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08 Feature 22 Around town 1714-2014: the 300th Books and roses. anniversary of the siege of Barcelona. 24 Arts Tàpies Foundation: Allan 14 Food and drink Kaprow’s ‘Happenings’. Rice for all seasons. 26 Nightlife 20 Shopping Surprised! The Show. Treasures from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. 29 Listings
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ENG_TOG_003.indd 3 19/3/14 19:05:41 Monthly planner Get out your diaries! We present just a handful of the cultural highlights of the month ahead.
Tuesday 01 Friday 04 Thursday 10
THE STRANGLERS ALOUD MUSIC VIKINGS AL British punk FESTIVAL MUSEU MARÍTIM survivors play Rock out at Sala What do you really BARTS during the Apolo with the know about Guitar Festival, with headliners of the Vikings? This show supporting act The day, Vessels, from will make you an Tank. See p.38 the UK. See p. 40 expert. See p.34
Wednesday 16 Sunday 20
CIRCUS TODAY BRUNCH Acrobat, juggler, ELECTRONIK creator and A family day out at ‘manipulator of the CCCB: DJs, objects’ Johann Le food and children’s Guillerm presents workshops. See ‘Secret’. See p. 37 p.46
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SANT JORDI DNIT AT Barcelona streets CAIXAFORUM come alive with Visionary books and roses in electronica from celebration of Alva Noto and Catalonia’s patron Byetone. saint. See p.48 See p. 48
Saturday 26 Wednesday 30
FESTIVAL ROMÀ SANT PAU, DE BADALONA MODERNISTA Badalona becomes MONUMENT Baetulo, and One of the largest revives the ‘Magna art nouveau Celebratio’. monuments in the See p. 48 world. See p.49
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ENG_TOG_004_005.indd 5 19/3/14 19:05:54 The Hot Seat IVÁN MORENO IVÁN Claudia Llosa Film director Claudia Llosa has made her fi rst foray into Hollywood with Aloft. By Jordi Bianciotto
How did you end up in Barcelona? made fi lms in the Andes and in It was fate. My father had talked to close contact with nature. me about the city when I was small Nostalgia for your roots? – ‘It’s the city of youth’. I came here I have had a strong relationship to do a master’s degree in with the Andes since I was small. screenwriting. Then I tried to make In my family, we thought it was fi lms in Peru, but it was like trying to important to know your own be an astronaut. country before going on to You must have had a romantic discover the rest. image of the city. Did the reality You’ve just released Aloft with match up to your expectations? Jennifer Connolly. How was your Yes: for me, since I was so young, it fi rst foray into the world of offered an explosive sense of Hollywood? freedom. It’s a city that has never It’s an independent fi lm, with told me ‘go away’. American actors and producers, Your uncle, Mario Vargas Llosa, but with Spanish money, made as lived here too. Do you share the a co-production with Canada and strong opinions he has expressed France. And it’s been wonderful. about Catalonia? Working on a project with such Well, everyone has their own generous actors is a life-changing opinions, and I respect them. But if experience. you live in Catalonia, you see things What was the biggest challenge? differently. I have the greatest At fi rst, funding, and once we’d got respect for what’s happening here, that, nature: fi lming in extreme the demand for the right to decide. situations, on ice…. But all in all, You’re an urbanite, but you’ve it was an absolute pleasure.
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ENG_TOG_006_007.indd 6 19/3/14 19:06:13 IVÁN MORENO IVÁN Claudia Llosa Film director Claudia Llosa has made her fi rst foray into Hollywood with Aloft. By Jordi Bianciotto made fi lms in the Andes and in close contact with nature. Nostalgia for your roots? I have had a strong relationship with the Andes since I was small. In my family, we thought it was important to know your own country before going on to discover the rest. You’ve just released Aloft with Jennifer Connolly. How was your fi rst foray into the world of Hollywood? It’s an independent fi lm, with American actors and producers, but with Spanish money, made as a co-production with Canada and France. And it’s been wonderful. Working on a project with such generous actors is a life-changing experience. What was the biggest challenge? At fi rst, funding, and once we’d got that, nature: fi lming in extreme situations, on ice…. But all in all, it was an absolute pleasure.
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ENG_TOG_006_007.indd 7 19/3/14 19:06:14 On the 11th of September 1714, after thirteen months of siege, Barcelona fell to a combined force of Spanish and French troops in what was to be the final chapter of the War of the Spanish Succession. The city is commemorating its history with a year of activities, exhibitions and conferences. by xavier gonzález toran
1714. 300 YEARS LATER: and talks with top sportspeople. that ended the War of the Spanish COMMEMORATING THE PAST, Various venues Succession. RETHINKING THE FUTURE Until 31 Dec Barcelona & Cardona Itinerant exhibition in squares and www.tricentenari.gencat.cat 9-12 April public spaces across the region, www.mhcat.cat designed to publicise the main VERSAILLES in BARCELONA activities around the tricentennial. Harpsichord concerts at the Auditori Easter FESTIVAL Towns and cities of Catalunya to commemorate the 250th Catalan classical music festival Throughout 2014 anniversary of the death of Jean- focusing on works with a relationship www.tricentenari.gencat.cat Philippe Rameau, the influential to the War of the Spanish Baroque composer. Succession. #SOMRECERCA L’Auditori Cervera Workshops promoting science Until 5 April 14-21 April research carried out in Catalonia. www.auditori.cat www.festivaldepasqua.cat Various venues Throughout 2014 NOBLES AND KNIGHTS, DIADA DE SANT JORDI www.tricentenari.gencat.cat BETWEEN TWO MONARCHIES A reconstruction of Saint George’s Exhibition on the War of the Day celebrations in 1714. 300 11ths of september Spanish Succession, drawing on the Various venues Exhibition that focuses on the National Archive. consolidation of 11th September as Palau Moja Catalan National Day. 10 Apr – 10 Jun MUHBA Museu d’Història www.mhcat.cat Until 28 Dec www.mhcat.cat/exposicions THE TREATIES OF UTRECHT: pros and cons... tricentennial sports International conference, organised campus by the Museu d’Història de Catalunya Clubs and sport organisations in and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Catalonia organise sporting events analysing the legacy of the treaties
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ENG_TOG_008_013.indd 8 19/3/14 19:06:26 and talks with top sportspeople. that ended the War of the Spanish 23 April Various venues Succession. www.gencat.cat Until 31 Dec Barcelona & Cardona www.tricentenari.gencat.cat 9-12 April Barcelona of 1700. from www.mhcat.cat stones to people VERSAILLES in BARCELONA The society of 18th-century Barcelona Harpsichord concerts at the Auditori Easter FESTIVAL was dynamic and forward-looking, to commemorate the 250th Catalan classical music festival but also scarred by the experience of anniversary of the death of Jean- focusing on works with a relationship war and siege in 1691, 1697 and 1714. Philippe Rameau, the influential to the War of the Spanish El Born Centre Cultural Baroque composer. Succession. Permanent exhibition L’Auditori Cervera www.elborncentrecultural.cat Until 5 April 14-21 April www.auditori.cat www.festivaldepasqua.cat until it was achieved! Exhibition on the Catalan War of NOBLES AND KNIGHTS, DIADA DE SANT JORDI 1713-1714, the epilogue to the War of BETWEEN TWO MONARCHIES A reconstruction of Saint George’s Succession, with a re-creation of the Exhibition on the War of the Day celebrations in 1714. final battle of 11 September 1714. Spanish Succession, drawing on the Various venues El Born Centre Cultural National Archive. Permanent exhibition Palau Moja APP BARCELONA 1714 www.elborncentrecultural.cat 10 Apr – 10 Jun An audio-guided stroll through the www.mhcat.cat Barcelona of 1714, presented by THE WORLD OF 1714 Toni Soler (in Catalan), Santi The world at the beginning of the 18th THE TREATIES OF UTRECHT: Millán (Spanish), Sergi López century, and Barcelona’s and pros and cons... (French), Benedetta Tagliabue Catalonia’s place in it, at a crucial International conference, organised (Italian) and Hideki Matsuhija moment in the War of Succession. by the Museu d’Història de Catalunya (Japanese). MUHBA Museu d’Història and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Free app Downloadable end of April Until September analysing the legacy of the treaties www.mhcat.cat/exposicions
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ENG_TOG_008_013.indd 9 19/3/14 19:06:27 artists 1714/2014
‘El Miracle’ altarpiece (detail) ‘The seasons of the year. Summer.’ (detail) Antoni Viladomat. MNAC perejaume antoni viladomat i manalt Pere Jaume Borrell i Guinart, or expression: this dialectic has made Five exhibitions marking the more simply Perejaume, is one of Perejaume a creator and a cultural tricentennial offer an overview of the best-known contemporary critic at the same time. the life and works of Antoni Catalan artists. This year he Viladomat i Manalt (1678-1755), commemorates 1714 with an Tradition and identity the most important painter and exhibition at the MNAC and an The roots of his two contributions to draughtsman of the Catalan installation at the MACBA. the 1714/2014 tricentennial are to be Baroque. found in these reflections, extended to Painter, poet, sculptor, photographer, include such pertinent concepts as A street and a statue commemorate essayist: Perejaume, from Sant Pol de tradition and identity. At the MNAC, Antoni Viladomat in Barcelona, proof Mar, a coastal town north of Perejaume curates the exhibition of his historical importance as a Barcelona, is nothing if not versatile. ‘Mareperlers i ovaladors’ (‘Mother-of- painter and native son of the city. He Winner of the Catalan National Prize pearl-ers and ovallers’), which received his training in the studios of for Visual Arts in 2005, and the compares works from different local artists while Charles of Austria’s Spanish National Plastic Arts Award periods, from the Baroque to the 20th- court was installed in Barcelona, and in 2006, he is a disciple of Joan Miró century avant-garde, in search of a the War of the Spanish Succession and Joan Brossa, and since the 1970s common theme in Catalan art. At the raged. This brought him into contact has developed the legacy of the MACBA he presents ‘Nine with painters from overseas, and avant-grade, from surrealism and Sculpturally Deferred Voices’, which helped define his mature style. After Dadaism to conceptual art, in an brings together sculptural works the war, he became the most sought- impressive body of work in all from different public museums across after artist in the country, equally formats. His passion for the Catalan Catalonia, each accompanied by the appreciated by religious orders and landscape has drawn him closer to voice of a poet, a play of synchronies the growing upper middle class. His romanticism and set in motion a and asynchronies that attempts to works, among the most important constant process of reflection on the capture the common time in which examples of Southern European relations between territory and history is represented. Baroque painting, are the subject of
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ENG_TOG_008_013.indd 10 19/3/14 19:06:29 ‘The seasons of the year. Summer.’ (detail) Antoni Viladomat. MNAC perejaume antoni viladomat i manalt expression: this dialectic has made Five exhibitions marking the five simultaneous exhibitions. In the Perejaume a creator and a cultural tricentennial offer an overview of MNAC, ‘The Graphic Work of a critic at the same time. the life and works of Antoni Precursor’ presents his work as an Viladomat i Manalt (1678-1755), illustrator. ‘The Man, the Artist, the Tradition and identity the most important painter and Work’, at the Museu d’Art de Girona, The roots of his two contributions to draughtsman of the Catalan examines the fortunes of the painter’s the 1714/2014 tricentennial are to be Baroque. work over the centuries, with special found in these reflections, extended to emphasis on hitherto unseen works, include such pertinent concepts as A street and a statue commemorate including a self-portrait. tradition and identity. At the MNAC, Antoni Viladomat in Barcelona, proof Perejaume curates the exhibition of his historical importance as a Discovering a master ‘Mareperlers i ovaladors’ (‘Mother-of- painter and native son of the city. He Viladomat’s lesser-known works are pearl-ers and ovallers’), which received his training in the studios of the focus of ‘Rediscovered’, at the compares works from different local artists while Charles of Austria’s Museu de Mataró. There’s a rare periods, from the Baroque to the 20th- court was installed in Barcelona, and chance to view the paintings in century avant-garde, in search of a the War of the Spanish Succession Mataró’s Dolors de Santa Maria common theme in Catalan art. At the raged. This brought him into contact chapel, a Catalan Baroque MACBA he presents ‘Nine with painters from overseas, and masterpiece begun by Joan Gallart Sculpturally Deferred Voices’, which helped define his mature style. After and completed by Viladomat after brings together sculptural works the war, he became the most sought- Gallart’s death. ‘The painted story’, at from different public museums across after artist in the country, equally the Museu de Lleida Diocesà i Catalonia, each accompanied by the appreciated by religious orders and Comarcal, offers a selection of voice of a poet, a play of synchronies the growing upper middle class. His narrative religious paintings, and asynchronies that attempts to works, among the most important including the famous cycle of ‘The capture the common time in which examples of Southern European Life of Saint Francis’, in the former history is represented. Baroque painting, are the subject of Franciscan monastery of Barcelona.
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ENG_TOG_008_013.indd 11 19/3/14 19:06:31 between the festivities of rich and poor, even though the real disruption interview happened during the siege of 1713- 1714. That was when the dynamic albert garcia eSpuche balance between the Church and the festive popular spirit was upset. In your book La Ciutat del Born you Carnival, dances, and games were all challenge the prevalent image of sinful, and if the city was to win the 17th- and early-18th-century siege, they had to be suppressed and Barcelona as a city in decline. God had to be worshipped. And that’s That’s a common impression of what it became: a city devoted to Catalonia during this period, based on prayer and penitence. On top of all the the idea that it was unimportant everyday problems caused by the politically, because the royal court siege. was far away, and the fact that less fi rst-class literature was produced I understand that you’re writing a than during the Middle Ages. But to book on the subject. infer from this that everything was in Yes, A society under siege: Barcelona decline and going badly is a mistake. 1713-1714. During my research it Without overstating things, let’s say it became clear that during the siege, was a normal city, like any other on ordinary life became extraordinary: the Mediterranean. It was a port city, a there was fear, bombardment, hunger, regional capital, and economically death. But apart from all this, which is and culturally very active. just the most obvious aspect, when you look at this society at such a It seems it was also known for its dramatic moment, what is most fondness for a party. surprising, from my point of view, is Yes, for its festive, lively atmosphere, that the inhabitants of the city carried and the enormous number of festivals on doing what they thought they had held here. Barcelona’s carnival, for to do, whatever it took. People visited example, was famous in Castilian their lawyers to make their wills as the Spain, and 17th-century Spanish poet bombardments went on. There are and dramatist Calderón de la Barca, even people who got married on 11 who was not an enthusiast for things September 1714, which is incredible. Catalan, considered it to be one of the most important carnivals in Europe. It was a city of contrasts, as it was also religious, which was normal then. But there was a balance between the Church, trying to control this playful spirit, and a society that ignored prohibitions and did its own thing.
