dep art amento de conser v ación y - Fundación César Manrique

E N G L I S H V E R S I O N
Presentation
of the talking guide
Lanzarote, arte y
naturaleza
[Lanzarote, art
and nature]
Presentation
of the book:
Romancero General
de Lanzarote [Book of
Lanzarote ballads]
The FCM’s
statement against
the war in Iraq
Islands and the major European cities. Historical
figures such as critics Domingo Pérez Minik and
Eduardo Westerdahl, poets Agustín Espinosa,
Domingo López Torres and Pedro García Gabrera, or
the painter Óscar Domínguez, are the main
characters of this historic narrative, shot on location
in Tenerife, Madrid and Paris.
The talking guide Lanzarote, arte y naturaleza was presented
on 4 September. Francisco Lobatón and Tristán Escudero of
REDacción 7, together with musicians Benito and Ramón
Cabrera who interpret the musical themes included in the
guide, were present for the event.
The talking guide is an introduction to the natural and cultural
assets of Lanzarote, with a special focus on the personality
and work of César Manrique.
This 70-minute guide constitutes an itinerary around the
island that starts in Arrecife, runs to the North and centre
of the island and from there, finally, to the Southern tip.
The guide is divided into twelve cuts: An island of fire and
water; Arrecife; Lanzarote and César Manrique; Gardens,
“jameos” and caves; Famara; Valleys and palm trees;
Teguise; The lands; Timanfaya; La Geria and Yaiza; The gulf
and salt; and The last frontier.
Maximiano Trapero’s book of ballads from Lanzarote,
Romancero General de Lanzarote, presented on 25
September, was published as part of the Torcusa series.
The book was introduced by its author, head of the
Department of Spanish Language and Literature at the
University of Las Palmas Maximiano Trapero, as well as by
the FCM Activities Director and Eladio Santana, full
professor of Spanish Language and Literature at the
University of Las Palmas.
On 26 March 2003, the FCM issued an institutional
statement on the attack on Iraq waged by the United
States and Great Britain, supported by Spain. In that
statement, the FCM stressed that it defends the values of a
culture of peace and co-existence and regards dialogue to
be a value central to humanity. Consequently, the FCM, in
recognition of its responsibility as a cultural institution,
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