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Hollywood-style Walk of Fame for Barcelona
26/03/2019
BARCELONA could soon have its own Hollywood-style Walk of Fame with the names of huge stars in the Catalunya arts world engraved into its surface.
Among these would be the late Montserrat Caballé, a world-renowned opera diva who became a household name through her duet with ex-Queen frontman Freddy Mercury, Barcelona, a global hit which became the theme tune for the 1992 Olympics in the city.
Late actor, comedian and theatre director Pepe Rubianes, pianist and playwright Carles Santos, who died 15 months ago, actress and radio presenter María Matilde Almendros, and musician Monty are also likely to have their own Walk of Fame star – even though at least two of them were not born in the region.
Those featured will be performing artists who have ‘left their mark on Catalunya’ in some way or another, says the Catalunya Association of Theatre Companies (ADETCA).
The Walk of Fame will be on the lively central boulevard known as La Rambla de Santa Mònica and will be designed by US artist Philip Stanton, who will be commissioned to ‘update’ it every March 27 with new names.
This date coincides with World Theatre Day and, for its 2019 edition, ADETCA will be organising guided tours of Barcelona’s main performance halls such as the Catalunya National Theatre (TNC), the Barts Hall and the Victòria Theatre, as well as staging one-act plays and play readings in the El Triangle-FNAC auditorium, acted out and directed by members of the Catalunya Professional Actors’ and Directors’ Association (AADPC) and the Performance Artists’ Management Society (AISGE).
ADETCA’s chairwoman Isabel Vidal says theatre audiences have increased by around 9% in Spain the past year.
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BARCELONA could soon have its own Hollywood-style Walk of Fame with the names of huge stars in the Catalunya arts world engraved into its surface.
Among these would be the late Montserrat Caballé, a world-renowned opera diva who became a household name through her duet with ex-Queen frontman Freddy Mercury, Barcelona, a global hit which became the theme tune for the 1992 Olympics in the city.
Late actor, comedian and theatre director Pepe Rubianes, pianist and playwright Carles Santos, who died 15 months ago, actress and radio presenter María Matilde Almendros, and musician Monty are also likely to have their own Walk of Fame star – even though at least two of them were not born in the region.
Those featured will be performing artists who have ‘left their mark on Catalunya’ in some way or another, says the Catalunya Association of Theatre Companies (ADETCA).
The Walk of Fame will be on the lively central boulevard known as La Rambla de Santa Mònica and will be designed by US artist Philip Stanton, who will be commissioned to ‘update’ it every March 27 with new names.
This date coincides with World Theatre Day and, for its 2019 edition, ADETCA will be organising guided tours of Barcelona’s main performance halls such as the Catalunya National Theatre (TNC), the Barts Hall and the Victòria Theatre, as well as staging one-act plays and play readings in the El Triangle-FNAC auditorium, acted out and directed by members of the Catalunya Professional Actors’ and Directors’ Association (AADPC) and the Performance Artists’ Management Society (AISGE).
ADETCA’s chairwoman Isabel Vidal says theatre audiences have increased by around 9% in Spain the past year.
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