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08 Feature 06 The Hot Seat Looking for an original Benedetta Tagliabue. present? That special something you never quite 30 Exhibitions manage to fi nd? We’ve Piranesi, Pollock... picked 30 gifts that are begging to be wrapped up 36 Theatre & Dance and taken home, while Espinosa, Baró d’Evel... guiding you round Barcelona’s busiest 38 Day by day shopping districts. Music, kids’ activities...

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December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 3 Monthly planner Get out your diaries! We present just a handful of the cultural highlights of the month ahead.

Saturday 1 Sunday 2 Sunday 9

JOSH ROUSE BARÇA VS. SARDANES The U.S. folk ATHLETIC CLUB A chance to singer-songwriter Barça faces discover traditional draws on his the historic Catalan folk dance extensive back Basque side at at the Parc de la catalogue at Sala . Guineueta. Apolo. See p38 See p39 See p41

Monday 10 Wednesday 12

CECILIA BARTOLI EL PARAL·LEL, The Italian diva 1894-1939 performs ‘Mission’ The golden age of with the Basel Barcelona’s Chamber cabaret scene lives . again in this See p41 exhibition. See p30

Sunday 16 Monday 17 Wednesday 00

MISHIMA JORDI SAVALL Possibly the best The master of the Catalan band viola da gamba around play the performs ‘Judici Palau de la Música signum’ at Santa to promote ‘L’amor Maria del Mar. feliç’. See p43 See p43 VICO CHAMLA Sunday 23 Thursday 27

MIGUEL POVEDA LA PEDRERA: The flamenco 100 YEARS ‘cantaor’ presents Exhibition on the his latest album buildings of an era ‘ArteSano’ at the that Antoni Gaudí . made his own. See p46 See p32

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ORIOL MALET The Hot Seat

Benedetta Tagliabue The Barcelona-based architect is excited about the new Enric Miralles Foundation, an exhibition space that is permanently under construction. By Ada

Where did the idea for the Enric affection are global phenomena. Miralles Foundation come from? Everyone wants to come and visit The idea had been around forever. Barcelona. The building dates to the Enric was the architect behind the end of the 19th century, when the Scottish Parliament and the Santa standard of architecture here was Caterina Market here in Barcelona, especially high, even compared to and while he was still alive, we had the rest of the world. the idea of opening a space to the It’s also a space with a very public. We wanted to open up part of positive vibe. Do you believe in the offi ce. And now is the time to do it. Feng Shui? In the middle of a fi nancial crisis? I fi nd it interesting, and in fact, the Yes, a lot of people have told me exhibitions we’ll be putting on won’t I’m crazy, but we’re going to do it just focus on architecture, but also gradually, as we fi nd funding. on all these more mysterious topics. It’s a beautiful place, at Passatge de , 10, just off the bottom of the Ramblas. Was it essential 500 to fi nd a location in Barcelona? square metres – the Barcelona has a potential that we Foundation’s total fl oor space residents sometimes don’t see. The at Passatge de la Pau, 10. city’s reputation and ability to inspire

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XMAS SHOPPING! ON THE TRAIL OF THE PERFECT PRESENT… WE’VE GOT IDEAS FOR ALL THE FAMILY

By Laia Beltran

GREY STREET € 58 € 149 MAXI TOP 1950’S FOX CAPE MALAHIERBA LE SWING

€ 89 JACKIE PRINT BLOUSE PINC BY ANA TICHY

CLOTHES MADE IN BARCELONA

MALAHIERBA designs, all cut from intensively Designers Marijo Torres and treated fabrics. Atmospheric Jesús Moreno make versatile, Swedish vampire movie Let the comfortable, fl attering clothes Right One In is the inspiration that combine naïf charm, a taste for Pinc’s latest collection, with for retro styling and their own coats, trousers and blouses that beautiful illustrations. At their mix uncanny romance with a nod studio showroom in Gràcia you’ll to the seventies. fi nd their latest collection, featu- Encarnació, 24 Y 93 200 97 71 ring printed T-shirts, dresses and www.anatichy.com knitted vests. You may also meet their cats and dogs! LE SWING Francisco Giner, 14 It’s hard to recommend just Y93 513 58 18 one vintage clothes shop in www.malahierba.es Barcelona, but its longevity and instinct for survival give Le Swing PINC BY ANA TICHY the edge: it’s the perfect place for Ana Tichy has a special sen- unexpected fi nds. sibility that shines through all Rec 16 Y93 310 14 49 her playful, adaptable, knowing www.leswingvintage.com

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 9 € 217 MIRANDA MAKAROFF FOR LYDIA DELGADO LYDIA DELGADO

€ 500 EL COLMILLO DE MORSA LABIENPLANTÁ

€ 105 NYMERIA BLOUSE TOUCHEMOA

TOUCHEMOA their sublime blouses and skirts: The Herrador Montoliu sisters for men, they have a stunning make delicate, romantic dresses, range of coats. skirts and blouses with a subtle Labienplantá. Bruc, 39 fi fties feel. Y93 301 57 38 Ramon i Cajal, 9 Y93 180 32 35 www.touchemoa.com MIRANDA MAKAROFF FOR LYDIA DELGADO EL COLMILLO DE MORSA An unusual creative team – they’re The natural world permeates Jordi mother and daughter – whose de- Espino and Elisabet Vallecillo’s signs blend femininity, sophisticati- creative universe. Their style is on and irony. Their covetable knitted pure, organic and meticulously jerseys are ridiculously pretty. executed in salmon leather, grey Minerva, 21 Y93 415 99 98 silks and gold appliqué. Check out www.lydiadelgado.com

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MARIA DIAS MARIA

SOL CARRIZO PALLA € 50 ‘DIVINOS MUTANTES’ € 46 BY GASTÓN LIBERTO WOOD LETTERS GÉNEROS DE PUNTA THE GROKSTORE

€ 30 PRINT BY PAULA BONET VERDEJADE

MARIA DIAS ART FREE INSPIRATION

VERDEJADE infl uenced by circus and carnival It’s impossible to pass Verde- imagery, his designs are irresis- jade’s window display without tible in any format – printed on stopping for a closer look. At the wood or paper, or emblazoned on moment the attention-grabbers T-shirts. are illustrator Paula’s Bonet’s Semoleres 4 Y93 319 48 37 prints of rosy-cheeked, tousle- www.gastonliberto.com haired damsels, but you’ll also fi nd unique decorative objects, THE GROKSTORE ceramics, clothes and accesso- If letters are your thing, you’ve ries. come to the right place. This is Ramon y Cajal, 11 where you’ll fi nd the work of The Y93 210 61 64 Font Hunter, a couple who make wooden letters of all shapes, GÉNEROS DE PUNTA sizes, colours and fonts. They’re This open studio, close to Santa also past masters at recycling sig- Caterina market, is Argentinian nage, turning abandoned letters illustrator Gastón Liberto’s into one-of-a-kind light fi ttings. creative headquarters. Strongly París, 215 Y 93 238 92 30

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HAVE A LOOK AND DECIDE BY YOURSELF MERCANTIC second-hand books. And when Mercantic is a permanent your feet start to give out, there’s second-hand furniture, antiques always the café terrace. and curios market that occupies Av. Rius i Taulet, 120 Sant Cugat a disused ceramics factory on the del Vallès www.mercantic.com outskirts of Sant Cugat del Vallès (reachable by FGC train from SANTA LLÚCIA Barcelona). Unlike many another Christmas in Barcelona wouldn’t run-down flea market, the interior be complete without a stroll round has a sort of faded bourgeois Santa Llúcia market, which fills the elegance. On entering, you’re con- Cathedral square for several we- fronted by rows of colourful sheds eks. Some people go for the festi- that recall the Serpette market in ve atmosphere: others to keep up Paris. Inside one of the gigantic a family tradition of buying a tree, warehouses you could spend decorations, and all the things hours delving among lamps, without which a Catalan Christmas chests of drawers, tables and wouldn’t be complete –including chairs… another is stacked with the famous ‘,’ a squatting,

14 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 FESTIVALET LOST&FOUND

pooping Nativity scene fi gurine, or And haggling is not optional –it’s the ‘Tió de Nadal’ the festive log obligatory. that poops out children’s presents Plaça de les Glòries, 8 on Christmas Eve. www.encantsbcn.com Plaça de la Catedral CHRISTMAS FAIRS ELS ENCANTS Throughout December, Barcelona Barcelona’s biggest antiques and streets fi ll with all kinds of speci- fl ea market is offi cially called the ality Christmas markets: there’s Fira de Bellcaire, but is universally Festivalet (www.festivalet.org), known as ‘Els Encants’. What can where everything is hand-made, you fi nd there? Everything and Zapato Rojo (www.elzapatorojo. more: furniture from the antique to es), for up-and-coming fashion the merely old, fabric by the metre, designers, Lost&Found (www. household appliances, books, lostandfoundbcn.com), a second- records, tchotchkes, knickknacks hand paradise, and Brick Lane and junk. It’s chaotic and clutte- BCN (www.facebook.com/blbcn), red, but therein lies its charm. specialising in vintage clothes.

