The sixth edition of the Becatalaiotica 2022 cultural contest is already underway and registration will remain open until May 23 at 11:59 pm. The competition has the goal of giving visibility to young talent, reclaiming the inspiring value of the Menorcan landscape and promoting the Talayotic Menorca candidacy for World Heritage among new audiences. The best valued proposal will win a € 2,000 scholarship.
This project, an initiative of Amics del Museu de Menorca, has had the support of the Consell Insular de Menorca from the beginning. Students from any field, who are between 18 and 28 years old, resident in Spain, can participate. They must fill out and send a registration form that can be found here: https://linktr.ee/Becatalaiotica.
The contest
Among all the forms received, a jury of professionals linked to the cultural heritage, teaching, Fine Arts and communication of Menorca will be in charge of evaluating and scoring the proposals. There will be 10 participants who will go on to a second phase, which will consist of shaping an event proposal at one of the Talayotic Menorca sites, with the tutoring of the members of the Becatalaiotica team.
All fields of study and means of expression are valid, as long as it maintains some relationship with Talayotic Menorca: scientific and/or cultural dissemination, dance, interpretation, monologues on any subject...
The five event proposals that both the jury of experts and the members of the organization consider the most original and obtain the best scores, will be showcased in Menorca. The participants will have to stage their proposal during the months of September and October at one of the Talayotic Menorca sites.
The assisting audience is a crucial part in evaluating the originality, content and evocative power of each proposal. The finalist who achieves the best evaluation will be granted a 2.000 € scholarship.
For more information: beca@menorcatalayotica.info or tel. 617 840 204.