The exhibition commemorates the tenth anniversary of the revival of the traditional version of the Pastorets of Guissona and champions its role as an expression of popular culture, associativism, and collective life. The inauguration took place on Thursday, September 3rd, at 7 PM.
The opening event included a round table discussion with participants Xavier Santesmasses, Joan Garcia, Jaume Mercadé, and Agnès Pla, moderated by the Museum Director, David Castellana. The conversation allowed for the recovery of experiences and memories related to the different stages of the Pastorets, highlighting the involvement of numerous individuals across generations.
As a special surprise, a sketch was performed featuring Bato and Borrego, played by Abel González and Joan Santacreu respectively, with a text adapted to current events. The evening concluded with a communal nougat tasting.
The exhibition traces the intermittent history of the Pastorets of Guissona, a tradition that began in the early 20th century and is closely linked to local folklore. It explains the Olot origin of the text, its introduction to the town by Dr. Josep Camps Parerols, and the creation of its own music. It also recalls how the text and songs were reconstructed from memory after the archives of the Centre Catòlic disappeared during the Civil War, with performances continuing until 1993.
A significant part focuses on the revival of the play, which returned in its entirety to the stage of the Centre Catòlic on December 26th, 2016, and January 7th, 2017, following earlier initiatives by the Margeners.
The exhibition brings together photographs, objects, and stage elements, the result of historical research, to showcase the people who have made the continuation of the work possible, from direction to stage management.
Beyond its theatrical dimension, the exhibition champions the Pastorets as a collective work and a space for meeting and intergenerational transmission, an inseparable part of Guissona's memory.
The exhibition can be visited at the Guissona Museum during its regular opening hours. The project will continue at the end of the year with a conference and an article in the museum's magazine, Sota les pedres.
