14 June 2014
Bilbao Campus
This event will be held on 14 June from 20:30 to 00:00, in the cloister of the University. A wide range of performers representing different aspects of the Basque culture will to take part in the whitest and most magical night of the year, coinciding with Bilbao’s anniversary celebration. Together, they will perform the show ‘Desde las raices. Txalap.art’.
20:30-22:30 The programme will start with Gure musikari handiak, a group made up of Basque musicians who will be performing a street show that recovers some of the leading figures of Basque folk music who left a highly-valued cultural legacy and represent Basque tradition.
21:00-23:00 The Demode Quartet will present their new show, ‘Epa! , full of original a cappella versions of Itoiz, Lertxundi and Lete, and will be accompanied by delightful choreographies and witty dialogues.
21:30-23:30 Dantzas konpania will come next. Its twelve dancers will be performing a specific show for the White Night, making the audience part of their show.
22:00-00:00 The gem of the White Night at the University of Deusto will come from the show ‘Jainko txiki eta jostalari hura’ , which combines the poetry of writer Kirmen Uribe, the music of Mikel Urdangarin, Rafa Rueda and Bingen Mendizabal, and the illustrations of Mikel Valverde.
Other venues
Other venues that will be hosting the White Night include: the Fine Arts Museum, the Basque Museum, the Maritime Museum, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, St. Jacques Cathedral, St. Nicholas Church, the Olabarri Palace, Alhóndiga Bilbao, Arriaga Theatre, the Town Hall and Biscay’s Regional Council Palace. Their participation is key to the good running of all the activities scheduled for 14 June in the evening.
The play of light and colour will turn the city into an urban kaleidoscope, where buildings will be transformed and will take the most varied and diverse forms.
This year’s show will also have its focus on light. Patrice Warrener, the Italian company De Cagna Iluminaire, Logela Multimedia, the British company Aether & Hemera and the creative studio ‘Nueveojos’ have created the designs for this special night in which their artistic proposals will shine out as never before.
Bilbao’s streets will also be transformed into parade routes for street theatre groups.
The programme for all performances will be available from Tuesday, 10 June, at the Fundación Bilbao 700 office (Ensanche Building, Plaza del Ensanche, no. 11, 1st floor) and the Tourism Offices.
PROGRAMME DETAILS
01. A Visit to the Museum
Bilbao Maritime Museum (Museo Marítimo Ría de Bilbao)
20:30 and 02:00.
A vantage point that brings us to the exciting adventure of the sea through the Estuary and the Port of Bilbao.
02. Desde las raíces. Txalap.art
University of Deusto
20:30 and 22:30 Gure musikari handiak
21:00 and 23:30 h Demode Quartet – Epa!
21.30 and 23:30 Dantzaz konpainia
22:00 and 00:00 Jainko txiki eta jostalari hura
03. Art and Culture of Japan (exhibitions)
Fine Arts Museum
20:30 and 02:00
Coinciding with the ‘Arte japonés y japonismo’ exhibition that is being held at the Fine Arts Museum by the House of Japan, five rituals of the Japanese culture are presented in the different exhibition rooms at the museum. The members of the public attending the exhibition will be able to know first-hand about the Kimono Ceremony, taste tea, learn calligraphy with Indian ink and brush, do Origami (paper folding) and make Ikebana (flower arranging).
04. ‘Bilbao canta y suena’
Porch of St. Jacques Cathedral
20:30 - 21:40 Bilbao Symphonic Accordion Orchestra
22:00 - 23:10 Choir of Bilbao School of Music and Euskeria Choir of Bilbao Choral Society.
23:30 - 00:30 Choir of San Antonio de Iralabarri
Concerts by the Bilbao Symphonic Accordion Orchestra, the Euskeria Choir, the Choir of the School of Music of Bilbao Choral Society and the Choir of San Antonio de Iralabarri. The cloister of the Cathedral will be open during the performances.
05. García Lorca by Ángela Molina
Basque Museum
20:30 - 02:00
Performances: 20:30, 22:00, 23:30 (Running time: 40 minutes)
Ángela Molina, actress.
Manuel Benito, director.
Poetry recital by actress Ángela Molina accompanied by two musicians (guitar and percussion). Supported in her personal voice and acting force, the eldest of the Molina family will recite García Lorca’s poems, especially “Gypsy Ballads”, creating an atmosphere full of excitement and sensitivity.
06. The New York of Cunningham and Cage
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
22:00- 02:00
Jordi Camell, piano. Performances: 22:00, 23:10, 00:30 and 01:30
Cesc Gelabert, dance. Performances: 22:40, 23:50, 00:30 and 01:10h.
