Xiquets Copenhagen
| Xiquets Copenhagen | |
|---|---|
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| Foundation | 2013 |
| Shirt color | Navy Blue |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Premises | Nørrebro |
| Group leader | Natàlia Quero Prat |
| President | Søren Sandahl |
| Best towers | Pd4, Pd4s, Pd4c, 2d5 (c), 3d5, 3d5a, 4d5, 4d5a |
| Official website | |
Xiquets Copenhagen is an international colla castellera in Copenhagen, Denmark with an interest in building and promoting human towers (castells), a tradition originating in Catalonia and recognised as a UNESCO Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.[1] The team is run by its members (castellers) and is directed by the management committee (junta) and technical team (comissió tècnica).
History
Xiquets Copenhagen was founded in October 2013. It was established by a combined effort of Søren Sandahl (former member of Ganàpies - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Isaac Abella Appelquist, Casal Català of Copenhagen and the original caps de colla Natàlia Quero Prat and Pau Prat (former member of Castellers de Figueres and Castellers de l'Albera). The group was established as a multicultural organization, free from politics, with the goal of promoting the tradition of castells in Denmark by holding open rehearsals and organizing public performances. Currently, rehearsals take place in Nørrebro, at either Nørrebro Park Skole or Nørrebrohallen sports complex.
Performances
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 October 2014 | Kulturnatten København |
| 31 July 2014 | Helsingor festival with members of Xiquets de l’Alster and Castellers de Sants [2] |
| 7 December 2014 | Spinderiet |
| 13 June 2015 | Gårdfest [3] |
| 8–9 August 2015 | Kulturhavn |
| 16 August 2015 | 2200 Godnathistorier |
| 9 October 2015 | Kulturnatten København |
| 24 April 2016 | Sant Jordi at Borough Market[4] with Castellers of London |
| 30 April 2016 | 48TIMER |
| 11 June 2016 | Humleby |
| 26 August 2016 | Kulturhavn |
| 1 October 2016 | Concurs de castells de Tarragona International exhibition with Castellers de París, Castellers of London and Castellers d'Andorra[5] |
References
- ↑ BBC, Close-Up: Catalonia's human towers
- ↑ NacióCastells. "NacióCastells: Dinamarca acollirà aquesta setmana una trobada castellera internacional". Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ "Gårdfest 2015". facebook.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ "Els Castellers of London celebren Sant Jordi al Borough Market". Diari Casteller. 25 April 2016.
- ↑ NacióCastells. "NacióCastells: Els castells uneixen mitja Europa a la plaça de la Font de Tarragona". Retrieved 2016-10-26.