What to See at the VIII Marpoética Festival?

From March 28 to April 5, Marbella hosts the eighth edition of the Marpoética festival, a cultural event dedicated to poetry in all its forms. The program includes recitals, workshops, dialogues, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and readings, as well as the presence of some of the most recognized voices in national and international arts and literature. All Marpoética activities are free of charge until full capacity is reached.

11:00 Opening of the exhibition "Eclosión en Primavera" by Stella Kamazon (Hospital Real de la Misericordia).

12:00 Simultaneous Poetry Reading (IES de Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara).

13:00 Opening of the exhibition "Homenaje a los poetas" by José Lucas (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo).

20:00 Opening of Marpoética with Carlos López-Otín and Luz Casal (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

11:00 Poetry workshop with Daniel Freidemberg 'Reading and Thinking Poetry' (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

13:00 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'Things That Are Easily Forgotten' by Xavier Bobés. (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo).

16:00 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'Things That Are Easily Forgotten' by Xavier Bobés. (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo).

19:00 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'Things That Are Easily Forgotten' by Xavier Bobés. (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo).

21:00 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'Entrails' by El Patio Teatro (Hospital Real de la Misericordia).

11:00 Poetry workshop with Daniel Freidemberg 'Reading and Thinking Poetry' (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

12:00 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'A Wheel That Turns' by Compañía Almealera (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

13:00 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'Things That Are Easily Forgotten' by Xavier Bobés. (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo).

16:00 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'Things That Are Easily Forgotten' by Xavier Bobés. (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo).

17:30 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'A Wheel That Turns' by Compañía Almealera (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

19:00 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'Things That Are Easily Forgotten' by Xavier Bobés. (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo).

19:00 Poetic Dialogues: 'Word of Night, the Reader We Are' with Juan Gómez Bárcena and Alejandro Zambra (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

21:00 Poetry on its Feet Theater Cycle: 'Entrails' by El Patio Teatro (Hospital Real de la Misericordia).

12:00 Young Poetry Cycle Word of the Sea: 'Too Many Women' with Berta Gómez and Andrea Gumes (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

19:00 Recital by Daniel Freidemberg (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo).

12:00 Young Poetry Cycle Word of the Sea: Ania Otaola and Álvaro Cruzado (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

19:00 Dramatized Reading of 'The Great Hunt' by Juan Mayorga (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

20:00 Discussion between Antonio Lucas and Juan Mayorga (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

12:00 Young Poetry Cycle Word of the Sea: Eduard Olesti and Óscar García Sierra (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

13:00 Poetry Reading on the terrace of Clínica Quirón. Participants: Nadia Fabo and Alejandro Pedregosa.

19:00 Poetic Dialogues: 'Understanding Poetry, a Generation' with Martín Rodríguez Gaona and Carolina Alba (Hospital Real de la Misericordia).

11:00 Visiting the Classics Cycle with Pedro J. Plaza (Villa Romana de Río Verde).

12:00 Young Poetry Cycle Word of the Sea: Lola Tórtola and Carmen Rotger (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

19:00 Poetic Dialogues: 'The Limit Language, Poetics on the Edge' with Ariana Harwicz and Álex Reyes (Hospital Real de la Misericordia).

21:00 Performance by Versonautas (Terrace of Hotel Lima).

12:00 Award Ceremony of the IV School Poetry Contest: (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

19:00 Poetic Dialogues: 'Creating Spaces' with Azahara Alonso and Ignacio Elguero (Hospital Real de la Misericordia).

22:00 The Soul in the Word and Song: A Journey through Poetry and Flamenco (Peña Flamenca Sierra Blanca).

12:00: Recital by Luz Pichel and María Salgado (Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo).

20:00: Closing with Leila Guerriero (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

21:00: Concert by María Terremoto (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).