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 15 € 175 € 90 THE COTTAGE CHARO ANAID KUPURI LIMITED EDITION MAIANS

€ 1500 € 185 HANDMADE OXFORD GLASGOW MARIA DIAS CUERVO COBBLERBLACK BIRD ABOUT ARIANNE FOOTWEAR YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE

ABOUT ARIANNE MAIANS About Arianne’s collections are defi - Barceloneta’s Sunday anglers ned by their consistency, continuity never dreamt that their comfy and timelessness. They’re unfussy espadrilles would one day be shoes with plenty of character and the height of fashion among the a defi ned sense of style. You’ll fi nd youth. It’s down to the magic classics, but also modern looks, touch of Pichiglas design studio, like their platform styles. who gave a traditional shoe a Esquirol, 5 Y93 667 48 78 cool new look. www.aboutarianne.com Princesa, 49 www.maians.es

CUERVO COBBLERBLACK BIRD ANAID KUPURI Name: Cuervo. Surname: Cobber- Designer shoes don’t have to be black Bird. The fi rst are timelessly synonymous with discomfort. beautiful bespoke men’s foo- At least, not if they’re from Anaid twear. The second, unisex styles Kupuri. We love the retro-folk feel that turn the act of putting on your of this label, which shares store shoes into a daily indulgence. And space in Sant Gervasi with fashion behind both is master shoemaker. designer Maria Roch. Sèneca, 2 Y93 368 13 81 Laforja, 112 Y93 159 18 03 www.cobblerblack.com www.anaidkupuri.com

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MARIA DIAS

€ 330 HISTORY SMALL IRIARTE IRIARTE € 40 CYCLOSTIL CAP DEKAP

€ 75 MESSENGER BAG BY JAVIER SIQUIER PINZA’T ACCESSORIES NEVER HIDE

IRIARTE IRIARTE which won our hearts. Their caps With their timeless retro design are handmade in Barcelona in a and hardwearing hand-made variety of fabrics. fi nishes, Iriarte Iriarte’s leather Sant Vicenç, 29 Y93 329 25 22 bags and purses are made www.dekapbarcelona.com to last. Carolina Iriarte’s showroom and workshop in the PINZA’T Born is where sensible meets Design and recycling are sensational. the watchwords at Pinza’t, a Esquirol, 1 Y93 319 81 75 Barcelona brand that fabricates www.iriarteiriarte.com heavy-duty bags and backpacks from recycled truck canvas and DEKAP car belts, and then hand paints If you’re hatless in the Raval, them individually. They also Dekap is the place to head for. produce phone and laptop ca- They carry several well-known ses, and accessories designed international labels, but it’s especially for harried urban the Cycostil range, inspired by cyclists. seventies cycling headgear, Grunyí, 7 Y620 68 27 51

18 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 19 UNIQUE BOUTIQUE MARIA DIAS LOOKING FOR THE ORIGINAL PRESENT...

LA-A essentials. Vinçon is practically an What could be more poetic than spe- institution, worth a visit as much for lling out a word in letters made from the building itself as for the contents ships sunk off the coast of India? – the furniture department on the You’ll find this exotic alphabet at la-a, upper storey is a magnificently a gallery of the cute, the quirky and decorated Modernista apartment. the effortlessly stylish. Piano keys There are star products from local transformed into coat hangers, bags designers (such as Casa Lolo’s made from Japanese fabrics, delica- tapas kits), and every December Hi- te floral installations and porcelain permerc’ART, the art supermarket, vases: Marianne and Olivier’s good a collective exhibition of affordable taste knows no borders. small-scale artworks. Torrent de l’Olla, 86 Y93 284 70 47 Pg. de Gràcia, 96 Y93 215 60 50 www.la-a.eu GREY STREET VINÇON Looking for original gifts that won’t Barcelona’s best known design break the bank? Look no further than store, with art, furniture, gadgets, Grey Street, a tiny shop in the Raval kitchenware and household choc-a-bloc with a little of everything,

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CHANDAL STORE IVÁN MORENO IVÁN

LA-A FANTASTIK

from stationery to vintage clothes, nable taste, but tons of fun to hang ceramics and costume jewellery. out with. Shopping done, you can have coffee Joaquín Costa, 62 Y93 301 30 68 there and then, at Stan’s Coffee Cor- www.fantastik.es ner – right now, it’s the coolest corner in Barcelona. CHANDAL STORE Peu de la Creu, 25 Y93 174 35 06 T-shirts for men and women, Polariod cameras, limited edition FANTASTIK vinyl and CDs, posters, analogue This ‘(extra)ordinary bazaar’ is a electronic games and bric-a-brac: portal to the day-to-day kitsch of Ángeles, Isabel and Jorge have faraway places: ordinary objects turned Chandal into a display case that become extraordinary when for their personal obsessions. A taken out of context. You’ll fi nd trays, visit to this one-of-a kind concept chairs, religious icons and posters store always turns up pleasant from places as diverse as Mexico, surprises – especially if you’re India and Romania. Fantastik is looking for a truly cool present. the black sheep of the home décor Valldonzella, 27-29 Y93 302 84 71 family – outrageous, with questio- www.chandal.tv

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 21 € 71 BI NECKLACE APRÈS SKI € 54-120 WATCH BRACELET ENA MACANA

MARIA DIAS

MARIA DIAS

€ 78 SILVER AND CORAL EARRINGS SILVINA RIO

JEWELLERY SAVOIR-FAIRE

APRÈS SKI on display at Studio Rosa, her “Our garden needs its fl owers” studio showroom in Gràcia, and is the evocative name of the include many unique pieces. Our latest collection from Après Ski: favourite? ‘New Antique,’ ins- it’s a symphony of hand-painted pired by fl oral motifs in antique necklaces inspired by Africa, but mouldings. also by the playful, confi dent look Martínez de la Rosa, 40 of the Memphis-Milano school of Y696 16 76 01 architecture. A bold design choi- ce, stunningly executed, as we’ve ENA MACANA come to expect from designer Ena Macana has an obsession Lucía Vergara. with time (and by extension, with Cotoners, 12 clocks) –and no time for boring www.apresskishop.com conventions. She prefers the most unlikely, surreal new directi- SILVINA RIO ons, and she signposts them with Creating jewellery calls for inspi- jewellery that proclaims her pro- red ideas and faultless technique vocative, combative worldview. – luckily, Silvina Rio has both Portal Nou, 7 in spades. Her collections are www.enamacana.com

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EL RAVAL

EL BORN LUXURY, BRANDS, ROUTES... PASSEIG DELUXE RAVAL RAMBLES Passeig de Gràcia is one of the most Local fans of the Raval spend so expensive shopping streets in the much time wandering its maze of world, where Modernista architectu- streets they’ve invented a word re houses international luxury labels for it – ‘ravalejar’. Taking the Barce- such as Chanel, Gucci, Valentino lona Museum of Contemporary Art and Loewe, shoulder to shoulder (MACBA) as a starting point, you with well-established local names. can loop round the shops on Joa- quim Costa and Ferlandina to one BRAND HEAVEN side, and Elisabets, Doctor Dou At the heart of the Gothic quarter, and Pintor Fortuny to the other. the biggest multinational clothing There’s no excuse for missing out brands are clustered along Portal on Costura, Les Topettes, Fusta’m de l’Angel and Portaferrissa: Zara, and La Variété. And for fans of H&M, Mango, Bershka, Massimo vintage and second-hand clothes, Dutti, Benetton and Intimissimi. there’s the concentration of shops Duck down any sidestreet to esca- on Riera Baixa, including gems like pe the identikit crowds. Motel and Galalith.

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PASSEIG DE GRÀCIA

SHOPPING MALLS La Maquinista El Corte Inglés Pg. de Potosí, 2 – Torras i Bages (L1) Av. Portal del Ángel, 19-21 – Cata- La Roca Village lunya (L1/L3) Santa Agnès de Malayanes s/n – Pl. Catalunya, 23 - Catalunya (L1/L3) Bus from pl. Catalunya (in front of Pl. Catalunya, 14 - Catalunya (L1/L3) Banco Español de Crédito) Av. Diagonal, 471-473 - Hospital L’Illa Diagonal Clínic (L5) Av. Diagonal, 557 – Maria Cristina Av. Diagonal, 617-619 – Maria (L3) Cristina (L3) Maremagnum Pg. d’Andreu Nin, 51 – Fabra i Puig Moll d’Espanya, 5 – Drassanes (L3) (L1) Pedralbes Centre Centre Comercial Barcelona Av. Diagonal, 609-615 – Maria Glories Cristina (L3) Av. Diagonal, 208 – Glòries (L1) Gran Via 2 Complex Arenas de Barcelona Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 75 – Europa/Fira (R5, R6, S33, 373-385 – Espanya (L1/L3) S4, S8, L8)

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 25 GLASSES A NEW LOOK

PALENS WILDE Have you ever fallen in love with Wilde is the city’s vintage sun- a pair of glasses? Palens, hand- glasses Mecca, where you can made in Barcelona from walnut or also buy eyewear designed by the zebrawood, will put you to the test. shop’s owner, an expert on the Biba. Passeig del Born, 24 subject. www.palens.es Avinyó, 21 www.wildestore.com

