Acciona is once again in charge of the audiovisual and pyrotechnic show of the 'Fires of the Apostle'

For this show, which will pay tribute to the women of Compostela, Nine projectors will be used 22.000 lumens each, 28 robotic heads and 20 Static lighting spotlights, as well as a sound system of 50.000 W of power distributed in six towers.

The next 25 In July, the festivities in honour of the patron saint of Santiago de Compostela are held every year in the Galician capital and to celebrate it the audiovisual and pyrotechnic show of the 'Fires of the Apostle' will be held. Acciona Producciones y Diseño (APD) will be the company responsible for its staging.

This show, that will unite mapping projections, Live music in the square, Special Effects, pyrotechnics, Lighting and soundtrack, will be projected on the façade of the Raxoi Palace (Plaza del Obradoiro) the next day 24 at half past eleven at night.

It is estimated that more 5.000 spectators will attend this event live, which will last approximately 30 minutes, and will be preceded by three hours of special lighting and ambient music in the square.

This year, the show will have four main plot lines: the Camino de Santiago, as a means of cultural exchange with foreign pilgrims; The architecture of the city and its growth; the integration and interdependence between Santiago de Compostela and the nearby rural environment; and, last, A review of some of the Galician women who have made history.

One of the most visually striking moments of the projection will be when the façade of the Raxoi Palace is 'built', before the eyes of the spectators, The main buildings of the city, as if it were a time travel.

The show will also remember the great women of recent and present history, that have been linked to the city of Santiago de Compostela. The screening will highlight Rosalía de Castro, but it will also remember other women, Relevant, although unequally known, as the writer and editor María Francisca de Isla y Losada, the exiled singer María Valverde, the poet and playwright Herminia Fariña Cobián, the painter Concha Vázquez or the feminist teacher María Vázquez Suárez, among others.

The audiovisual production will apply state-of-the-art technologies to provide an image with four million pixels of resolution. To do this,, Acciona Producciones y Diseño will use nine video projectors from 22.000 lumens each, 28 robotic heads and 20 Static lighting spotlights, as well as a sound system of 50.000 W of power distributed in six towers.

A total of 6.015 shooting effects and 366 kilos of gunpowder. To do this,, APD will once again count on Ricasa, Valencian company specialising in large-scale pyrotechnics. Live music will be provided by the folkloric group Cantigas e Agarimos of Santiago de Compostela.

Acciona Producciones y Diseño has been responsible for the design and execution of the show of the Fiestas del Apóstol de Santiago de Compostela on twelve occasions, and has been awarded for this show with the Award for the Best Cultural Event in Europe at the European Events Awards (EuBEA).

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