How did the War of Succession IRENE FERNÁNDEZ affect the city’s spirit? At fi rst it remained essentially unchanged, the only diff erence being that Barcelona became the seat of the royal Austrian court. Many Austrian aristocrats arrived in the city, introducing opera and bringing musicians with them. But at the same time Charles III published an edict banning masks. This caused a certain imbalance
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ENG_TOG_008_013.indd 12 19/3/14 19:06:32 between the festivities of rich and poor, even though the real disruption happened during the siege of 1713- 1714. That was when the dynamic balance between the Church and the festive popular spirit was upset. Carnival, dances, and games were all sinful, and if the city was to win the siege, they had to be suppressed and God had to be worshipped. And that’s what it became: a city devoted to prayer and penitence. On top of all the everyday problems caused by the siege.
I understand that you’re writing a book on the subject. Yes, A society under siege: Barcelona 1713-1714. During my research it became clear that during the siege, ordinary life became extraordinary: there was fear, bombardment, hunger, death. But apart from all this, which is just the most obvious aspect, when you look at this society at such a dramatic moment, what is most surprising, from my point of view, is that the inhabitants of the city carried on doing what they thought they had to do, whatever it took. People visited their lawyers to make their wills as the bombardments went on. There are even people who got married on 11 September 1714, which is incredible. IRENE FERNÁNDEZ
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ENG_TOG_008_013.indd 13 19/3/14 19:06:34 Food & Drink Edited by Ricard Martín [email protected]
Barceloneta’s own fish market – a romantic idea that many invoke, when Rice for all seasons in fact their produce comes from the wholesale market, Mercabarna. ‘At 4am In Catalonia, rice dishes are for summer. But its ability we go to the auction. We don’t always find what we want, but we work with to absorb flavours makes rice perfect for seasonal what we find.’ Whether they bring back delicacies. Ricard Martín goes against the grain langoustines or Barceloneta prawns, they cook it with baby broad beans and artichokes. It may sound simple, but 1. with cod belly sautéed cuttlefish. The secret? A drizzle they’re working with a superlative La Barraca has a serious paella-making of cod juice to add flavour. Stunning. fumet – 15 kg fresh fish to 40 kg stock. duo in the kitchen. Xavier Pellicer is Price: €18.50 Price: €19-€22 their expert adviser – there three days a week in full kitchen rig – while chef 2. WITH SHELLFISH AND BABY 3. WITH PORK RIBS AND OCTOPUS Rafa de Valicourt has left the world of BROAD BEANS Rather than the classic Catalan ‘mar i luxurious uptown hotels to return to Marc Singla is another top-class cook muntanya’, combining seafood and Barceloneta. who’s decided to focus on paellas and meat, Àngel Pasqual offers ‘anarròs of This season’s highlight is an other rice dishes. He can’t believe that meat and one of fish, combined’. An extraordinary – and simple – arròs a la when people hear the words ‘seasonal imagination honed in haute cuisine and cassola, a Catalan paella with cooking’, they don’t immediately think now applied to fish stock has found new artichokes, sausages, wild mushrooms of rice. ‘Rice is neutral. It absorbs possibilities for rice. The base is a and cod belly. The gelatinous cod bellies everything and it you can put anything lightly-cooked sofregit, with half hold it together with a wonderful with it!’ At La Mar Salada, his seasonal vacuum-sealed rice and dehydrated stickiness, held in check by lightly rice dishes take their cue from mushrooms, half smoked rice.
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ENG_TOG_014_019.indd 15 19/3/14 19:06:47 Taverna Mediterrània ����� Enric Granados, 58 T. 626 866 821. Around €30.
Discovering a personal cooking style can be a wonderful thing. That’s how it Food & Drink is with a chef as non-conformist, inventive, and most of all, as good as Our themed selection Franc Monrabà. He’s responsible for of the city’s best the packed dining room at Taverna restaurants. Mediterrània, the restaurant he’s By Marcelo Aparicio renovated and revived, along with his partner Xènia. The meal began with the chef’s outstanding take on patatas bravas, Seafood and a selection of other small tapas. El Nou Ramonet The calamars a la bruta – squid cooked The little brother of Can Ramonet, a long- in its ink, with streaky bacon and established Barceloneta classic, serves potatoes – are unmissable. As are the traditional seafood with contemporary Andalucian-style breaded anchovies, MARIA DIAS touches. At El Nou Ramonet, the fish and and the stuffed Iberian pork roast seafood are always fresh, the produce is flaunting itself at the bar . ‘I don’t want local and in season, and the wine list to offer a set menu because I don’t like focuses on quality vintages. THE BILL Carbonell, 5. 93 268 33 13. to be tied down,’ says Monrabà. Barceloneta (L4). €20-€35 However, there’s a special for every day TAVERNA MEDITERRÀNIA (FOR 1) of the week, the same from one week to 1 home-made paté €6.50 the next. The kitchen is open from 1 breaded anchovies €7.50 El Suquet de l’Almirall 1pm until midnight, ‘because those are 1 stuffed pork roast €10.50 Other restaurants take note: this is the hours that suit aging rockers’. The exactly how Catalan seafood should be 1 glass of wine €2.85 done. Their bunyols de bacallà are dish of the day costs €10.50. Andwith 1 chocolate truffles €5.60 legendary, but if baby cuttlefish good wines and sensible spirits, you TOTAL (inc VAT) €32.95 (sepionets) are on the menu, they’re not to won’t want to miss it. –Marcos Andrea be missed. The same goes for their Barceloneta paella. –R.M. Pg. Joan de Borbó, 65. 93 221 62 33. Barceloneta (L4). €20-€35 Yakisoba Els Maians An original take on Mediterranean Mito has earned its place cuisine. Their lobster rice and THE DISH among the few spots in monkfisha la marinera dishes come the city where you can highly recommend. Pg. de Joan de Borbó, 33-34. 93 221 75 96. enjoy authentic, Barceloneta (L4). €20-€35 meticulously-prepared Chinese and Japanese cuisine . Their yakisoba is Els Peixaters de la the best in town. –M.A. Mediterrània Traditional Catalan seafood, including Mito. an excellent arròs a cassola, a dish sadly Av. de Sarrià, 17 overlooked in many restaurants. –M.A. T. 93 410 94 93 / €5.80 Pg. García Fària, 33. 93 266 38 84.
IVAN GIMÉNEZ IVAN Poblenou (L4). €20-€35
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ENG_TOG_014_019.indd 16 19/3/14 19:06:48 Taverna Mediterrània SE Asian Bangkok Cafè Hot Squeezed into a kiosk-sized footprint, this tiny Thai restaurant serves delicious curries with a genuinely fiery tables! kick – and cool Thai beers to quench Edited by Marcelo Aparicio the flames. Evarist Arnús, 65. 93 339 32 69. Plaça del Centre ( L3). €15-€20 Our themed selection of the city’s best Batik restaurants. A simple, unpretentious restaurant with lovely décor and a wide selection of By Marcelo Aparicio Indonesian, Thai and Malaysian dishes. Try the €14 sampling menu and take a gastronomic tour. –M.A. València, 454. 93 231 60 15. Seafood Sagrada Faília (L2,L5). €20-€35 El Nou Ramonet The little brother of Can Ramonet, a long- El Petit Bangkok established Barceloneta classic, serves This top-notch Thai restaurant has traditional seafood with contemporary moved to new, more spacious premises, MARIA DIAS touches. At El Nou Ramonet, the fish and but the food is as excellent as ever. seafood are always fresh, the produce is Authentic Thai specialities include nem local and in season, and the wine list sausages and a range of curries and focuses on quality vintages. wok dishes. Serious connoisseurs of Carbonell, 5. 93 268 33 13. Thai food consider this one of the best Barceloneta (L4). €20-€35 restaurants in the city. –M.A. TAVERNA MEDITERRÀNIA (FOR 1) Vallirana, 26. 616 185 196. 1 home-made paté €6.50 Pàdua (FGC). €20-€35 1 breaded anchovies €7.50 El Suquet de l’Almirall 1 stuffed pork roast €10.50 Other restaurants take note: this is exactly how Catalan seafood should be Gado Gado 1 glass of wine €2.85 done. Their bunyols de bacallà are In the Gothic quarter, the long- 1 chocolate truffles €5.60 legendary, but if baby cuttlefish established Betawi is a popular choice TOTAL (inc VAT) €32.95 (sepionets) are on the menu, they’re not to for Indonesian food. The same owners be missed. The same goes for their have recently opened Gado Gado in Barceloneta paella. –R.M. Gràcia, adding Thai specialities to an Pg. Joan de Borbó, 65. 93 221 62 33. essentially Indonesian menu, with Barceloneta (L4). €20-€35 fresh spices and dishes that balance sweetness and heat. Try the Yakisoba eponymous gado gado salad, with a Els Maians rich peanut sauce, or bakmi goreng, An original take on Mediterranean traditional stir-fried noodles with cuisine. Their lobster rice and egg and vegetables, or their monkfisha la marinera dishes come delicious curries. highly recommend. Or, 21. 93 179 85 58. Pg. de Joan de Borbó, 33-34. 93 221 75 96. Joanic (L4). Barceloneta (L4). €20-€35 Mé Els Peixaters de la Delicious Vietnamese and Thai Mediterrània specialities fused with other cuisines, as in their mackerel ceviche with Traditional Catalan seafood, including daikon radish and sprouts. Fantastic an excellent arròs a cassola, a dish sadly beef tartare with sweet basil and overlooked in many restaurants. –M.A. matchstick fries. Pg. García Fària, 33. 93 266 38 84. París, 162. 93 419 49 33. Poblenou (L4). €20-€35 Diagonal (L3,L5), Provença (FGC).
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objects and furniture. ‘It was a way of avoiding financial ruin,’ he The treasure hunter admits, laughing. ‘It’s true, there are things I’d struggle to part with. But I Dentrodeloquecabe is designer lighting and furniture try to be philosophical about it, and until I sell them, I can enjoy them.’ from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, anonymous pieces and Can you enjoy a piece of furniture? a pinch of contemporary art. By Laia Beltran The answer has to be yes. At least in this shop, which is laid out like a miniature art gallery. The owner’s Buenos Aires, Montpelier, ones, but always with an interesting banter is an added bonus: he can’t Amsterdam, Copenhagen... story behind them. hide his enthusiasm for his evocative names and stylish holiday There are treasure hunters in the treasures. Look at this chair – destinations. But for Jordi G. 21st century. And only the most fantastic! Pick it up. Light as a Noddings they’re where he goes to skilful find the prize. Journalist by feather! What did expect from Gio work, rummaging through second- profession and collector by vocation, Ponti’s Superleggera? And how about hand markets and setting up Jordi’s passion for the classic this lamp? Which one? The Maurer? meetings with local suppliers. furniture of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s is The Poulsen? The Jieldé? The Kalff? Searching, setting some things aside, part of emotional landscape. So The Fase? Standards are high at rejecting others, listening to his heart much so, that it has changed his life: Dentrodeloquecabe. or his head, using intuition or six months ago he took the plunge But the list of big names of 20th- judgment. Spotting the potential in a and opened Dentroloquecabe, a shop century design goes on: a Diamond rusty lamp or a brass-framed display into which he has channelled (and Chair by Harry Bertoia over here, case. Designer pieces, or anonymous rationalised) his passion for vintage one of Joe Colombo’s Tube Chairs
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ENG_TOG_020_021.indd 20 19/3/14 19:07:00 Light One of the greats by Louis Kalff (€590). Shopping
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objects and furniture. ‘It was a way over there. There are rarities too, like of avoiding financial ruin,’ he the Gras light that Le Corbusier used The treasure hunter admits, laughing. ‘It’s true, there are in his studio, or a spectacular steel things I’d struggle to part with. But I mesh chair by Shiro Kuramata. And Dentrodeloquecabe is designer lighting and furniture try to be philosophical about it, and all these gems rub shoulders with until I sell them, I can enjoy them.’ affordable pieces such as gilt from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, anonymous pieces and Can you enjoy a piece of furniture? mirrors, coffee pots, white porcelain a pinch of contemporary art. By Laia Beltran The answer has to be yes. At least in vases and occasional tables. A this shop, which is laid out like a lithograph by Jaume Plensa, a miniature art gallery. The owner’s sculpture by Yayoi Kusama, a canvas ones, but always with an interesting banter is an added bonus: he can’t by Alfonso Alzamora, a photograph story behind them. hide his enthusiasm for his by Isabella Antonelli. At There are treasure hunters in the treasures. Look at this chair – Dentrodeloquecabe, contemporary 21st century. And only the most fantastic! Pick it up. Light as a art appears in small doses – that are skilful find the prize. Journalist by feather! What did expect from Gio still big enough to have awoken profession and collector by vocation, Ponti’s Superleggera? And how about Jordi’s own creative impulses. I’m not Jordi’s passion for the classic this lamp? Which one? The Maurer? going to give the game away and furniture of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s is The Poulsen? The Jieldé? The Kalff? reveal which of the pictures is his; part of emotional landscape. So The Fase? Standards are high at it’s more exciting – and surprising – much so, that it has changed his life: Dentrodeloquecabe. to find out for yourself. six months ago he took the plunge But the list of big names of 20th- and opened Dentroloquecabe, a shop century design goes on: a Diamond DENTRODELOQUECABE into which he has channelled (and Chair by Harry Bertoia over here, Francisco Giner, 16 rationalised) his passion for vintage one of Joe Colombo’s Tube Chairs T. 93 667 09 75
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ENG_TOG_020_021.indd 21 19/3/14 19:07:01 Around Town Edited by Eugènia Sendra [email protected] SHUTTERSTOCK A book and a rose On 23 April Barcelona’s streets fi ll with the scent of roses and freshly-printed books. By Maria Junyent
St George is the patron saint of round signing sessions in the Catalonia, and although his saint’s day temporary marquees that line the isn’t a public holiday, it’s always a main streets. celebration. Don’t expect saints clutching swords or dragons dripping A MASS CELEBRATION blood: it’s a day for lovers, authors, But there’s more to the day than books book-signings and rose stalls. and roses. Barcelona welcomes spring with a urry of artistic expression. THE TRADITION Balconies are draped with Catalan Tradition dictates a rose for her and a ags and crowds stroll the avenues, book for him. But nowadays the rules while restaurants are booked out by are more exible – women like to read couples seeking a romantic table for too! Getting your hands on a rose two. La Rambla reaches full capacity. couldn’t be easier. In fact it’s hard to Plaça Catalunya becomes an open-air nd a corner in the city that hasn’t stage with a continuous programme of been invaded by impromptu stalls. music and other acts. Literature comes There are clubs and associations, alive, with poetry recitals and readings charities and professional orists, – this is also UNESCO’s World Book students raising money and people Day, and the day chosen to celebrate making a little extra cash. For book- the anniversary of the deaths of both givers, the prize is a spanking-new William Shakespeare and Miguel de rst edition signed by the author. It Cervantes. Theatre tickets are half seems every writer in Spain – and a price, as are roses at the end of the day smattering of best-selling foreign – the ideal time for absent-minded authors – spends the day being herded lovers to make a last-minute purchase.
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ENG_TOG_022_023.indd 22 19/3/14 19:07:14 SHUTTERSTOCK A book and a rose On 23 April Barcelona’s streets fi ll with the scent of roses and freshly-printed books. By Maria Junyent round signing sessions in the temporary marquees that line the main streets.