€ 94 WALDI WALNUT PALENS

€ 150 OSCAR CLASSIC BLACK WILDE € 17,50 STING IN THE TAIL LES TOPETTES

COSMETICS JUST FOR YOU

LES TOPETTES brands with an eye for product de- If you thought you knew everythi- sign. You’ll fi nd perfumes, soaps ng there was to know about toile- and other cosmetics guaranteed tries, you’ve obviously never been to surprise and delight. to Les Topettes, a shop in the Joaquín Costa, 33 Y93 500 55 Raval that sources little-known 64 www.lestopettes.com

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Cecilia Bartoli Cecilia Bartoli [email protected] December 2012 Listings Orchestra. Basel Chamber L’Auditori withthe soprano visits The Italianmezzo- 10 DECEMBER & ‘Mission’ release. new scene performs grown indiepop Barcelona’s home- The biggestnamein 16 DECEMBER Mishima Mishima at Palau December 2012 Time Out BCNGuide Time attheLiceu. most popular Czech composer’s conducts the Stefan Herheim 22, 27&29 ‘Rusalka’ Dvo ř ák’s | 29

KARL FOSTER oneself: What should I think? What should I desire? What should I do? This Exhibitions exhibition of works from the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation’s contemporary art collection Information and sales: revolves around these questions. Tourist Information Points and www.barcelonaturisme.cat Can Framis. Fundació Vila Arxiu Fotogràfic de Casas Barcelona (Roc Boronat, 116-126). M: Glòries (L1), Poblenou (L4) & Llacuna (L4). T. 93 320 (Pl. Pons i Clerch, 2). M: (L1) 87 36. http://www.fundaciovilacasas.com/ & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 34 20. Mon-Sat, en/ Tue-Sat., 11am-6pm. Sun, 11am-2pm. 10am-7pm. Closed Sun and public holidays. 5 € adults. 2 € students and pensioners. FREE Raval. Consuelo Bautista AgustÍ Centelles. A Until 26 January. More than fifty Photographic Chronicle. The photographs documenting Barcelona’s Thirties. Until 10 Feb. Photographs by Raval district, shot by renowned renowned Catalan photojournalist Agustí photojournalist Consuelo Bautista Centelles, documenting the last years of between 2004 and 2010. the Spanish Republic, the Civil War and his years in exile. Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona Capella Reial de Santa Àgata (Santa Llúcia, 1). M: Jaume I (L4) & Urquinaona (L1-L4). T. 93 31 81 195. (Pl. del Rei, 1). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). Mon-Fri, 9am-8.30pm. Sun, 9am-1pm. T. 93 256 21 22. 1 Apr-30 Sept, Tue-Sun, Handy Barcelona. City 10am-8pm. 1 Oct-31 Mar, Tue-Sun., 10am- guidebooks, 1176-2004 8 Nov-April. 2pm, 4pm-7pm. Sun, 10am-8pm. FREE Illusion and movement. From shadow to film Tue-Sat and CaixaForum public holidays, 10am-7pm. Sun, 1am- (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: 8pm. 9 Oct-6 Jan. Exhibition on the Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 476 86 origins of cinema. 00. www.lacaixa.es/obrasocial. Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm. Wed, 10am-11pm. Sat, Sun, 10am-9pm. Centre de Cultura FREE Before the flood. Contemporània de Mesopotamia 3500-2100 B.C. From 30 Nov to 24 Feb. With over 400 Barcelona archaeological exhibits, the show explores our debt to this early Near Eastern (Montalegre, 5). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). civilisation. T. 93 306 41 00. www.cccb.org/en/ Tue- FREE Food justice. Sowing the Sun & public hols, 11am-8pm. Closed seeds of hope Until 5 Jan. The Mon. 5 €. Reduced entry for pensioners problems of distributing and providing and students on Wed (excl public access to food across the globe are holidays): 3,40 €. Free for under 16s, & presented through recordings made by unemployed, Thur 8-10pm & Sun 3-8pm. people living in rural communities in El Paral·lel, 1894-1939 From 26 Bolivia and Tanzania. Oct to 24 Feb. The broad avenue of El FREE The arts of Piranesi. Paral.lel was created during Barcelona’s Architect, printmaker, antiquarian, 19th century expansion. This exhibition painter of cityscapes and designer describes the evolution of a new From 5 Oct to 20 Jan. Over 250 works by entertainment district that stretched from the 18th century Italian artist Giambattista Plaça Espanya to the sea. Piranesi, whose influence on European art World Press Photo 2012 From and culture was profound. 29 Nov to 6 Jan. ‘World Press Photo’ is FREE What to think. What to renowned as the biggest international desire. What to do. The ‘la Caixa’ showcase for photojournalism. More than Foundation’s contemporary art a travelling exhibition of the best news collection From 9 Nov to 25 August. photography, it documents the year’s In confusing times it makes sense to ask main stories.

30 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 Barcelona and Barcelona: sharing CosmoCaixa 25 years of success. Mon-Sat, 10am- (Isaac Newton, 26). M: Av. 8.30pm. Until Jan. To celebrate the 25th Tibidabo (FGC). T. 93 212 anniversary of Barcelona’s Bus Turístic, 60 50. obrasocial.lacaixa.es/ this exhibition explores the history of FC nuestroscentros/cosmocaixabarcelona/ Barcelona, the bus tours and the city itself cosmocaixabarcelona_es.html. Tue- over the last 25 years. Sun, 10am-8pm. 3 € (permanent and temporary exhibitions). Reduced entry 2 €. First Sun of month free. Espai VolART-Fundació Epidemic! Until 10 February. Vila Casas Exhibition explaining the causes and cyclical nature of epidemics, and how (Ausiàs March, 22). M: Urquinaona they have shaped the history of humanity. (L1-L4). T. 93 481 79 85. www. Technorevolucion Until 6 fundaciovilacasas.com. Tue-Fri, 5-8.30pm, May. Interactive exhibition that allows Sat, 11am-2pm & 5-8.30pm. Sun, 11am- visitors to experience the evolution of 2pm. 1 €; Reduced: 0,50 €. technology, with spaces dedicated to Daniel Enkaoua. Create/Believe nanotechnology, biotechnology, IT and 20 Sept-16 Dec. Paintings by French artist cognitive sciences. Daniel Enkaoua, a master of expressionist brushwork. Víctor Pérez-Porro. ‘The Colours DHUB. Museu de Ceràmica of Berlin made Shapes in my (, Avda Diagonal, Head’ 20 Sept-12 Dec. Thirty works 686). M: Palau Reial (L3). T. 93 256 34 focusing on the most recent work by this 65. www.museuceramica.bcn.cat. Tue- contemporary artist: a meditation on Sun, 10am-6pm. Public hols, 10am- 3pm. the elements of painting as a discipline: Closed Mon. 5€. Reduced: 3€. shape, colour and texture. Contemplation. Photographs by Carlos Collado 15 Nov-3 Mar. Collado depicts the reactions of visitors to objects Fundació Alorda-Derksen in the collection. (Aragó, 314). M: (L4). T. 93 272 A singular garden. Ceramics from 62 50. www.fundacionad.com By appt. 5 Iznik, in the 16th and 17th centuries €. Reduced, 3 €. From 10 Oct to 3 March. A journey Permanent exhibition through the unique and beautiful ceramics Contemporary art collection focusing on of Iznik (Turkey), which are characterized cutting-edge international artists. by their ornate floral decorations. Fundació Antoni Tàpies Disseny Hub Barcelona- (Aragó, 255). M: Passeig de Gràcia Pedralbes (L2-L3-L4). T. 93 487 03 15. www. fundaciotapies.org. Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm. (Palau Reial de Pedralbes. Av. Diagonal, 7 €. Students and pensioners, 5.60 €. 686). M: Palau Reial (L3). T. 93 256 34 Re. Act. Feminism #2. A 65. www.dhub-bcn.cat. Tue.-Sun., 10am- Performing Archive Until 17 Feb. 6pm. Closed: 1 Jan, 1 May, 24 June, 25 & A temporary and living archive of 26 Dec. 5 € (ticket valid for Disseny HuB performance art, which will travel Barcelona-Montcada). from 2011 to 2013, presenting DHUB-Museu de les Arts feminist, gendercritical and queer Decoratives Until 31 Dec. Permanent performance art by over 120 artists Exhibition European decorative arts and and artist collectives from the 1960s to industrial design. the beginning of the 1980s, as well as DHUB-Museu Tèxtil i contemporary positions. d’Indumentària Until 30 Dec. Permanent Exhibition A unique journey through the history of clothing, drawing Francisco Godia on the museum’s collection of clothes and (Diputació, 250). M: Passeig de Gràcia accessories. (L2-L3-L4). T. 93 272 31 80. www. fundacionfgodia.org. Mon-Sun, 10am- 8pm. Closed Tue 6.50 €, Reduced 3.25 €. Espai Mercè Sala Palazuelo. Lines and planes (Diagonal Metro Station). M: Diagonal (L3-L5). in space Until 6 Jan. An in-depth FREE The Bus Turístic, FC exploration of the sculptures by Pablo

