There is another part of the staff who nobody knows as it's situated behind the stage in a complete unknown darkness; they are offering their support to the dancers and actors preparing everything for them as show must go on to be enjoyed by the attendance.
My good friend Sergio Gomez carried me to El Molino and I appreciate so much he did it as suddenly I understood that many people could prefer to drink something there enjoying the show, as everyday was different, everyday something different happened and those kind of things made it special as our life.
Dancers, actors and singers feeling made a show no prevented, an exclusive one. I saw this great people playing only for twelve persons but just showing them all their best qualities to make laugh, to enjoy the show, like if the forum was full of people. They were just enjoying their job and as in our life, that must be respected.
There were dance, comedy, sex, humour, songs which make people cry, acrobats, beautiful women, young dancers, old jokers, clowns without circus dress, women and men in their seats and in the stage, in the sunshine and in the darkness, like in our life.
One day it closed its doors, all of us were outside; actors, waiters, jokers, dressmakers, light men. We stayed out; any advertisement, any words about it. Like our life which one day keep us out of it.
Ramón Lombarte,
September 1999
* El Molino (The Windmill) is the name of an ancient cabaret theatre in Barcelona, Spain that has recently closed due to bankruptcy.
Molino #3
Acrylic on linen
38 x 76"
Molino #13
Acrylic on panel
13 x 26"
Molino #26
Acrylic on panel
12 x 14"
Molino #21
Acrylic on panel
12 x 14"
Lipstick Molino
Acrylic on canvas
32 x 21"
Molino #11
Acrylic on panel
15 x 29"
Molino #5
Acrylic on linen
38 x 63"
Molino #20
Acrylic on panel
8 x 15"
Molino #10
Acrylic on panel
15 x 29"