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The stalls filled with the theaters had been for Laurence Olivier as aphrodisiacs because the odor of the napalm within the morning for Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore of Apocalypse now. There is nothing so stimulating for artists – and let’s not say for theatrical entrepreneurs – as that picture of all full seats. To petar all of the theaters, exhibit that that is potential at the very least someday in Catalonia, and use the impact as a stimulus for the sector, the BUIDA Cap chair initiative is directed, which on Saturday celebrates its second version after having managed to consolidate solidly in its first name.

On the day, conceived as an awesome theater get together, 216 scenic areas of all courses and magnitudes take part, from the most important to tiny, essentially the most excellent to essentially the most humble, distributed all through Catalonia and past, as Buzz Lightyar would say, as a result of this time the Balearic Islands, of the Valencia Community, of the southern area of France of the Speech of Catalan and L’Al. The Buida Cap chair places on sale about 80,000 seats (80,327) for 248 exhibits of all scenic codecs and genres, with classical, revolutionary or household proposals. Last yr 60,000 tickets had been provided from 145 areas and greater than 55,000 (55,583 spectators had been occupied, with a median occupation of 92%).

“This edition the panorama paints very well,” says Isabel Vidal, common director of the Teatral Focus firm and President of Adetca (Association of Theater Companies in Catalonia), which promotes the initiative with the Catalan Audiovisual Media Corporation and assist of the Department of Culture of the Generalitat along with the collaboration of varied establishments, theaters, athenaeans, producers and firms adhered. “We foresee a record, the early sale indicates, but we will not have the exact figures until Saturday.” The Cap armchair will make them public on the finish of the day discovering a last marker with accompaniment of a toast. “Simply overcoming last year’s seats will already be good news, because that was already a success,” says vidally, though this yr with extra theaters and exhibits evidently the variety of spectators will likely be overcome lengthy.

The organizers are pleasantly stunned on the enthusiasm that has prompted the initiative and pace – in a single version – with which it has established itself. The new appointment has been mounted “with great enthusiasm and work” and Vidal highlights the proliferation of movies and messages it has generated. “There is a great expectation,” he says, “he wish,” to subtract the present of enthusiasm. “It will undoubtedly be a great day of theater,” he explodes.

Are you worrying the climate on this Catalonia that appears to have been paid to the monsoon? (Do not confuse, by God, with Mazón). “No, the rain has never been bad for the theater, the rainy days want to pick you up, and the theaters provide a splendid and exciting place to do so. We must remember that our high season is winter, when people have less desire to be outdoors. It is true that street activities of the day could be harmed with rain, but the rooms do not affect them.”

Vidal, who was re -elected for a 3rd three -year time period on the head of Adetca final February, could be very glad that the concept and message of Cap armchairs have reached the general public. “The figures that we are having as an early sale confirm that it will go well, although there is always that nerve point, which on the other hand gives more emotion.” The President of Adetca factors out, in order that we have now an concept of ​​what the initiative supposes, that the determine of 55,000 spectators of final Saturday equals an excellent entire week in all of the theaters of Barcelona. In the town on daily basis about 15,000 or 16,000 seats are provided (contemplating a single perform, that are generally extra).

The theater state of affairs in Catalonia has been enhancing very considerably lately, till reaching absolute data, after the Covid debacle. What occurred? “Many things. Among them the quality of the proposals. Also that the paradoxically reaffirmed pandemic reaffirmed the desire to go out to see live activities, which do not have homemade substitute as I can somehow have it the cinema. And that during these years Postcovid has done a lot of work well done. Likewise it is necessary to highlight that we see a very large increase in the themes that connect with the public. The general increase in culture in the media is another thing that has benefited the theater.” Vidal doesn’t imagine that there was a decompensation between the theater of extra traditional points and the one which addresses radical issues present and that appears to predominate within the billboard (simply have a look). “They are tendencies, this second type of themes abounds today, and it is evident that it is being hit in that, given the increase of the public. But I believe that a balance will occur again. Nothing must be set aside, neither the new creation nor the universality.”

Are younger folks integrated by the hand of that new preponderance of the problems that curiosity or have an effect on extra instantly? “We have a data deficit in the sector, of global quality data, but it is a fact that the stalls are being rejuvenated, with more new presence of spectators of the strip between 18 and 35 years. It is a very good phenomenon, but of course we must continue to encourage public assistance of all ages, contributing to the assertion of the ribbon of knowledge and intellectual demand.”

Of the surroundings within the sector, which within the Butaca Buida Capa goes to at least one, very hand, observes that there’s “very good vibes” in contrast to different instances. “There are still varied families and interests, of course, and there are conflicts, but we listen to each other. The divergence is not bad and diversity is progress. It is good to be united even if each one has their ideas. The concept of competition has changed and it is understood positively. If one grows we all grow. We have to work from loyalty and not from the stab, and that seems to me that it already assumes it.”