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 31 Palazuelo (1915-2007), works that were an furniture of the twentieth extension of his career as an artist. century 13 Nov-24 Feb. To commemorate the centenary of La Pedrera, this wide-ranging exhibition Fundació Joan Miró features different buildings from the (Parc de Montjuïc, s/n). M: Espanya same period. (L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 443 94 70. www. fundaciomiro-bcn.org. Tue-Sat, 10am- 8pm. Thu, 10am-9.30pm, Sun & public Macba. Museu d’Art holidays 10am-2.30pm. Closed Mondays. Contemporani 10 €. Espai 13, 2.50 €. Explosion! The legacy of (Plaça dels Àngels, 1). M: Universitat (L1- Jackson Pollock Until 24 Feb. With L2) & Sant Antoni (L2). T. 93 412 08 10. works by artists from the late 40s to the www.macba.cat. Mon- Fri, 11am-8pm. Sat present day, including Pollock, Andy 10am-8pm. Sun & public holidays, 10am- Warhol and Yves Klein. 3pm. Tues. closed, except public holidays. Espai 13: Jordi Mitjà. Monument. Whole museum ticket, 8 € (reduced 6.5 €). Wire thieves Until 2 Dec. A site- Single exhibition ticket, 6 € (reduced, 4,50 €). specific sculpture created for Espai 13. Utopia is possible. ICSID. Eivissa, Espai 13: The Nipple Slip. 1971 Until 20 Jan. Documentary material, Speech Performance. Gabriel photographs and films commemorating the Pericàs 14 Dec-10 Feb. Gabriel VII Congress of the International Council of Pericàs analyzes the themes of absent- Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), held mindedness and distraction, and how they in 1971 in Ibiza. lead to embarrassing blunders. Nasrin Tabatabai & Babak Afrassiabi. ‘Seep’ Until 17 Feb. First Spanish exhibition by two Iranian artists, Fundació Su-ol based on the ‘Two Archives’: their project (Passeig de Gràcia, 98). M: Diagonal (L3- exploring processes of modernisation in L5). T. 93 496 10 32. www.fundaciosunol. the 20th century. org Mon-Sat 4pm-8pm. Closed 3-27 September. Fifth anniversary of the MEAM: Museu Europeu Josep Su-ol collection 28 Sept-9 Mar. d’Art Modern Exhibition to mark the Su-ol Foundation’s fifth anniversary, with works by more than (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 70 artists including Picasso, Dalí, Tàpies, 93 319 56 93. www.meam.es. Tue-Sun, Warhol, Boetti and Man Ray. 10am-8pm. 7 €. Reduced 5 €. Nivell Zero Documents 21st century contemporary art and memory: The Josep Su-ol Almost 200 paintings and 30 sculptures collection archive Until 2 Mar. featuring works by figurative, realist or hyperrealist artists from all over the world. Jardí Botànic (Doctor Font i Quer, s/n). M: Espanya MIBA. Museu d’Idees i (L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 256 41 60. www. Invents de Barcelona museuciencies.bcn.cat. Oct-March; daily, 10am-6pm. April May and Sept: daily, (Ciutat, 7). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 332 10am-7pm. June, July, August: daily, 79 30. www.mibamuseum.com. Tue-Fri., 10am-8pm. 10am-2pm & 4-7pm. Sat, 11am-8pm. Botanical Garden (MCNB- Sun & public holidays, 10am-2pm. 7 €. Museu de Ciències Naturals de The Barcelona Museum of Ideas Barcelona) Permanent collection of and Inventions Permanent exhibition plants from Mediterranean-type climate Minimiba The Minimiba competition zones around the globe. asked children to come up with new ideas: this exhibition showcases prototypes of La Pedrera the 30 of the most brilliant and ingenious. (Provença, 261-265). M: Provença (FGC) & Diagonal (L3-L5). T. 902 400 973. MNAC: Museu Nacional www.lapedrera.com. Mon-Sun, 9am- d’Art de Catalunya 6.30pm (last admission: 18.00 h). 3 €. Exhibition Hall. The other (Parc de Montjuïc). M: Espanya Pedreras. Architecture and (L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 622 03 60. www.mnac.

32 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 cat. Tue-Sat, 10am-7pm. Sun & public 21 22. www.museuhistoria.bcn.cat. Tues- holidays, 10am-2.30pm. 10 €. Temporary Sat, 10-19 h. Sun, 10am-8pm (Sun free exhibitions: consult museum website. after 3pm). Sun and Mon before public Permanent collection The holidays, 10am-2pm. Closed Mon. 7 €. largest collection of from the Under-16s free. Romanesque period to the mid-nineteenth Saló del Tinell: Indianes. The century. origins of industrial Barcelona, FREE The museum 1736-1847 Until 16 December. The mass- investigates. Works of art under production of calico prints or ‘indianes’ scrutiny 23 Nov-17 Feb. Showing galvanised the economic life of Barcelona. the vicissitudes and modifications MUHBA Laboratory. undergone by some of the museum’s Collecting the city Until 1 April. artworks, and the ways experts distinguish between an original, a copy, a forgery or a restoration. MUHBA Park Güell (Olot, s/n. Casa de la Guarda). T. 93 256 21 22. www.museuhistoria.bcn.cat. From Monestir de Pedralbes 1 April until 30 Sept: Mon-Sun 10am- (Baixada del Monestir, 9). M: Reina 8pm. From 1 Oct until 31 March: Mon- Elisenda (FGC). T. 93 256 34 34. www. Sun, 10am-6pm. 2€ museuhistoria.bcn.cat Tues-Fri, de 10am- Permanent exhibition 5pm. Sun, 10am-7pm. Sun, 10am-8pm (Sun, free after 3pm). Sun and Mon before public holidays, 10am-2pm. Closed MUHBA Refugi 307 Monday. 7 €. 4 € groups of more than (Nou de la Rambla, 169). M: Jaume 10. Reduced entry: 5 €. I (L1-L4). T. 93 256 21 00. www. Paintings from the Sant Miquel museuhistoria.bcn.cat. Sat. & Sun., 10am- Chapel Permanenet Exhbition. Paintings 2pm, by appointment. Public holidays, from the chapel of Sant Miquel, a 14th- closed. 3 €. century Gothic masterpiece. Permanent Exhibition In 400 metres of underground passageways, visitors can relive the uncertainty of a city MUHBA El Call which, during the Civil War, was subject (Placeta de Manuel Ribé). M: Liceu (L3) to a new form of warfare: indiscriminate & Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 21 22. www. bombing of the civilian population. museuhistoria.bcn.cat. Tue-Fri, 11am- 2pm. Sat, Sun, 11am-7pm. Sun and Mon before public holidays, 10am-2pm. Closed MUHBA Santa Caterina Monday. 2 €. (Pl. de Joan Capri). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Salomó ben Adret (1235- T. 93 256 21 22. www.museuhistoria.bcn. 1310). The Triumph of an cat. Mon-Sat., 10am-2pm. Sun. & Public Orthodoxy. Permanent exhbition. Salomó holidays, closed. ben Adret, also known as the Rashba, was Permanent exhibition Inside a Catalan Jewish leader and Rabbi at the Santa Caterina Market, this exhibition main synagogue of Barcelona during the revisits the most significant events in late 13th and early 14th centuries. Barcelona’s history. MUHBA Fabra i Coats. MUHBA Vil·la Joana. Espai Joan Bota Casa Verdaguer (Sant Adrià, 20). M: Sant Andreu (L1). (Ctra de l’Església, 104. Vallvidrera). T. 93 Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm. Sat, 10am-7pm. 204 78 05. www.museuhistoria.bcn.cat. Sun, 10am-8pm. Sat & Sun, 10am-2pm. Tue-Wed, groups Postwar ingenuity. (by appt) only. Closed Mon. Barcelona’s Microcars 5 Dec-15 Mar. Permanent exhibition The Microcars of all descriptions from Claudi poet Jacint Verdaguer, one of the great Roca’s private collection. figures in the revival of Catalan as a literary language, spent the last years of MUHBA Museu d’Història his life in this 19th century villa. de Barcelona Museu Blau (Pl. del Rei). M: Jaume I (L4). T. 93 256 (Pl. de Leonardo da Vinci, 4-5, Parc del

