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Madrid, Jun 23 (EFE/EPA).- Puccini’s Crisantemi’s restless and mournful melody fills the Liceu Opera Theater in Barcelona.But there are no mask-clad audience members sitting in the opulent red velvet seats.Instead, 2,292 potted plants are serenaded by a string quartet. FOOTAGE OF THE PLANTS.SOUNDBITES OF EUGENIO AMPUDIA, ARTIST:-"It is an action charged with symbolism. What I wanted to explain through it was that our relationship with nature needs to change. What is more, I think it is an issue that is on the agendas of all social agents, politicians, even companies are thinking about ethics and each has presented it in different ways. I thought I also should give my opinion on the matter. I think art can provide different aspects to these types of dialogues and what artists do normally, my work consists of telling the people that are around me what is happening in my surroundings and from a point of view that is usually aesthetic or political."-"An artist is someone who tells other people about stuff and that point of you one has is crucial when it comes to talking about things and I don’t think you can detach yourself from your role to communicate. We are people who communicate in a very specialized way and I don’t know what an artist who doesn’t have anything to say is doing in this galaxy in this moment. "-"There has to be clear and equal relationship between species. We cannot think of ourselves as being alone in this planet nor can we think that we can dominate nature, it is obvious that things are not like that and there are many many species that have a lot to provide."-"It is true that oriental cultures have positions on this matter work and it is true that westerners with our quest to generate resources and above all profits we are destroying the place that we inhabit and this is very evident now."-"I think we have reached the end of an era and I think things will never be the same again and I think for artists to tell this story is as reasonable as it is for others to so. It may well be the case that artists don’t have this dosis of greed that bother people’s rhetoric may, and that we look at things from a more global perspective and even perceive that things are deliciously interwoven."-"I also think that spaces are important, space convey concept to pieces. This work, the Concert for the Bioceno, if it weren’t in the Liceo which is one the great international opera houses, it has 2292 seats and a brutal program and an incredible history and it is one of the most important buildings created for the Opera, if it weren’t to take place there the artwork wouldn’t have the same meaning. My idea needs to be understood as unfolding within a space of great symbolic value."-"I have worked on a collection of small sculptures: a Bosco style sculpture of an acorn with antennae growing out of it working as a photo holder, a dolphin shaped sculpture made out of rubber bands. A tiny placard with miniscule lettering and a very intimate message: “Artistic institutions can be a good tool to unite geographies and types of life when they utilize their power as a platform for though, the most grave world problems can be understood with honesty and hope” quote by Estrella de Diego. "-"For me art is essential for the conservation of human life, not only mine but also everyone else's. Art creates relational spaces that are not even physical that amplify all of our possibilities. When you mingle with people from the culture sphere many things are endlessly growing, like branches that interweave with other branches, I cannot conceive of someone not thinking that it is something that is key to life for artists to be working on what they are working. I cannot conceived of life without artists, I cannot conceived of life without art and I cannot conceive of art without culture. "
Barcelona (Spain), Sep 22 (EFE).- The Gran Teatre del Liceu opens this Wednesday the first season of its 175th anniversary, dedicated to paradise, with the staging of the opera "Ariadne auf Naxos", under the baton of the stage direction by Katie Mitchell and the musical by Josep Pons.FOOTAGE OF THE OPENING OPERA OF THE SEASON IN BARCELONA
Barcelona, Sep 14 (EFE) .- (Camera: EFE) Punch Group plans to manufacture 46,144 vehicles in the Nissan facilities in Barcelona in 2025 and 75,678 in 2030, adding diesel and hydrogen, a production volume that would allow maintaining the current workforce as well as guarantee a good part of the provider network.FOOTAGE OF THE CONFERENCE AND PROTOTYPE OF THE HYDROGEN CAR PRESENTED IN BARCELONASOUNDBITES BY PIERPAOLO ANTONIOLI, CHIEF OF TECHNOLOGY; ANDY PALMER, LEADER OF THE REINDUSTRIALIZATION PROJECT, AND GUANMARCO BORETTO, DIRECTOR OF PUNCH TORINO
Rome, Dec 11 (EFE) .- The historic Italian operas, closed to the public due to the pandemic, have had to reinvent themselves to inaugurate their seasons, allying with television and the Internet to avoid silence in their stages. (Camera: ALVARO PADILLA)SHOT LIST: THE THEATRE OF OPERA IN ROME, ITALY. SOUND BITES: CARLOS FUORTES (IN ITALIAN)TRANSLATIONS:"We are working with the RAI to bring them to televisions around the world. I believe that from an artistic point of view as a testimonial to the reaction of the world of entertainment, of opera, at the time we live is a unique product and would be very pretty"."I know that RAI works all over Europe and also Spain to bring this beautiful opera in a very innovative way (Il barbiere)"."It is a way of expanding our audience and attracting many people who do not go to the opera. The fact that young people have been able to approach this form of spectacle, I think is very important."
Everything is ready for a new edition of the highly anticipated Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, where Maserati will be the main sponsor and official car of the tournament for the third year running.From 6 to 14 April, the most prestigious clay courts in the world – in the evocative setting of the Principality of Monaco – will attract the stars of international tennis; they are committed to putting on a unique show and to animating the most engaging competition, between true champions in the rankings.Maserati, which has always been synonymous with refined sportiness, contemporary elegance in the best Italian style and high-level performance, has chosen to join the team again this year. It will be winning over the public off-court, with two cars on display inside the Monaco Country Club and a fleet of Maseratis – Grecale, Levante, Ghibli and Quattroporte – available to support the champions’ movements between one match and another and those of the Trident's guests who are intent on enjoying the tournament. The latter will also be offered test drives at the wheel of the MC20, MC20 Cielo, GranTurismo and Grecale, to immerse themselves in a glamorous experience in the name of one of the most exclusive sports.The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters will be the ideal stage to convey that sense of freedom and joie de vivre fully epitomised by cars such as the eye-catching Maserati MC20 Cielo and the latest arrival from the House of the Trident, the very comfortable Maserati GranCabrio Trofeo convertible. A winning pair of cars with sublime performance, designed to savour all the best sensations that open-air driving can offer, with the wind in your hair.
In Catalonia, demonstrators are converging on Barcelona, where a rally is scheduled outside the regional government headquarters. Across Spain, thousands of farmers use tractors to block roads for the second day straight amid Europe-wide protests against cheaper imports and heavy regulation. IMAGES
The lawyers involved in the rape trial of ex-Brazil international Dani Alves arrive at the courthouse in Barcelona, with the footballer due to tell the court his version of events involving a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub. IMAGES
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