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JUNE 27-JULY 1; JULY 4-8, 2018 LOG SHEET #1 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER NAME: Mary Aldacushion RECORDER 1 NAME: Atenu 1 FILE NAME: 0489.wav RECORDER 2 NAME: Atenu 2 FILE NAME: 0078.wav PRESENTER: Pablo Giori DATE/TIME: 7/6/18 - 12:00 PROGRAM: Catalonia STAGE: Ateneu Exchange GROUP NAME: SESSION TITLE: A Tale of Two Colles: History of Human Towers [[2 columned table]] | PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Miquel Covo | Colla [[strikethrough]] Joves Vell [[/strikethrough]] Joues | | Maria Barbara | Colla [[strikethrough]] Joves Vell [[/strikethrough]] Joues | | Eduard Jimenez | Colla [[strikethrough]] Joves Vell [[/strikethrough]] Joues | | Roger Montala | Collavella | older group - Colla Bella dels Xiquets de Valls (core) 2 Colles younger - Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls Intro by Pablo - welcome liao - first human tower today Origins of human tower Started as a religious ceremony - 1700s Then became more culturally important 1791 - origin Tradition started dying off Economic issues - difficult time Plague affecting groups - farmworkers left the area (they were ones who made tower) 20th Century - more issues Franco + dictatorship Civil war period 1936-1939 Franco wanted only one group new human tower group in different towns Competition between groups started after Franco died, more groups + more competition 1981 -> more democracy, every town had its own tower group
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