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 33 Fòrum). M: El Maresme/Fòrum (L4). T. (L1). T. 93 256 36 50. www.museumusica. 93 256 60 02. www.museuciencies.bcn.cat bcn.cat Mon-Sat., 10am-6pm. Sun, 10am- Tue-Sun & public holidays, 10am-8pm. 8pm. Closed Tues. 4 €. Reduced 3 €. Free Closed Mon. 6 €. Museum & Botanical admission Sun afternoon. Gardens, 7 €. The sound of light. Mompou Aliens. Exotic species invade & Gaudí 13 Dec-3 June. The parallels Until 31 Jan. How do invasive species between the music of Frederic Mompou arrive in an ecosystem, and what are the (1893-1987) and the architecture of Antoni consequences? Gaud’ (1852-1926). Espai Terra: as seen by you Until 31 Jan. Photographs of remote areas, unusual land formations, Museu del Futbol Club flora, fauna and meteorology –everything Barcelona that relates to the geography of the Catalan-speaking regions. (Ar’stides Maillol, s/n. FCB stadium. Access gates 7 or 9). M: Les Corts (L3). T. 902 18 99 00. www.fcbarcelona.cat. From Museu de Badalona 2 April to 7 Oct: Mon-Sat, 10am - 8pm. (Pl. Assemblea de Catalunya, 1). Sun & public holidays, 10am-2.30pm. 8 Badalona. M: Pep Ventura (L2). T. 93 Oct - 1 April: Mon-Sat., 10am - 6.30pm. 384 17 50. www.museudebadalona.cat Sun &/ public holidays, 10am - 2.30pm. Tue-Sat, 10am-2pm & 5-8pm Sun & Camp Nou Tour available until one public holidays, 10am-2pm. 6 €. hour before museum closing time. 22 €. Art and war. The destruction, Children 16.50 €. Under 6s and FCB looting and safeguarding of members, free. Catalonia’s cultural heritage Permanent Exhibition. The during the Civil War. Tues-Sat, 10am- Camp Nou Experience. Discover 2pm and 5pm-8pm. Sun, 10am-2pm 100 years of the club’s history, visit 29 Nov. 27 Jan. The effects of the Civil different zones of the Camp Nou and War on Catalonia’s historical, artistic and relive the club’s greatest moments in the architectural heritage. multimedia zone. Playstories. Playing and learning with clicks. Tue-Sat, 10am-2pm & 5-8pm. Sun, 10am-2pm. 13 Dec- 27 Museu del Jan. Display of Playmobil figures, with Català dioramas that will transport you to the age of dinosaurs, prehistory, Ancient Egypt (Balmes, 48). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2- and other far-flung times and places. L3-L4). T. 93 272 28 96. www.mmcat. cat. Mon-Sat., 10am. 8pm Sun & public holidays, 10am-2pm. 10 €. Museu de l’Eròtica Permanent Exhibition (La Rambla, 96, bis). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). T. 93 318 98 65. www.erotica- museum.com. Mon-Sun, 10am-8pm. Museu Egipci Adults 9 €. Reduced 8 €. (València, 284). M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2- Permanent Exhibition Discover L3-L4). T. 93 488 01 88. www.museuegipci. the weirdest and most way-out secrets of com. Mon-Sun 10am-8pm. Sun, 10am- human sexuality. 2pm. Adults 11 €. Reduced, 8 €. Tutankhamen: The history of a find 30 Nov. 31 May. Marking the 90th Museu de la Moto de anniversary of the great archaeological Barcelona find, this exhibition describes the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb. (Carrer de la Palla, 10). T. 933 186 584. www.museumoto.com. Tues-Sat, 10am- 2pm & 4.30pm-8.30pm. Sun 10am-2pm. Museu Frederic Marès Closed Mon. 6 €. Reduced entry: 4 €. (Plaça de Sant Iu, 5). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume The Montjuïc International 24 I (L4). T. 93 256 35 00. Tue-Sat, 10am-7pm. hour race Until 30 June. An homage to a Sun & public holidays, 11am-8pm. Closed race that was held from 1955 to 1986. Mon except public holidays. 4.20 €. Irreverent Barcelona 4 Dec-26 May A reflection on public festivities in 19th Museu de la Música century Barcelona, focusing on the city’s (Padilla, 155). M: Glòries (L1) & Marina many cultural associations.

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of thirty years of campaigns to raise Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport awareness and promote the use of Catalan. Joan Antoni Samaranch (Av. de l’Estadi Olímpic, 60). M: Espanya Virreina Centre de la Imatge (L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 292 53 79. www. (La Rambla, 99). M: Liceu (L3). T. 93 316 museuolimpicbcn.cat. Tues-Sat 10am- 10 00. www.bcn.cat/virreinacentredelaimatge 8pm. Sun & public holidays, de 10 a Tue-Sun, noon-8pm. 14.30 h. 4.50 €. Students, 2.60 €. Under- FREE Aïm Deüelle Lüski. 14s free. Over-65s free. Residual images. Documentary III International Award for photography in dark times 23 Oct- Sport Themed Watercolours and 13 Jan. Since the 1970s, Photographer Other Works on Paper 6 Sept-21Dec. Aïm Deüelle Lüski has invented an Works from the award shortlist. enormous variety of cameras and this Trailwalker Intermon Oxfam exhibition shows how he has used them. 2013 1 Dec-5 Jan FREE As it is. The photography of Miki Kratsman 23 Oct-13 Jan. This exhibition brings together Kratsman’s photographs and large-format projections (Montcada, 15-23). M: Jaume I (L4). T. about the conflict between the Israeli and 93 256 30 00. www.museupicasso.bcn.cat. Palestinian populations, taken over twenty Tue-Sun, 10am-8pm. Closed Mon (except years working as a photojournalist public holidays). 11 € (combined ticket for museum + temporary exhibition). Temporary exhibition only: 6 €. Picasso’s ceramics: a gift from Theatre Jacqueline to Barcelona 26 Oct-1 April. Exhibition featuring 41 original ceramic works by Picasso to celebrate the El Molino 30th anniversary of their donation to the (Vilà i Vilà, 99). www.elmolinobcn.com. city by his daughter Jacqueline Picasso. M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). El Molino lifts your spirits Thur- Sun., 6.30 pm. 33 €. Risqué show that looks back over (Pg. de Gràcia, 107). M: Diagonal (L3-L5). the history of the legendary El Molino T. 93 238 80 91. www.gencat.cat/probert. theatre, with feathers and sequins, vintage Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm. Sun & public entertainment and a generous dose of holidays, 10am-2.30pm. humour and audience participation. FREE Sales 1 & 2. Photographs El Molino Burlesque Fever Thu- from the New York Times Magazine Sun 9.30pm. 33 €. 28 Sept-2 Dec. An examination of the Sensual, daring and provocative burlesque. nature of photography at a crucial moment in the development of the printed press. FREE Sala 1. 20 years of Lux Teatre Gaudí Barcelona 12 Dec-30 April. Selection of winning (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120). T. 93 photographs from 20 years of the Lux 603 51 52. www.teatregaudibarcelona. Prizes, showcasing he best professional com. M: Sagrada Fam’lia (L2-L5) & Sant photography in . Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). FREE Sala 2. Joan Fuster. We the Our Personal Champions’ league Valencians 18 Dec-17 Feb. Marking by Cristina Clemente. Dir: Cristina the 50th anniversary of the publication Clemente. With Alícia Puertas and Santi of writer Joan Fuster’s ‘We the ’, Ricart. Thurs-Sat, 10.15pm. Sun., 8pm. a historical, political, social and cultural 18 €. Until 2 Dec. In Catalan. essay that was one of the author’s most A young couple of an age to important works. contemplate parenthood are subject to FREE Sala 3. Ferran Adrià & El social and family pressures. Bulli-Risk, Freedom and Creativity Tell her you love her by Ivan Until 3 Jan. The creative genius of Ferran Campillo. Dir: Ivan Campillo. With Ivan Adrià, probably the most influential Campillo, Sílvia Forns, Ramon Godino, chef in the world, whose talent and flair Laura Sancho, Joan Sureda, Pep Anton for innovation have turned 21st-century Muñoz (voiceover). Fri & Sat 10.30pm. Sun, gastronomy upside-down. 8pm (From 2 Nov, Thur.Sat 8.30pm. Sun, FREE Sala 4. Catalan: a language 6pm. 18 €. Until Jan. In Catalan. for everyone. 21 Nov-5 Jan. Celebration Comedy about life as a couple.

36 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 and 8pm. From 19.05 to 38.09 €. 20 de : Gràcia Dec-3 Feb. In Catalan. (Montseny, 47). T. 93 238 76 25. www. A family with a difficult past and teatrelliure.com. M: Fontana (L3) & Joanic hidden secrets. The story begins with a (L4). football match. Grimègies (Pranks) by Tortell Journey to the moon by Albert Poltrona. Dir: Jaume Mateu. With Tortell Guinovart , Pau Miró, Josep Maria Espinàs Poltrona. Tue-Fri., 8.30pm Sat. 17.30pm and . Dir: Pau Miró. & 9pm. Sun 6pm. 17-25 €. 19-30 Dec. With Miguel Cobos, Anna Moliner and In Catalan. the Murtra Ensemble. Wed-Fri 8pm. Sat A journey into a clown’s old age, & Sun., 6pm. 12-14 Dec, 10.30am. From deconstructing many of our received 11.20 to 22.41 €. 12 Dec-6 Jan. In Catalan. ideas about death. On stage, the clown This reworking of ‘Journey to the cheerfully gets ready for the great journey moon,’ a musical theatre piece by catalan of his passing. He reflects and prepares to composer Xavier Montsalvatge, was tackle the obstacles in his way. created to mark the centenary of his Trial of a whore by Miguel del Arco. birth. It brings together two generations Dir: Miguel del Arco. Amb Machi. of creators. 60. Tue-Fri., 8.30pmp. Sat., 9pm. Sun., 6pm. From 21.30 to 30.25 €. 28 Nov. 16 Dec. In Spanish Dramatic monologue about Helen of Dance Troy, the woman accused of causing the most famous war in history. Mercat de les Flors (Lleida, 59). T. 93 426 18 75. www. Teatre Lliure: Montjuïc mercatflors.cat. M: Espanya (L1-L3-FGC) (Pg. Santa Madrona, 40-46). T. 93 289 & Poble Sec (L3). 27 70. www.teatrelliure.com. M: Espanya Mazùt. Baró d’Evel Cirk Cie Blai (L1-L3-FGC) & Poble Sec (L3). Mateu Trias & Camille Decourtye. Dir: Adventure! By Alfredo Sanzol. Dir: Camille Decourtye & Blai Mateu Trias. Alfredo Sanzol. With Mamen Duch, With Camille Decourtye & Blai Mateu Marta Pérez, Carme Pla, Albert Ribalta, Trias. 8.30pm. Sun. 6pm. From 18.50 to Jordi Rico, Àgata Roca. Tue-Fri, 8.30pm. 22 €. 13-16 Dec. Sat 5.30pm & 9pm. Sun, 6pm. From19 The Baró D’evel company returns to the to 27 €. 29 Nov-30 Dec. In Catalan. Mercat with ‘Mazùt’ in which Blai Mateu The story of six business partners who Trias and Camille Decourtye, a duo who receive an offer from a Chinese company have revitalised the visual language of and who, instead of selling their company, circus performance, guide the audience in end up selling one of the partners. an investigation that becomes a ceremony, a ritual, an obsession with freeing the body Teatre Nacional de and allowing it to take control. Catalunya Teatre Gaudí Barcelona (Pl. de les Arts, 1). T. 93 306 57 00. www.tnc. (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 120). T. 93 cat. M: Glòries (L1) & Monumental (L2). 603 51 52. www.teatregaudibarcelona. Dance of the puppets by Ramon com. M: Sagrada Fam’lia (L2-L5) & Sant Vinyes (Dramaturgy by Ramon Simó). Pau/Dos de Maig (L5). Dir: Ramon Simó. Wed-Fri, 8pm. Sat 5 & Happy Ha Ha Dir: Mercedes Boronat. 9.30pm. Sun, 6pm. (5 Jan, performance Sat 6pm. Sun noon. 9 €. at 9.30pm). From 15.69 to 31.37 €. 13 Dance show for the whole family in Dec-20 Jan. In Catalan. which gestures, dance and music are used to This hilarious, frenetic, critical play express the experiences of three characters. begins on Christmas Eve, when an angel falls to Earth… and lands in a brothel. Our tigers drink milk by Albert INFORMATION Espinosa. Dir: Albert Espinosa. With Marc Balaguer, Andreu Benito, Marcel AND SALES Borràs, Carlos Cuevas, Francesc Garrido, Andrés Herrera, Mikel Iglesias, Daniel Sicart. Wed-Fri, 8pm. Sat, 5pm and Tourist Information Points and 9.30pm. (except 5 Jan, single function at www.barcelonaturisme.cat 9.30pm). Sun., 6pm. From Jan, Wed 5pm

