The performance of La Balada de l'Hivern at the Espai Joan Perelada in Barruera registered a full house last Sunday, with an attendance of about 260 people. Following its premiere in Vilaller, the show stopped in the Vall de Boí with an excellent public response, earning a long standing ovation. This production combines live music and poetry to champion the figure and literary legacy of Mossèn Anton Navarro, a cultural reference point in the Alta Ribagorça.

The production stages the 23 poems from the book La Balada de l'Hivern, published 120 years ago, as well as fragments from Pirinenques (1903) and Recitacions. Proses rimades (1914). The dramaturgy is led by Eduard Muntada and the musical composition by Lluís Cartes, both creators with strong ties to the mountain region and the performing arts.

The project stands out for the involvement of 30 volunteers from the three municipalities of the region —Vilaller, la Vall de Boí, and El Pont de Suert— who lend their voices and music to this tribute. Local actors and musicians participate using a wide variety of instruments, consolidating the success of this artistic proposal born in the Alta Ribagorça to connect literary heritage with contemporary creation.

The project will continue its tour this week with a new performance. The next date is scheduled for December 19 at 7 p.m. at the Cinema Ribagorçana in El Pont de Suert. The show is supported by the Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya, the Diputació de Lleida —through the Institut d’Estudis Ilerdencs (IEI)— and the Institut per al Desenvolupament de l’Alt Pirineu i Aran (IDAPA), in addition to the collaboration of local city councils.