An intimate and masterful journey into Dante's hell

TárregaAnd we shouted like sinners will in hell. Spurred on by an Albert Vidal transformed into Dante, and after a sincere and enthusiastic applause, the spectators gave themselves over to an exercise of collective intelligence in a song, modulated by the maestro, which ended with a liberating and excited cry that even knocked him to the ground. It was a fantastic culmination of the journey through the first three cantos of the'Hell of Dante Alighieri, led by a superb rhapsode possessed by the words of the Tuscan writer.

This is a proposal launched on Friday at a Fira Tàrrega that looks to the future as an International Market for the Performing Arts.. Inferno It is a proposal as unclassifiable as the rest of those that, over the years, almost fifty years ago - we discovered it with the performance The appetizer— has given birth to the great master of voice and movement. A disciple of Jacques Lecqoc, Dario Fo and by Kazuo Ohno; a researcher in the mountains of India and the steppes of Mongolia, Albert Vidal, who has been penetrating the universe of Dante for five years, transforms the poet's journey into a hypnotic choreography, underscored by the tremendous expressiveness of the word on a face that explores the poet's fear and is torn by the pain of sinners. poet, the Tuscan. When the poem enters the limbo of all those who have been unable to react to evil, we think of Gaza and so many of today's politicians. An indicative subtitle guides us throughout, but what is inexplicable is the magic of the rhapsodist, with a wardrobe as elegant as it is infernal -by Oghi Ochir- and the atmospheric lighting design by Pep Bracons that captivates and guides us throughout the journey.

The intimate descent into theInferno It began shortly after the thunderous and multitudinous parade imagined by Marc Salicrú, Interference 03It was an exuberant scenic chaos that converted Salicrú's previous actions into last year's Mercè and the last Grec In a kind of secular procession or carnival street filled with celebration, music, and fire, rhythm and exaggeration, joy and complicity: more than 300 volunteers from the region's cultural organizations and groups participated, culminating in a fireworks display. A show of pure energy, a festive feeling, bringing together, out of context, everyday elements such as a bus, a fire engine, or a municipal police car in a festival of music and images.

Lots of spectacle without a roof

This large-scale show is a departure from the much more humble but no less attractive offerings of Fira Tàrrega. Proposals as solitary as that of the clown hanging from a banana tree on the banks of the Ondara River (Cris clown) or mostly participatory ones like Cirque Inextremiste, where a French artist and a pile of blank wooden boards will search for, and eventually find, the ring of spectators in the ring. In Tàrrega, there are plenty of shows without a roof, under the sky. Escarlata (formerly Escarlata Circus) has a rope, some wood, and some augmented reality glasses. Jordi Aspa and Bet Miralda need no more to introduce us. Rolls and chickpeas, His intimate tribute to the circus and cinema. A sweetly nostalgic offering, evocative of cinema, and a touch of magic. If you find them, go and meet them. With the story of Insectotrópicos The Conference of the Birds We enjoy the projections and the music even though the script slips. Under cover, we see Falls, an interesting story for adults about Ponten Pie with a lumberjack and a hare, very well set and well acted.

And that's all, folks.