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 37 Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1- Day by day L4). T. 93 295 72 00. 11 & 12.30am. 14 € adult/ 6 € children. Music and Information and sales: movement for babies up to one year old. Tourist Information Points and www.barcelonaturisme.cat Pop 9pm Saturday 1 Alejandro Sanz Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Classical music Urquinaona (L1-L4). From 30 to 160 €. 8.30pm One of Spain’s best-known pop voices The Art of the Guitar. performs his new album ‘La música ‘Carmen’ Parròquia de Santa Anna no se toca’ and looks back over his (Santa Anna, 29). 21 €. Spanish guitar greatest hits at the Palau. concert with music by Isaac Albéniz, Enric Granados, Joaquin Rodrigo, Pablo Sarasate and Francesc Tàrrega. Guided visit Daytime tour of La Pedrera 7pm La Pedrera (Provença, 261-265). M: OBC & Barbablava L’Auditori Provença (FGC) & Diagonal (L3-L5). (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), 16,50 €. Reduced: 14,85 €. Visit the Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). essential spaces inside Antoni Gaudí’s From 23 to 51 €. Works by Bartok and masterpiece. Shostakovich. Daytime tour of Casa Batlló Casa Batlló (Pg. de Gràcia, 43). M: Flamenco Passeig de Gràcia (L2-L3-L4). Mon- 9.30pm Fri., 9am-9pm (with audio guide). Flamenco Nights at the 18.15 €. Discover the extraordinary Palau Dalmases Palau Dalmases interior of Casa Batlló, one of Gaudí’s (Montcada, 20). M: Jaume I (L4). most beautiful buildings, classified as Mon-Sat a les 9.30pm. 20 €. Dance a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2005. performers are accompanied by guitar, voice and cajón in one of the most beautiful palaces of the Ribera district Sunday 2 of Barcelona. Classical music 6pm Folk OBC & Barbablava L’Auditori 8.30pm (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Josh Rouse La [2] de l’Apolo (Nou Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). From de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel 23 to 51 €. Works by Bartok and (L2-L3). U.S. folk singer- Shostakovich. songwriter Josh Rouse The performs a special squares by 11.30am intimate gig. the Cathedral The Band’s and the Sagrada Symphonic Side Família host the city’s L’Auditori (Lepant, Jazz largest Christmas fairs, 150). M: Glòries (L1), 8 & 10pm while the Three Kings Monumental (L2) & Last Minute fair spreads along Marina (L1). 14 €. The Gran Via www.bcn. Experience Jamboree cat/nadal Barcelona Municipal Band (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). plays works by Dvořák, The group led by Galician Tchaikovsky, Reed, Barnes, drummer Carlos López in pursuit Borodin and Kalinnikov. of their most urban sound yet, with vocalist MC Stormy, from London. 9pm Pedro J. González: Masters of the Spanish Guitar Església de Santa Kids Maria del Pi (Cardenal Casañas, 16). M: 11 & 12.30am Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). 21 €. Spanish Bim bom, nadons at the Palau guitar recital.

38 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 7.30pm Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: Concert cycle: Piranesi at the Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). Sun, 12.30pm. CaixaForum CaixaForum (Av. 2, 16, 23 & 30 Dec. Family magic Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). show with entertainer Màgic Andreu. M: Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). 7.30pm. Concert cycle to complement the 11 & 12.30am exhibition ‘The arts of Piranesi’. Bim bom, nadons at the Palau Works by Bach and Ferneyhough. Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1- L4). T. 93 295 72 00. 11 & 12.30am. Flamenco 14 € adult/ 6 € children. Music and 9.30pm movement for babies up to one year Great Flamenco Gala Palau de la old. Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). From 30 to 45 €. The show that brings the Traditions exhilarating rhythms and movements 10am of flamenco to Barcelona. FREE Nativity scene at Plaça Sant Jaume Plaça Sant Jaume (Plaça de Sant Jaume). M: Jaume I (L4). 10am- Football 8.30pm. Until 6 Jan.. Spanish League. FC Barcelona-Athletic Club Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). Times tbc. Guided visit 11.30am (in Catalan) & 12.30pm (in Spanish) Kids FREE Guided tour of Poble Nou 9.30pm cemetery Cementiri de Poblenou (Av. Màgic Andreu: Capitain Icària, s/n). M: Llacuna (L4). A guided McAndreu (Av. de tour of 19th-century Barcelona, as

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 39 reflected in the tombs and gravestones striking 18th century palace in the Born of the city’s great and good. district. Monday 3 Entertainer 8.30pm Classical music Raphael (Gran Via, 595). M: 8pm Passeig de Gràcia (L2-L3-L4). From 20 to Bejun Metha Gran Teatre del Liceu 55 €. The veteran Spanish singer promotes (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). his latest album ‘Lo mejor de mi vida’, a From 9 to 122 €. After his triumphant compilation of his greatest hits. ‘Tamerlano,’ returns with more works by Händel. Jazz 8.30pm 8 & 10pm Chamber music with musicians Bob Sands and Dexterity Jamboree of OBC L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). Formed M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & as a tribute to Dexter Gordon, tonight Marina (L1). 8.30pm. 17 €. Works the band will be combining Gordon by Janacek, Villa-lobos, Amarós, classics with standards and works Françáix. by other jazz musicians of the late twentieth century. Wednesday 5 Saturday 8 Entertainer 8.30pm Classical music Raphael Coliseum (Gran Via, 595). 8.30pm M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2-L3-L4). From The Art of the Guitar. 20 to 55 €. The veteran Spanish singer ‘Carmen’ Parròquia de Santa Anna promotes his latest album ‘Lo mejor de (Santa Anna, 29). 21 €. The Spanish mi vida,’ a compilation of his greatest guitar in concert with music by I. hits. Albéniz, E. Granados, J. Rodrigo, P. Sarasate, F. Tàrrega and others.

Rock 6pm 9.30pm Classical Saturdays at Palau El Canijo de Jerez Sala Apolo (Nou Gomis-MEAM MEAM: Museu de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2- Europeu d’Art Modern (Barra de L3). Marcos del Ojo, aka ‘El Canijo de Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). 14 €. Jerez’ and a member of the band Los (Includes: museum visit, concert and Delincuentes promotes his solo outing. light meal). The Modern European Art Museum, located in a striking 18th century palace, offers classical music Thursday 6 and food every Saturday.

