What is
A single masked dancer representing Saint John the Baptist and dancing without choreography, to make people laugh, on Saint Joan's Day. Hand out red carnations.
On i quan
- Felanitx, June 24, 6 p.m. It leaves Carrer de sa Gerreria.
Personatges and objects
- Sant Joan Pelós vestit of Sant Joan Pelós .
- Musicians: violin, guitar and flabiol (flute) flabiol i tumbaron .
- Red carnations about to open.
How is
- Dress: short stockings and white shirt, red skirt, short red silk cap with gold trim, mask, crown in the shape of rays, long curls at the nape of the neck, sandals. Wooden cross with the inscription "Ecce agnus Dei".
- Dance: bows and graceful movements in all directions; draw figures with the cross.
- Own music: the score was collected by the Arxiduc in Die Balearen (via Martorell).
- Before I danced in houses in exchange for a donation and returned a carnation; today he distributes them to the public.
Vocabulary
- pelós: hairy; Before, he wore raw sheepskin.
- obreria de Sant Joan: board that organizes it.
History
- 1st half s. XVIII: dances with the boters (coopers), brotherhood of Saint John the Baptist, "with guitar and violin" (Gabriel Llompart).
- Before: he danced with a little lamb under his arm, inside the temple during the offertory, jumping from the gate to the altar (DCVB).
- 1603: Augustinian convent of Felanitx, probable origin (Rosselló Vaquer).
- 1757: first document: expenditure of 20 sous for a dress.
- Mid s. XIX: continuous references in the Obreria; finals s. XIX, in press.
- 1967-1969: two or three years without leaving.
- 80s: recovers its splendor.
- 2005: CD from the Cosme Bauçà Museum Foundation, Cavallets. Sant Joan Pelós.
Protection
- BICIM (FIC). Initiation BOIB 32, 5/3/2015 (exp. 180/2013). Statement 10/8/2015, BOIB 165, 11/10/2015.
Why is it design
- Minimum character: a person, a mask, a cross, a melody.
- Regulated improvisation: without fixed steps but with a recognizable code.
- From fur to silk: the material changes (sheepskin red silk and wig) without losing the name.
For the project
- Search who made the current mask and if there are old masks in the Museu Cosme Bauçà.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sant Joan Pelós de Felanitx?
A single masked dancer representing Saint John the Baptist and dancing without choreography, to make people laugh, on Saint Joan's Day. Hand out red…
What are the traditional words for Sant Joan Pelós de Felanitx?
Some words: obreria de Sant Joan, pelós.
Sources
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.