Please Note : Jeremy Corbyn has had to pull out of coming to this year’s festival due to other commitments. As we all know he is massively busy, in an election year, so we can’t begrudge him that. Of course he continues to support the festival, as does the Peace and Justice Project. We’re sorry for any disappointment, but we still have an amazing line up of speakers, bands, poets, musicians, actors, journalists, film makers, activists etc. confirmed in the 2024 lineup – details coming soon.
The full 3 day El Sueño Existe festival will be back in Machynlleth on the weekend of 9/10/11 August 2024. Main Themes : Bolivia / The Amazon / Struggles for Climate Justice.
Weekend tickets are now on sale, together with camping and campervan tickets – from the tab ‘2024 tickets on sale’ If you’re not a camper / campervaner, there is accommodation info, also on the website.
We’ve sold out at the last couple of festivals so do buy soon to avoid disappointment.
Volunteering information and application form from the ‘volunteering’ tab.
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Main themes 2024 : Bolivia / The Amazon / Climate Justice
From melting glaciers in the Andes to devastating forest fires in the Amazon, the people of Latin America are at the sharp end of the global climate emergency. How can the economic well-being and unique habitats and cultural heritage of those least responsible for global warming be protected?
The programme is already looking fantastic – bands / musicians confirmed include The Frida Violeta Band – a fantastically vibrant all women ensemble, returning as headliners this time, putting together classical and traditional instruments. Also Martyn Joseph, a jaw dropping guitar player with a passion for social justice – “The Welsh Bruce Springsteen ” + Sasha Mitchell, daughter of poet and song writer Adrian Mitchell, who wrote ‘Victor Jara of Chile’. With Pete Moser she’ll be performing an energetic tour through Adrian’s miraculous poetry and songs in an anarchic cabaret. There’ll be a set from Zona Marginal, a cutting edge rap outfit from Colombia with strong political content, focusing on the belief that another world is possible + many more.
On the workshop / speakers side, there will be speakers from Wiphalas Across the World, Bolivia Solidarity Campaign, experts on the Amazon and climate, The Green Party of Wales, War on Want, Peace and Justice Project, XR and many more. Latin America Bureau (LAB) who are long term friends of El Sueño, will be organising a ‘festival within the festival’ highlighting their publications and campaigning work.
Special mention of festival friend Sian Philipps whose journalist brother Dom, together with Bruno Pereira, was murdered in the Amazon region in 2022. Sian will be updating us on the campaign for justice, and the situation in the area Dom and Bruno were working in, and showing a moving film in tribute to Dom, ‘Where the Forest Ends’ recently made by one of Dom’s Brazilian collaborators, Otavio Cury.
Poets confirmed include Eduardo Embry, Giovanna Miralles (also a film maker who’ll be presenting one of her extraordinary films “Umaturka”) Denise Vargas, + theatre / performance from Las Juanas – Latin American women writers and a one man show from Pete Searles – “Part-actor, part-clown, part-raconteur”.
As usual a full list of everything probably happening would be too long to get through at this stage, so we hope this gives you a good taste of what will be on offer! We’ll be updating you on the programme info via mailchimp and here on the website as things get firmed up.
We’ve sold out at the last couple of festivals so do buy soon to avoid disappointment.
We look forward to welcoming you to Machynlleth in August!
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