CASTELLERS DE VILAFRANCA

WHAT?

• The Castellers de Vilafranca build human towers that can be 9 stories tall.
• The bottom is made up of mostly adults.
• The top is made up of 10-12 year olds.
• The tower is complete when the person on top waves to the crowd.

WHO?

• The Castellers de Vilafranca make the towers.
• They are from Catalonia.
• There are many different ages in the Castellers de Vilafranca.
• They range from grown ups to 10-12 year olds.

WHEN?

• Most of the time they perform in Catalonia.
• They have performed in New York in 2012 From June 19-25.
• They perform during the summer.

WHERE?

• They have performed in many places.
• They perform mostly in Catalonia, Spain.
• They travel to other places in Spain.
• They have even traveled all the way to New York.

WHY?

• It originates from a Valencian dance in the 17th century.
• It became popular but has been the most popular in the past 20 years.
• They entertain at festivals in Spain.