It seemed that it was about to end, but it turns out that now it will begin. Or more or less. The America’s Cup, or rather its final phase, is about to begin, and that’s why Barcelona, with a city hall devoted to an event that is not having the same impact in the neighborhood, has prepared a ceremony in front of the sea that will fly more than a thousand drones over the water of Barcelona.
It will be with the show “Barcelona, lighthouse of the world”, which this Thursday October 10 at 21h. will kick off the final of the 37th Louis Vuitton America’s Cup on the beach of Bogatell. It will be a show full of light, music and color that will fuse technology, art and nature, with the sea, wind and sailing as the main protagonists.
The ceremony, inspired by the sea, wind and sailing, will feature visual effects that will include constellations with more than a thousand drones, LED screens, avatars and seas of light. The visuals will be combined with a soundtrack by Catalan composer Albert Guinovart, while stage direction is by stage director Hansel Cereza.
Drones, castellers and the Liceu theater
In addition to the drones, other renowned local artists and entities will participate in the show. Among them, the Orchestra and Choir of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Escolania de Montserrat, the pop tenor Arnau Tordera or the dj Marina Herlop.
As a stellar performance will also be the castellers of Vilafranca, who will “dance” with drones in a very striking show.
Why is the America’s Cup being inaugurated now?
Many wonder why, if apparently the America’s Cup has been running for months, the inauguration is being held now. The truth is that the competitions until now were part of the “Louis Vuitton Cup”, the so-called challengers, which are nothing more than the playoffs where teams compete to reach the final.
That final, which is only disputed between two teams, is what is, in reality, the America’s Cup, which now that the teams have reached the last phase, is about to begin.
If you want to know more about the event, check out all the information in this article.