Classical music 9.30pm 9pm Ekaterina Záytseva: Masters Ekaterina Záytseva: Masters of the Spanish Guitar Església de of the Spanish Guitar Església de Santa Maria del Pi (Cardenal Casañas, Santa Maria del Pi (Cardenal Casañas, 16). M: Liceu (L3) & (Jaume I (L4). 16). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). 21 9.30pm. 21 €. Spanish guitar recital. €. Spanish guitar recital. 10pm Opera Nights at the Palau Friday 7 Dalmases Palau Dalmases (Montcada, 20). M: Jaume I (L4). 20 € Blues Live opera in one of the most beautiful 6pm palaces of the Ribera district. Blues at Palau Gomis-MEAM: Groove Band MEAM: Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (Barra de Ferro, Kids 5). M: Jaume I (L4). 9 €. Soul, funk & 1pm rhythm and blues at Palau Gomis, a Street art at CaixaForum: The

40 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 magic of Antonio Díaz CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Guided visit Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). 1pm. From 6 to 11am (in Catalan) & 11.15am (in 9 Dec. Prize-winning Spanish magician Spanish) Antonio Díaz is a master of indie FREE Guided tour of Montjuïc magic: a world of fresh, spontaneous Cemetery Cementiri de Montjuïc tricks and illusions. (Mare de Déu del Port, 56-58). Guided tour of this huge cemetery, on the slopes of Montjuïc, to learn about Sunday 9 the famous names buried here, and discover some striking works of Blues funerary art. 8 & 10pm Little Victor & Friends Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 8 & Monday 10 10pm. Multiple prize-winning blues artist Little Victor, a mainstay of the Classical music contemporary blues scene. 9pm Cecilia Bartoli & Kammerorchester Basel LíAuditori Classical music (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), 9pm Monumental (L2) i Marina (L1). 9pm. Ekaterina Záytseva: Masters From 40 to 120 €. A performance by of the Spanish Guitar Església de Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, Santa Maria del Pi (Cardenal Casañas, one of the opera world’s greatest 16). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). 21 voices, is always headline news. She €. Spanish guitar recital. returns to Barcelona to present her latest album, ‘Mission’ accompanied 12pm by the prestigious Basel Chamber Spanish & Catalan Music Orchestra. Gala Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 30 €. Chamber Rock music, piano works and songs by 8pm Falla, Albéniz, Granados, Toldrà and Father John Misty Sala Apolo (Nou other Spanish and Catalan composers. de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Father John Misty, the new moniker 7pm adopted by J. Tilman, until recently William Christie & Orchestra drummer in The Fleet Foxes, promotes and the of Les Arts his latest album. Florissants L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). 7pm. From 25 Tuesday 11 ta 80 €. William Christie, one of the best-know personalities in the world Hip-hop of early music, and leader of Les 9pm Arts Florissants, presents Händel’s Mucho Muchacho & Cookin Soul opera, ‘Belshazzar’, inspired by the Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). biblical story of the fall of Babylon. M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Spanish hip-hop legend Mucho Muchacho performs tracks from his first solo album in ten Folk traditions years. As part of the concert, fans 11.30am will be able conduct a live interview FREE Sardanes Parc de la Guineueta with the star. With special guests (Parc de la Guineueta). M: Via Júlia Cookin’Soul, the first European hip- (L4). Traditional Catalan folk dance. A hop producers to make it big in the great experience. States. Football Wednesday 12 Spanish League. RCD Espanyol- Sevilla FC Estadi Cornellà-El Prat Jazz (Avda. del Baix Llobregat, 100). 8 & 10pm Cornellà de Llobregat. Times tbc. Biel Ballester Trio + Robin Noland

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 41 Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). festival: Arcángel Sala Apolo (Nou The Biel Ballester Trio see out 2012 de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). with a special guest: Robin Nolan, the Flamenco singer. great exponent of Jazz Manouche. A night of the very best Gypsy Jazz. Rock 9pm World music Millenium Festival: Steve Vai 8.30pm Razzmatazz (Almogàvers, 122). M: Bongo Botrako Sala Apolo (Nou de Marina (L1) & Bogatell (L4). Steve la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Vai, the guitarist who revolutionised Promoting new album ‘Revoltosa’. instrumental rock, brings his latest album ‘The story of light’ to Thursday 13 Barcelona. Gospel Tango 9pm 8.30pm Gospel Greats: Soweto Duo Gorka Hermosa & Silvia Gospel Choir Palau de la Música Márquez LíAuditori Sala 4 (Lepant, Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) Urquinaona (L1-L4). From 20.50 to & Marina (L1). 17 €. 46.50 €. The first South African group to perform at the Oscar ceremony, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Saturday 15 perform gospel with vibrant Most African rhythms and vocal of Classical music harmonies. Barcelona’s 6pm museums, as Classical well as other city Saturdays at Palau Pop institutions, organise Gomis-MEAM 9pm family activities MEAM: Museu Mine! La [2] de líApolo during the Christmas Europeu d’Art Modern holidays. www.bcn. (Nou de la Rambla, 111). cat (Barra de Ferro, 5). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). 9pm. M: Jaume I (L4). 14 €. Pop with an experimental hint (Includes: museum visit, from Mine!, a group that addresses concert and light meal). The contemporary problems bluntly and Modern European Art Museum, honestly. located in a striking 18th century palace, offers classical music and food Friday 14 every Saturday. 9.30pm Classical music Manuel González: Masters 8.30pm of the Spanish Guitar Església de The sound of light. Mompou Santa Maria del Pi (Cardenal Casañas, & Gaudi LíAuditori (Lepant, 150). 16). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). 21 M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) €. Classic spanish guitar recital. & Marina (L1). 15 €. Gaudí’s work accompanied by the music of Catalan 7pm composer Mompou. Music at the Museum of Modernisme Català Museu del 9pm Modernisme Català (Balmes, 48). OBC preforming Pau Casals M: Passeig de Gràcia (L2-L3-L4). L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). From 23 to 51 €. The symphonic orchestra of Barcelona and Catalonia FREE! performs ‘The Nativity’ by Pau Casals. DOWNLOAD TIME OUT BCN Flamenco GUIDE 9pm De flamencos y otras aves

42 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 Classical music cycle at the Museum of Modernisme (catalan art déco), with a flute quartet. Rock 10.30pm Millenium Festival: Brit Floyd Sant Jordi Club (Passeig Olimpic, 5-7). M: Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). 10.30pm. Tribute band Brit Floyd recreate the legendary live concerts of Pink Floyd in their show ‘A Foot in the Door’. ARCHITOUR Architecture & city Rumba routes, introduces the Gothic Quarter by Night. Thursdays 7 pm, Canaletes Fountain. For this and 9pm Rulo & la Contrabanda Razzmatazz other routes, contact: (Almogàvers, 122). M: Marina (L1) [email protected] / & Bogatell (L4). 20 €. Raúl Gutiérrez, 938834184 / www.architour.es aka Rulo, ex-frontman of La Fuga, promotes his latest album with La Contrabanda, ‘Especies en extinción’. (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) i Marina (L1). 7pm. 17 €. Choral interpretation of the Sunday 16 ‘ de Nadal’ by Ferrer. Race 10.30am Football Montjuïc Castle Race-Buff Epic Spanish League. FC Run de Montjuïc (Ctra. de Barcelona-Athletic de Madrid Montjuïc, 66). M: Espanya (L1-L3- Camp Nou (Aristides Maillol, s/n). FGC). 10km race with a range of Times tbc. A traditional match. obstacles. Pop Classical music 9pm 6pm Millenium Festival: Mishima Chamber concert in the Musical Coliseum (Gran Via, 595). M: Passeig Residences cycle La Pedrera de Gràcia (L2-L3-L4). The biggest (Provença, 261-265). M: Provença name in Barcelona’s indie scene. (FGC) & Diagonal (L3-L5). 12 €. Works by Mozart & Brahms. Monday 17 6pm Christmas concert L’Auditori Classical music (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), 9pm Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). Jordi Savall. The Original Sound. 14 €. Jan Cober, one of the best- ‘Judici Signum’ Santa Maria del Mar known conductors in Europe, brings (Plaça Santa Maria). M: Arc de Triomf a dazzling Christmas concert to (L1) & Jaume I (L4). From 25 to 35 €. Barcelona, with works by Tchaikovsky, The Capella Reial de Catalunya and Shostakovich and Maslanka. Hespèrion XXI, led by Jordi Savall, one of the most prolific early music 11am performers in the world, perform OBC performs Pau Casals ‘Judici Signum’. L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). From 23 to 51 €. Performance of ‘The Tuesday 18 Nativity’ by Pau Casals. Classical music 7pm 8.30pm Choral Christmas L’Auditori Trio & Rudin & Melnikov

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 43 L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries Ensaladilla So Insistent Sala Apolo (L1), Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel 28 €. Works by Beethoven, Schumann (L2-L3). Valencian group Orxata Sound & Smetana. System promote their third album, ‘3.0’, supported by Ensaladilla So Insistent, the legendary improvisational singing Rock group. 8.30pm Crator Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Gospel Urquinaona (L1-L4). 17 €. Catalan 9pm rockers present their first album ‘Males Gospel Greats: Walt Whitman llengües’ at the Palau. & Soul Children + Cor Carlit L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). Wednesday 19 9pm. From 17.50 to 44.50 €. Classical music 9pm Tango Händel’s Messiah Santa Maria 8 & 10pm del Mar (Plaça Santa Maria). M: Arc The New Tango Sound Jamboree (Pl. de Triomf (L1) & Jaume I (L4). 24.50 Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). €. G. F. Händel’s most famous oratorio, performed by the Lieder Càmera Choir and the Catalan Orchestra. Friday 21

Händel’s Messiah with the Blues Matheus Ensemble Palau de la 6pm Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, Blues at Palau Gomis-MEAM. 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). From 17 The Night Dogs MEAM: Museu to 112 €. The ‘Messiah’ performed by Europeu d’Art Modern (Barra de Ferro, the Matheus Ensemble conducted by 5). M: Jaume I (L4). 9 €. Funk and Jean-Cristoph Spinosi, with the Palau blues at Palau Gomis, a striking 18th de la Música Chamber Choir. century palace in the Born district. Pop Classical music 9pm 9.30pm Mikel Erentxun + Lapido + Txetxu Bou Revisited: The music of Altube (Los Madison) Sala Apolo Vicenç Bou L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & (L2-L3). Pop singer-songwriter Mikel Marina (L1). 15 €. Works by Vicenç Erentxun performs tracks from his Bou, one of the best-known composers back catalogue, with a live question of the , the traditional Catalan and answer session, and guests invited dance. His music is a staple at dances by the performer himself. and public celebrations all over the region.

