On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Alicante-born artist Juana Francés, the Palabras Mayores group presents the performance Juana and the Observant Beings, a collective creation conceived, produced and realized by the participants in this intergenerational museum project.

Palabras Mayores is a meeting space for people over 60 years old who, every Wednesday, come to the museum to learn, dialogue, display and experiment with contemporary art and culture. A place of creative freedom where vital experience becomes artistic material.

This performance proposes a scenic reinterpretation of Juana Francés' creative process, placing the audience within a mind in constant ferment. As if we were traversing her thoughts, obsessions and questions, the action is articulated in dialogue with the series The Man and the City, one of the artist's most emblematic works, in which she addresses society from dystopia, dehumanization, the alienation of the individual and the tension between matter, body and urban environment.

The so-called Observant Beings—hybrid figures, almost homunculi—inhabit the space as silent, critical and vulnerable witnesses. They observe, surround and question both the action and the audience, inviting a shared reflection on the human condition, the city, the passage of time and the contemporary gaze.

The performance is participatory, open to the direct experience of the audience, who cease to be mere spectators to become part of the mental and symbolic atmosphere that runs through the piece.

A lecture by Mª Jesús Folch in which we propose an analysis of the conceptual foundation and creative process that flows from the works and artistic trajectory of Juana Francés, articulating the discourse through transitions, rather than through closed stages, in constant dialogue with her historical and cultural context and, especially, with her network of influences and relationship with the thinking of figures such as Ortega y Gasset, Machado, Magritte and Ionesco.

When these December dates arrive, when the days are shorter and colder, we have more desire than ever. The year is ending, but passion prevails. And it is precisely this overflowing passion, this need to go far, to step outside the guidelines and break away from the marked paths that pushes us to organize, once again, this TOD@S MACA: wonderful multidisciplinary artistic events with the aim of making visible and empowering people with disabilities.

And we return with the same objectives as always because, unfortunately, it is still necessary to work on this: that all people can participate in the usual creative processes, in the artistic circuits, and be present in all educational centers, in all professional spaces and in every stratum of this society. We seek social, political and human equidistance. Something that has not yet arrived for many reasons. And as long as that "yet" remains, we will be here, once again since 2017, celebrating these meetings and exchanges full of emotion and inclusion at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Alicante (MACA) around the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is celebrated every December 3rd.

With TOD@S MACA what we seek is to bring contemporary art closer to ALL types of audiences, thus fostering interest in culture, the arts, participation, creativity and respect for all groups and strata of citizenship. The idea is to build bridges between people, and to make our differences, our diversity, instead of an obstacle or a communication barrier, an opportunity for mutual learning, for collective creation. We all add up if we all participate.

The TOD@S MACA program consists of numerous artistic and cultural activities, in which we will transform the museum into a privileged space to awaken the genius of a spectator unfamiliar with the art world, establishing a dialogue with the public and inserting the museum into the social fabric of the city to become a place FOR ALL.

TOD@S MACA is not specifically aimed at a social group. It is not exclusive to people with disabilities or social exclusion. The target audience for these events is ALL OF SOCIETY. We could hardly build a more inclusive, tolerant and empathetic world if we do not count on the people who make it up. That is why the program of activities does not understand specific groups: it is open to all people.

TODOSMACA is an initiative of

free admission, free and accessible to MACA, which will take

place on December 1, 2, and 3, 2017, coinciding

with the International Day of Persons with

Disability.

Three days with multiple activities for all

audiences, divided into: a documentary, a short film and

round table, animation shorts, a humor show in LSE, theater, meals and, even, a space for

creation completely inclusive, in the Space D of

MACA.

EVERYONE AT MACA stands as an initiative of free

entry, free and accessible to MACA, which will take place on

November 30, and December 1 and 2, 2018, on the occasion

of the International Day of Persons with

Disabilities.

Three days with various activities for all

audiences: workshops, exhibitions, screen printing, theater,

photography, music ...

Starting from 2017,

Extrarradio began organizing TODOS MACA, a

program of free, accessible and

inclusive activities on the occasion of the International Day of

Persons with Disabilities, which is celebrated every December 3rd.

This year we have the pleasure and privilege of announcing

TODOS MACA in its third edition. The activities will

take place over two days that will be held on

Friday, November 29th and Tuesday, December 3rd,

2019, featuring various proposals for all audiences: exhibition with

refreshments, live screen printing, typewriter, storytelling session with ILSE and a

participatory dominoes game about the "diverse beings" that

inhabit society… which, in essence, we all are as

people.

TODOS MACA does not give up.

And if it does not give up, it is for you. Every year we set ourselves the

challenge of organizing these multidisciplinary artistic events with the

objective of making visible and empowering people with functional diversity.

And we know that it should not have to be necessary. We know that all

people, regardless of their class, category or condition, should have the

right and freedom to be part of the usual creative processes,

of the artistic circuits, and to be present in all educational centers,

in all professional spaces and in every stratum of this society.

It should be an absolutely normalized matter. But it is not.

It continues not to be. That is why we return, one more year, with the same

enthusiasm and the same obstinacy that we have maintained since 2017, when

we celebrated the first edition of this meeting of interaction, emotion

and inclusion that has as its headquarters and epicenter the Museum of Contemporary

Art of Alicante (MACA). The official reason, of course, is the

International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrated every December 3rd.