A MASS CELEBRATION But there’s more to the day than books and roses. Barcelona welcomes spring with a urry of artistic expression. Balconies are draped with Catalan ags and crowds stroll the avenues, while restaurants are booked out by couples seeking a romantic table for two. La Rambla reaches full capacity. Plaça Catalunya becomes an open-air stage with a continuous programme of music and other acts. Literature comes alive, with poetry recitals and readings – this is also UNESCO’s World Book Day, and the day chosen to celebrate the anniversary of the deaths of both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. Theatre tickets are half price, as are roses at the end of the day – the ideal time for absent-minded lovers to make a last-minute purchase.
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ENG_TOG_022_023.indd 23 19/3/14 19:07:16 Arts Edited by Josep Lambies [email protected]
The issues the artists raised are one of the strongest arguments for It’s all happening reviving his work today. Kaprow insisted that art and life are connected The Tàpies Foundation dedicates an exhibition to the (hence the idea of brushing the teeth of the person next to you, to see what father of the happening, and restages the classic ‘18 happened); he was close to the happenings in 6 parts’. By Eugènia Sendra feminist movement in the USA, practised a political art form, and argued in favour of the principles of In 1959, Fidel Castro took power in At the Tàpies Foundation, the recycling, the use of found materials, Cuba, and Switzerland refused women Allan Kaprow exhibition provides a the collectivist spirit and collective the right to vote. It was also the year framework in which contemporary artworks. ‘Nowadays everyone talks that Allan Kaprow staged the first art collectives can reinvent some of about actions, happenings and happening in the history of art, ‘18 his works. These include ‘18 performances, as well as open-source happenings in 6 parts’, an experiment happenings in 6 parts’ (this will be the software and self-managing in which the public participated, 50th time they’ve been staged since assemblies,’ says Gutiérrez. ‘We following the instructions of the 1959) as well as ‘Sweet Wall’ and think it’s important to get back to the artist, who described the artwork as a ‘Push and Pull’, and exhibition-goers, roots.” Until the end of May, the form of ‘innovative theatre’. These as well as participating in them, can Tàpies Foundation will be making spontaneous, immaterial, follow the creative process behind the archive materials relevant again, impermanent events grew out of happenings, and consult and touch reinventing Kaprow from zero – that’s Kaprow’s drive to explore new forms. the artist’s materials, similar to music literally from zero: when the doors He had trained with the master of scores in the hands of new authors open, visitors will nd the space abstract expressionism Hans who re-create the work. According to empty, ready for happenings to start Hoffmann, and his influences included curator Soledad Gutiérrez, ‘It’s an happening. the elements of performance in accessible show – there’s something Jackson Pollock’s work, and the forays for everyone. Kaprow makes us think ‘ALLAN KAPROW. OTHER WAYS’ into randomness of John Cage, about the world around us, about the Fundació Tàpies another of his teachers. artistic object and the institution.’ Until 30 May
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ENG_TOG_024_025.indd 24 19/3/14 19:07:25 Opera The sound of Russia’s soul
Tolstoy, Gogol and Dostoyevsky all chronicled the Russian soul, implying a unique way of understanding the world. In The legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden The issues the artists raised are one Fevroniya, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov of the strongest arguments for composed a musical monument to It’s all happening reviving his work today. Kaprow Slavic spirituality. insisted that art and life are connected The opera tells the story of an The Tàpies Foundation dedicates an exhibition to the (hence the idea of brushing the teeth innocent peasant girl, Fevroniya, who of the person next to you, to see what saves the city of Kitezh from attack by Arts father of the happening, and restages the classic ‘18 happened); he was close to the the Tartars, praying for the city to happenings in 6 parts’. By Eugènia Sendra feminist movement in the USA, become invisible to the eyes of the practised a political art form, and world. Rimsky-Korsakov, whose argued in favour of the principles of works include The Flight of the At the Tàpies Foundation, the recycling, the use of found materials, Bumblebee and Scheherezade, created Allan Kaprow exhibition provides a the collectivist spirit and collective an opera set in a universe teeming with framework in which contemporary artworks. ‘Nowadays everyone talks mysteries and ancestral legends. art collectives can reinvent some of about actions, happenings and The Liceu saw the opera’s rst his works. These include ‘18 performances, as well as open-source performance outside Russia, and happenings in 6 parts’ (this will be the software and self-managing between 1926 and 1936, it was a huge 50th time they’ve been staged since assemblies,’ says Gutiérrez. ‘We hit among Barcelona’s opera-goers. 1959) as well as ‘Sweet Wall’ and think it’s important to get back to the The most recent performance in ‘Push and Pull’, and exhibition-goers, roots.” Until the end of May, the Barcelona was in 1970. Today, as well as participating in them, can Tàpies Foundation will be making Rimsky-Korsakov’s legend lives follow the creative process behind the archive materials relevant again, again, thanks to a co-production happenings, and consult and touch reinventing Kaprow from zero – that’s between the Liceu, Amsterdam’s De the artist’s materials, similar to music literally from zero: when the doors Nederlandse Opera and La Scala in scores in the hands of new authors open, visitors will nd the space Milan. –M.J who re-create the work. According to empty, ready for happenings to start curator Soledad Gutiérrez, ‘It’s an happening. ‘THE LEGEND OF THE INVISIBLE CITY accessible show – there’s something OF KITEZH AND THE MAIDEN for everyone. Kaprow makes us think ‘ALLAN KAPROW. OTHER WAYS’ FEVRONIYA’ about the world around us, about the Fundació Tàpies Gran Teatre del Liceu artistic object and the institution.’ Until 30 May Until 30 April
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ENG_TOG_024_025.indd 25 19/3/14 19:07:26 Nightlife Edited by Ricard Martín [email protected]
They want it all! It’s no accident that this show is called ‘Surprised!’ The aim is to blow your socks off, and they’ll do whatever it takes to achieve it. By Maria Junyent
Variety shows are springing up all Their philosophy is excess. If you can over the city, advertising themselves have ten acrobats fl ying from one side as the ultimate night out: ‘come and be of the room to the next, why settle for amazed over dinner or a drink’. But just one? If you can show off cutting- Surprised! The Show takes things one edge video-mapping projections – step further in terms of the sheer then do it! number of attractions on off er. The The cast features performers from artistic director is Luka Yexi, with 15 all over the world – acrobats, musicals to his credit, as well as other vocalists, burlesque performers, major productions including Spain’s dancers – all of them masters of their version of The X Factor. If you like disciplines and determined to live up your entertainment to match to the name of the show. consummate technical skill plus It’s all so overwhelming, it seems a unlimited ambition, you’ll fi nd your bit too much for an ordinary human dreams come true at the Teatre being to take. And the level of self- Principal. What’s not clear is whether confi dence on display is so high, all anyone will be able to manoeuvre that’s missing is the classic their sushi into their mouth while guarantee, ‘If you’re not satisfi ed, watching what’s happening on we’ll give you your money back.’ three stages. Surprised! is a show that refuses to SurpriSed! The Show allow the audience to leave with the Teatre Principal feeling that they’d like to see more. Until 18 May
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ENG_TOG_026_027.indd 26 19/3/14 19:07:43 They want it all! It’s no accident that this show is called ‘Surprised!’ The aim is to blow your socks off, and they’ll do whatever it takes to achieve it. By Maria Junyent
Their philosophy is excess. If you can have ten acrobats flying from one side of the room to the next, why settle for just one? If you can show off cutting- edge video-mapping projections – then do it! The cast features performers from all over the world – acrobats, vocalists, burlesque performers, dancers – all of them masters of their disciplines and determined to live up to the name of the show. It’s all so overwhelming, it seems a bit too much for an ordinary human being to take. And the level of self- confidence on display is so high, all that’s missing is the classic guarantee, ‘If you’re not satisfied, we’ll give you your money back.’
Surprised! The show Teatre Principal Until 18 May
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ENG_TOG_028_029.indd 28 19/3/14 19:07:56 Agenda April 2014 [email protected]
Brunch Diada de Circus Today Electronik Sant Jordi
FRIDAY 11 SUNDAY 16 WEDNESDAY 23 Johann Le Guillerm The CCCB serves Roses, books and presents his circus up brunch, but Catalan flags fill show ‘Secret’ at also DJs, kids’ the streets and the Mercat de les workshops and squares of the city Flors. other activities. with life.
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ENG_TOG_028_029.indd 29 19/3/14 19:07:57 93 320 87 36. Tue-Sat 11am-6pm; Sun Microvida. Beyond the human 11am-2pm. €5. €2 reduced. eye Until 13 Apr. A journey into the Exhibitions Permanent exhibition Housed in a hidden world of microscopic life forms. former cotton mill in Poble Nou’s 22@ Mediterranean The origins of Information and sales: district, Can Framis showcases the Mediterranean region, and the Tourist Information Points and contemporary painting. challenges it faces in the future. www.barcelonaturisme.cat Xavier Grau. ‘Paintings and Let’s talk about drugs The drawings Until 6 Apr. Works by one of effects of drug consumption on the Spain’s most important contemporary brain, health and behaviour . Arxiu Fotogràfic de expressionist painters. Barcelona Joan Uriach. Uriach Foundation Until 6 Apr. A selection of Disseny Hub Barcelona (Pl. Pons & Clerch, 2). M: Arc de graphic design and advertising (Plaça de les Glòries, 37-38). M: Glòries Triomf (L1) & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 work produced between the ’50s (L1). T. 93 256 34 63. Guided tour: Sun 11 34 20. Mon-Sat 10am-7pm. Closed Sun and the ’80s. & 12.30am. T. 93256 68 01. Line open: and public holidays. Antoni Pitxot, Memory and time Tue-Fri 10am-1pm. Thu 3pm-5.30pm. €3. FREE Entorn 1900 Until 17 May. 24 Apr-20 Jul. A journey through the More info: www.museudeldisseny.bcn.cat. Barcelona’s mountainous periphery, in work of this surrealist painter, Disseny Hub Barcelona Guided tour the period when the city grew and collaborator and friend of Dalí. by reservation in Catalan, Spanish and absorbed the towns that surrounded it. Painting Prize Winners 2013 24 English, Sun, 11 & 12.30am. Visit Apr-20 Jul. Barcelona’s design museum. Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona Castell de Montjuïc El Born Centre Cultural (Ctra. de Montjuïc, 66). M: Espanya (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & (Santa Llúcia, 1). M: Jaume I (L4) & (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 256 44 45. Oct- Barceloneta (L4). T. 93 256 68 51. Tue- Urquinaona (L1, L4). T. 93 31 81 195. Mar, Mon-Sun, 10am-6pm. €5. €3 Sun & public hols, 10am-8pm. Mon closed Mon-Fri 9am-8.30pm; Sat 9am-1pm. reduced. except public hols. Exhibition spaces & Closed Sun and public holidays. Montjuïc, the construction of a archaeological remains: €6. Reduced: €4. FREE After Utrecht. Barcelona castle Permanent exhibition, telling the Under-16s free. Sun 3pm-8pm free. First condemned, 1713-1714. Until 30 story of Montjuïc and its castle. Sun month free 10am-8pm. More info: Apr. Contemporary sources shed light Doble Creu. Sculpture by Carles www.elborncentrecultural.com. on the 400-day siege of Barcelona in Berga Permanent exhibition. El Born Centre Cultural Under one 1713 and 1714. Postwar Barcelona. 1939-1945 of the city’s most striking 19th-century Until 30 Jun. markets lies an urban archaeological site that is unique in Europe. CaixaForum Sala Villarroel. Barcelona 1700. (Av. Francesc Ferrer & Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Centre de Cultura From stones to people Eighteenth- Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 476 86 00. Contemporània de century Barcelonan society was Mon-Fri 10am-8pm. Wed 10am-11pm; dynamic and forward-thinking, but also Sat, Sun 10am-9pm. €4. Under-16s free. Barcelona scarred by the wars that had affected it Le Corbusier. An atlas of between 1691 and 1714. modern landscapes Until 11 May. (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, Sala Casanova. Until it is The work of Le Corbusier, an essential L3). T. 93 306 41 00. Tue-Sun & public achieved! The siege of 1714 Until 11 figure in 20th-century architecture, holidays 11am-8pm. Closed non-holiday Sep. Exhibition on the Catalan War of illustrated by drawings, paintings, Mondays. €6. Reduced entry for 1713-1714, the epilogue to the War of architectural plans and models. pensioners and students on Wed (except Succession, including a re-creation of Mediterranean. From myth to public holidays): €4. Free for under 16s the final battle of 11 September 1714. reason Until 15 Jun. An exhibition in & unemployed. which myths meet history. Metamorphosis Until 7 Sep. Four Comisart: Rumour..Decolonial essential figures in animated film- Espais VolART- stories in the ‘la Caixa’ collection making. Fundació Vila Casas Until 27 Apr A program of exhibitions supporting emerging curators. (Ausiàs March, 22). M: Urquinaona Windows on the world Until 31 CosmoCaixa (L1, L4). T. 93 481 79 85. Tue-Fri Aug. The realities of life in developing (Isaac Newton, 26). M: Av. Tibidabo 5-8.30pm; Sat 11am-2pm, 5-8.30pm; countries seen through short films. (FGC). T. 93 212 60 50. Tue-Sun 10am- Sun 11am-2pm. €1; reduced: 50¢. 8pm. €4 (permanent and temporary Julio Vaquero. ‘Searching in no- exhibitions). Under 16s free; first Sun of man’s land’ Until 13 Apr. Recent Can Framis. Fundació month: free. paintings, sculptures and drawings. Vila Casas Permanent exhibition Joan Vilacasas ‘From the open air Barcelona’s science museum has over to the firmament’Until 13 Apr. The (Roc Boronat, 116-126). M: Glòries 50,000 m2 of exhibition and activity work of one of the most important (L1), Poblenou (L4) & Llacuna (L4). T. space for the whole family. abstract artists in Catalonia in the ’50s.
