Beer Bottle Mascleta Fallas 2020 At The Alternative Falla Of The Centre Del Carmen, Valencia

Alternative Fallas commissions, set up outside the traditional casal system, have been multiplying around Valencia in recent years, and the one at the Centre del Carmen put on this mascletà built around a gimmick: shells packed to sound like exploding beer bottles. It’s a playful, slightly absurd twist on a very serious tradition, and it’s the kind of thing that makes us think we’ll end up joining a commission ourselves before too long.