The CToL is pleased to share with its members the message received from the IV World Forum of Taurine culture, inviting CTL members to join this International event.
"Dear friend,
I hope this message finds you well. With great pride and excitement, I am writing to announce that the World Forum of Bullfighting Culture will return in 2025 to celebrate its fourth edition. The Forum will be held, as always, on the wonderful Terceira Island (Azores), located at the center of the bullfighting world, halfway between Europe and America. The IV edition of the World Forum of Bullfighting Culture will take place from January 24 to 26, 2025. This edition is dedicated to reflecting on the Future of Bullfighting and is supported by the Government of the Azores and the municipalities of Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória. (promotional video here)
The three days of activities will welcome renowned personalities from the eight bullfighting countries. The Forum will be divided into round tables, conferences, as well as bullfighting and leisure activities. For enthusiasts, this will be a unique opportunity to participate in the debate about the future of the Fiesta in the heart of the Atlantic, enjoying an extraordinary bullfighting atmosphere on an island with an incomparable natural beauty, fantastic gastronomy, and a historical heritage recognized in the cities of Praia do Vitoria and Angra do Heroísmo (UNESCO World Heritage).
I invite you, as well as all Tertulianos and Associates, key actors of the Fiesta, to join us so that we can all celebrate, discuss, and shape the future of our beloved Bullfighting together, while enjoying an extraordinary tourist experience.
Below, I am sending you useful information about accommodation at reduced and exclusive prices for Forum participants. All information and registrations are available at www.forummundialculturataurina.com/es. I will contact you shortly to inform you of all the details of this unique event.
Best regards,
Lino Pires President Tertúlia Tauromáquica Terceirense Organizing Entity
Hotels associated with the Forum in Angra do Heroísmo:
Azores Book Hotel ****
Palácio de Santa Catarina Hotel ****
Pousada de São Sebastião ****
Reduced accommodation rate per night: 60€ (book by calling the hotel, indicating participation in the Forum).
Tertúlia Tauromáquica Terceirense Organizing Entity"
Please follow this link Forum de Cultura Taurina ES - Forum Mundial de Cultura Taurina for further details and registration, and see below pasted computer translation of the Agenda:
**Thursday, January 23**
- Reception of guests and parallel events
**Friday, January 24**
*Centro Cultural e de Congressos de Angra do Heroísmo*
- 9:30 AM: Opening ceremony.
- 10:00 AM: Round Table – *Is it time for unity in bullfighting?*
Participants: Salvador Arias (President of CICULT and Tauromaquia Mexicana), Francisco Macedo (Federação Portuguesa de Tauromaquia, Protoiro), Borja Cardelús (Fundación del Toro de Lidia, Spain), François Zumbiehl (Observatoire des Cultures Taurines, France), Pablo Gómez Debarbieri (Asociación Cultural Taurina, Peru), Manolo Zapata (Asociación Venezolana de Tauromaquia, Venezuela), Gonzalo Sanz de Santa María (Corporación Libertad Cultural, Colombia), and Juan Carlos Solines (Unión Nacional de Espectáculos Tradicionales, Ecuador). Moderator: Maurício do Vale (journalist).
- 12:00 PM: Lunch – Pico das Cruzinhas
Musical performance by Duo Duarte Dores
- 2:00 PM: Presentation – *New tools for bullfighting, adapted to the deep and improved study of the physiology of the fighting bull.*
By Júlio Fernández (veterinarian). Presented by Vasco Lucas (Veterinarian and Technical Secretary of the Associação Portuguesa de Criadores de Toiros de Lide).
- 3:30 PM: Coffee break.
- 4:00 PM: Round Table – *Where is bullfighting evolving? Is the bull of the future already in the field?*
Participants: Miguel Angel Perera (bullfighter and breeder of Alqueva), Joaquim Grave (breeder of Murteira Grave), Verónica Gutierrez (breeder of San Pelayo), Álvaro Núñez del Cuvillo (breeder of Alvaro Núñez), Javier Núñez (breeder of La Palmosilla). Moderator: Paco Aguado (journalist and writer).
