The city of Girona will host a new contemporary thought festival from this year onwards, named TRAMA. Driven by Arcàdia, Llibreria 22, the Centre Cultural La Mercè, and Abacus, with the support of the Girona City Council and the Girona Provincial Council, the festival aims to provide citizens with tools to critically and independently face the challenges that shape our common future.
The initiative, which will be held annually, will focus each edition on a specific theme addressed from various cultural perspectives and disciplines. The presentation of the first edition was led by the Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Culture, Quim Ayats Bartrina; the Second Vice-President of the Girona Provincial Council, Gemma Geis; and the festival's director, Josep Maria Fonalleras.
Gemma Geis highlighted the festival's combination of open participation for citizens and a specific program for educational centers, which will bring young people closer to debates on issues that directly affect them.
The inaugural session will take place on Thursday, December 3rd, at the Centre Cultural La Mercè. At 11 AM, writer and journalist Pol Estrada and philosopher Marina Garcés will converse with 4th-year ESO and 1st-year Baccalaureate students, moderated by Abel Capdevila, based on the short story «La mecànica de la ceguera». At 7 PM, the same auditorium will host a public debate with Marina Garcés, Elvira Prado-Fabregat, Genís Roca, and Neus Tomàs, moderated by Josep M. Fonalleras. Entry is free with prior registration.
The first full edition of the festival, scheduled for autumn 2027, will revolve around the theme 'The Age of Anxiety', addressing the uncertainty and need for guidance in contemporary society. TRAMA targets a broad, intergenerational audience, with a program that will include sessions for secondary school students with pedagogical materials and an archive of content on the festival's website.
