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2018 Festival
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Kibonen Nfi is a Cameroonian American designer based in New York City, the headquarters of her company, Kibonen NY.
The mock wedding combined a mélange of rituals accompanied by music, dance, and a narration that revealed a world of symbolism.
The mural was a visual representation of a Catalan proverb: Llaurada fonda fa bon blat. “A deep tillage brings good wheat.”
Before the Festival, human towers seemed to me to be like Marmite on toast, something that you had to grow up experiencing to enjoy.
Written by Peter La Farge in 1964, the song describes the U.S. government’s mandate to remove Native American children from reservations.
Vedella amb bolets (beef stew with mushrooms) features two hallmarks of Catalan cooking techniques, sofregit and picada.
“Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.” —June Jordan
Food and drink play a fundamental role in the festive events in Mieres, Catalonia, creating and sustaining social interaction and rebuilding a sense of community.
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