Big Bang Show

Ask any hip cat on the streets of Barcelona about the big bang bar, and they will rave about its cool vintage atmosphere and buzzing Fashion crowd. Although it dates back to the early 90´s, the atmosphere oozes nostalgia. And so does the crowd, their dances, to music on vinyl, marking the rhythms of unselfconscious fun as the bodies of uncertain origins and ages swirl into the vortex of self-referential homage to the past.

The papered retro walls, posters and photographs from an unsung ancestral collector, laughter, loud talking, possessed dancing and furtive glances all lend the ample space an animation which speaks of the best of Barcelona nightlife. The Big Bang show, presented as if it were a cabaret, with music and performances, encapsulates the essence of the bar. It is held each Tuesday, with free admission but limited seating, and features new characters presenting everything from poems built around the life of a barman, to emulations of such films as The Wizard of Oz.

The show takes place in a small adjoining room at the back of the bar. The presentation is part of the show and it varies every week, sometimes it features actors with music, satire or clowns. The players vary week to week and many offer small humorous monologues on a variety of possible topics. Or other more unusual performances, which features a song that barely sounds at the end, a peculiar Dorothy who walks with a stuffed animal on her shoulder who calls the tin man by her side a bastard for having no heart, dances and music created from videogames …

For more information: http://www.bigbangbcn.net/?

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Translated by: salome antigone