A musical in the making · Opening planned for 2027
Musical · 90 minutes · No interval
A musical about justice and the right to dream.
A musical in the making
Book finished · Music composed · Casting soon
2027 Opening planned
A piece by Nicolau Jaume Roig · Book by Tomeu Sales · Directed and choreographed by Basilio González · Musical direction by Tomeu Aulí · Set design by Isabel Jaume
A self-taught inventor builds a flying machine ahead of its time. The system turns him away. When others triumph with his idea, the village must face its own responsibility.
El vent de Son Gall (The Wind of Son Gall) is a musical based on the true story of Pere Sastre, “Pere de Son Gall”, the farmer from Llucmajor, Mallorca, who built a helicopter prototype in the early twentieth century and was ignored by the institutions of his day.
It is a piece about talent born outside the system, and about what happens when power decides not to listen.
Llucmajor, early twentieth century. A farmer with no schooling builds a machine to fly with his own hands. History forgot him; the theatre listens again.
Fourteen songs by Nicolau Jaume Roig, forty minutes of music woven into the action. The music arrives when words are no longer enough.
No interval. A bright first part, full of humour and life. A drier second part, where silence weighs.
Early in the twentieth century, in Llucmajor, Pere Sastre works in a makeshift workshop at Son Gall. He watches the birds, talks to the wind and builds with his hands. No schooling, no institutional support. The village laughs at him, fondly.
When he sends his plans to Madrid asking for support, the reply is polite and devastating.
Muy señor mío:
Recibidos la memoria y los planos del aparato que usted denomina «cometagiroavión», esta Sección no encuentra motivo para atender la solicitud de auxilio que formula.
No.
Dios guarde a usted muchos años.
A recreation for the stage, not a historical document. In English: the ministry has received the plans for the cometagiroavió (the name Pere gave his machine) and sees no reason to grant support. No.
Soon after, another inventor, with money, connections and patrons, presents a similar idea and is celebrated.
Pere is not defeated by failure, but by invisibility.
Why now
We live in an age obsessed with innovation, yet still deeply hierarchical. We celebrate genius only when it arrives backed by degrees, money or connections.
This piece turns the light on the brilliant people who arrived too early, too alone or too far from the centre.
Structure
Light, humour and innocence. The audience falls for Pere.
Power walks on stage. Betrayal, anger and loss.
Late recognition. Active hope.
Music and sound
Forty minutes of original music, woven into the action. Narrative song, soundscape and moments of structural silence. There is no continuous score: every entry is a dramatic decision.
The music does not illustrate: it reveals. The wind is always there, as breath, friction and absence.
Album
Album · 14 songs
El Vent De Son Gall
Nicolau Jaume Roig
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On the radio
Interview with Nicolau Jaume Roig, creator of the piece
Listen to the interviewThe songs
Characters
Self-taught inventor. Quiet conviction. He does not try to convince.
Companion and conscience. Grown-up love. Active silence.
Institutional power. Polite, unshakeable.
Collective witness. Moves from mockery to responsibility.
He watches the birds, talks to the wind and builds with his hands.
The process
A single space that transforms in full view: a wooden platform, moving metal structures and translucent cloths for the wind, the sky and memory. Real materials.
Creative team
A single, transformable space that stands for Son Gall as a physical and a mental place. Every change happens in full view.
The set does not seek spectacle, but truth.
Light does not illustrate: it tells.
The road to opening night
The book is finished and the music composed. Now the work of bringing it to the stage begins. Join the list and you will follow it from the inside.
Finished. Two acts and a finale, no interval.
Fourteen songs composed. The album is out now.
Creative team, stage design and schedule.
Musical theatre performers and musicians. Pre-registration is open.
Pre-register for castingAn open workshop: we will share it step by step.
Planned for 2027.
Casting · Artist pre-registration
Casting for El vent de Son Gall opens soon. We are looking for musical theatre performers and musicians. Pre-register now: when we publish the call, it will come straight to your inbox.
We are looking for performers with real mastery of all three disciplines: acting, singing and dance.
To bring the characters to life, and the village, the chorus that runs through the whole piece.
For fourteen original songs, from narrative song to chorus.
For the choreography, which is part of the storytelling.
Instrumentalists to play Nicolau Jaume Roig’s original score.
Fill in the form. It only takes a few minutes.
Roles, dates and how to apply, straight to your inbox.
We will meet at the auditions.
The piece is in Catalan, with the speech of Mallorca in the characters’ voices.
The village recognised the worth of the dream too late.
Mailing list
You still have time. Join the list and we will tell you how the piece grows: casting, rehearsals, the music and, when it comes, opening night. When tickets go on sale, you will be among the first to know.
Are you a musical theatre performer or a musician? Pre-register for casting