Vilabertran
is the next town very near Roses where I live. There's a monastery, an
annual 'Schubertiada' - Concert of Schubert's work, a football club, and
the location for fairly large scale Fairs of all sorts. Last weekend,
between Saturday night and Sunday morning, there had been several
burglaries. In the warehouse for agricultural tools, in a restaurant
where the thieves had time to empty out the Fruit Machine and ran off,
even though the noises they made had woken up the owners living above
and had activated the alarm.
Ordinary robberies that happen habitually anywhere, in cities, towns or villages. On this same night though, another robbery not so ordinary occurred. Besides the farm tools and money, a portable toilet was stolen. It was one of those temporary ones installed usually where some big events take place with large number of people expected to be attending. Open-air concerts, trade or agricultural fairs, food fairs, Village festivals with varied entertainment, competitions, etc. That weekend was for 'Son del Mon' - Sound of the World, a large musical event. There were 4 of these portable toilets installed in the vicinity, in the street, and one was stolen the same night it was put there.
The reason why the thief or thieves wanted the toilet is already quite strange, and the difficulty to do so is no less mind boggling, as they must need a rather large truck, with a crane, to lift it off the ground and onto the vehicle, with the necessary caution not to be seen by anybody. Naturally the organizers had to immediately replaced it, costing 1,500 € the unit, as they expected enormous crowds for that concert featuring Gerard Quintana, very popular singer.
The organizers of the event said they just couldn't understand why this should be an object of desire by the thieves. I think I might offer an supposition: it's likely for the notorious theatre director, Calixto Bieito, who has been, and also right now, putting on his musical on the well famous Opera House, Theatre del Liceu, where he employs weird and often rather vulgar scenarios. Actors simulating taking drugs, urinating and other explicit obscenities on stage for instance. The last few days there have been incessant complaints by the public about his play, Mozart's "Don Giovanni", including some severe criticism like " degenerating a masterpiece into a vulgar spectacle, appalling interpretation of a musical genius' art work, disrespect for actors and audience ...
To show off a director's creative talent, isn't it essential to be faithful first of all to show the fine work as the authors had intended? Or, they can always write their own play and put in any oddity they wish.
Ordinary robberies that happen habitually anywhere, in cities, towns or villages. On this same night though, another robbery not so ordinary occurred. Besides the farm tools and money, a portable toilet was stolen. It was one of those temporary ones installed usually where some big events take place with large number of people expected to be attending. Open-air concerts, trade or agricultural fairs, food fairs, Village festivals with varied entertainment, competitions, etc. That weekend was for 'Son del Mon' - Sound of the World, a large musical event. There were 4 of these portable toilets installed in the vicinity, in the street, and one was stolen the same night it was put there.
The reason why the thief or thieves wanted the toilet is already quite strange, and the difficulty to do so is no less mind boggling, as they must need a rather large truck, with a crane, to lift it off the ground and onto the vehicle, with the necessary caution not to be seen by anybody. Naturally the organizers had to immediately replaced it, costing 1,500 € the unit, as they expected enormous crowds for that concert featuring Gerard Quintana, very popular singer.
The organizers of the event said they just couldn't understand why this should be an object of desire by the thieves. I think I might offer an supposition: it's likely for the notorious theatre director, Calixto Bieito, who has been, and also right now, putting on his musical on the well famous Opera House, Theatre del Liceu, where he employs weird and often rather vulgar scenarios. Actors simulating taking drugs, urinating and other explicit obscenities on stage for instance. The last few days there have been incessant complaints by the public about his play, Mozart's "Don Giovanni", including some severe criticism like " degenerating a masterpiece into a vulgar spectacle, appalling interpretation of a musical genius' art work, disrespect for actors and audience ...
To show off a director's creative talent, isn't it essential to be faithful first of all to show the fine work as the authors had intended? Or, they can always write their own play and put in any oddity they wish.
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