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ENG_TOG_030_037.indd 30 19/3/14 19:08:46 93 320 87 36. Tue-Sat 11am-6pm; Sun Microvida. Beyond the human 11am-2pm. €5. €2 reduced. eye Until 13 Apr. A journey into the Fundació Antoni Tàpies Permanent exhibition Housed in a hidden world of microscopic life forms. (Aragó, 255). M: Passeig de Gràcia former cotton mill in Poble Nou’s 22@ Mediterranean The origins of (L2, L3, L4). T. 93 487 03 15. Tue-Sun district, Can Framis showcases the Mediterranean region, and the 10am-7pm. €7. Reduced €5.60. contemporary painting. challenges it faces in the future. Antoni Tàpies. Collection #7. Until Xavier Grau. ‘Paintings and Let’s talk about drugs The 30 May. A new selection of works from drawings Until 6 Apr. Works by one of effects of drug consumption on the the foundation’s collection. Spain’s most important contemporary brain, health and behaviour . Allan Kaprow. ‘Other ways’ Until expressionist painters. 30 May. Works by American artist Alan Joan Uriach. Uriach Foundation Kaprow (1927-2006). Until 6 Apr. A selection of Disseny Hub Barcelona graphic design and advertising (Plaça de les Glòries, 37-38). M: Glòries work produced between the ’50s (L1). T. 93 256 34 63. Guided tour: Sun 11 Fundació Francisco and the ’80s. & 12.30am. T. 93256 68 01. Line open: Godia Antoni Pitxot, Memory and time Tue-Fri 10am-1pm. Thu 3pm-5.30pm. €3. 24 Apr-20 Jul. A journey through the More info: www.museudeldisseny.bcn.cat. (Diputació, 250). M: Passeig de Gràcia work of this surrealist painter, Disseny Hub Barcelona Guided tour (L2, L3, L4) & Provença (FGC). T. 93 collaborator and friend of Dalí. by reservation in Catalan, Spanish and 272 31 80. Mon-Sun 10am-8pm; closed Painting Prize Winners 2013 24 English, Sun, 11 & 12.30am. Visit Tue. €7. Reduced €4. Apr-20 Jul. Barcelona’s design museum. Permanent exhibition Medieval art, ceramics, modern and contemporary painting, with works by Ramon Casas, Castell de Montjuïc El Born Centre Cultural Santiago Rusiñol, Isidre Nonell, Pablo (Ctra. de Montjuïc, 66). M: Espanya (Plaça Comercial, 12). M: Jaume I & Picasso, Joan Miró and Miquel Barceló. (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 256 44 45. Oct- Barceloneta (L4). T. 93 256 68 51. Tue- Iceberg. Invisible reality Until 18 Mar, Mon-Sun, 10am-6pm. €5. €3 Sun & public hols, 10am-8pm. Mon closed May. Works from contemporary art reduced. except public hols. Exhibition spaces & collection Cal Cego. Montjuïc, the construction of a archaeological remains: €6. Reduced: €4. castle Permanent exhibition, telling the Under-16s free. Sun 3pm-8pm free. First story of Montjuïc and its castle. Sun month free 10am-8pm. More info: Fundació Joan Miró Doble Creu. Sculpture by Carles www.elborncentrecultural.com. (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya (L1, Berga Permanent exhibition. El Born Centre Cultural Under one L3, FGC). T. 93 443 94 70. Tue-Sat 10am- Postwar Barcelona. 1939-1945 of the city’s most striking 19th-century 8pm; Thu 10am-9.30pm; Sun & public Until 30 Jun. markets lies an urban archaeological hols 10am-2.30pm. Closed Mon. €11. site that is unique in Europe. Temporary exhibition: €7. Espai 13: €2.50. Sala Villarroel. Barcelona 1700. A place where artists have the Centre de Cultura From stones to people Eighteenth- right to fail Until 25 May. Thirty-five Contemporània de century Barcelonan society was years of exhbitions in Espai 13. dynamic and forward-thinking, but also Vestibule: Landscapes of pressure Barcelona scarred by the wars that had affected it / Kathrin Golda Until 18 May. between 1691 and 1714. Photography. (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1, Sala Casanova. Until it is Espai 13: Lola Lasurt: Double L3). T. 93 306 41 00. Tue-Sun & public achieved! The siege of 1714 Until 11 authorization. Preventive holidays 11am-8pm. Closed non-holiday Sep. Exhibition on the Catalan War of archaeology cycle Until 24 June. Mondays. €6. Reduced entry for 1713-1714, the epilogue to the War of pensioners and students on Wed (except Succession, including a re-creation of public holidays): €4. Free for under 16s the final battle of 11 September 1714. Fundació Suñol & unemployed. (Passeig de Gràcia, 98). M: Diagonal Metamorphosis Until 7 Sep. Four (L3, L5). T. 93 496 10 32. Mon-Fri 11am- essential figures in animated film- Espais VolART- 2pm & 4-8pm; Sat 4-8pm. €6. Reduced: €3. making. Fundació Vila Casas Nothing stops. The Josep Suñol Collection and Centre d’Art La (Ausiàs March, 22). M: Urquinaona Panera Until 3 May. Art from the last CosmoCaixa (L1, L4). T. 93 481 79 85. Tue-Fri years of the 20th century. (Isaac Newton, 26). M: Av. Tibidabo 5-8.30pm; Sat 11am-2pm, 5-8.30pm; Josep Suñol Collection. (FGC). T. 93 212 60 50. Tue-Sun 10am- Sun 11am-2pm. €1; reduced: 50¢. ‘Paper’ 21 Mar-10 Jan. Works on paper 8pm. €4 (permanent and temporary Julio Vaquero. ‘Searching in no- from artists including Picasso, Dalí, exhibitions). Under 16s free; first Sun of man’s land’ Until 13 Apr. Recent Chillida, Tàpies, among others. month: free. paintings, sculptures and drawings. Permanent exhibition Joan Vilacasas ‘From the open air Barcelona’s science museum has over to the firmament’Until 13 Apr. The Jardí Botànic 50,000 m2 of exhibition and activity work of one of the most important (Doctor Font i Quer, s/n). M: Espanya space for the whole family. abstract artists in Catalonia in the ’50s. (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 256 41 60. Daily
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ENG_TOG_030_037.indd 31 19/3/14 19:08:47 10am-7pm. €7. Reduced €5. Richard MacDonald’s Barcelona” presents the Casa de la Jardí Botànic (MCNB - Museu de scuplture 29 Apr 1 Jun. Sixty works Guarda, Park Güell and Barcelona Ciències Naturals de Barcelona) by this well-known US sculptor, whose during the Modernista period. Plants from Mediterranean climate large-scale figurative works portray the zones all over the world. human form, often focusing on dancers and circus performers. MUHBA Refugi 307 (Nou de la Rambla, 169). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). T. 93 256 21 22. Sat & Sun La Pedrera, gallery MIBA. Museu d’Idees i 10am-2pm, by appointment. Public (Provença, 261-265). T. 902 400 973. Invents de Barcelona holidays, closed. €3.40. M: Provenza (FGC) & Diagonal (L3, L5). MUHBA Refugi 307 Permanent T. 93 214 25 80 Mon-Sun 10am-8pm. (Ciutat, 7). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 332 exhibition. 400 metres of underground (last access: 7.30pm). €3. 79 30. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm, 4-7pm; Sat, passageways constructed during the Colita. Just because! Until 13 Jul. Sun 11am-7pm; Sun, public holidays Civil War are a testimony of the city’s One of the best-known contemporary 10am-2pm. €8. Reduced €6. experience of aerial bombardment. Catalan photographers. Permanent exhibition The fascinating world of creativity and inventing. MUHBA Santa Caterina MACBA. Museu d’Art (Pl. de Joan Capri). T. 93 256 21 22. Contemporani Mon-Sat 10am-2pm Closed Sun and MUHBA El Call public holidays. (Plaça dels Àngels, 1). M: Universitat (Placeta de Manuel Ribé). M: Liceu (L3) FREE Permanent collection. (L1, L2) & Sant Antoni (L2). T. 93 412 & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. Tue-Fri 08 10. Mon-Fri 11am-7.30pm; Sat 10am-2pm, 4pm-7pm. Sat, Sun 11am- 10am-9pm; Sun, public hols 10am- 7pm. Closed Mon except public hols Museu Blau 3pm. Closed Tue, except public and Mon before a public hol (Pl. de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc holidays. Whole museum (10am-2pm). €2.20. del Fòrum). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). ticket: €10 . Reduced €8. “A picture Salomó ben Adret T. 93 256 60 02. Tue-Fri, 10am-7pm. Before our eyes is worth a (1235-1310). The Sat & Sun, 10am-8pm. Closed Mon. €6. Until 18 May. Works thousand words, but Triumph of an Reduced: €2.70. Museum & Botanical from the Rif, in the north only when it’s powerful Orthodoxy. Permanent Gardens €7. Reduced: €5. of Morocco. enough to changeColita , exhibition. Planeta vida Permanent exhibition. Grup R, the opinions”, said The history of life and its evolution on engine of modernity whose photos you’ll our planet, from its first origins down to Until 24 Jun. find at La Pedrera. MUHBA Museu the present day. Commemorating the ideas d’Història de Venomous! Nature’s most and projects of a group of poisonous animals Until Mar 2015. architects who created their own Barcelona The functions and uses of poison in version of the modern aesthetic under nature with 50 live animals. the Franco regime. (Pl. del Rei). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 Antoni Abad. megafone. 256 21 22. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun net/2004-2014 Until 24 Jun. The 10am-8pm (Sun free after 3pm). Sun Museu de Badalona experiences and opinions of and Mon before public hols 10am-2pm. (Pl. Assemblea de Catalunya, 1). marginalised social groups documented Otherwise closed Mon. €7. Under-16s Badalona. M: Pep Ventura (L2). T. 93 through their use of mobile phones. free. Sun afternoon, free. 384 17 50. Tue-Sat 10am-2pm, 5-8pm; Eugeni Bonet / ‘The eye Permanent exhibition An Sun & public hols 10am-2pm. €6.37. listens’ 2 Apr-31 Aug. A selection of archaeological tour of the Roman colony Baetulo, a Roman City Permanent Bonet’s audiovisual programmes. of Barcino. exhibition. Visit the underground ‘Invocable reality’ 9 Apr-31 The world of 1714 (Saló del remains of the Roman baths and the Aug. Structured around the work of Tinell) Until 30 Sep. The world of the Decumanus Maximus. several artists, this show explores early 1700s and the War of Succession. Marcel Giró. The art of different perspectives and complexities photography From 10 Apr. Tue-Sat art practices bring to reality 5pm-8pm. Sun 10am-2pm. Born in MUHBA Park Güell Badalona, Giró had a successful career (Olot, s/n. Casa de la Guarda). T. 93 as a photographer in exile in Brazil. MEAM: Museu Europeu 256 21 22. 25 Oct - 23 Mar: daily, d’Art Modern 8.30am-6pm. 24 Mar - 10 Oct, 8.30am- 9.30pm. Museu de Montserrat (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). Admission to the Casa del Guarda (Abadia de Montserrat. 08199 T. 93 319 56 93. Tue-Sun, 10am-8pm. museum in Park Güell is included in the Montserrat). Monistrol de Montserrat. €7. Reduced €5. ticket for general admission to the park. T. 93 877 77 45. Mon-Sun 10am- 21st-century art More than 200 More information: www.parkguell.cat 5.30pm. €7. Reduced: €4. paintings and 30 sculptures by MUHBA Park Güell Permanent Permanent exhibition Paintings by figurative artists. exhibition “Güell, Gaudí and El Greco, Caravaggio, Tiepolo, Monet,
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ENG_TOG_030_037.indd 32 19/3/14 19:08:47 Richard MacDonald’s Barcelona” presents the Casa de la Sisley, Degas, Pissarro, Miró, Dalí scuplture 29 Apr 1 Jun. Sixty works Guarda, Park Güell and Barcelona and Picasso. by this well-known US sculptor, whose during the Modernista period. Coptic textiles from the Museu de large-scale figurative works portray the Montserrat. The Soler Vilabella human form, often focusing on dancers Collection Until Oct. Textiles from the and circus performers. MUHBA Refugi 307 necropolises of Antinoe and Faiyum. (Nou de la Rambla, 169). M: Paral·lel Antonio Beneyto Until Jun. Pictorial (L2, L3). T. 93 256 21 22. Sat & Sun works by the multi-faceted artist. MIBA. Museu d’Idees i 10am-2pm, by appointment. Public Invents de Barcelona holidays, closed. €3.40. MUHBA Refugi 307 Permanent Museu de l’Eròtica (Ciutat, 7). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 332 exhibition. 400 metres of underground (La Rambla, 96). M: Catalunya (L1, 79 30. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm, 4-7pm; Sat, passageways constructed during the L3). T. 93 318 98 65. Mon-Sun 10am- Sun 11am-7pm; Sun, public holidays Civil War are a testimony of the city’s 10pm. Adults €9. Reduced: €8. 10am-2pm. €8. Reduced €6. experience of aerial bombardment. Permanent exhibition The Permanent exhibition The world of eroticism and its fascinating world of creativity and representation in art. inventing. MUHBA Santa Caterina Sculptures by Antonio ‘Totó’ (Pl. de Joan Capri). T. 93 256 21 22. Sibio Erotic sculptures. Mon-Sat 10am-2pm Closed Sun and Contradiction of Atraction’ / MUHBA El Call public holidays. Rob McDonald Until 12 May. Erotic (Placeta de Manuel Ribé). M: Liceu (L3) FREE Permanent collection. sculptures in the museum garden. & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. Tue-Fri 10am-2pm, 4pm-7pm. Sat, Sun 11am- 7pm. Closed Mon except public hols Museu Blau Museu de la Moto de and Mon before a public hol (Pl. de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc Barcelona (10am-2pm). €2.20. del Fòrum). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Salomó ben Adret T. 93 256 60 02. Tue-Fri, 10am-7pm. (C/ de la Palla, 10). T. 933 186 584. (1235-1310). The Sat & Sun, 10am-8pm. Closed Mon. €6. Tue-Sat 10am-2pm, 4pm-8pm; Sun Triumph of an Reduced: €2.70. Museum & Botanical 10am-2pm. Closed Mon. €6. Reduced: €4. Orthodoxy. Permanent Gardens €7. Reduced: €5. The history of the motorbike in exhibition. Planeta vida Permanent exhibition. Catalonia Thirty-six of the most The history of life and its evolution on representative models. our planet, from its first origins down to Unique and unusual MUHBA Museu the present day. motorbikes Until Sep. Prototypes, early d’Història de Venomous! Nature’s most bikes and specialized models. poisonous animals Until Mar 2015. Barcelona The functions and uses of poison in nature with 50 live animals. Museu de la Música (Pl. del Rei). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries 256 21 22. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun (L1) & Marina (L1). T. 93 256 36 50. Mon- 10am-8pm (Sun free after 3pm). Sun Museu de Badalona Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 10am-8pm. Closed and Mon before public hols 10am-2pm. (Pl. Assemblea de Catalunya, 1). Tue. €4. Reduced: €3. Free Sun afternoon. Otherwise closed Mon. €7. Under-16s Badalona. M: Pep Ventura (L2). T. 93 Musical sculptures Until 20 free. Sun afternoon, free. 384 17 50. Tue-Sat 10am-2pm, 5-8pm; Apr. Over 130 instruments from a Permanent exhibition An Sun & public hols 10am-2pm. €6.37. magnificent international collection. archaeological tour of the Roman colony Baetulo, a Roman City Permanent of Barcino. exhibition. Visit the underground The world of 1714 (Saló del remains of the Roman baths and the Museu de la Xocolata Tinell) Until 30 Sep. The world of the Decumanus Maximus. (Comerç, 36 - Antic Convent de Sant early 1700s and the War of Succession. Marcel Giró. The art of Agustí). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). T. 93 photography From 10 Apr. Tue-Sat 268 78 78 . Mon-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 5pm-8pm. Sun 10am-2pm. Born in 10am-3pm. €5. Group ticket: € 4. MUHBA Park Güell Badalona, Giró had a successful career Permanent exhibition The (Olot, s/n. Casa de la Guarda). T. 93 as a photographer in exile in Brazil. story of chocolate, from its origins to its 256 21 22. 25 Oct - 23 Mar: daily, arrival in Europe, with a special focus on 8.30am-6pm. 24 Mar - 10 Oct, 8.30am- its use in Barcelona and Catalonia. 9.30pm. Museu de Montserrat Admission to the Casa del Guarda (Abadia de Montserrat. 08199 museum in Park Güell is included in the Montserrat). Monistrol de Montserrat. Museu del Futbol Club ticket for general admission to the park. T. 93 877 77 45. Mon-Sun 10am- Barcelona More information: www.parkguell.cat 5.30pm. €7. Reduced: €4. MUHBA Park Güell Permanent Permanent exhibition Paintings by (Aristides Maillol, s/n. Estadi FCB. exhibition “Güell, Gaudí and El Greco, Caravaggio, Tiepolo, Monet, Gates 7 or 9). M: Les Corts (L3). T. 902
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ENG_TOG_030_037.indd 33 19/3/14 19:08:47 18 99 00. 2 Apr-7 Oct: Mon-Sat 10am- 8pm; Sun, public hols 10am-2.30pm. 8 Museu Marítim de Oct-1 Apr: Mon-Sat 10am-6.30pm; Barcelona Sun, public hols 10am-2.30pm. Camp Nou Tour available until one hour (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: before museum closing time. €23. Drassanes (L3). T. 93 342 99 20. Daily Children: €17. Under 6 and FCB 10am-8pm. Permanent exhibition closed members, free. for refurbishment. Camp Nou experience Out to sea Until Dec. A tour of the Permanent exhibition. Discover 100 museum’s collection. years of the club’s history. Antarctica, life at the limit. Modern-day scientific voyagesUntil 8 Jun. A voyage to the Antarctic Museu del Mamut continent. (C/ Montcada, 1). M: Jaume I (L4). T. Vikings. Beyond the legend 8 Apr- 93 268 85 20. Mon-Sun 10am-9pm. 28 Sep The story of the Vikings’ world €7.50. Reduced: €5. Kids (6-15): €3.50. and culture. Permanent exhibition See the Josep Albertí’s seascapes 8 Apr-8 remains of mammoths and other Ice Jun. Marine landscapes of the Catalan Age animals. and Valencian coast. Museu del Modernisme Museu Nacional d’Art Català de Catalunya (Balmes, 48). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2, (Parc de Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1, L3, L4). T. 93 272 28 96. Mon-Sat 10am- L3, FGC). T. 93 622 03 60. Tue-Sat 8pm; Sun, public hols 10am-2pm. €10. 10am-6pm, Sun, public hols 10am-3pm. Permanent exhibition 350 Mon (expect public hols) closed. €12. Sat works by 42 of the most important from 3pm: free. Temporary exhibitions: artists of Catalan Modernisme. consult museum website. Permanent exhibition The world’s most important collections of Museu Egipci Romanesque art and the unique Catalan (València, 284). M: Passeig de Gràcia Modernista style. (L2, L3, L4). T. 93 488 01 88. Mon-Sun ‘I walk the street.’ Joan Colom, 10am-8pm; Sun 10am-2pm. €11. photographs 1957-2010 Until 25 Reduced €8. May. Retrospective on one of the great Permanent exhibition Almost figures of the Catalan photographic 1,000 exhibits give a fascinating glimpse avant-garde in the ’50s and ’60s. into Ancient Egyptian civilisation. Josep Tapiró. Painter of Tangiers 17 Apr-14 Sep. One of the most outstanding of the Orientalist Museu Frederic Marès painters. (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 35 00. Tue-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun, public hols 11am-8pm. Museu Olímpic i de Closed Mon except public hols. €4.20. l’Esport Joan Antoni Permanent exhibition The extraordinary collection of day-to-day Samaranch objects and artworks that Frederic Marès amassed over his lifetime. (Av. de l’Estadi Olímpic, 60). M: ‘La Graine d’Amour’. Xavier visits Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 292 53 the Museu Until 25 May. A specially- 79. Apr- Sep. Tue-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun, made short film weaves a fantastical public hols 10am-2.30pm. €5.10. story around the objects on display in Students: €2.60. Under-14s and over- the museum. 65s: free. Rafael Casanova. The Permanent exhibition popularisation of a monumental Experience Olympic sport as never sculpture Until 14 Dec. Rafael before. Casanova was Commander in Chief of Tennis and the Olympic games the city during the siege of 1714 and Until 30 Apr. The history of tennis as an became a symbol of Catalan national Olympic sport and the great Olympic aspirations. champions.
