The limited availability of summer camps in August and deepfakes: what caught our attention this week
A tribute to Charlie Chaplin's maestro and summer at Super3 are among this week's offerings.
BarcelonaA theater proposal and recommendations for family podcasts are some of the proposals of the Creatures for this week.
We also offer a review of the week's news through Andrea Zayas' comic strip, the section To think about it and the data and statements that caught our attention the most.
Cultural and leisure activities
Podcasts and animation
Super3 never takes a break, and you can find its content on SX3, on the 3Cat platform, and also on CatRàdio. We recommend the podcast catalog, which can be great for car trips, with offerings like Fuet, the podcast, Elyndor, Stickers and Body and calmOne of the highlights is also the music, with family concerts of Pita, Reggae by Xics, Dàmaris Gelabert and Lali BeGood. As for fiction, new adventures are coming fromShaun the Sheep and Masha and the Bear. Starting July 18th, there will also be new episodes of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and you will be able to see two animated co-productions by 3Cat, Under the sofa (starting July 22) and Joy Eternal (starting August 1st). And next week the third season of Dragon Ball SuperFor craft lovers, there is the new season of the contestTik Tak Factory.
July 18th at the SAT!
The Catalan company La Petita Malumaluga pays tribute to a key figure in the performing arts in Marceline. This is a show aimed at children aged four and up and their families that will be seen for the first time in Barcelona at the SAT! Sant Andreu Teatre on July 18th. Marceline Orbés was a worldwide star, although few remember her name. Born in Jaca in 1873 as Isidro Marcelino Orbés Casanova, he was a global star who triumphed in the United States and mentored, among others, Charles Chaplin.
Special programming
The Gran Teatre del Liceu is celebrating 25 years of the Petit Liceu, a landmark project for bringing opera to children. To celebrate, four new productions have been scheduled, along with a tour of The young Aïda and three free performances for the Mercè Festival, among others. The special program will run throughout the next academic year. The four new productions are: The young Aïda, In the heart of the Liceo, Family Symphony and Nutcracker-Jazz, which will coexist with the regular programming. As an inaugural event for the 25th anniversary, the Liceu will offer three free performances of Rossini's Kitchen as part of the Mercè Festival. Tickets can be purchased through a lottery until September 11 on the Liceu website. On September 20, an intergenerational performance of The cunning little fox, by Janácek, at a price of 35 euros.
Mondays in July
If you're looking for accessible, high-quality cultural activities for the summer, don't miss Xiquibonne, a family film program curated by the Francesca Bonnemaison Women's Culture Center (La Bonne) and Pack Mágico, which have joined forces to support and give visibility to women creators. All the films and short films scheduled convey social values, are free of gender stereotypes, and are directed or co-directed by women. It can be enjoyed every Monday in July at La Cocina de La Bonne at 5:45 p.m. The scheduled films are: The Island of Birds (July 7), Hello, Frida! (July 14), My mother is a gorilla (July 21), Guillot and Llebre save the forest (July 28). Screenings are free, but please note that seating is limited.
On the SAT!
The Grec Festival arrives at SAT! this year with three very different offerings. In the first, creator Vivian Friedrich, inspired by her family heritage in the art of glassblowing, presents Sklenka Melt (July 3 and 4), a show that fuses circus, dance, acrobatics, fakirism, and object manipulation where gesture and craftsmanship intertwine in an absorbing dramaturgy. The second is Phoenix, the firebird (July 10 and 11), by the company La Maquiné, an initiatory journey in which Stravinsky's music takes shape in a show of puppets, masks and projections for all audiences. And, finally, the company La Petita Malumaluga recovers in Marceline The story of the world's greatest clown, Chaplin's mentor and Buster Keaton's inspiration. A show for all audiences, with live music and dance (July 18).
Performing arts for families
If we're talking about summer, we must mention the Grec Festival, which this year takes place from June 26th to August 4th in Barcelona. It offers a varied program for the whole family to enjoy. There will be shows at the SAT!, the Mercat de les Flors, and the CCCB. Don't miss the opening show. The Little Circus (June 26-28). The Mercat de les Flors hosts contemporary circus for all audiences, with shows such as Play dead, Candy, Mommy and DyeYou'll also find free concerts and street performances, as well as workshops and immersive activities related to dance, music, and stagecraft at the CCCB, the Miró Foundation, and the Music Museum. The family program includes theater and visual storytelling, open-air concerts, and musical performances. You'll find the full program at https://www.barcelona.cat/grec/ca/programa/espectáculos
Barcelona
The Barcelona Aquarium is embarking on a new era coinciding with its 30th anniversary. The marine center in the Catalan capital has undergone a renovation to improve its facilities, with the addition of new species and the updating and expansion of the aquariums, which currently house more than 11,000 organisms from 600 different species. Among the new Aquarium's main new features is a unique immersive room in Europe that offers a surprising and interactive expedition. It is also notable for its commitment to improving its educational and interactive spaces with Aqua Protectors, an activity where children can paint their fish, name it, and release it into a digital ocean, and also with an augmented reality game that will allow visitors to play at cleaning the seabed of debris.
Book recommendations from Marta Gil, bookseller at El Gat Pelut.
By Suzanne Collins (Fanbooks)
The long-awaited prequel toThe Hunger Games takes us back to Panem years before the events of the trilogy. This time, the protagonist is a young rebel, Roos, who shows a different side of the Capitol and the fight for freedom. With Collins' direct, cinematic style, the novel maintains the narrative pulse and delves into the origins of the revolt. Ideal for fans of the series and new readers eager for dystopian adventures.
Ages 14+.
By Maëlle Desard (The Galley)
Mermaids, giants, the undead… and a half-human, half-vampire student who just wants to make friends. At Midnight School, Simón hopes to start from scratch, but soon some of his classmates begin to disappear. With lots of humor and a good dose of adventure, this French bestseller invites us to discover the mysteries of a very special boarding school.
Ideal for readers aged 10 and up looking for excitement, fantasy, and a... not-so-heroic hero.
Things That Happen (To Me), by Andrea Zayas
To think about it
We decentralize the holidays
July arrives, and there are countless children's daycare options to choose from: basketball, theater, painting, soccer... Various organizations also organize them, from city councils and school associations (AFAs), which are more affordable, to leisure and sports organizations. But what about families who work in August and need a daycare for their children? Well, the supply plummets, and there's little to choose from. And the few places available are more expensive because, in addition, the daycares held at schools are no longer available. Many families don't want to take vacations in August, but we're forced to.
Thinking about your vacation destination, planning it, finding accommodation and tickets, packing your suitcase, and finding activities to do are just some of the tasks to complete if you want to spend a few days away from home in the summer. And we wonder, who organizes the vacation? It seems to us that the same people who plan the summer camp and extracurricular activities, buy birthday gifts, and brainstorm ideas for the Three Kings Day: women, mostly. The mental load for couples, where work is not shared equally, is accentuated in the summer. And you know what? These people would also like to take a vacation. oh really.