Ricardo Caballer announces a reinvention of the mascletà for March 15 in the square
A "next gen" mascletà that will be fired "from all points of the square at all times
Ricardo Caballer, during the presentation of the mascleta
"It's turning the conception of the
mascletà that we have up to now on its head. We want to change that concept both in its staging and in its execution". This is how the pyrotechnician
Ricardo Caballer has described the firing of the municipal square for March 15.
A "next gen" mascletà that will be fired "from all points of the square at all times. One part around it and the other occupying the square in its entirety", which will be "programmed in its entirety,
with nothing less than 229 kilos of material ("in 2019 we burned more"), 4834 lines and an exact duration". Which is "6 minutes and 4 seconds".
"It is an idea that is years old, but that I had not dared. Throughout these years it has remained, in essence, as always, although things such as digitization or eliminating the reeds have been changed. At the moment of truth, the shot is always the same" assured Ricardo Caballer.
The public "is going to be struck by the assembly first. But above all, in the sensation, the "feeling". There will be 14 computers at the service of the project. That there are never ups and downs between phases. It will always be up That I still don't know how it's going to work. The earthquake is going to be very audiovisual, from side to side of the square, with 56 positions." Those who will be able to see it best will be "the people on the balconies, but on the ground they will all have the same acoustics".
"A totally electric mascletà avoids lighting problems with a wick. Even if it rains, nothing happens". The electronics allow it to never decay. A preliminary rehearsal was made at an event organized with Lambburguesa, a restaurant collaborating with the project "and now we dare to take it to the square. We're playing it, really".
"The objective is to maintain the asymmetry" that it is not too perfect "but it will be different, without a doubt".
"It's going to be new and we'll be nervous. Once you press play, I hope you like it a lot and that, despite the fact that you can shoot, the rain doesn't tarnish it."
Una mascletà "next gen" que se disparará "desde todos los puntos de la plaza en todo momento
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