Projects - Fundació Fluidra

Culture

The Liceu Òpera Barcelona is a cultural institution of reference, a symbol of the city of Barcelona, with an outstanding international projection and capacity for influence. Founded in 1847 on the Rambla de Barcelona, the Liceu Òpera Barcelona is an opera house that has maintained its function as a cultural and artistic center over the years. It is currently a publicly owned theater. During the year, it offers a complete and varied program of opera, dance, concerts and recitals, and a ser...

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Òpera de Catalunya

Fundació Òpera de Catalunya (FOC), under the presidency of Joan Planes in representation of Fundació Fluidra, was the result of four unique institutions joining forces that are based in Sabadell: l’Associació d’Amics de l’Òpera de Sabadell, l’Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès, la Fundació Banc Sabadell and la Fundació Fluidra. The main objective of FOC is to build up and promote culture, opera and symphonic music. By coming together and running cultural organizations as a business, the ulti...

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L'Olivar Private Foundation

In the L’Olivar Vell estate, in Ventalló (Alt Empordà), the sculptor Enric Pladevall has created a sculpture garden, which is an outdoor exhibition space. As if they were a part of nature, giant sculptures made from metal and wood have been cropping up, to reach the current number of 29 pieces. The L’Olivar project is currently in progress and the work that will make for the biggest of the giant pieces will be a crypt interrelating humankind and nature. In the south of Portugal, Pladeval...

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GIO Orquestra

GIO Música is a versatile symphony orchestra that offers quality music open to all styles. The orchestra is located in Girona and works in collaboration with prestigious national and international soloists for their concerts. GIO is a solid, forward-looking project, born from the private initiative of brothers Marcel Sabaté (musical director) and Jaume Sabaté (general director), with extensive institutional and private support. After seven years of growth and continuous progression, GIO ...

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Catalunya Cultura

Fundació Catalunya Cultura is made up of public and private entities in Catalonia committed to culture, whose objective is to establish ties between the business sector and the world of culture. Since it was created, Fundació Catalunya Cultura has built up a major portfolio of businesses that have a long-standing involvement with sponsorship and that understand culture to be a factor in the progress of a country. The mission of Fundació Catalunya Cultura is to boost a new framework for p...

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Orfeó Català - Palau de la Música Catalana

The Orfeó Català symphonic choir is an association founded over 125 years ago, whose aim is to promote Catalan culture, particularly its music with special emphasis placed on choir music. Its concerts range from performances of choral symphony works to programs of choir music mainly featuring traditional music by Catalan composers. The choir’s great artistic talent has led it to work on a regular basis with Catalan and Spanish orchestras, as well as with various orchestral ensembles...

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Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès (Vallès Symphony Orchestra)

The Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès (OSV) is Catalonia’s busiest symphony orchestra, with more than 150 performances every season, around 170 community workshops and rehearsals open to different groups involved in more than 50 productions and other annual projects. The OSV is the only symphony orchestra in Spain that has the status of a worker-owned limited company. It has been running for 32 years and has 53 permanent workers. The OSV is a unique model of a community-minded social e...

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