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ENG_TOG_030_037.indd 34 19/3/14 19:08:47 Museu Marítim de Barcelona (Av. de les Drassanes, s/n). M: Drassanes (L3). T. 93 342 99 20. Daily 10am-8pm. Permanent exhibition closed for refurbishment. Out to sea Until Dec. A tour of the museum’s collection. Antarctica, life at the limit. Modern-day scientific voyagesUntil 8 Jun. A voyage to the Antarctic continent. Vikings. Beyond the legend 8 Apr- 28 Sep The story of the Vikings’ world and culture. Josep Albertí’s seascapes 8 Apr-8 Jun. Marine landscapes of the Catalan and Valencian coast. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (Parc de Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 622 03 60. Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun, public hols 10am-3pm. Mon (expect public hols) closed. €12. Sat from 3pm: free. Temporary exhibitions: consult museum website. Permanent exhibition The world’s most important collections of Romanesque art and the unique Catalan Modernista style. ‘I walk the street.’ Joan Colom, photographs 1957-2010 Until 25 May. Retrospective on one of the great figures of the Catalan photographic avant-garde in the ’50s and ’60s. Josep Tapiró. Painter of Tangiers 17 Apr-14 Sep. One of the most outstanding of the Orientalist painters. Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch
(Av. de l’Estadi Olímpic, 60). M: Espanya (L1, L3, FGC). T. 93 292 53 79. Apr- Sep. Tue-Sat 10am-8pm; Sun, public hols 10am-2.30pm. €5.10. Students: €2.60. Under-14s and over- 65s: free. Permanent exhibition Experience Olympic sport as never before. Tennis and the Olympic games Until 30 Apr. The history of tennis as an Olympic sport and the great Olympic champions.
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ENG_TOG_030_037.indd 35 19/3/14 19:08:47 Avelino Pi’s eye 8 Apr-23 May 1941 Until 8 Dec. Declared a historic Sports photographer Pi has captured monument in 1931, during the Civil War Teatre Lliure: Gràcia the emotion of sport at the highest level. (1936-1939), Pedralbes Monastery (Montseny, 47). T. 93 238 76 25. became a storehouse for artworks. www.teatrelliure.com. M: Fontana (L3) & Joanic (L4). Ticket offices open Mon- Museu Picasso Fri 5pm-8pm. Weekends and public (Montcada, 15-23). M: Jaume I (L4). Virreina Centre de la holidays, from 5pm. Advance: 902 106 T. 93 256 30 00. Tue, Wed 10am-8pm; Imatge 369 or www.teatrelliure.cat Thu 9am-9.30pm; Fri, Sat 10am-8pm; L’onada / The wave Dir. Mark closed Mon (except public holidays). €11 (Rambla, 99). M: Liceu (L3). T. 93 Montserrat Drukker. Based on Ron (museum + temporary exhibition). 316 10 00. Tues-Sun & public hilidays, Jones’s experiment. Tue-Fri, 8.30pm. Temporary exhibition only: €6. 12pm-8pm. Sat 9pm. Sun 6pm. Until 20 Apr. €22- Permanent exhibition Over 3,800 FREE 8 Cos enganxat / Alex Francés €29. In Catalan. Based on an actual works from periods in Picasso’s life. Until 1 Jun. Works created for blind people. experiment by a teacher in 1967. Post-Picasso: contemporary reactions Until 29 Jun. The importance of Picasso in contemporary art via 80 Teatre Nacional de works by artists from round the world. Theatre Catalunya (TNC) (Pl. de les Arts, 1). T. 93 306 57 00. www. Palau Robert El Molino tnc.cat. M: Glòries (L1) & Monumental (Pg. de Gràcia, 107). M: Diagonal (L3, (Vilà i Vilà, 99). www.elmolinobcn. (L2). Ticket offices Wed-Fri 3-7pm. Sat L5). T. 93 238 80 91. Mon-Sat 10am- com. M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). Advance: 3-8.30pm. Sun 3-5pm. Advance: 902 10 7pm. Sun, public holidays 10am- www.elmolinobcn.com. 12 12 & www.telentrada.com. 2.30pm. Life is a cabaret Thu, 9.30pm. Doña Rosita la Soltera o el FREE Sala 1 & 2: Pencils... and Fri, Sat 6.30 & 9.30pm. €33. Cabaret, lenguaje de las flores by Federico action. Roser Capdevila at the circus and dance at El Molino. Garcia Lorca. Dir. Joan Ollé. Wed-Fri drawing board Until 27 Apr. A Catalan 8pm. Sat, 5pm & 9.30pm. Sun 6pm. 27 illustrator with an international Feb-6 Apr. €15-€30. In Spanish. reputation. Teatre Gaudí Barcelona Amarillo / Línea de Sombra Co. FREE Sala 4 Caritas. 70 years of (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120). (Mexico) Dir. Jorge Arturo Vargas. social engagement, awareness- T. 93 603 51 52. www. 8pm. Sun, 6pm. 10-13 Apr. €11.50-€23. raising and activism Until 7 Apr. teatregaudibarcelona.com. M: Sagrada In Spanish. FREE Garden. 75 years of the EFE Família (L2, L5) & Sant Pau/Dos de Moro com a país by Dimitris Agency in pictures A photographic Maig (L5). Ticket offices open one hour Dimitriadis. Dir. Albert Arribas. 8pm. retrospective of the Spanish news before shows start. Advance: www. Sun, 6pm. 24-27 Apr. €6. In Catalan. agency’s work. ticketmaster.es Tu digues que l’estimes Thu-Sat, 9.30pm. Sun 6pm. Until 20 Apr. €20. In Teatre Poliorama Pis-museu Casa Bloc Catalan. Comedy about life as a couple. (La Rambla, 115). T. 93 317 75 99. (DHUB-Casa Bloc. C. d’Almirall Magnetismes Dir. Pepa Fluvià. 24 www.bcn.cat/grec. M: Catalunya (L1, Pròixida, 1-3-5). M: Torras i Bages (L1). Apr-8 Jun. Thu-Sat 8.30pm. Sun 6pm. L3). Ticket offices: Tue-Fri from 5pm, Guided tour in Catalan, Spanish and €20. In Catalan. Sat & Sun from 4pm, until performance English by appt. Tours: Sat 11am & starts. Advance: 902 33 22 11 & www. 12.30pm. Book: T. 93 256 68 01, Tue- ticketmaster.es. Wed 10am-1pm, Thu 3pm-5.30pm. €3. Teatre Lliure: Montjuïc Tricicle. BITS Wed - Fri 9pm, Sat, Casa Bloc (1932-1939) An (Pg. Santa Madrona, 40-46). T. 93 Sun 6.30pm. Until Apr. €20-€32. outstanding example of rational social 289 27 70. www.bcn.cat/grec. M: Physical theatre troupe Tricicle in a housing in Barcelona. Espanya (L1, L3, FGC) & Poble Sec (L3). show that takes a humorous look at our Ticket offices on Plaça Margarida Xirgu: IT-dependent society. weekdays 9am-8pm. Ticket offices in Joglars / ‘El coloquio de los Reial Monestir de Sala Fabià Puigserver: 3h before shows perros’ Dir. Ramon Fontseré. Wed-Fri, Santa Maria de start. Advance: www.teatrelliure.cat. 9pm. Sat, 6pm & 9pm. Sun, 6pm. A casa (Kabul) by Tony Kushner. (Except 21 Apr: 6pm. 25 & 30 Apr: Pedralbes Dir. Mario Gas. Wed-Fri 9pm. Sat 6pm 9.15pm). From 16 Apr. €18-€27. & 9.30pm. Sun 6.30pm. €18-€22. In (Baixada del Monestir, 9). M: Reina Catalan. Elisenda (FGC). T. 93 256 34 34. Tues- El caballero de Olmedo by Félix Teatre Victòria Fri, public holidays 10am-2pm; Sat & Lope de Vega. Dir. Lluís Pasqual. Wed- (Avinguda Paral·lel, 65-67). T. 93 329 Sun, 10am-5pm. €7. Reduced: €4. Fri 8.30pm. Sat 5.30 pm& 9pm. Sun 91 89. www.teatrevitoria.com. M: Murals under the magnifying 6pm. Until 13 Apr. €22-€29. In Spanish. Paral·lel (L2-L3). Ticket offices open glass. Paintings from the Sant Lope de Vega’s tragedy is an Wed–Fri from 5pm, Sat, Sun from 4pm Miquel Chapel Permanent exhibition. introduction to the Baroque literature of until show starts. Advance: 902 33 22 Heritage in times of war, 1931- Spain’s ‘Golden Century.’ 11 & www.ticketmaster.es.
