Summer camps and school colonies: what caught our attention most this week

BarcelonaWe want to recommend a range of activities for the coming days, such as the play El fill or the Petit Rec de Igualada, the great circuit of pop-up stores for fashion, gastronomy and culture.

At the same time, we propose a review of current affairs through Andrea Zayas' comic strip, the section To think about it and the data and statements that have caught our attention the most.

Cultural and leisure activities

Today we propose a show for adults. The Teatre Lliure premieres El fill, a play written by the Norwegian Jon Fosse, Nobel laureate in literature in 2023. It is a tense moral fable that explores emptiness, silence, and the difficulty of communicating among family members. It will be performed from May 8 to June 7 and will close the season at Espai Lliure de Montjuïc. The show portrays the impact on an elderly couple caused by the return home of their only son after a long absence. As director Ferran Utzet explains, “the play describes this arrival, which will not be joyful and festive: they love each other, but they don't know how to say it to each other”.

If you are interested in fashion and have to do the wardrobe change, you can take the opportunity to visit the Petit Rec. From May 6 to 9, Rec.0 will once again transform the Rec neighborhood of Igualada into a large circuit of pop-up stores If you like musical shows, you cannot miss the version of

If you like musical shows, you can't miss the version of Cinderella that is being performed at the Sant Andreu Teatre (SAT!) from April 25th to May 3rd. It is a fresh and fun version of the classic tale that presents us with values such as social democracy, solidarity, or the will to pursue dreams. In fact, its title, Cinderella, the musical with a 50s rhythm!, already foreshadows that the whole family will have a good time. The synopsis varies a bit: there is indeed the Cinderella who loses her shoe and the boy who falls in love with her, who is called Sam and plays on the high school baseball team. However, the protagonists have a different goal than in the story: to obtain the university's musical studies scholarship. And if you're wondering, the stepmother also plays the villain.

This week we suggest you go see the exhibition

This week we suggest you go see the exhibition Fabià Puigserver with a child's gazeAfter three years of trajectory and more than a hundred interviews with women about maternity, feminism, and women's health, the podcast

After three years of trajectory and more than a hundred interviews with women about motherhood, feminism, and women's health, the podcast The Secret Life of Mothers comes to an end. The project, led by Andrea Ros and Paola Roig, will say goodbye on May 16th with a special edition at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, where they expect to gather thousands of mothers and families to close this stage with a big collective party to reclaim the space and voice of mothers in culture and society, and which will include special guests. Tickets are on sale at www.lavidasecretadelasmadres.com. Since its premiere in 2023, the podcast has put on the table topics such as care, social expectations of motherhood, or mental health.

Literary recommendations

The young Dodji, Leïla, Camille, Yvan, and Terry continue to be trapped in a city without adults, where survival is becoming increasingly difficult. Amidst mysterious red symbols, unexpected enemies, and secrets coming to light, the group will have to face loss, leadership, and the fear of the unknown. The dreaded red zone awaits them and nothing will ever be the same again. Mystery, emotion, and pure suspense. With SOLOS. Volume 2, the series reaches its most intense point: a visually stunning and emotionally impactful adventure that combines action and sensitivity.

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Things that happen (to me), by Andrea Zayas Buchaca

To think about

The issue we raise is not new, but it remains unresolved: summer camp registrations. Speaking with different families, one could say there are two major obstacles: on the one hand, the lack of places in the camps organized by local councils, which are usually the most affordable, meaning many children are left out; on the other hand, the lack of camps organized by local councils. Both options lead down the same path: forcing families to resort to other camps, which on many occasions cost around 800 euros or more per child, an amount that not everyone can afford.

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