The Porta Ferrada Festival replies to Plataforma per la Llengua that 33% of its poster is in Catalan

2023-07-27 14:26:47

The program of the Porta Ferrada Festival has a total of 45 artists in 34 concerts, of which there are 30 with a sung voice and 10 do it in Catalan, becoming the 33% of the poster. The festival has also pointed out that the remaining 15 proposals are instrumental, with styles ranging from jazz to classical, with a 25% work by Catalan composers (Vivancos, C. Font, JA Amargós, C. Banavent, X. Batlles, Toti Soler, Laura Andrés). Porta Ferrada has thus replicated one Platform for Language study who said that 12% of the contest was programmed in Catalan and regretted its “lack of rigor”. In this context, they emphasized that the Porta Ferrada Festival “has been, is and will always be at the side of Catalan culture”.

Of the concerts with singing voice, the festival has pointed out, 10 are in Catalan, 2 bilingual and the rest in different languages. The resulting percentage is one 33% in the Catalan language and not 12% to which “this dubious study” by Plataforma per la Lengua refers, he criticized.

The contest considers that taking into account the dimensions of the Porta Ferrada Festival, its budget and the more than 12 international exclusives that combine with the support for Catalan performers and creators demonstrated throughout its history, “the comparison that describes us as one of the most subsidized festivals is completely incorrect. The subsidy from the Generalitat supposes from 7 to 10% in relation to the total budget of the festival, since we consider, for example, that it is not the same 150,000 euros with a total budget of 450,000 euros, as the same 150,000 euros on a budget of 2,500,000 euros”.

A study indicates that at the three festivals most subsidized by the Government, music in Catalan does not reach 20%

“Of the 45 artists participating in this edition of the Festival, 25 are Catalanmore than 50%”, he indicated.

Language Platform Study

Porta Ferrada has replicated a study prepared by Plataforma per la Llengua, which determined that at the three festivals most subsidized by the Government of the Generalitat, music in Catalan does not reach 20%. Cruïlla is, according to the organization, the festival that receives the most public money, with 150,000 euros in subsidies and 305,000 in refundable aid. According to the study, 15% of music is in Catalan. Behind, the Vida festival in the program by 19% and the Porta Ferrada by 12%.