Bolero de Carlet, traditional Valencian dance. Just happened across it while we were walking through the medieval section. You will find it interesting!
Gary Kirkpatrick
First place Fallas 2016- Casal Calle Cuba- Litorat Alzorin
Casal Calle Cuba- Liiorat Alzorin won many prizes in 2016, including best sound and light show and 1st place in the Special category (largest) for it’s many slendored fallas. Here is a short slide show (below the photos):
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Dracula and other Fallas’ of 2016
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Fireworks at the unveiling of the statue at City Hall
Fireworks at the unveiling of the statue at City Hall
One of the largest and most fabulous of the Fallas’ is the one at city hall (Ayuntamiento). Photos and video.
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Sound and Light Shows in Rusafa neighborhood of Valencia March 2016
Sound and Light Shows in Rusafa neighborhood of Valencia March 2016
Four Horns at Palau de la Musica
Four Horns at Palau de la Musica
Visit to the fallas workshops (with photos)
March 3, 2016 we visited the workshop area where the sculpture for Fallas are produced. These are made from foam over a wood frame. Each neighborhood Fallas contracts with a workshop to produce these creative and delightful sculptures each year. Except for a very few ‘small’ ones (small is human sized) all are burned around midnight on March 19 each year. The largest are around 25 meters/80′ in height. This industry employs hundreds of artists, carpenters and other skilled labor and brings in 800,000 people to Valencia each year. The streets are lively, filled with lights and stands selling churros and other fried goodies, mojitos (a mixed alcoholic drink) and of course beer and wine. The neighborhood fallas organizations have tents, lots of parties, and make paella on wood fires on the street. Some of them sell portions as fund raisers.
Fallas is the annual carnival in Valencia, Spain. For background information see http://www.garyjkirkpatrick.com/the-fallas/
Fabulous fireworks during Fallas, Valencia (video)
Fabulous fireworks during Fallas, Valencia March 5, 2016 from next to city hall. Enjoy!
Picasso Visit: Two Women Embrace
Continuing with the Picassoesque themes, here two women embrace before a blue sky, under a pale moon.
Fallas 2016!- first photos
These are the first photos from Fallas 2016. Fallas is the annual carnival in Valencia, Spain. It is truly one of the wonders of the world. They erect hundreds of sculptures made of foam and wood (these days), some of which are 25 meters (75′) in height. There are daily booming fireworks more for feel than light, daily at 2 pm. At night there are more traditional fireworks in the parks. Valencia doubles in population for the event, which starts March 1 and ends March 19 every year.
In Rusafa, a section of Valencia, there are not only fallas’ (the statues) but also sound and light shows. Here they are installing the lighting.
Much more to come!
For background information see http://www.garyjkirkpatrick.com/the-fallas/
