Some weeks ago, with the usual wild bunch (
César,
Lapin,
Sagar,
Víctor and
Javier de Blas who had stopped for a few days in Barcelona on his long trip throughout the Mediterranean coast), I had the opportunity to attend a couple of the indoor rehearsals of the
Castellers de Sants (
Sants is a neighborhood of Barcelona). They are one of the most famous
collas (teams) of
castellers in all Catalonia. This are not
my first castells live but in this occasion I could see everything from different high levels and I could appreciate the intricate way they construct the basis, the
different figures and roles, and the complex organization and hierarchy of the
colla.
At some times I had to stop drawing: seeing
l'enxaneta (the 6-8 y.o. child that ends the
castell) scaling a human tower till the 9th "floor" is really hypnotizing. I felt as pushing with my eyes to help all that remain standing.
Here are all them building a 9 floor castle.