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ENG_TOG_030_037.indd 36 19/3/14 19:08:47 1941 Until 8 Dec. Declared a historic Un jeta, dos jefes Tue-Thu8.30pm, monument in 1931, during the Civil War Teatre Lliure: Gràcia Fri, 9.30pm. Sat, 6.30pm & 10pm. Sun, (1936-1939), Pedralbes Monastery (Montseny, 47). T. 93 238 76 25. 6pm. (Except 12 Feb & 6 Mar, 5pm). became a storehouse for artworks. www.teatrelliure.com. M: Fontana (L3) €23-€35. In Spanish and Catalan. & Joanic (L4). Ticket offices open Mon- Satire, music and gags in this classic Fri 5pm-8pm. Weekends and public comedy – a Catalan adaptation of the Virreina Centre de la holidays, from 5pm. Advance: 902 106 London hit ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’. Imatge 369 or www.teatrelliure.cat L’onada / The wave Dir. Mark (Rambla, 99). M: Liceu (L3). T. 93 Montserrat Drukker. Based on Ron 316 10 00. Tues-Sun & public hilidays, Jones’s experiment. Tue-Fri, 8.30pm. 12pm-8pm. Sat 9pm. Sun 6pm. Until 20 Apr. €22- Dance FREE 8 Cos enganxat / Alex Francés €29. In Catalan. Based on an actual Until 1 Jun. Works created for blind people. experiment by a teacher in 1967. Teatre Nacional de Catalunya (TNC) Teatre Nacional de (Pl. de les Arts, 1). T. 93 306 57 00. www. Catalunya (TNC) tnc.cat. M: Glòries (L1) & Monumental Theatre (L2). Ticket offices Wed-Fri 3-7pm. Sat (Pl. de les Arts, 1). T. 93 306 57 00. www. 3-8.30pm. Sun 3-5pm. Advance: 902 10 El Molino tnc.cat. M: Glòries (L1) & Monumental 12 12 & www.telentrada.com. (Vilà i Vilà, 99). www.elmolinobcn. (L2). Ticket offices Wed-Fri 3-7pm. Sat Shen Yun Wed, Thu 8.30pm. Fri com. M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). Advance: 3-8.30pm. Sun 3-5pm. Advance: 902 10 8pm. Sat 4.30pm. 9-12 Apr. €45-€115. www.elmolinobcn.com. 12 12 & www.telentrada.com. More info: www.shenyun.com. Five Life is a cabaret Thu, 9.30pm. Doña Rosita la Soltera o el thousand years of Chinese civilisation Fri, Sat 6.30 & 9.30pm. €33. Cabaret, lenguaje de las flores by Federico in a show combining music and dance. circus and dance at El Molino. Garcia Lorca. Dir. Joan Ollé. Wed-Fri 8pm. Sat, 5pm & 9.30pm. Sun 6pm. 27 Feb-6 Apr. €15-€30. In Spanish. Mercat de les Flors Teatre Gaudí Barcelona Amarillo / Línea de Sombra Co. (Lleida, 59). T. 93 426 18 75. www.bcn. (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120). (Mexico) Dir. Jorge Arturo Vargas. cat/grec.. M: Espanya (L1, L3, FGC) & T. 93 603 51 52. www. 8pm. Sun, 6pm. 10-13 Apr. €11.50-€23. Poble Sec (L3). Ticket offices open 1h before teatregaudibarcelona.com. M: Sagrada In Spanish. show starts. Advance: www.mercatflors.cat Família (L2, L5) & Sant Pau/Dos de Moro com a país by Dimitris Circus Today: Circ Teatre Modern Maig (L5). Ticket offices open one hour Dimitriadis. Dir. Albert Arribas. 8pm. / ‘Impromptu’ 10pm. Sun, 8.30pm. before shows start. Advance: www. Sun, 6pm. 24-27 Apr. €6. In Catalan. 3-6 Apr. €12. Circus innovators perform ticketmaster.es in a small tent set up for the occasion. Tu digues que l’estimes Thu-Sat, Circus Today: Cie. Non Nova / 9.30pm. Sun 6pm. Until 20 Apr. €20. In Teatre Poliorama ‘Vortex’ 8.30pm. 3-5 Apr. €16. Catalan. Comedy about life as a couple. (La Rambla, 115). T. 93 317 75 99. Circus Today: Cie. Non Nova / Magnetismes Dir. Pepa Fluvià. 24 www.bcn.cat/grec. M: Catalunya (L1, ‘L’après midi d’un foehn’ Sat, 6pm. Apr-8 Jun. Thu-Sat 8.30pm. Sun 6pm. L3). Ticket offices: Tue-Fri from 5pm, Sun noon. 5-6 Apr. €8. Family show, 5 €20. In Catalan. Sat & Sun from 4pm, until performance years and over. starts. Advance: 902 33 22 11 & www. FREE Circus Today: Joan Català / ticketmaster.es. ‘Pelat’ 7.45pm. 10-17 Apr. Teatre Lliure: Montjuïc Tricicle. BITS Wed - Fri 9pm, Sat, Circus Today: Escarlata Circus / (Pg. Santa Madrona, 40-46). T. 93 Sun 6.30pm. Until Apr. €20-€32. Petrified ‘Cabaret’6pm. Thu, 8.30pm. 289 27 70. www.bcn.cat/grec. M: Physical theatre troupe Tricicle in a 10-13 Apr. €12. Espanya (L1, L3, FGC) & Poble Sec (L3). show that takes a humorous look at our Circus Today: Los Galindos / Ticket offices on Plaça Margarida Xirgu: IT-dependent society. ‘Maiurta’ 6pm. 11-13 Apr. €12. weekdays 9am-8pm. Ticket offices in Joglars / ‘El coloquio de los Circus Today: Cirque Ici-Johann Le Sala Fabià Puigserver: 3h before shows perros’ Dir. Ramon Fontseré. Wed-Fri, Guillerm / ‘Secret’ 8.30pm. (17 & 21 start. Advance: www.teatrelliure.cat. 9pm. Sat, 6pm & 9pm. Sun, 6pm. Apr, 6pm). 11-21 Apr. €16. A casa (Kabul) by Tony Kushner. (Except 21 Apr: 6pm. 25 & 30 Apr: Dir. Mario Gas. Wed-Fri 9pm. Sat 6pm 9.15pm). From 16 Apr. €18-€27. & 9.30pm. Sun 6.30pm. €18-€22. In Catalan. El caballero de Olmedo by Félix Teatre Victòria Information Lope de Vega. Dir. Lluís Pasqual. Wed- (Avinguda Paral·lel, 65-67). T. 93 329 Fri 8.30pm. Sat 5.30 pm& 9pm. Sun 91 89. www.teatrevitoria.com. M: and Sales 6pm. Until 13 Apr. €22-€29. In Spanish. Paral·lel (L2-L3). Ticket offices open Lope de Vega’s tragedy is an Wed–Fri from 5pm, Sat, Sun from 4pm Tourist Information Points and introduction to the Baroque literature of until show starts. Advance: 902 33 22 www.barcelonaturisme.cat Spain’s ‘Golden Century.’ 11 & www.ticketmaster.es.
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ENG_TOG_030_037.indd 37 19/3/14 19:08:48 the Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa Wednesday 2 Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Day by day Classical music 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. Information and sales: 60th Maria Canals International Disco & hip-hop Tourist Information Points and Music Competition, piano finals: www.barcelonaturisme.cat Vallès Symphonic Orchestra Palau de Midnight Call Sala Apolo (Nou de la la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Thu Tuesday 1 Urquinaona (L1-L4). 8.30pm. €10-€30. 12.30am. €14. ’70s & ’80s club night. Ekaterina Záytseva. Masters of Classical music the Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa Flamenco Stanislav Khristenko, piano Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30, 9.30 (L1). 8.30pm. €13. Works by Chopin, concert. & 10.30pm. €10. (ticket office). €8 Brahms and Prokofiev, among others. (online). Key venue for new generation of Catalan flamenco musicians. The art of the guitar. ‘Flamenco Flamenco & Classic’ Parròquia de Santa Anna Flamenco shows at the Tablao (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalunya (L1- Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Heavy metal L3). 9pm. €21. Classical and flamenco Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. Gamma Ray Sala Apolo (Nou de la guitarists perform works by Albéniz, €42.50 (show + one drink). Authentic Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). 8pm. Granados, Rodrigo and Tàrrega. flamenco with the best contemporary €30 (ticket office). €28 (advance). performers. German power metal outfit presents Flamenco new album, ‘Empire of the Undead’. Great Flamenco Gala Palau de la Folk Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Nathaniel Rateliff + Laia Vehí La [2] Jazz 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9.30pm. d’Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree €20-€48. The show that plunges Paral·lel (L2-L3). 8.30pm (Laia Vehí) & (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & audiences into the thrilling world of 9.15pm (Nathaniel Rateliff). €20 (ticket flamenco. office). €16 (advance).Denver-based singer presents his latest album. Jazz Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree Jazz (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. Jazz concerts at the Milano Cocktail €12. (ticket office). €10 (online).The Bar (Ronda Universitat, 35). M: city’s essential jazz venue programmes. Catalunya (L1-L3). 8.30pm (double session). Cover charge, €8. Live jazz, Indie blues and swing. Crappy Tuesdays Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2, L3). Tue Tour midnight. €14 (on the door). €13 Sant Pau, Modernista monument (St (advance). Indie pop and electronic club Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau night. (L5). Mon-Sat, 10am-4.30pm. Sun, 10am-2.30pm. €8. Reduced: €5.60. Guided tour (various languages): €14. Pop-rock Reduced: €9.80. More info: www. 25th Guitar Festival Bcn: The visitsantpau.com. Discover the Stranglers + The Tank BARTS buildings and grounds of the hospital (Barcelona Arts on Stage) (Av. Paral·lel, of Sant Pau, one of the largest art 62). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). 9pm. €30-€35 nouveau monuments in the world. Veteran British rockers, one of the bands that instigated punk in the UK. Thursday 3 Tour Classical music Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi Van Baerle Trio L’Auditori (Lepant, (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Mon-Sat, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) 10am-6pm. Sun, 4-7pm. €4. Reduced: & Marina (L1). 8.30pm. €13. Works by €3. One of Barcelona’s great gothic Brahms and Mendelssohn. churches. Ekaterina Záytseva. Masters of
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ENG_TOG_038_050.indd 38 19/3/14 19:09:18 the Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa 10pm. €12. (ticket office). €10. Wednesday 2 Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). (online). Barcelona’s essential jazz Classical music 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. venue. 60th Maria Canals International Music Competition, piano finals: Disco & hip-hop Opera Vallès Symphonic Orchestra Palau de Midnight Call Sala Apolo (Nou de la Opera nights at Palau Dalmases la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Thu Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 8.30pm. €10-€30. 12.30am. €14. ’70s & ’80s club night. Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. The perfect space to enjoy a night of opera. Ekaterina Záytseva. Masters of the Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa Flamenco Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos Pop-rock 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30, 9.30 25th Guitar Festival Bcn: concert. & 10.30pm. €10. (ticket office). €8 Bankrobber presents: (online). Key venue for new generation Makrobukkake + Sanjays + Macho of Catalan flamenco musicians. Luz de Gas (Muntaner, 246). M: Flamenco Diagonal (L3-L5). 8.30pm. €15 (ticket Flamenco shows at the Tablao office). €12 (advance).Pop, rock and Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Heavy metal electronic music. Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. Gamma Ray Sala Apolo (Nou de la €42.50 (show + one drink). Authentic Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). 8pm. flamenco with the best contemporary €30 (ticket office). €28 (advance). Friday 4 performers. German power metal outfit presents new album, ‘Empire of the Undead’. Classical music Palau 100: Royal Philharmonic Folk Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Palau de la Nathaniel Rateliff + Laia Vehí La [2] Jazz Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, d’Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). Fri, Paral·lel (L2-L3). 8.30pm (Laia Vehí) & (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 8.30pm. Sat, 10.30pm. 4 & 5 Apr. €20- 9.15pm (Nathaniel Rateliff). €20 (ticket office). €16 (advance).Denver-based singer presents his latest album. Jazz Jazz concerts at the Milano Cocktail Bar (Ronda Universitat, 35). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). 8.30pm (double session). Cover charge, €8. Live jazz, blues and swing. Tour Sant Pau, Modernista monument (St Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau (L5). Mon-Sat, 10am-4.30pm. Sun, 10am-2.30pm. €8. Reduced: €5.60. Guided tour (various languages): €14. Reduced: €9.80. More info: www. visitsantpau.com. Discover the buildings and grounds of the hospital of Sant Pau, one of the largest art nouveau monuments in the world. Thursday 3 Classical music Van Baerle Trio L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). 8.30pm. €13. Works by Brahms and Mendelssohn. Ekaterina Záytseva. Masters of
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ENG_TOG_038_050.indd 39 19/3/14 19:09:18 €125. Dutoit is our guide to the universe 10am-3pm, 4pm-7pm. 25 Apr-5 May: of Ravel and Poulenc. Rock daily, 5pm-9pm. €8-€19 (depending on Aloud Music Festival La [2] d’Apolo age and circuit chosen). Urban adventure (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel park with more than 30 attractions. Vocalist (L2-L3). 7pm. 4-6 Apr. €20 (ticket office). Diana Navarro: Symphonic L’Auditori €17 (advance). Multi-day ticket: € 40. (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Three days of rock with bands like Classical music Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). Maybeshewill (UK), Vessels (UK) and Bizet’s Carmen L’Auditori (Lepant, 7.30pm. €20-€45. The Spanish singer Unicornibot (Galícia). 150). M: Glòries (L1). 6pm. 14 €. Works revisits her greatest hits. by Bizet, Milhaud and Dukas, and more. Saturday 5 Sport Sport Spirit of Montjuïc Circuit de Barcelona Al fresco El Corte Inglés Road Race Pl. Catalunya (Ctra. de Granollers a Parets. FREE Plaça Sant Josep Oriol Art Fair Catalunya. M: Catalunya (L1-L3). Start: Km 2). Montmeló. 4-6 Apr. More info: (Plaça Sant Josep Oriol i del Pi, s/n). Sat 9.30am. Info: www.cursaelcorteingles.cat. www.esperitdemontjuic.com. Paradise 11am-8pm. Sun 11am-2pm. for auto racing fans. Spirit of Montjuïc Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya (Ctra. de Granollers a Parets. Classical music Km 2). Montmeló. 4-6 Apr. More info: Festival Vallés Symphonic Orchestra / The www.esperitdemontjuic.com. Paradise DeProp Festival: Joana Serrat & Shadow of the Wind Suite Palau de la for auto racing fans. Cinema en Curs & Joel Rojas La Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Pedrera (Provença, 261-265). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 7pm. €18-€73. Provença (FGC) & Diagonal (L3-L5). Piano work by Carlos Ruíz Zafon, author Football 8pm. 4, 7 & 10 Apr. €6. The DeProp of best-seller The Shadow of the Wind. League fixture. FC Barcelona - Festival is back, featuring creative Betis Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). research that brings together the worlds Palau 100: Royal Philharmonic M: Les Corts (L3). Times tbc. of music, film and video. Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Lapsus Festival CCCB-Centre de Urquinaona (L1-L4). See 4 Apr. Flamenco Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona Great Flamenco Gala Palau de la (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Fri 8pm-12am. Sat 4pm-1am. 4 & 5 Flamenco 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9.30pm. Apr. 2-day ticket: €46 (ticket office). €35 Flamenco shows at the Tablao €20-€48. See 1 Apr. (advance). Cutting-edge electronic Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: music. Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr. Kids Orchestr-ify yourself L’Auditori Flamenco (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1). 12pm. Opera and Flamenco Teatre Indie-rock €10. Family concert. 5 years and over. Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: Franz Ferdinand Sant Jordi Club The OBC and the Barcelona Symphonic Catalunya (L1-L3). 7pm. €25. The (Passeig Olímpic, 5-7). M: Espanya (L1, Orchestra perform orchestral fragments. Spanish traditions of opera, flamenco L3). 8pm. €33-€123. The Glaswegian and zarzuela in a single show. group is back with Right Thoughts, Mosaic of songs Palau de la Música Right Words, Right Action. (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 12pm. €11. 3 yrs Indie pop and over. Music, poetry and dance. 15th Millennium Festival: Delafé & Swing Las Flores Azules Sala Apolo (Nou de Do you want to dance? Museu la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Nacional D’Art de Catalunya (Parc de Rock 9pm. €20. Barcelonan band mix Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). Aloud Music Festival La [2] d’Apolo danceable rhythms and everyday Sala Oval. 4pm-5.45pm. Swing at the (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel poetry. museum. (L2-L3). 7pm. See 4 Apr. Pop Sunday 6 Traditions 25th Guitar Festival Bcn: Music Bus FREE Sardanas (Pl. de la Catedral). Sun presents: Caïm Riba + Marcel Cranc Al fresco 11.15am. Traditional Catalan dance. + Inspira Sala Bikini (Av. Diagonal, Barcelona Urban Forest 547). M: Maria Cristina & Les Corts Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Plaça del Fòrum, FREE Castellers de Barcelona (Av. del (L3). €15 (ticket office). €12. (advance). s/n). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Jan- Portal de líÀngel). M: Catalunya Original pop rock, sensitively crafted Apr: Weekends and public hols 10am- (L1-L3). 12pm. Spectacular ‘castells’ and perfectly executed. 3pm, 4pm-7pm. 12-21 Apr: daily, (human towers).
