Letters and football

A BRIDGE BETWEEN CULTURE AND FOOTBALL

It is an annual festival of culture and football

It consists of a series of meetings between representatives of culture who reflect on various issues raised by the Foundation (Fundazioa) team.

The topics discussed are related to cultural, social and sporting aspects, and deal with the presence of football in the world of art and, in particular, in the world of literature. Novelists, poets, journalists, columnists, scriptwriters, musicians, cartoonists, publicists, filmmakers, comic authors, rappers… take part in the talks and discuss life and football from the perspective of their own works. Among the very diverse issues discussed, the guests often share their reflections on the social, cultural and sentimental dimension of Athletic Club. At the end of the round tables, the audience joins the discussion and can ask questions to the guests.

The festival has also dedicated special days to the organisation of photography and literary competitions or the holding of educational conferences, plays or humorous monologues in which football has served as a bridge to deal with issues of social interest, such as racism or homophobia.

Finally, in parallel to the festival, actions to promote reading are carried out, such as its own publications, the organisation of the so-called Athletic Reading Clubs or the IrakurLE-ON campaign.

After the pandemic, the festival has been organised jointly with the film festival, although we aim to bring it back in the medium term. All the information on the festival can be found at www.letrasyfutbol.com

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AUTHORS, JOURNALISTS, WRITERS AND CREATORS HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE FESTIVAL

A bridge between culture and football

The idea is to build bridges between the worlds of culture and football and particularly to generate a space for reflection that helps us to think about the role of football and Athletic Club with respect to society and creation.

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For several editions now, the festival has been held in San Mamés. In its BAT Ring, for several days, meetings open to the public take place

The Foundation works to ensure these events as a quality cultural offer.

Ponente dando una charla en letras y fútbol

Dos ponentes en el escenario letras y fútbol

4 ponentes con público en letras y fútbol

3 ponentes sentados dando una charla en letras y fñutbol

The event has seen artists to the stature of Eduardo Galeano, Juan Villoro, Eduardo Mendoza, Manuel Vilas, Enric González, Bill Buford, David Trueba, Alejo Stivel, Manuel Jabois, Joan Tallón, Philip Kerr, Bernardo Atxaga, Sergi Pàmies, Ignacio Martínez de Pisón, Simon Kuper, Josep Ramoneda, Jonathan Wilson, Joseba Apaolaza, Coque Malla, Laura Fernández, Miqui Otero, Gari, Belén Gopegui, Jordi Puntí, Kirmen Uribe, Ray Loriga, Laura Ferrero, Hernán Casciari, Andrés Neuman, Amets Arzallus, Juan Ramón Rodríguez ‘Jota’, Ander Izagirre, Martín Caparrós, Milena Busquets, Agustín Fernández-Mallo, Héctor Abad Faciolince, Unai Elorriaga, Eduardo Sacheri, Jorge Carrión, Jenn Díaz, Nacho Carretero, Enrique Ballester, David Goldblatt, Karmele Jaio and Philippe Claudel.