Wine and comedy. Literary wine tasting

A sensory journey in time through the uniqueness of wine and the popular life and customs of the time to go through the comedy of the Golden Age, its characters, the anecdotes of the most important authors, the titles, the shows and the curiosities during the theatrical performances.

With the participation of the repentista Alexis Díaz, the Denominación de Origen Vinos de Navarra and the Grupo de Investigación del Siglo de Oro (GRISO) of the University of Navarra.

General admission: 8€.

ALEXIS DIAZ

Alexis Díaz-Pimienta was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1966. He is a writer, improviser, researcher and teacher. Director of the Cátedra Experimental de Poesía Improvisada, and Sub-director of the Centro Iberoamericano de la Décima y el Verso Improvisado (CIDVI), both based in Havana, Cuba.

He cultivates almost all literary genres (novel, short story, poetry, essay, children's literature), and his work has been translated into English, French, Italian, Farsi (Iranian native language), Arabic, Bulgarian and German, in anthologies and magazines.

He has published 28 books to date, most of them winners of national and international awards in Cuba and Spain. He has also written film scripts and plays.

He is the author of the books Teoría de la improvisación Poética and Método Pimienta para aprender (y enseñar) a improvisar en verso, titles with which all the schools of improvisation in Cuba have been working for more than 12 years, since he founded in 2000 the Cátedra Experimental de Poesía Improvisada, the only one of its kind, based in the Faculty of Music of the Instituto Superior de Arte (Universidad de las Artes), in Havana, Cuba. Díaz-Pimienta also founded and directed the Escuela Experimental de Trovo de la Alpujarra, in Granada, Spain (1998-2000) and the Escuela de Cante de Poetas, in Malaga (2000-2001).

He currently directs the National Project of Specialized Workshops of Improvisation in Cuba, where hundreds of children of all ages study improvisation and has directed and organized 7 National Festivals of Children's Improvisation and 7 National Seminars of Children Improvisers, all in Cuba. He also directed the first four Methodological Seminars for the Teaching of Poetic Improvisation, from which returned the current Cuban teachers of improvisation who in turn teach courses and seminars in Cuba and different Latin American countries.

He has given courses, seminars and conferences on orality and improvisation in important universities and educational and artistic centers in Cuba, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Syria, Ecuador and other countries. He has participated as a performer (and/or teacher) in numerous festivals and international congresses on orality and improvisation, touring theaters in more than 25 countries.

RESEARCH GROUP: SIGLO DE ORO UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA

GRISO is a research group founded in 1990 by Ignacio Arellano, which brings together researchers from the University of Navarra and other associates from different universities. Its research includes the Cervantes Project 2011-2017, Calderón's autos sacramentales, Indian Studies or the complete works of Tirso de Molina.

GRISO is responsible for five research institutes or centers, publishes two scientific journals and nine book collections, and organizes almost twenty congresses each year.

DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN WINES OF NAVARRA

One of the main characteristics that define the Navarra D.O. is the great diversity of landscapes and climates found in the more than 100 kilometers that separate the north of the area, located near Pamplona, from the south, nestled on the banks of the Ebro River.

In Navarre there is an exceptional situation, practically unique in the Iberian Peninsula: the confluence of the Atlantic, continental and Mediterranean climates. The proximity of the Bay of Biscay, the influence of the Pyrenees and the prosperity of the Ebro valley allow this varied climatology.

A circumstance that deeply marks the landscape of Navarre, where the more than 11,000 hectares of the Denomination of Origin are located in all types of ecosystems and cultivation situations: slopes, riverbanks, plateaus, plains, and which define 5 differentiated production areas: Baja Montaña, Valdizarbe, Tierra Estella, Ribera Alta and Ribera Baja.

In this context of permanent evolution and great dynamism, the Denomination of Origin has given new impetus to the search for quality. A quality understood from the consumer's point of view, where special emphasis is placed on tasting control so that the wines meet their expectations.

Thanks to all these natural and human conditions, DO Navarra wines offer a wide range of possibilities: from the famous rosé wines to the juicy young reds, from the delicious chardonnay whites to the great crianza and reserve reds, without forgetting the seductive sweet muscatel whites.

Wines for all occasions and all tastes, adapted to a consumer who seeks to experience new sensations or recall pleasant moments. A wine universe where everyone can find their own style.

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