Episode One: WATER

Episode 1,   Jun 17, 2019, 07:55 AM

The Wells of Tanit podcast series starts with an episode recorded at the Font de Balàfia, an ancient well near San Lorenzo, in the North of Ibiza. In this episode we explore the theme of 'Water' in relation to the culture, history, mythology, folklore and ecology of the island of Ibiza. What have Ibiza's freshwater sources represented to the islanders through the centuries? How has mass tourism and globalisation drastically changed this relationship, and what does that mean in mythical terms? What are the ancient, mystical secrets to be found in the wells and fresh water sources of this little island...

Down in the well of Balàfia we explore poetry, literature and ancient myths, as well as chatting with our sponsor, film-maker Enrique Villalonga of Filmótica, about a documentary project he carried out for the local government in relation with the island's now dry river, the Riu de Santa Eulàlia.

Mentioned/featuring in this episode:
- 'water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink...' line from 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- 'What Mystery pervades a Well', poem by Emily Dickinson
- 'The Psychic Environment', writings on Ibiza by Rolph Blakstad (foreward to 'La Casa Eivissenca, published by Blakstad Ibiza, 2013)
- 'When I was Furthest from Water', prose-photography book by Joanna Hruby and Michaela Meadow, published by Hedgespoken Press, 2018
- Can Planetes, Moorish watermill, Santa Eularia, Ibiza
- 'The Walk of the Moon', essay by Joanna Hruby for the Dark Mountain Project, published in 2017
- 'When a River came back', essay by Joanna Hruby, first published on her blog at www.theatreoftheancients.com, 2018.

Written and presented by Joanna Hruby, artist, puppeteer and founder of Theatre of the Ancients (www.theatreoftheancients.com)
Series sponsor/editing: Enrique Villalonga of Filmótica (filmotica.com)
Theme music: 'De Jo Et Vas Despediguent' by
Uc (released by Produccions Blau)

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