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ENG_TOG_038_050.indd 40 19/3/14 19:09:19 10am-3pm, 4pm-7pm. 25 Apr-5 May: Rock daily, 5pm-9pm. €8-€19 (depending on Tour Aloud Music Festival La [2] d’Apolo age and circuit chosen). Urban adventure FREE Guided tour of Poble Nou (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel park with more than 30 attractions. Cemetery Cementiri de Poblenou (Av. (L2-L3). 7pm. 4-6 Apr. €20 (ticket office). Icària, s/n). M: Llacuna (L4). 10.30am €17 (advance). Multi-day ticket: € 40. (Catalan) & 12.30pm (Spanish). A tour Three days of rock with bands like Classical music of 19th-century Barcelona, as revealed Maybeshewill (UK), Vessels (UK) and Bizet’s Carmen L’Auditori (Lepant, by the family mausoleums of prominent Unicornibot (Galícia). 150). M: Glòries (L1). 6pm. 14 €. Works citizens. by Bizet, Milhaud and Dukas, and more. Saturday 5 Monday 7 Sport Al fresco El Corte Inglés Road Race Pl. Classical music FREE Plaça Sant Josep Oriol Art Fair Catalunya. M: Catalunya (L1-L3). Start: Xavier Coll. Masters of the (Plaça Sant Josep Oriol i del Pi, s/n). Sat 9.30am. Info: www.cursaelcorteingles.cat. Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa 11am-8pm. Sun 11am-2pm. Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Spirit of Montjuïc Circuit de Barcelona 9pm. €21. Spanish guitar in concert. Catalunya (Ctra. de Granollers a Parets. Classical music Km 2). Montmeló. 4-6 Apr. More info: Vallés Symphonic Orchestra / The www.esperitdemontjuic.com. Paradise Festival Shadow of the Wind Suite Palau de la for auto racing fans. Festival DeProp: Narwhal & No- Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Domain La Pedrera (Provença, 261- Urquinaona (L1-L4). 7pm. €18-€73. 265). M: Provença (FGC) & Diagonal Piano work by Carlos Ruíz Zafon, author Football (L3-L5). 8pm. 4, 7, 10 Apr. €6. See 4 Apr. of best-seller The Shadow of the Wind. League fixture. FC Barcelona - Betis Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). Palau 100: Royal Philharmonic M: Les Corts (L3). Times tbc. Flamenco Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Palau de la Flamenco shows at the Tablao Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). See 4 Apr. Flamenco Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. Great Flamenco Gala Palau de la €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr. Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Flamenco 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9.30pm. Flamenco shows at the Tablao €20-€48. See 1 Apr. Jazz Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Jazz concerts at the Milano Cocktail Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. Bar (Rda. Universitat, 35). M: €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr. Kids Catalunya (L1-L3). 8.30pm (double Orchestr-ify yourself L’Auditori session). Cover charge: €8. See 2 Apr. (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1). 12pm. Indie-rock €10. Family concert. 5 years and over. Franz Ferdinand Sant Jordi Club The OBC and the Barcelona Symphonic Rock (Passeig Olímpic, 5-7). M: Espanya (L1, Orchestra perform orchestral fragments. Nasty Mondays Sala Apolo (Nou de la L3). 8pm. €33-€123. The Glaswegian Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). group is back with Right Thoughts, Mosaic of songs Palau de la Música Mon, 12am. €15 (ticket office). €14 Right Words, Right Action. (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: (advance). The city’s wildest party. Urquinaona (L1-L4). 12pm. €11. 3 yrs Swing and over. Music, poetry and dance. Tuesday 8 Do you want to dance? Museu Nacional D’Art de Catalunya (Parc de Rock Classical music Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). Aloud Music Festival La [2] d’Apolo BCN guitar duo. ‘Carmen’ Sala Oval. 4pm-5.45pm. Swing at the (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel Parròquia de Santa Anna (Santa Anna, museum. (L2-L3). 7pm. See 4 Apr. 29). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar with music by Albéniz, Granados, Rodrigo, Tàrrega, Sunday 6 Traditions among others. FREE Sardanas (Pl. de la Catedral). Sun Al fresco 11.15am. Traditional Catalan dance. Barcelona Urban Forest Flamenco Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Plaça del Fòrum, FREE Castellers de Barcelona (Av. del Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos s/n). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). Jan- Portal de líÀngel). M: Catalunya (Plaça Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30, Apr: Weekends and public hols 10am- (L1-L3). 12pm. Spectacular ‘castells’ 9.30 & 10.30pm. €10. (ticket office). €8 3pm, 4pm-7pm. 12-21 Apr: daily, (human towers). (online). See 3 Apr.
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ENG_TOG_038_050.indd 41 19/3/14 19:09:19 M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Jazz Flamenco Marina (L1). Fri, 8.30pm. Sat, 7pm. Jazz concerts at Jamboree Jamboree Flamenco shows at the Tablao Sun 11am. 11-13 Apr. €10-€51. (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: €12. (ticket office). €10. (online). Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr. Flamenco Great Flamenco Gala Teatre Tour Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: Sant Pau, Modernista monument (St Pop Catalunya (L1-L3). 7pm. €25. See 1 Apr. Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau 25th Guitar Festival Bcn: Jorge (L5). Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Sun 10am- Drexler Palau de la Música (Palau de la 2.30pm. €8. Reduced: €5.60. Guided tour: Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). Heavy €14. Reduced: €9.80. See 2 Apr. 9pm. €18-€45. The Uruguayan singer Haken + guest artist La [2] d’Apolo presents Dancing in the cave. (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). 7.30pm. €22 (ticket office). €18 Wednesday 9 25th Guitar Festival Bcn: Estopa (advance). London-based band present BARTS (Barcelona Arts on Stage) (Av. new album, The Mountain. Classical music Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). 9pm. Palau 100: Symphonieorchester des €35-€45. Chart-topping Spanish Bayerischen Rundfunk / Gustavo rumba-rock duo Estopa play acoustic Traditions Dudamel Palau de la Música Catalana versions of their hits. FREE Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (Pl. d’Anna Frank). M: Gràcia (FGC- (L1-L4). 8.30pm. €25-€175. Works by L6-L7). 9.30pm. Procession and Beethoven and Stravinsky. Rock spectacular human towers. D-A-D La [2] d’Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). 7.30pm. €25 Flamenco (ticket office). €20 (advance).Danish Tour Opera and Flamenco Teatre rockers tour to mark their 30th Sant Pau, Modernista monument (St Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: anniversary as a group. Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau Catalunya (L1-L3). 7pm. €25. See 4 Apr. (L5). Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Sun 10am- 2.30pm. €8. Reduced: €5.60. Guided tour: Tour €14. Reduced: €9.80. See 2 Apr. Jazz The Gaudí Crypt at the Colònia Jazz concerts at the Milano Cocktail Güell (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de Bar (Ronda Universitat, 35). M: Cervelló). M: (FGC from Pl Espanya: Saturday 12 Catalunya (L1-L3). 8.30pm (double S33, S8, S4). 1 Nov-1 May: 10am-3pm. session). Cover charge, €8. See 2 Apr. €9 (includes audio guide). €7.50 Al fresco (reduced). Discover Gaudí’s hidden Barcelona Urban Forest treasure, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Pl del Fòrum, s/n). Tour M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). 12-21 Apr: Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi daily, 10am-3pm & 4-7pm. See 6 Apr. (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Mon- Sat, Friday 11 10am-6pm. Sun, 4-7pm. €4. Reduced: €3. See 1 Apr. Blues Classical music Friday’s blues al Palau Gomis The OBC and Mahler’s ‘Symphony of MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Modern a Thousand’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). Thursday 10 (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & 6pm. €11. Reduced, 9 € (includes Marina (L1). Fri 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. Sun Classical music museum visit). 11am. 11-13 Apr. €10-€51. Quartet Casals L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1). 8.30pm. €18-€25. Pedro Javier González. Masters Works by Mozart, Brahms and Ligeti. Classical music of the Spanish Guitar Palau de la The OBC and Mahler’s ‘Symphony of Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, BCN guitar duo. ‘Carmen’ a Thousand.’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9pm. €28- Parròquia de Santa Anna (Santa Anna, €32. The Spanish guitar in concert. 29). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). 9pm. €21. See 8 Apr. Sports FREE! European mounted games club Festival Download tournament - Peter Dale challenge Festival DeProp: Oso leone & Mau the time out 2014 Reial Club de Polo de Barcelona Morgó La Pedrera (Provença, 261-265). bcn guide (Av. Dr. Gregorio Marañón, 19-31). ). M: Provença (FGC) & Diagonal (L3-L5). M: Zona Universitària (L3). 12 & 13 8pm. 4, 7 & 10 Apr. €6. See 4 Apr. Apr. More information and times:
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ENG_TOG_038_050.indd 42 19/3/14 19:09:19 M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & peterdalebcn.org. This international Flamenco Marina (L1). Fri, 8.30pm. Sat, 7pm. equestrian event of pony mounted Flamenco shows at the Tablao Sun 11am. 11-13 Apr. €10-€51. games comes to Barcelona. Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr. Flamenco Flamenco Great Flamenco Gala Teatre Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30, 9.30 Pop Catalunya (L1-L3). 7pm. €25. See 1 Apr. & 10.30pm. €10. (ticket office). €8 25th Guitar Festival Bcn: Jorge (online). See 3 Apr. Drexler Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). Heavy 9pm. €18-€45. The Uruguayan singer Haken + guest artist La [2] d’Apolo Kids presents Dancing in the cave. (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel FREE Món llibre 2014 CCCB (Pl. de (L2-L3). 7.30pm. €22 (ticket office). €18 Joan Coromines) & MACBA 25th Guitar Festival Bcn: Estopa (advance). London-based band present (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). BARTS (Barcelona Arts on Stage) (Av. new album, The Mountain. 11am-7.30pm. 12 & 13 Apr. 0-12 years. Paral·lel, 62). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). 9pm. Children’s literature festival. €35-€45. Chart-topping Spanish rumba-rock duo Estopa play acoustic Traditions Family concert: Cordes grillades versions of their hits. FREE Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Ferrer i (Pl. d’Anna Frank). M: Gràcia (FGC- Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1-L3- L6-L7). 9.30pm. Procession and FGC). 2 yrs and over. Sat 5.30pm. Sun Rock spectacular human towers. noon. Storytelling with music. D-A-D La [2] d’Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). 7.30pm. €25 (ticket office). €20 (advance).Danish Tour Traditions rockers tour to mark their 30th Sant Pau, Modernista monument (St FREE Sardanas (Pl. de la Catedral). Sat, anniversary as a group. Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau 6pm. Traditional Catalan dance. (L5). Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Sun 10am- 2.30pm. €8. Reduced: €5.60. Guided tour: Tour €14. Reduced: €9.80. See 2 Apr. Sunday 13 The Gaudí Crypt at the Colònia Güell (Claudi Güell, 6 - Santa Coloma de Classical music Cervelló). M: (FGC from Pl Espanya: Saturday 12 The OBC and Mahler’s ‘Symphony of S33, S8, S4). 1 Nov-1 May: 10am-3pm. a Thousand’ LíAuditori (Lepant, 150). €9 (includes audio guide). €7.50 Al fresco M: Glòries (L1). Fri 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. (reduced). Discover Gaudí’s hidden Barcelona Urban Forest Sun 11am. 11-13 Apr. €10-€51. treasure, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Pl del Fòrum, s/n). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). 12-21 Apr: Carmina Burana Palau de la Música daily, 10am-3pm & 4-7pm. See 6 Apr. Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Friday 11 Urquinaona (L1-L4). 5pm. €22-€49. Beethoven’s Ninth and Orff’sCarmina Blues Classical music Burana. Friday’s blues al Palau Gomis The OBC and Mahler’s ‘Symphony of MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Modern a Thousand’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Sports 6pm. €11. Reduced, 9 € (includes Marina (L1). Fri 8.30pm. Sat 7pm. Sun Nike Barcelona Fireman’s Race Parc museum visit). 11am. 11-13 Apr. €10-€51. de la Ciutadella (Pg. Lluís Companys, 2). M: Arc de Triomf (L1). 10am. More Pedro Javier González. Masters info: www.cursabombers.com Classical music of the Spanish Guitar Palau de la The OBC and Mahler’s ‘Symphony of Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, European mounted games club a Thousand.’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9pm. €28- tournament - Peter Dale challenge €32. The Spanish guitar in concert. 2014 Reial Club de Polo de Barcelona (Av. Dr. Gregorio Marañón, 19-31). M: Sports Zona Universitària (L3). See 12 Apr. FREE! European mounted games club Download tournament - Peter Dale challenge Football the time out 2014 Reial Club de Polo de Barcelona League fixture. RCD Espanyol - bcn guide (Av. Dr. Gregorio Marañón, 19-31). ). Rayo Vallecano Estadi Cornellà - El M: Zona Universitària (L3). 12 & 13 Prat (Av. del Baix Llobregat, 100). Apr. More information and times: Cornellà de Llobregat. Times tbc.
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ENG_TOG_038_050.indd 43 19/3/14 19:09:20 Barcelona Guitar Trio. Masters of Flamenco Classical music the Spanish Guitar Palau de la Música Opera and Flamenco Palau de la Manuel González. Masters of (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, the Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9pm. €28-€32. 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9.30pm. Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). €20-€48. See 4 Apr. 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. Flamenco Flamenco shows at the Tablao Kids Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: FREE Món llibre 2014 CCCB (Pl. de Flamenco Drassanes (L3). See 2 Apr. Joan Coromines), MACBA (Montalegre, Flamenco shows at the Tablao 5). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). 11am-7.30pm. Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: 12 & 13 Apr. 0-12 years. See 12 Apr. Drassanes (L3) . See 2 Apr. Jazz Jazz concerts at Jamboree amboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. Opera Tour €12. (ticket office). €10 (online). The legend of the invisible city of Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi Kitezh / Rimsky-Korsakov Gran (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Mon-Sat, Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: 10am-6pm. Sun, 4-7pm. €4. Reduced: Opera Liceu (L3). 8pm (Sun 5pm). 13, 16, 22, €3. See 1 Apr. The legend of the invisible city of 26, 30 Apr. €11.50-€205. See page 25. Kitezh / Rimsky-Korsakov Gran Tuesday 15 Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). See Pop 13 Apr. 25th Guitar Festival Bcn: Estopa Classical music BARTS (Barcelona Arts on BCN guitar duo. Thursday 17 Stage) (Av. Paral·lel, 62). M: ‘Carmen’ Parròquia de Paral·lel (L2-L3). 9pm. Món Llibre Santa Anna (Santa Anna, Al fresco €35-€45. See 10 Apr. is a festival of 29). M: Catalunya Barcelona Urban Forest literature for girls and (L1-L3). 9pm. €21. See 8 Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Pl del Fòrum, s/n). boys. You’ll find all Apr. Tour kinds of activities FREE Guided tour of designed to help kids Manuel González. discover the Montjuïc Cemetery pleasures of Masters of the Spanish Cementiri de Montjuïc reading. Guitar Basílica de Santa (Mare de Déu del Port, Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: 56-58). 2nd & 4th Sun of Liceu (L3). 9pm. €21. The month. 11am (Catalan) & 11.15am Spanish guitar in concert. (Spanish). Guided tour of this huge cemetery, on the slopes of Montjuïc. Flamenco Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos Traditions (Plaça Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30, FREE Sardanas (Pl de la Catedral). Sun 9.30 & 10.30pm. See 3 Apr. 11.15pm. Traditional Catalan dance.
