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unlikely morning glories
*near glories metro (makes sense, right?), on the walk to work
Near the CCCB
I went to the Independent Magazine Festival today. It was not good. Basically, I paid seven euros to sit in a trendy-looking lounge with lots of trendy people. I was much more interested in what was going on outside of the CCCB. There is a long wall that runs along one side of the building that is famous for graffiti but just a few blocks away and down a little side street there is a plaza that is completely dominated by it.
It was especially interesting for me because I am familiar with the work of the artist whose work appears below. He does portraits of local people who have been displaced because of major urban development projects. He is applying for residency at the community art center where I work.
Palau de la Musica Catalana
I was lucky enough to get a ticket to see the Soweto Gospel Choir perform in the famous Modernista Catalan music hall tonight. It was overwhelming between the music and setting, but in the best possible sense of the word. One of my favorite nights since I've been here.
A detail of the famous stained glass ceiling:
The Sardana
So I finally found some sardana dancing here in Barcelona. The sardana is a Catalonian circle dance that has been popular since the 16th century. It was as if the people dancing had been with it since the beginning. On the one hand it is nice to see the elderly community getting together and celebrating their culture but the lack of young people joining in seems to me to mean that it is a dying art. I asked the woman who was walking around with a little wicker basket looking for donations about the group. Supposedly they come every Saturday at 7:30 to dance in front of the Catedral in the Gothic Quarter.
I Like This.
*spotted in the Raval
