Irina Swain Omeka MetsExport Plugin The software used to generate this document is called Omeka MetsExport, which operates as a plugin for Omeka. Documentation can be found at http://github/MetsExport/ Romea Theater Romea Theater The Romea Theater is located in Barcelona, Spain. Samuel Alvarado, Benjamin Fraser Camille Kresz 02/09/2017 English, Spanish Document, Still Image, Sound Romea Theater In the writings by Alfons Zarsozo and José Pardo-Tomas entitled “Anatomy of an Urban Underworld,” they refer back to tourist guides produced in Barcelona in 1929 that featured routes through the area known today as El Raval (Zarsozo and Pardo-Tomas 2016). Simply mentioning “severe overcrowding” while skimming the surface of the character and history of El Raval, tour guides purposely avoided the conditions of the residents living there. One particular point of interest for tours within the El Raval, on the corner of Carrer de l’Hospital and Carrer de la Junita de Comerc (just a block away from La Rambla) was the Romea Theater. According to the Government of Catalunya website, individuals and establishments are awarded with the Cross of St. George as an esteemed honor in Catalonian culture that signifies great nobility. Created in 1981, the award (named after the patron saint of Catalonia) is for those people or locations that performed “outstanding services in Catalonia in defense of their identity” or otherwise civic and cultural accomplishments. The Romea Theater was awarded the Cross of St. George in 2015 for its contributions to the spirit of Catalonian culture. As discussed in Robert Hughes’ writings of Barcelona, the Catalonian culture was nearly defeated several times by government forces as well as a political crisis during the reign of Francisco Franco (2004). This theater stood as a representation of Catalunya art and humanity that managed to thrive despite the constant opposition, giving an outlet to an array of creative minds in the form of writers, directors, and actors. The theater itself still operates today, giving residents and tourists an upscale location to marvel both at classic architecture and modern theater.  Item changed by user 26 at 2017-02-09 11:03:19.Created manually by user