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What do architecture, writing and mathematics have in common? Well, they share the same essence: points and lines. These two basic elements have lent their name to the city's most abstract audiovisual festival. Ana Santos and Nöel Palazzo, who are running the event, invite us to go back to basics through the creation of surprising experimental works.

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To take part in this project, you need to be keen to tell stories, draw with coloured pencils and lots of imagination and ... be no more than 12 years old! Mario Torrecillas, Tyto Alba and David Borrull, who run PDA Films, see children playing an essential role in creating audiovisuals. And that's why kids have been tasked with coming up with film narratives, producing illustrations or storyboards and having an active say in animating and dubbing short films. You'll be surprised by the ...

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Imagine flying in an aircraft that takes off and lands vertically, like a helicopter, but travels at higher speeds and without making the same noise as a helicopter. Helibert Soler, managing director of Helicat, introduces us to the Heligir, a prototype cross between a plane, a helicopter and an autogyro. It was invented by Juan de la Cierva Hoces and it will help turn Barcelona into a world benchmark in the field of aeronautics. ... helicat heligir plane aeronautics helicopter helibert ...

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A civil war refugee camp built on a beach in North Catalonia (France), where thousands of republicans had to survive in subhuman conditions when the war was lost. The impression the Argelès camp made on the director Felip Solé years ago has finally found expression in his latest film, Camp dArgelers. The veteran documentary maker tells us about this period in history and explains how he came to recreate the prison camp on today's beach at Argelès to film the dramatised parts of the ...

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We haven't gone mad: engineless motocrossing is possible! If you don't think so, then ask Nil Soler and Santos Carpintero, two BMX bikers. This is a cycle sport where pirouettes, jumps and turns are guaranteed. And these two acrobats explains what BMX bikes are like and what kinds of bicycle motocross (BMX) you can do in the city.

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For hanging out clothes, chatting with the neighbour opposite, planting flowers or hanging banners... Balconies are an architectural feature tightly bound up with Mediterranean culture that have many uses. Anton M. Espadaler, a lecturer in medieval literature at the University of Barcelona, introduces us to this very picturesque world while strolling through the streets of the city neighbourhood with the biggest "balcony" tradition: Barceloneta. ... bvisio barcelonavisio barcelona visio bcn ...

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It's never too late to learn new skills. Students in classrooms for the elderly at the Universitat de Barcelona are very clear about this: they want to keep learning.Valentí Costa, course coordinator, explains how this type of activity can help them, in a fun way, discover disciplines they had never heard about before and get to know other people they can share their time and interests with.

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Les persones que pateixen la malaltia de Crohn i que ja no responen als fàrmacs disposen d'una nova via de tractament: el transplantament de cèl·lules mare. Julià Panés, gastroenteròleg de lHospital Clínic de Barcelona, assegura que substituir les cèl·lules dun teixit danyat per altres de noves del mateix pacient està resultant efectiu per a la lluita contra aquesta patologia crònica que a Espanya afecta l1% de la població.

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El Rei de la Màgia (King of Magic) is the oldest shop specialising in the manufacture of magic items in Europe and one of the establishments with longest tradition in the world. The illusionist, actor and theatre director, Josep M. Martínez, bought the premises 25 years ago, at a time when the establishment had an uncertain future. Always guided by his genuine passion, he has succeeded over the last quarter of a century not only in keeping the shop's inherent character alive but also in ...

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The superb muscles of his TV heroes, the unforgettable Schwarzenegger and Stallone, had an impact on him when he was very small. Despite his fervent admiration, it wasn't until his teenage years that Xavier Cantalejo was able to really get into bodybuilding. The two-times Catalan champion and fifth-best bodybuilder in Europe talks to us about his future challenges.

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