an unrestrained free market. Among the many books he has written and which have been translated into Spanish are Kicking Away the Ladder (2009); 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism (2012); Edible Economics (2023). Chang was awarded the Wassily Leontief Prize in 2005.

Helena de Bertodano is a British journalist specialising in celebrity interviews and profiles, as well as features and travel articles for publications such as The Sunday Times, The Times, The Telegraph, The Observer, Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire. She has interviewed over 1,000 people over the past 25 years, including the Dalai Lama, Meryl Streep, George Soros, Ringo Starr, George Best, Yehudi Menuhin and Jacinda Ardern.

At the end of the event, the author will sign copies of his works

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Film director Stephen Frears has played a key role in constructing and shaping British identity through film. From his beginnings as a theatre assistant, then as a director at the BBC and finally, as a filmmaker in his own name, Frears dazzled with My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), and gone on to portray themes ranging from class inequalities in Hidden Business (2002) to the pomp and pageantry of the monarchy in The Queen (2006) and Queen Victoria and Abdul (2017). He ventured into comedic, voyeuristic cinema in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and adaptations of contemporary bestsellers such as High Fidelity (2000). He has given us westerns, noir, comedy and thrillers, with his meticulous attention to mise-en-scène, characters, intelligent and ironic dialogue, without forgetting his commitments to social and political issues. Throughout his career, Frears has said he wanted to make "to make the kind of smart mainstream films he grew up with but now seem endangered by the blockbuster.” With a transatlantic career, he has twice been nominated for an Oscar for best director, and has won BAFTA and EMMY awards. Of his films, The Queen won an Oscar, and Dangerous Liaisons won three. He released the TV miniseries The State of the Union in 2019.

Frears will talk about his career with Marta Medina, screenwriter and film critic at El Confidencial and a regular contributor to Historia de nuestro cine on TVE 2.

Presented by Caroline Michel, chair of Hay Festival Foundation.

Event in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.

Carmona is a historic city neighbouring Seville whose elevated location on the ridge of the Sierra de los Alcores made it an impregnable gateway to the Guadalquivir delta for over five thousand years. The city has flourished culturally at various points throughout its history. In keeping with this heritage, the chef Gioconda Scott will open the doors of La Casa de María, a hub of Carmona’s artistic movement during the 80s.

This closing act of Hay Forum Seville 2024 will consist of a celebratory brunch, where the ingredients from the garden and the wood oven will be the protagonists, while our guest speakers and Hay Forum hosts are invited to read a poem of their own or someone else's in its original version.

Poems will be read by Braulio Ortíz Poole, poet; Caroline Michel, president of the Hay Festival Foundation; Julie Finch, Hay Festival CEO; Miquel Molina, writer and deputy editor of La Vanguardia; Beltrán Gambier, lawyer and editor of Intramuros magazine, and host Gioconda Scott.

The readers will be joined by master of ceremony Félix Valdivieso.

Event with readings in Spanish and English