It's hard to think that the "good ol' days" were only five years ago, but if you're talking about alternative movie houses and events in Vancouver that's unfortunately the case. The Blinding Light, Cinemuerte, Criminal Cinema and the Walk on the Wild Side showcase at the Vancouver International Film Festival all ...
Castelling is the 200-year old Catalonian tradition of people-stacking. The original castells, or “castles,” a mere two or three men high, were the grand finale of a ploughmen’s dance, the halftime pyramid of the late 1700’s.
However, castells soon became the main attraction, and today the tiny children who clamber to the top commonly surpass third story balconies at a staggering eight-to-ten humans high.
I didn’t learn most of that from the film.
Castelling is the 200-year old Catalonian tradition of people-stacking. The original castells, or “castles,” a mere two or three men high, were the grand finale of a ploughmen’s dance, the halftime pyramid of the late 1700’s.
However, castells soon became the main attraction, and today the tiny children who clamber to the top commonly surpass third story balconies at a staggering eight-to-ten humans high.
I didn’t learn most of that from the film.
