Video: Concurs de Castells Festival, photographed by David Oliete
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Every two years in Catalonia an amazing event called "Contest of towers" (Concurs de Castells) … Enthusiasts erect structures right in front of the audience and their own bodies serve as the only "building material" for them. All the spectacularity of this action can be estimated from the photographs taken David Oliete.
The tradition of building human towers is over two hundred years old. It is believed that the pioneers in this field were dancers and acrobats, which is not so hard to believe. Much more surprising is the fact that at present the teams of "building" towers, the so-called "calls", consist mainly of amateurs. The size of the group of enthusiasts can range from 75 to 500 people, while women and children must be present in the collection.
Each call prepares hard for Towers Rivalry: chooses the structure of the building, calculates the center of gravity, distributes responsibilities between the participants. The base of the tower is made up of the strongest and heaviest members of the team, they form the foundation, on the strength of which the fate of the structure will depend. In addition, in the event of a collapse of the structure, and such cases are not uncommon, they soften the fall of the participants. Young and easy participants are located at higher levels, while traditionally the "crown" of the tower should be a child.
V "Contest of towers" the winner is the colla, who managed to build the tallest and most complex structure. Especially experienced teams erect up to ten floors, which is comparable in height to a four-story building.
Photos taken David Oletamay remind readers Kulturologia the work of Michael Wolff. Both artists are able to see the harmony behind seemingly disordered phenomena.
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