But we work every day, uncompromisingly, so that full inclusion becomes a reality.

TODOS MACA is an invitation for ALL PEOPLE to

approach and discover contemporary art, thus fostering

interest in the arts, citizen participation, social justice,

creative empowerment and, above all, interpersonal respect.

Cultural democratization is one of our main causes. And as a

consequence, it is our aim to build bridges between people, and

to make our differences, our diversity, instead of an

obstacle or a communicative impediment, an opportunity for

mutual learning, for collective creation. We all contribute if we all

participate. There is no other possibility.

The programming of this edition of TODOS MACA is structured based on

numerous artistic and cultural activities distributed throughout the

first week of December, transforming the museum into a

meaningful space to awaken the genius of a spectator unfamiliar with the world of

art, establishing a dialogue with the public and inserting the museum into the

social fabric of the city to become a place for,

we insist, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PEOPLE that make up

society.

One more year, we continue working tirelessly to make the MACA, Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante, accessible for EVERYONE. In this year 2023 we celebrate the seventh edition of TOD@S MACA, artistic and multidisciplinary events with the purpose of making visible and empowering people with disabilities. Our objective persists because, unfortunately, it is still necessary: we want all people to be able to participate in usual creative processes, access artistic circuits and be present in all educational and professional fields, promoting social, political and human equity. As long as this need for change exists, we will be here, one more year since 2017, celebrating these encounters and exchanges filled with emotion and inclusion at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante around the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is celebrated every December 3rd. With TOD@S MACA our purpose is to bring contemporary art closer to a diverse audience, fostering interest in culture, the arts, participation, creativity and respect towards all sectors of society. We want to build bridges between people, turning our differences and diversities into opportunities for mutual learning and collective creation. Everyone contributes if everyone participates. The TOD@S MACA program offers numerous artistic and cultural activities during the weekend of December 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2023, transforming the museum into a space to awaken the interest of spectators from all backgrounds and establishing a dialogue with the public to integrate the museum into the social life of the city, making it accessible FOR ALL PEOPLE. TOD@S MACA is not directed exclusively at a particular social group. It is not exclusive to people with disabilities or in situations of social exclusion. Our target audience is ALL OF SOCIETY. We cannot build a more inclusive, tolerant and empathetic world without counting on all the people who make it up. That is why the program of activities is open to everyone, without distinction. If you have made it this far and this dossier is before your eyes again, it is because we count on you again so that, for the seventh year, it is a success of involvement, participation and emotion. Because WE ARE ALL CREATORS. Because CULTURE must be for everyone and for all PEOPLE.

Musical Disconcerts is created within a generic program called "The Plaza Moves". It presents heterogeneous repertoires that span all possible styles. They are improbable formulas and mixtures that always work.

Musical Disconcerts Proposal July 2021

JULY 9

SIAM EFFECT

Lara Misó Peinado, Wilma Puentes Linares, dancers and choreographers

Marco Colocci, original music

Exploration of the physical union between two people, as it occurs in Siamese twins. A silent debate about the physical restriction of movement and its emotional implications.

JULY 16

ARTURO SERRA

MUSICIANS

Arturo Serra vibraphone

Quique Ramírez drums

Borja Flores double bass

Concert by the award-winning Valencian percussionist

JULY 23

DIXIE PROJECT

A journey through the music of the 1920s, the beginnings of jazz: Swing, Ragtime, Charleston.

The band is composed of 8 musicians: Ana Esteban, vocals; Fede Crespo, trumpet; Pierre León, clarinet; Paco Soler, trombone; Pascual Pérez, banjo; Carlos Botella, piano and accordion; Dani Tortosa, double bass; and Toni Prats, washboard, drums and percussion.

JULY 30

GIRASOMNIS

#immersivebeats, An immersive audiovisual electronic project by @ruben.solar.7 and @pacogramaje

A visual proposal perfectly synchronized with the music that will invite you on a completely immersive journey, achieving a profound multisensory sensation in the audience.

An odyssey of abstract and emotional character that will take spectators on a journey through other worlds.

Ruben Sølar resident DJ in Ibiza since 2001 where he has performed in all the major nighttime and daytime temples of Electronic music from residencies with the Day-off party at Space to the most iconic ambient spaces such as Cafe del Mar, Khumaras etc. He has various references on minimal music labels as well as house, for example at Trax Records Chicago the best house label in the world.

Paco Gramaje. Designer, video artist, AV performer, and composer

Capacity is limited to current regulations and safety controls established by Covid19, so registration on the MACA website is necessary: www.maca-alicante.es

Collaborates: Santa MACA

Within the Palabras Mayores program, the MACA hosts a new session of "Encounters with Local Creators," a proposal that seeks to open the museum's doors to the voices that make up the artistic and cultural fabric of our environment.

On this occasion, we welcome artist Aurelia Masanet. With more than forty years of career, Masanet (Alcoy, 1955) has explored textiles, painting, and the fusion of materials to shape intimate landscapes and symbolic universes where the visible and invisible meet. An essential appointment to discover her singular language.

Coordinated by: Juan Diego Cerdá