The Arts Society Nerja (formerly
Nerja NADFAS)
Tuesday, January 9
Riviera Paradise: Art, Design And Pleasure In The 20s and 30s
A fully illustrated Lecture in English by Mary Alexander,
sponsored by Liberty Seguros.
Since the C19 English high
society had ‘wintered
over’ on the Cote d’Azur,
but always left by April.
In the early 1920s
however, an intoxicating
mix of artists, writers,
musicians
and
international
visitors,
inspired
by
a
mythological seascape of
luminous colours, created
a new summer season.
Sun tans and sportswear
soon became ‘de rigueur’
in the chic new coastal
resorts, villas and hotels.
This
liberating
playground
of
ideas
across the visual design
arts was stimulated by
impresarios
Serge
Diaghilev and Paul Poiret.
Traditional boundaries
were torn down. Matisse,
Picasso, Dufy, Cocteau,
and Chanel merged the
worlds of fashion, theatre
and interiors. Cole Porter,
Scott Fitzgerald, and the
intriguing Gerald and Sara
Murphy, introduced an
American perspective and
attracted an influential
new set of discerning
patrons and collectors.
We will ‘time travel’ to
meet them.
About Mary Alexander
Thirty years’ experience as a lecturer, with a BA in History and
History of Art and a MA with distinction in History of Art from
University College London. Experience includes public lectures in
museums, tutoring for the Open University, visiting lecturer at
Christie’s Education in London, museum curator at Platt Hall, the
Gallery of Costume, Manchester. Now a freelance lecturer to
various arts, heritage and antiquarian societies. She also worked
in Pentagram design consultancy in London and New York,
organising conferences and special events. Author of various
articles on design and visual awareness issues, her background
combines an unusual blend of academic and visual
communications skills. Lectured for ADFAS Australia and New
Zealand in 2011 and 2013. Mary is an enthusiastic member and
President of The Arts Society Glaven Valley.
Tuesday, January 16
Federico García Lorca: His Life, Times And Literary Legacy
Accompanied by readings of his poetry. A fully illustrated Lecture
by Roberta Kettel, sponsored by De Cotta Law.
A description of the life and works of the most well-known
Spanish poet and dramatist of the 20th century - an iconic figure
personifying the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War. His life is seen
against the background of Spanish
history at that time from the 1898
Spanish American War (the year of his
birth) through the Primo de Riviera
dictatorship and the Second Republic
to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil
War in 1936 (the year of his execution).
The themes of his works - he wrote
eleven books of poems and 9 plays -
will be discussed, and there will be
readings of a selection of his poems in
Spanish and English, as well as a look
at the importance of the three Spanish cities in his life: Granada,
Madrid and Barcelona, and his close friendship with Salvador
Dali´.
About Roberta Kettel
Roberta Kettel has lived in Spain since 1991 and has been
involved with The Arts Society Nerja (NADFAS) in Nerja since its
beginnings in 1993. Roberta was the society’s chairman for four
years from 2002-2006, and has organized more than twenty trips
around Spain for the society between 1996-2008. She is presently
responsible for the Capistrano lecture season, organises trips for
the Capistrano Travel Club, and has given lectures on different
topics associated with Spanish culture and literature to the Nerja
History Group and the other 4 The Arts Societies along the Costa
del Sol. She talked to us about Hemingway in October 2016.
Both lectures will be held at The Cultural Centre (Centro
Cultural, Calle Granada, Nerja) and will start at 6pm. (Doors
open at 5pm and tickets are only available on the night).
For more information contact Helen Sijsling 660 907 856.