The cultural season starts this week still with a view to the restrictions that affect the sector and the evolution of the pandemic. With the capacity at 70% and the high number of infections, spectators are choosing not to risk and buy tickets at the last minute, say those responsible for the facilities.
In the case of the Teatre Municipal de Girona, for example, the announcement of the new restrictions in mid-December slowed down the activity at the box office and now the public “is going overboard”, betting on artists they already know and opting to buy a ticket at the last minute.
In Figueres, sales of the season began “very well”, with levels almost similar to before the pandemic, and although they noticed a “small drop” in purchases coinciding with the announcement of new restrictions, little by little it has been going up during Christmas and “the situation is good, although it is not ideal”, explains the director of the Garden, Aina Baig.
The Municipal de Girona coincides with Figueres, and both start the season this week with the musician Rodrigo Cuevas, with a high-flying stage proposal, and family shows. In Girona on Friday, as part of the Neu! and at the Jardí de Figueres on Saturday, Cuevas will present his third stage show, Trópico de Covadonga.
On Sunday, the Garden will also host Kl’aa: Your song, which was nominated for the Max award for Best Family Show, and also for the little ones, but at the Municipal de Girona there are planned … And the ideas fly, from the circus company Animal Religion.
As for La Planeta, these days El·lipsi is recovering, a documentary theater proposal by Ferran Joanmiquel on the impact of the pandemic.
In the case of Olot, the shows with big names have a good sale, but they do notice less foresight and less advance purchase. Regarding family shows, for example, “they sell well, because of the need for families to leave home, but they often go at the last minute because families never know if they will have unforeseen events. It used to happen before and now maybe it has been accentuated “, they explain from Olot Cultura.
In the capital of La Garrotxa, the theatrical season starts this Thursday with one of the proposals of the LAP, the most alternative programming, Objetos extraños hablando cosas sin senso by Artistas Salsichas, and for being a local artist, despite being contemporary creation, is attracting public. It can be seen both on Thursday and Friday in various sessions at the Principal, which on Sunday will host a family show, Camí a l’escola, by Campi Qui Pugui.
As for the Teatre L’Ateneu de Celrà, it starts on Saturday with Nowhen, a danced and spoken monologue, a theatrical season with thirteen small and medium format proposals that include theater, dance and six family productions, including Stabat Mater ( January 29) a monologue starring Montse Esteve; The Pine Giant (February 12) and the electronic opera Infanticide (February 26).
In Banyoles, the cultural season begins with music, with pianist Laura Andrés this Saturday at the Ateneu Auditorium, presenting her first solo work. The theater will have to wait until the 21st, with Awakening.
Music will also be the protagonist of the start of the season at the Teatre de Bescanó, with the concert, this Sunday, by Sara Roy, which will feature the collaborations of Micky Núñez and Cesc.
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