123 Juga! Street Olympics

123 Juga! Street Olympics

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A 2 week street olympics that celebrated the power of informal sports to humanize public space. Through workshops involving local youth groups, using lo-cost or free materials such as tape, plastic piping and recycled bottles, the DeLaCalle team created an event that engaged and energized the town, giving the kids ownership and free reign of the streets.

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Actors: Colectivo DelaCalle, a Barcelona based group of public space designers and enthusiasts. Idensitat, a biannual public art programme that aims to stimulate creative practices which experiment with new ways of social engagement in public space. The kids of Manresa

Location: Manresa, Spain June 2007

Other Tools: Tape, Plastic piping, netting

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