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Sydney locals are invited to test their skills at building Human Towers
This past weekend(6-7 October, 2018) one of the most colorful and impressive events in the world took place in a town one hour south of Barcelona: the Human Towers Contest, ‘Concurs Casteller’.
This incredible event gathers hundreds of people from competing teams every two years to claim the title of the ‘Best Human Towers Team’. Although the majority of teams come from Catalan lands, tradition has extended to international ones such as Hangzhou (China), London, Paris and Copenhagen.
In light of this unique event, the Sydney Human Towers is opening their doors to all Sydneysiders to come and experience first hand this unique tradition, enlisted as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco since 2010.
The event will take place on Saturday 20th October at the Basque Club in Darlinghurst and will include photography exhibitions, performances, workshops and of course the screening of the best moments of the contest. We have attached the event’s program for your reference.
Entry to the event is free and activities are open to all ages.
For more information contact:
info@sydneyhumantowers.com
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About the ‘Concurs Casteller’ (Human Towers Contest):
● Almost 50 teams compete during two days to create the most complex and
challenging towers to claim their title.
● In its last edition, the event was followed by millions around the world through platforms such as:
Red Bull TV - https://www.redbull.com/int-en/tv/event/AP-1NZ7H2E1W1W11/concurs-de-castells-2016
Including the most viewed video that year on Red Bull TV
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-3754386
Euronews - https://www.euronews.com/2016/10/02/thousands-attend-human-tower-competition-in-spain
RT - https://www.rt.com/viral/361480-human-towers-castells-tarragona/
And even in Australia: Channel 7 - https://vimeo.com/188134862
About ‘Castellers de Sydney’ (Sydney Human Towers):
● Sydney Human Towers was created in 2016 by a group of expats and now includes people from many nationalities. Practice takes place once a week in central Hyde Park in Sydney, and all group ages are welcome. More on: http://www.sydneyhumantowers.com/
● Human Towers as part of the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity [links to Unesco website]: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/human-towers-00364
This year there will be live broadcasting of the event in (English, Catalan and Spanish): https://xala.cat/details/5bb4cfbc1de1c4001b92c3c6
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