Source: Nederlands Genootschap van Sint Jacob

The programming for the Experience the Camino initiative, intended to promote and highlight the English Route and the Fisterra–Muxía Route, will bring music and theatre to the streets and squares of the 27 municipalities that make up these pilgrimage routes of the Way of St. James in the province of A Coruña. Experience the Camino will spread the spirit of the pilgrimage through the performing arts and music during the months of August and September.

The activities will be accompanied by a travelling exhibition about these two routes.

Dous no Camiño (Two on the Camino) is a performance by Fran Rei and Isabel Risco, directed by Avelino González from the text by Roi Vidal and Xurxo Barcala. It depicts two pilgrims walking and discovering the different spots along the English Route and the Fisterra–Muxía Route as they pass through each of the towns on the way. In addition, along the same lines as Dous no Camiño, Fran Rei and Isabel Risco will present another performance, created and directed by them, in municipalities and at some pilgrim hostels, in which they will interact with citizens and people doing the pilgrimage in each location. In this performance, Athanasius and Theodore, the two disciples of St. James who transported his remains to Galicia by sea, find themselves lost following a journey through time lasting several centuries. They are surprised by the elements of modern life they find, while at the same time discovering that the essential aspects of the Way of St. James – its natural surroundings, scenery and monuments – have not changed.

Adding a musical touch to the programme will be the group Caxade, a personal folk–pop project of Alonso Caxade.

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Pathways that lead through the magnificent natural and architectural heritage of all four provinces, ancient ways that converge at Compostela, goal of the Camino, the pilgrimage route that is among the community’s principal emblems.

Cultures that are living, diverse, modern and our own, which emerge around every corner and reflect our creative capacity and expertise in the different fields of performance.

In 2017, the Cultura no Camiño programme – which kicked off in October 2013 – will again unite these two strengths, our geography and our art. It will feature a revamped lineup, which will be unveiled between 15 April and 30 September in 98 participating municipalities, all of which are located on the different routes of the Way of St. James in Galicia.

Concerts in various musical styles, along with theatre performances, dance, magic and the new circus, all make up a packed cultural and leisure calendar, coordinated by Turismo de Galicia and the Galician Department of Culture, Education and University Planning through the Agadic (Galician Agency of Cultural Industries), with the sponsorship of Gadis.

Location: 98 Galician municipalities

Dates: 15 April–30 September 2017

Organized by: Turismo de Galicia and the Galician Department of Culture, Education and University Planning

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The performances will continue until 30 September, coinciding with the largest influx of pilgrims and helping to enhance the tourism programme of participating municipalities.

Performing arts, music and circus

This year, Cultura no Camiño will feature eight new venues not included in 2016, the municipalities of O Barco de Valdeorras, Pantón, Mondoñedo, Sarreaus, Xinzo de Limia, Xunqueira de Ambía, Tui and Meis. The programme provides the structure for a large circuit of Galician performing arts and musical productions. It also provides an example of collective effort and institutional collaboration in order to offer the best programming possible, involving different government bodies, as well as creators, companies, managers and programmers, in a season conceived, designed and implemented by and for the public. Treixadura, Guadi Gallego, Uxía, Elefante Elegante, Cé Orquesta Fantasma, Caramuxo Teatro, Raquel Queizás, Rosa Cedrón, Pistacatro, La Tropa de Trapo, TrasPediante, Sarabela Teatro, Talía Teatro, el Mago Tetilla … these are just some of the artists who will delight audiences of all ages in these 98 municipalities throughout the entire spring and summer.

By province, A Coruña has the most participants (34 municipalities and 124 performances), followed by Pontevedra (24 municipalities and 96 performances), Lugo (24 municipalities and 94 performances) and Ourense (16 municipalities and 57 performances). As regards the type of activities, theatre dominates, with 161 events, followed by music (102 performances), magic (69), the new circus (32) and dance (7), with all of them being productions recently produced in Galicia. The majority will be held in outdoor venues, increasing their visibility and impact in relation to cultural promotion in Galicia.