The Gathering, which takes place every year in one European city, is celebrating its 20th birthday this year (2007). The aim of the Gathering is to increase awareness of popular culture in all its different forms: geganters, bastoners, castellers, diables, cobla and sardanes, grallers and esbarts dansaires (Giant-makers, stick dancers, castle-builders, devils, instrumental groups and traditional dances, musicians and folkdance companies). Twenty-five groups and 800 participants will be involved..
PROGRAM
Saturday 4 August 2007
11.00 h Meeting point of "Cercavila" (musical procession)
Where: Hauptwache
11.00 - 12.00 h Musical procession ("Cercavila")
Route: Hauptwache - Rossmarkt - B�rsenstrasse - Ratheunplatz - Biebergasse -Schillerstrasse - B�rsenplatz
12.00 - 13.00 h Exhibition by folklore groups
Where: B�rsenplatz
13.00 - 14.00 h "Sardana" Concert (and traditional dances)
Where: B�rsenplatz
14.00 - 15.00 h Building "castells" (human towers)
Where: B�rsenplatz
17.00 - 19.00 h Concert by "Cobles" (wind bands) and choirs
Where: Sta. Katharinenkirche
19.15 - 20.15 h Concerts of "havaneres" (music and song) and "rom cremat" (a kind of hot toddy)
Where: B�rsenplatz
20.30 - 22.00 h Catalan dances (Esbart)
Where: B�rsenplatz
22.15 -23.30 h Folk dancing
Where: B�rsenplatz
23.30 - 24.00 h Night of Fire
Where: B�rsenplatz
Sunday 5 August 2007
Where: B�rsenplatz
11.00 h Meeting point of groups
12.00 - 13.00 h Folk groups
13.00 - 14.00 h Building "castells"
14.00 - 15.00 h Concert of "havaneres"
15.00 - 17.00 h "Sardanes" concert and end of the Aplec
GROUPS:
Stick dancers ("Bastons")
- Bastoners de Rajadell (Rajadell, Bages)
- Bastoners de l'Esbart Cabirol de Sils (Sils, La Selva)
"Capgrossos"
- Capgrossos de Vic (Vic, Osona)
Human towers ("Castells")
- Castellers de Lleida (Lleida, Segri�)
"Cavallets"
- Cavallets Sant Jordi de l'Agrupaci� Cultural del Bages (Manresa, Bages)
Instrumental groups ("Cobles")
- Bellpuig Cobla (Bellpuig, Urgell)
- Cobla La Principal d'Amsterdam (Pa�sos Baixos)
Chorus
- Polif�nica de Puig-reig (Puig-reig, Bergued�)
Devils ("Diables")
- Drac i Diables de Montorn�s (Montorn�s del Vall�s, Vall�s Oriental)
Catalan dances ("Esbarts")
- Esbart Sant Juli� de l'Arbo� (L'Arbo�, Baix Pened�s)
- Esbart Ciutat Comtal (Barcelona, Barcelon�s)
"Falcons"
- Falcons de Piera (Piera, Anoia)
Giant-makers ("Geganters")
- Agrupaci� de Colles de Geganters de Catalunya. Portats pels Geganters de Sant Joan
Desp� (Sant Joan Desp�, Baix Llobregat)
- Colla de Grallers i Geganters d'Angl�s (Angl�s, Selva)
- Geganters i Grallers de la Ciutat de Vic (Vic, Osona)
- Geganters i Grallers de la Societat Cultural i Recreativa Bisbalenca (La Bisbal d'Empord�,
Baix Empord�)
- Colla Gegantera "Ja la ballem" (L'Ametlla de Mar, Baix Ebre)
- Colla Gegantera del Carrasclet (Reus, Baix Camp)
- Geganta Elisabeth-Christine de Wolfenb�ttel (Alemanya)
"Havaneres"
- Grup d'havaneres L'Espingari (Montcada i Reixac, Vall�s Occidental)
Folk musik
- El Santi no ve (�dena, Anoia)
"Sardanes"
- Colla Mediterr�nia de l'Agrupaci� Mediterr�nia Dansa (Figueres, Alt Empord�)
- Colla Continu�tat del Montgr�, pertanyent a l'Agrupaci� Sardanista Continu�tat (Torroella
de Montgr�, Baix Empord�)
Street theatre
- Gog i Magog i Ziga Zaga (Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Bages)