A Truly Magical Experience

On Saturday February 12th, I attended the magic fountain show of Montjüic on a whim because I heard that it was cool. I didn't know much about the show, but it was amazing. The lights illuminated all throughout the plaza and it reminded me of a show at Disney World, but with more Spanish/Catalan flavor to it. I felt this way because of the music, the people, and the atmosphere. There were so many adorable kids who were amazed by the show and it was really a great experience to go to.

Because I enjoyed this show so much, I decided that I definitely want to go back in the future. I looked up some information about the show that I think is important to share. The first performance was on May 19th, 1929 as a part of the Great Universal Exhibition. I didn't know this, but I am going to learn about the exhibition soon in my International Events class at IES and it is always funny to me when two classes can connect in theme and studies.

Anyway, Carles Buigas submitted his plan a year before this exhibition and thought that his project was way too ambitious to be created and completed on time. However, with the help of over three thousand workers, this amazing show that displays many elements in a spectacular sense was created. The combination of music, motion, water, light, and color formed together make an amazing show that is worth the see, in my opinion and according to almost every review.

I think of this show as a great display of Catalan culture because it was originally created as a part of something that displays the strength and artistic innovation of Catalonia, particularly Barcelona. The technological and artistic innovation shows how rich the culture of this area is and because of that I think it is very important as a cultural entity in addition to being a fun and entertaining show.