{"id":58607,"date":"2025-06-02T13:28:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/performance-cultura-popular\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:56:21","slug":"performance-cultura-popular","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/en\/performance-cultura-popular\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance and Popular Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Antigua i Barbuda\u2019s Machine Theatre<\/h3>\n<p class=\"monday-block-1\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-monday-block-type=\"1\" data-monday-block-content=\"[{&quot;insert&quot;:&quot;A ballerina, a horse or a gorilla\u2026 These are just some of the creations by Antigua i Barbuda that have taken over the Cru\u00eflla Festival in recent years. These structures, born from the imagination and inventiveness of Jord\u00e0 Ferr\u00e9, are built from objects once considered trash, ingeniously repurposed to bring the object\u2014and the machine it becomes\u2014to life. To celebrate our 15th anniversary, we\u2019re bringing back two of the most iconic and beloved pieces from Antigua i Barbuda:&quot;}]\" data-inline-monday=\"true\">A ballerina, a horse or a gorilla\u2026 These are just some of the creations by <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguaibarbuda.wixsite.com\/antiguaibarbuda?lang=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antigua i Barbuda<\/a> that have taken over the Cru\u00eflla Festival in recent years. These structures, born from the imagination and inventiveness of Jord\u00e0 Ferr\u00e9, are built from objects once considered trash, ingeniously repurposed to bring the object\u2014and the machine it becomes\u2014to life. To celebrate our 15th anniversary, we brought back two of the most iconic and beloved pieces from Antigua i Barbuda:<\/p>\n<p><strong>EL CAVALL DE FERRO (<\/strong><strong>THE IRON HORSE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe streets are full of people. Children\u2019s shouts blend with adult voices and the thick traffic moving forward. The wind blows through the parks. We are surrounded by matter. The iron of buildings and the cement of cobblestones seem to breathe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this setting, Antigua i Barbuda reinvents everything and brings it to life, presenting a dreamlike parade featuring the magical image of a chained, giant iron horse that sears itself into the viewer\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58535 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BIKUS-CRUILLA19-IMG_1312-1-1-1024x1535.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BIKUS-CRUILLA19-IMG_1312-1-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BIKUS-CRUILLA19-IMG_1312-1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BIKUS-CRUILLA19-IMG_1312-1-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BIKUS-CRUILLA19-IMG_1312-1-1-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BIKUS-CRUILLA19-IMG_1312-1-1-1500x2249.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BIKUS-CRUILLA19-IMG_1312-1-1.jpg 1642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>EL GRAN GORIL\u00b7LA (<\/strong><strong>THE GREAT GORILLA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"monday-block-1\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-monday-block-type=\"1\" data-monday-block-content=\"[{&quot;insert&quot;:&quot;Their giant puppet: King Kong (the universal gorilla) or, closer to home, Snowflake (the world\u2019s only known albino gorilla)\u2014these are the icons that spark the imagination. The contrast between the puppet\u2019s humble materials and the sheer monumentality of the beast is resolved in this character: a colossal figure that is feared, admired, and deeply loved.&quot;}]\" data-inline-monday=\"true\">Their giant puppet: King Kong (the universal gorilla) or, closer to home, Snowflake (the world\u2019s only known albino gorilla)\u2014these are the icons that spark the imagination. The contrast between the puppet\u2019s humble materials and the sheer monumentality of the beast is resolved in this character: a colossal figure that is feared, admired, and deeply loved.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58540 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AMBIENT_230707_Foto\u00a9VictorParreno__DSC3145-1-1024x1293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"811\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AMBIENT_230707_Foto\u00a9VictorParreno__DSC3145-1-1024x1293.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AMBIENT_230707_Foto\u00a9VictorParreno__DSC3145-1-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AMBIENT_230707_Foto\u00a9VictorParreno__DSC3145-1-300x379.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AMBIENT_230707_Foto\u00a9VictorParreno__DSC3145-1.jpg 1071w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Castellers<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"442\">After some time without human towers at the Parc del F\u00f2rum, we brought back one of Cru\u00eflla\u2019s most beloved traditions: <em>castellers<\/em> groups returned to the festival! Throughout the four days, people experienced the excitement and collective strength of the <em>castells<\/em> (human towers), a living symbol of our culture and a perfect reflection of the Cru\u00eflla spirit: community, balance, and shared emotion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"781\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">That 2025 also marked 15 years since castellers were recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, and we were excited to share this milestone with them, as we also celebrated 15 years of the festival. That is why that year we had castellers every day, as a tribute to a tradition that represented and inspired us.<\/p>\n<p>We welcomed <em>Els Esquerdats<\/em>, the Casteller group from the Esquerra de l\u2019Eixample, <em>Els Descargolats <\/em>and\u00a0<em>La Colla Jove de Barcelona<\/em> who was also celebrating their 15th anniversary this year!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1697\" height=\"1136\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59633 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed.jpg 1697w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruillabarcelona.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-1500x1004.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1697px) 100vw, 1697px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antigua i Barbuda\u2019s Machine Theatre A ballerina, a horse or a gorilla\u2026 These are just some of the creations by Antigua i Barbuda that have taken [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58531,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58607","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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