Until September 19, you still have time to see ---although saying see is falling very short--- Urban Nature, a xxx by Rimini Protokoll. I write xxx deliberately because even now, twenty-four hours after seeing or living it ---or whatever it is--- at the CCCB, where it premiered worldwide on July 2, I don't know how to describe the experience: walkable film, immersive tour, interactive installation, performance, theatrical staging... In Urban Nature there is a bit of all this and surely much more.
The main objective of the project is to reflect on the city or cities; for this, the CCCB has opted for a format or sum of formats that, at the same time, also invites reflection on the overcoming of traditional narratives in museum spaces. The use of digital resources and a precise synchronization of the various elements that make up Urban Nature transform what a priori could be a simple visit into a surprising performance with multiple, completely unexpected interactions.
Behind Urban Nature is, as I said, Rimini Protokoll, an internationally recognized German company, formed by theater directors Helgard Haug, Stefan Kaegi, and Daniel Wetzel, which has been developing experimental theater projects for more than two decades. For Urban Nature they have collaborated with set designer Dominic Huber with whom they had previously developed a series of projects that address social issues, often controversial, through the combination of languages and disciplines.
El use of digital resources and a precise synchronization of the various elements that make up Urban Nature transform what a priori could be a simple visit into a surprising performance with multiple, completely unexpected interactionsRegarding the background of Urban Nature, I prefer not to dwell too much on it in this article. Mainly, so as not to influence your visit ---I take for granted that after reading me you will look for a date to go to the CCCB--- and because this way the experience will surprise you as much as it did me. I will only tell you in advance that the story of Urban Nature starts from seven real stories, the lives of seven very different citizens, but who have something in common: Barcelona.
Urban Nature invites us to reflect on the management of natural resources in a big city like ours, the right to housing, the emergence of the new economy and new work models, social inequalities, dangers... I believe the CCCB has hit the nail on the head by producing this project and programming it precisely now when confinement, curfew, or the limitation of interactions derived from the COVID-19 pandemic have fueled a certain anti-city discourse or, at the very least, have made us reflect on whether the urban environment is the most conducive space for our personal fulfillment. I still think it is.
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