A human tower group, a visual artist, a theater company, a choreographer, and a musical duo are the winners of the 2025 National Culture Awards, the awards granted by the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CoNCA) since 2009. The winners are the Castellers de Vilafranca, Mari Chordà, Dagoll Dagom, Marcos Morau, and Tarta Relena, as announced this Friday at an event held at the Circ Cric in Sant Esteve de Palautordera. Each award is worth 20,000 euros.

The link with the Venice Biennale is an example of the restless character of the company La Veronal, the troupe Led by choreographer Marcos Morau (Ontinyent, 1982), who has become a solid reference in Europe. Ten years ago, they participated in the Theatre Biennial, and this year they're in the Dance Biennial. And they're doing so with a highly anticipated show, an adaptation of Mercè Rodoreda's testamentary novel, Death and Spring, which after premiering in Venice this Friday and having a second performance on Saturday, The TNC season will open on September 24..