- 7:30 PM: Traditional dinner – Quinta das Casas – Terra-Chã
Musical performance by Grupo de Baile da Canção Regional Terceirense
**Saturday, January 25**
*Auditório do Ramo Grande – Praia da Vitória*
- 9:30 AM: Presentation – *The legal defense of bullfighting.*
By Lorenzo Clemente (lawyer and member of the Fundación Toro de Lidia). Presented by Paco Aguado (journalist and writer).
- 11:00 AM: Coffee break
- 11:30 AM: Round Table – *The situation of bullfighting in America.*
Participants: Salvador Arias (President of CICULT and Tauromaquia Mexicana), Pablo Gómez Debarbieri (Asociación Cultural Taurina, Peru), Manolo Zapata (Asociación Venezolana de Tauromaquia, Venezuela), Gonzalo Sanz de Santa María (Corporación Libertad Cultural, Colombia), and Juan Carlos Solines (Unión Nacional de Espectáculos Tradicionales, Ecuador). Moderator: Juan Antonio de Labra (journalist and writer).
- 1:30 PM: Lunch – Academia da Juventude e das Artes da Ilha Terceira
- 3:30 PM: Screening of the film *"Tardes de Soledad"* by director Albert Serra – winner of the 2024 San Sebastián Film Festival.
- 5:00 PM: Coffee break.
- 5:30 PM: Round Table – *How to communicate bullfighting in the era of artificial intelligence?*
Participants: Vicente Zabala de la Serna (journalist and writer), Rubén Amón (journalist and writer), Juan António de Labra (journalist and writer), Helder Milheiro (Founder and Creative Director of BullStudio. Former Director of Communication of ProToiro), David González (literary editor El Paseíllo). Moderator: Paco Aguado (journalist and writer).
- 8:30 PM: Dinner at the Hotel Palácio de Santa Catarina.
Equestrian show "Quinta do Malhinha" and performance by the Coro Padre Tomás de Borba of the Academia Musical de la Isla Terceira.
**Sunday, January 26**
*Centro Cultural e de Congressos de Angra do Heroísmo*
- 10:00 AM: Presentation – *Can bullfighting be a surprising case?*
By Helder Milheiro (Founder and Creative Director of BullStudio. Former Director of Communication of ProToiro). Presented by Arlindo Teles (former President of the Tertulia Tauromaquica Terceirense).
- 11:30 AM: Coffee break
- 12:00 PM: Round Table – *Passion in the first person.*
Participants: José Peseiro (football coach), Daniel Oliveira (journalist and commentator), Araceli Guillaume (professor of History and Civilization of Modern Spain at the University of Paris-Sorbonne), Chapu Apaolaza (journalist). Moderator: Vicente Zabala de la Serna (journalist and writer).
- 1:30 PM: Closing of the sessions and reading of the Forum's conclusions.
- 2:00 PM: Lunch at the Plaza de Toros de Isla Terceira
Musical performance by Myrica Faya.
- 4:00 PM: Tentadero and bullfighting on horseback at the Plaza de Toros de la Isla Terceira
Rejoneadores: Tiago Pamplona and João Pamplona
Group of Juvenile Forcados of the Tertúlia Tauromáquica Terceirense
Novilleros: Tristán Barroso and Javier Zulueta
Breeders: Rego Botelho, C.A. José Albino Fernandes, and João Gaspar
**Exhibitions**
*(during the Forum)*
- *The Mexicans*, photography exhibition by Bernardo Aja, supported by Leica, at the Centro Cultural y de Congresos de Angra do Heroísmo. Until March 12.
- *"The Bulls in Comics"*, curated by Fernando González Viñas, on display in the streets of Angra do Heroísmo.
- Paintings by Portuguese artist Jaime Fortuna, at the Tertulia Tauromáquica Terceirense.
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