FREE Palm Sunday at the centre of Tour the city Plaça de Sant Agustí (Pl. de Sant Pau, Modernista monument (St Sant Agustí, 2). M: Liceu (L3). 10am- Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau 1.15pm. More info: www.bcn.cat/ (L5). Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Sun agenda. Procession through city centre, 10am-2.30pm. €8. Reduced: €5.60. and blessing of palm stems and woven Guided tour: €14. Reduced: €9.80. palm leaves carried in the processions. See 2 Apr. Monday 14 Wednesday 16 Al fresco Classical music Barcelona Urban Forest Classical guitar at the Museu de Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Pl del Fòrum, s/n). la Música. The greatest collection in M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). 12-21 Apr: the world Museu de la Música daily, 10am-3pm & 4-7pm. 25 Apr-5 (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries May: daily, 5-9pm. €8-€19 (depending (L1). Tue-Sun 3.30pm & 4pm. Guided on age and circuit chosen). See 6 Apr. tour and concert €15. Reduced: €13.
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ENG_TOG_038_050.indd 44 19/3/14 19:09:20 Barcelona Guitar Trio. Masters of M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). 12-21 Apr: Classical music the Spanish Guitar Palau de la Música daily, 10am-3pm & 4-7pm. 25 Apr-5 Manuel González. Masters of (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: May: daily, 5-9pm. €8-€19 (depending the Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9pm. €28-€32. on age and circuit chosen). See 6 Apr. Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. Flamenco Classical music Flamenco shows at the Tablao Classical guitar at the Museu de Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: la Música. The greatest collection in Flamenco Drassanes (L3). See 2 Apr. the world Museu de la Música Flamenco shows at the Tablao (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: (L1). See 16 Apr. Drassanes (L3) . See 2 Apr. Jazz Jazz concerts at Jamboree amboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & 10pm. Flamenco Tour €12. (ticket office). €10 (online). Flamenco shows at the Tablao Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Mon-Sat, Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. 10am-6pm. Sun, 4-7pm. €4. Reduced: Opera €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr. €3. See 1 Apr. The legend of the invisible city of Kitezh / Rimsky-Korsakov Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). See Opera Tuesday 15 13 Apr. Opera nights at Palau Dalmases Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: Classical music Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. See 3 Apr. BCN guitar duo. Thursday 17 ‘Carmen’ Parròquia de Santa Anna (Santa Anna, Al fresco Tour 29). M: Catalunya Barcelona Urban Forest Sant Pau, Modernista monument (St (L1-L3). 9pm. €21. See 8 Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Pl del Fòrum, s/n). Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau Apr.
Manuel González. Masters of the Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. Flamenco Flamenco at Sala Tarantos Tarantos (Plaça Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8.30, 9.30 & 10.30pm. See 3 Apr. Tour Sant Pau, Modernista monument (St Antoni Maria Claret, 167). M: Sant Pau (L5). Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Sun 10am-2.30pm. €8. Reduced: €5.60. Guided tour: €14. Reduced: €9.80. See 2 Apr. Wednesday 16 Classical music Classical guitar at the Museu de la Música. The greatest collection in the world Museu de la Música (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1). Tue-Sun 3.30pm & 4pm. Guided tour and concert €15. Reduced: €13.
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ENG_TOG_038_050.indd 45 19/3/14 19:09:20 (L5). Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm. Sun 10am- (FGC). 6pm. €12. Bach, Biber, Ysaÿe 2.30pm. €8. Reduced: €5.60. Guided tour: and Prokofiev. Tennis €14. Reduced: €9.80. See 2 Apr. BancSabadell Barcelona Open – Barcelona Guitar Trio. Masters 62nd Conde de Godó Trophy Reial of the Spanish Guitar Basílica Santa Club Tennis Barcelona 1899 (Bosch i Friday 18 Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Gimpera, 5-13). M: Maria Cristina (L3). Blues 9pm. €21. Friday’s blues at the Palau Tour Gomis MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Various Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi Modern (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I Brunch Electronik Barcelona CCCB- (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Mon-Sat, (L4). 6pm. €11. Reduced, €9 (includes (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). 10am-6pm. Sun, 4-7pm. €4. Reduced: museum visit). 9 €, 12pm-3pm. €12, 3-8pm. Music, €3. See 1 Apr. gastronomy and culture. Classical music Tuesday 22 Classical guitar at the Museu de Football la Música. The greatest collection in League fixture. FCB - Athletic Classical music the world (L’Auditori. Lepant, 150). M: Club Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). BCN guitar duo. ‘Carmen’ Glòries (L1). See 16 Apr. M: Les Corts (L3). Times tbc. Parròquia de Santa Anna (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). See 8 Apr. Flamenco Flamenco Great Flamenco Gala Palau de la Opera and Flamenco Palau de la Cinema Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Cinema and show at the MNAC (Parc 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9.30pm. Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9.30pm. See 13 de Montjuïc). M: Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). See 1 Apr. Apr. Sala Cúpula. 7pm. Projection of Marina Abramovic: The Artist (original language, Spanish subtitles) and circus Tour Tennis performance inspired by the film. Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. BancSabadell Barcelona Open – de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Mon-Sat 10am- 62nd Conde de Godó Trophy Reial 6pm. Sun 4-7pm. €3-€4. See 1 Apr. ClubTennis Barcelona 1899 (Bosch i Gimpera, 5-13). M: Maria Cristina (L3). Saturday 19 Monday 21 Classical music Barcelona 4 Guitars. Masters of Al fresco the Spanish Guitar Palau de la Música Barcelona Urban Forest Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Plaça del Fòrum, Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9pm. €28-€32. s/n). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). 12-21 The Spanish guitar in concert. Apr: daily, 10am-3pm & 4-7pm. See 6 Apr. Flamenco Flamenco shows at the Tablao Classical music Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Gran Nit de la Música Espanyola Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr. 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 7pm. €22- €49. Works by Rodrigo, Bizet and Falla.
Tennis Barcelona 4 Guitars. Masters of BancSabadell Barcelona Open – the Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa 62nd Conde de Godó Trophy Reial Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). Club de Tennis Barcelona 1899 (Bosch i 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in Gimpera, 5-13). M: Maria Cristina (L3). concert. Sunday 20 Flamenco Flamenco shows at the Tablao Classical music Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: ‘Musical Residencies’ La Pedrera Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. (Provença, 261-265). M: Provença €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr.
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Barcelona 4 Guitars. Masters of the Spanish Guitar Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi (Pl. de Pi, 7). M: Liceu (L3). 9pm. €21. The Spanish guitar in concert. Flamenco Flamenco shows at the Tablao Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr.
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ENG_TOG_038_050.indd 47 19/3/14 19:09:21 Apr. €10-€51. Works by Britten, Tennis Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. Flamenco BancSabadell Barcelona Open – Flamenco shows at the Tablao 62nd Conde de Godó Trophy Reial Manuel González. Masters of Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: Club Tennis Barcelona 1899 (Bosch i the Spanish Guitar Palau de la Música Drassanes (L3). 6.30, 8.15 & 10pm. Gimpera, 5-13). M: Maria Cristina (L3). Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: €42.50 (show + one drink). See 2 Apr. Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9pm. €28-€32. Traditions Opera FREE Sant Jordi Various venues (La Electronic music The legend of the invisible city of Rambla). M: Catalunya (L1-L3) & Liceu DNIT at the CaixaForum: Diamond Kitezh / Rimsky-Korsakov Gran (L3). 9am-9pm. See page 22. Version CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1- Liceu (L3). 8pm (Sun 5pm). 13, 16, 22, L3-FGC). 10pm. €6. Two of the most 26, 30 Apr. €11.50-€205.25. See 13 Apr. Thursday 24 innovative and daring musicians Classical music working today, Alva Noto and Byetone. Tennis Vallès Symphonic Orchestra and BancSabadell Barcelona Open– chamber choirs / Brahms’ German Sport 62nd Conde de Godó Trophy Reial requiem Palau de la Música (Palau de la 46th Barcelona Classic Club de Tennis Bcn 1899 (Bosch i Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). International Polo Tournament Reial Gimpera, 5-13). M: Maria Cristina (L3). 9pm. €12-€42. Club de Polo de Barcelona (Av. Dr. Gregorio Marañón, 19-31). M: Zona Universitària (L3). 25-27 Apr. More info Sunday 27 Flamenco and times: www.rcpolo.com. Flamenco shows at the Tablao Sport Cordobes (La Rambla, 35). M: 46th Barcelona Classic International Drassanes, Liceu (L3). 6.30, 8.15, 10pm. Flamenco Polo Tournament Reial Club de Polo de €42.50 (show + 1 drink). See 2 Apr. Great Flamenco Gala Teatre Poliorama Bcn (Av. Dr. Gregorio Marañón, 19-31). (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). M: Zona Universitària (L3). More info Indie rock 7pm. €25. See 11 Apr. and times: www.rcpolo.com. 15th Banc Sabadell Millennium Festival: Standstill (Lepant, 150). M: Pop-rock Flamenco Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Abraham Mateo Sant Jordi Club Opera and Flamenco Palau de la Marina (L1). 9pm. €16-€26. Catalan (Passeig Olímpic, 5-7). M: Espanya (L1, Música (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: rockers present their latest work. L3). 7pm. €22 & €28. The Spanish Urquinaona (L1,L4). See 13 Apr. singer has been this year’s revelation. Opera Football Opera nights at Palau Dalmases Saturday 26 League fixture. RCD Espanyol - Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: Almeria Estadi Cornellà - El Prat (Av. Jaume I (L4). Thu 11pm. €20. See 3 Apr. Al fresco del Baix Llobregat, 100). Cornellà de FREE Badalona Roman Festival Llobregat. Times tbc. Museu de Badalona and area (Pl. Friday 25 Assemblea de Catalunya, 1. Badalona). M: Badalona-Pompeu Fabra (L2). Info: Monday 28 Blues www.magnacelebratio.cat. 24-27 Apr. Friday’s blues at the Palau Al fresco Gomis MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Barcelona Bosc Urbà (Pl. del Modern (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I Classical music Fòrum, s/n). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). 6pm. €9-€11 (with museum visit). The OBC and Tchaikovsky’s (L4). See 6 Apr. ‘Pathétique’ LíAuditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2). Sat Classical music 7pm. Sun 11am. See 25 Apr. Classical music Angela Gheorghiu & Saimir Pirgu Angela Gheorghiu and Saimir Pirgu Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). M: The art of the guitar. ‘Flamenco Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, Liceu (L3). 8pm. 25, 28 Apr. €9.50-€190. & Classic’ Parròquia de Santa Anna 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 8pm. See 25 Apr. An evening of operatic glamour. (Santa Anna, 29). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). 9pm. €21. See 1 Apr. Palau 100: Freiburg Baroque The OBC and Tchaikovsky’s Orchestra/ Pablo Heras-Casado ‘Pathétique’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). Vivald’s ‘Four seasons’ Palau de la Palau de la Música (Palau de la Música, M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2). Fri, Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 8.30pm. 8.30pm. Sat, 7pm. Sun, 11am. 25-27 M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9pm. €22-€49. €15-€100. Schumann and Brahms.
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medieval history of the location, which Architecture was once the site of Martin the Basílica de la Sagrada Familia Humane’s palace, inspired Gaudí to (Mallorca, 401). M: Sagrada Família combine modernism with elements of (L2,L5). 93 207 3031. Oct-Mar 9am- Gothic architecture, and to restore the 8pm. €14.80. Guided tour/audio guide, remains of the palace. €19.30. Barcelona’s most iconic architectural monument, began by Antoni Gaudí in 1891, remains Leisure unfinished. Spain’s most visited tourist Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths attraction. (Pg. de Picasso, 22). M: Barceloneta (L4) & Jaume I (L4). Mon-Thu: first Casa Batlló session: 10am. Fri-Sun: first session, (Pg. de Gràcia, 43). M: Passeig de 8am. Wed-Sat: last session, midnight- Gràcia (L3,L4). 93 216 03 06. 9am- 2am. More info: www.airedebarcelona. 9pm. Last admission: 8pm. €21.50. com. In the Born neighbourhood, the Reduced €18.50. More info: www. Arab baths revive the ancient tradition casabatllo.es/en. Gaudí’s most colourful of bathing as a form of relaxation. work. Sensuality and harmony combine with the use of colours, Poble Espanyol shapes, and light to make this a must- (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: see for Gaudí fans. Tours include audio Espanya L1,L3). T. 935 086 300. Mon guide, with interactive content, and a 9am-8pm; Tue-Thu 9am-2am; Fri Premium video guide with augmented 9am-4am; Sat 9am-5am; Sun 9am- reality. midnight. €11. Reduced: €6.25. Open- air museum on Montjuïc that features La Pedrera reproductions of streets, squares, and (Provença, 261-265). M: Diagonal buildings found around Spain. (L3,L5). 902 400 973. Until 28 Feb: daily 9am-8pm. Last admission: IMAX Port Vell 7.30pm. €16.50. Reduced: €14.85. (Moll d’Espanya). M: Drassanes (L3) & Many Barcelona residents consider this Barceloneta (L4). 93 225 11 11. Check Gaudí’s masterpiece. Some of its times, prices, and programme at www. apartments are still private homes, and imaxportvell.com. Put on your glasses, the roof terrace is one of Catalan and take a seat for the most exciting Modernisme’s hidden gems. virtual reality experience that the latest 3-D technology can provide. Palau Güell (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: Drassanes Gaudí Experiència (L3) & Barceloneta (L4). 93 472 57 75. (Larrard, 41). M: Lesseps (L3). 93 285 Nov-Mar Tue-Sun 10am-8pm. Last 44 40. Nov-Feb 9am-7pm. €9. Reduced: admission: 19pm. €12. Reduced: €8. €7.50. A fascinating interactive voyage Built by Gaudí in the late 19th century, with 4-D technology through the this palace belonged to his main patron. creative universe of the genius of A visit to the roof terrace is a must. An Modernist architecture, Antoni Gaudí. introduction to Gaudí’s revolutionary A new way to discover Gaudí and his use of materials and space. work.
Torre Bellesguard Barcelona Zoo (Bellesguard, 6-9). M: Av. Tibidabo (Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n). M: Arc de (FGC). Mon-Sat, 10am-3pm. Triomf (L1) & Ciutadella/Vila Panoramic visit: €7. (audio guide to Olímpica (L4). T. 93 225 67 80. Jan- exterior + remains of Martin the Mar 10am-6pm. €19.90. Children (3- Humane’s palace + audiovisual centre). 12): €11.95. Barcelona Zoo has a Guided tour: €16: (exterior and interior 100-year history and is one of the city’s + roof terrace access). English: Mon- best-loved attractions. It currently Sat 11am. Spanish: Mon-Fri noon. houses 315 species and over 2,000 Catalan: Tue, Thu, Sat noon. The animals.
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