The group leader, Neus Barceló, asks for silence. The courtyard at 35 Nou Street in Manacor is packed. There is a rehearsal and only a few days left until one of the most important performances of the human tower season in Mallorca: the celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Al·lots de Llevant. A test run of a human tower intended for the square is being performed, and everyone needs maximum concentration.

There are three weeks left until the Manacor Spring Fairs and Festivals and this year the nerves are very noticeable in the 'castellera' group Al·lots de Llevant. One of its members, Joan Llodrà Gayà, 52, assures it: “We hope to be able to raise a good tower to celebrate our thirtieth anniversary. We are among the first 'colles' in the Balearic Islands. We were born in 1996, the same year as Castellers de Mallorca, from Palma. We have been rehearsing for months. Our highest construction has been a four of eight, meaning eight floors with four people on each floor. We have only been able to raise it three times in our history. We almost always do seven floors”.