Eufònic Pòrtic 2025 summons memory, sonic liturgy, and the flavors of the land
Mutant folklore, activated trenches, sonic rituals, and performative rice dishes: from July 3 to 6, Pòrtic Eufònic opens the doors to the most unique spaces in the territory.
Once again, Pòrtic d’Eufònic invites us to get lost in the territory: churches, old mills, castles, and even trenches become sonic, visual, and emotional stages for actions, performances, installations, poetry, rice dishes, and landscapes that make art an act of connection. A program understood as a journey that includes activities from Eufònic Terra and BotCamp.
All Pòrtic activities are free!
Thursday, July 3 – Intimate rituals at the Tortosa Museum
Pòrtic Eufònic 2025 kicks off with two delicate yet powerful universes at the Tortosa Museum: in the Lemon Tree Courtyard, Joana Capella* (7:00 PM) activates the muscle memory of a wheat field with a choreography of minimal gestures and gentle resistance, blending performance, folk culture, and contemporary fatigue. Meanwhile, in the Didactic Classroom, Bianca Steck (8:00 PM) delivers an intimate and refined live show where her voice weaves through harp, piano, and subtle synthesizers, connecting us with the melancholic elegance of the finest European folk-pop.
*This activity replaces the originally planned performance by Natalia Carminati, who unfortunately won’t be able to join us this year ;(
Friday, July 4 – Invisible Memories and Millenary Oils between Ulldecona and La Sénia
At the old Oil Mill in Ulldecona, Xoán-Xil López (7:00 PM) opens a fascinating installation: a keyboard-less organ that breathes and evokes sonic memories. Over in La Sénia, at Molí la Vella, Adrián Vega and Adriano Galante (8:00 PM) explore the invisible frequencies of landscapes in a body-and-sound piece, preceded by an oil tasting from Molí de la Creu. At Finca del Pla la Bassa, Terrae (8:45 PM) sings to the earth with voices, loops, and a prior oil tasting from the Terram cooperative. And at the Church of Sant Bartomeu, Álvaro Corrochano (9:30 PM) transforms the sacred space with piano, synthesizers, and atmospheres that vibrate within. Meanwhile, at the Masdenverge Library, Sarabiotic (8:30 PM) takes us on an audiovisual journey through cyanobacteria and contemplative rave within BotCamp.
Saturday, July 5 – Morning – Breakfast, trenches, and pop from the bell tower between Xerta and Paüls
Eufònic Terra’s morning kicks off at Camp del Tio Eleuterio in Xerta with Ángeles Císcar (10:00), who activates the landscape among clementine trees through a poetic and physical action, following a breakfast by Forés & Cid featuring wine from Mas de les Vinyes and mandarin liqueur from Lo Flamenk. At the Barranc dels Fornets trenches, still in Xerta, Haize Lizarazu and Anxe Faraldo (10:45) unfold a sound performance using recycled motors and phones that make underground history resonate. Once their last battery-powered device falls silent, we head to Paüls, to the Castle, where Carpa Negra (12:00) bursts forth with free poetry and untamed music—no scores, no filters. Finally, at Paüls’ Church of Santa Maria, Júlia Collado Riu (12:45) closes the morning with a raw and magnetic live set, blending pop and emotion, followed by vermouth from Lo Bernat (Vins Carpo) and beats by DJ Kryper.
Saturday, July 5 – Underwater sounds, quantum codes, and electronic nature between Amposta, Masdenverge, and Freginals
At 7:00 PM, Norwegian sound artist Jana Winderen invites us to listen to the underwater world with Listening with the Blue Swimmer at Lo Pati Art Center (Amposta): an immersive and delicate installation by one of the leading voices in global sound art. At 8:30 PM, at the Masdenverge Library, Refugi de Fauna Salvatge unfolds a sound safari where trumpets, code, and visuals intertwine to translate nature into electronic pulses.
ATTENTION! Venue change!
From 10:15 PM, Freginals’ Church Square transforms: first, with an audiovisual performance by UPC’s Quantum Computing Lab, making quantum code dance on the church façade; followed by Ground Studies for Pilots, a visual and sound performance by Pandelis Diamantides that immerses us in a glitchy, immersive universe to rethink digital beauty.
Sunday, July 6 – Rice, synthpop, and sonic spells between Ulldecona and Miravet
At the Loreto Hermitage in Ulldecona, the morning begins with the emotional textures of Reymour (12:00), a duo blending minimalist chanson, twilight synthpop, and Swiss melancholy with disarming elegance. Next, Martí Sales cooks words while Lucia Prats prepares a 100% Ebro fish rice—with julioles, escórpores, rats, and spiders—in a shared ritual between cooking and verse that we’ll get to taste. DJ Goodfellah sets the soundtrack before and after, with a set designed to stir vermouth and thought.
In the afternoon, Miravet Castle fills with deep reverberations and sonic magic. Isabel Latorre and Edu Comelles present For Pauline, an ambient electronic piece inspired by “deep listening,” rich with tradition, landscape, and cosmic accordion dialogues. Following that, Amanda Mur immerses us in a sound universe where medieval music and ambient blend with Cantabrian folklore and synthetic textures, creating an intense, rich, and mystical landscape. A Sunday finale suspended between time and poetry.