Thursday 20 9pm OBC plays ‘Cinderella’ L’Auditori Blues (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), 8pm Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). A Jambophonic Christmas: From 23 to 51 €. OBC performs works Mambo Jambo La Pedrera Auditori by Strauss, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky (Provença, 261-265). M: Provença and Humperdinck inspired by the tales (FGC) & Diagonal (L3-L5). 8 €. A ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Chrsitmas concert with a difference, featuring the biggest names in Catalan 9pm rhythm’n’blues, rock’n’roll and swing. Xavier Coll. Masters of the Spanish Guitar Església de Santa Maria del Pi (Cardenal Casañas, 16). Electronica M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). 21 €. 8pm Classic Spanish guitar concert at a Orxata Sound System + centric church.

44 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 dances Palau de la Música Gospel Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). 9pm M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). From 13 Millenium Festival: The Jackson to 46 €. Year after year, the dances Singers Palau de la Música Catalana of the Strauss family come to life at (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: the Palau, performed by the Vallès Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9pm. The famous Symphonic Orchestra, to celebrate U.S. gospel choir bring their message the arrival of Christmas and the New of peace, love and tolerance to Ye ar. Barcelona, with a healthy side-serving of rhythm and heavenly harmonies. 7pm OBC plays ‘Cinderella’ L’Auditori (Lepant, 150). M: Glòries (L1), Metal Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). 8pm From 23 to 51 €. OBC performs works Adrift + Moksha La [2] de líApolo by Strauss, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel and Humperdinck inspired by the tales (L2-L3). Madrid-based metal group ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Hansel and Gretel’. Adrift, drawing on a wide range of influences from the sludge/post-metal 10pm of Neurosis and Isis to the all-out rock Opera Nights at the Palau of Kyuss or Too, supported by Catalan Dalmases Palau Dalmases group Moksha. (Montcada, 20). M: Jaume I (L4). 20 € Live opera in one of the most beautiful Saturday 22 palaces of the Ribera district. Classical music Football 7pm Spanish League. RCD Festival of waltzes and other Espanyol-Deportivo Estadi Cornellà-

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 45 El Prat (Avda. del Baix Llobregat, 100). Cornellà de Llobregat. Times tbc. Tuesday 25 Jazz Kids 8pm & 10pm SónarKids CosmoCaixa (Isaac Christmas swings in Barcelona Newton, 26). M: Av. Tibidabo (FGC). Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). Original and innovative and creative 13 € Is there anything better than activities that allow the whole family to celebrating Christmas with a session explore music, art and technology. led by the singer Randy Greer with pianist Ignasi Terraza’s trio? If There is perhaps nothing Opera you love better for standing up to 8pm ice skating, the excesses of these Rusalka Gran don’t think a important dates than a Teatre del Liceu (La mediterranean city concert of Christmas Rambla, 51-59). M: such as Barcelona pieces with a swing Liceu (L3). From hasn’t an urban ice rhythm, performed by a 11.50 to 223 €. One of skating rink. There velvety voice and discreet, the best-loved by is one in plaça elegant and precise piano. Czech composer Antonín Catalunya! Dvořák, in Stefan Herheim’s stunning production. Wednesday 26 Classical music Sunday 23 7pm Concert de Sant Esteve. From Folk traditions tradition to jazz! Palau de la Música 10.30am Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: FREE Parc de la Urquinaona (L1-L4). From 29 to 43 Guineueta (Parc de la Guineueta). M: €. The choir of the Orfeó Català and Via Júlia (L4). Traditional Catalan other choral schools pay homage to folk dance. Britten and other key composers of choral music, alongside jazz versions Flamenco of Christmas carols. 7.30pm 9pm Miguel Poveda Gran Teatre del Liceu Strauss Gala L’Auditori (Lepant, (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental From 24 to 65 €. An international (L2) & Marina (L1). From 18 to 46 €. flamenco star, the Catalan ‘cantaor’ Waltzes, polkas, marches and arias by Miguel Poveda presents his highly- the Strauss family performed by the acclaimed new album ‘ArteSano’ at the Astana Philharmonic Orchestra. Liceu. If you haven’t never listened to him, don’t miss it. 9pm Manuel González: Masters of the Spanish Guitar Església de Kids Santa Maria del Pi (Cardenal Casañas, SónarKids CosmoCaixa (Isaac 16). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). Newton, 26). M: Av. Tibidabo (FGC). 9pm. 21 €. Spanish guitar recital. Original and innovative and creative activities that allow the whole family to explore music, art and technology. Jazz It is the Sonar festival little brother, 8pm & 10pm organized by the same Sónar gurus. Christmas swings in Barcelona Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 13 € Is there anything better than Monday 24 celebrating Christmas with a session led by the singer Randy Greer with pianist Concert Ignasi Terraza’s trio? There is perhaps 11.30am nothing better for standing up to the Catalan Christmas Carols Poble excesses of these important dates than Espanyol (Av. de Francesc Ferrer i a concert of Christmas pieces with a Guàrdia, 13). M: Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). swing rhythm, performed by a velvety

46 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 voice and discreet, elegant and precise (La Rambla, 51-59). M: Liceu (L3). piano. From 11.50 to 223 €. One of the best-loved operas by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, in Stefan Herheim’s Thursday 27 stunning production. So powerful and personal is his concept of drama Folk that he successfully weaves Dvořák’s 9pm Symbolist universe into a fascinating Millenium Festival: Los world of his own. His version is one Sabandeños Palau de la Música of the most sought-after by opera Catalana (Palau de la Música, houses throughout the world. 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). 9pm. Renowned as the greatest performers of the Canary Islands’ Flamenco folk music, Los Sabadeños are also 7pm masters of the Latin American folk Opera and Flamenco Teatre repertoire. Poliorama (La Rambla, 115). M: Catalunya (L1-L3). From 30 to 45 €. This innovative show mixes opera, Classical music the Spanish tradition of ‘’ –a 9pm Spanish opera for the working-classes, Manuel González: Masters with spoken parts– and flamenco of the Spanish Guitar Església de music. Santa Maria del Pi (Cardenal Casañas, 16). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). 21 €. Spanish guitar concert in a lovely Workshop place. 11am Christmas workshop ‘A lantern 8pm for the Three Wise Men’ Basílica Rusalka Gran Teatre del Liceu de la Sagrada Família (Mallorca,

December 2012 Time Out BCN Guide 47 Folk traditions 7pm FREE Christmas carols Pl. del Rei. M: Pl. del Rei (L4), Liceu (L3). Traditional Catalan carols. Experience real catalan Christmas in the old town of the city. Kids 12pm Christmas at CaixaForum: Grimm’s Forest CaixaForum (Av. ARCHITOUR Architecture & city Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: routes, introduces the New Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). T. 93 476 86 Barcelona. Thursdays 10 am, 00. Agbar Tower entrance canopy. 11am For this and other routes, Christmas workshop ‘A lantern contact: [email protected] / for the Three Wise Men’ Basílica 938834184 / www.architour.es de la Sagrada Família (Mallorca, 401). M: Sagrada Família (L2-L5). 401). M: Sagrada Família (L2-L5). Discover the Sagrada Familia and Discover the Sagrada Familia and make your own paper lantern. Family make your own paper lantern. Family workshop with guided tour. For 5 to workshop with guided tour. For 5 to 12 year-olds. 12 year-olds. Pop Friday 28 9pm Millenium Festival: Malú Gran Singer-songwriter Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59). 9pm M: Liceu (L3). Spanish vocalist Malu, Millenium Festival: Paco from Madrid, freely blends pop, Ibáñez Palau de la Música Catalana flamenco and Latin influences. (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1-L4). The Valencian singer-songwriter puts the poems Rock of great Latin American authors to 10pm music. CaixaForum Concert: Radian CaixaForum (Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 6-8). M: Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). Flamenco Austrian trio Radian bring together rock, 9pm jazz and electronica to create one of the De flamencos y otras aves Thrill Jockey label’s most unclassifiable festival: Montse Cortés & Paco sounds. Heredia and friends Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Montse Cortés, one of the Saturday 29 most promising young ‘cantaoras’ in the flamenco scene, and guitarist Classical music Paco Heredia, together with ten 9pm up-and-coming artists onstage at Barcelona 4 Guitars Església de Apolo. Santa Maria del Pi (Cardenal Casañas, 16). M: Liceu (L3) & Jaume I (L4). 21 9pm €. Classical Spanish guitar recital. De flamencos y otras aves Festival: Piculabe La [2] de líApolo 6pm (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel (L2- Classical Saturdays at Palau L3). 9pm. Piculabe, also known as ‘the Gomis-MEAM MEAM: Museu son of Camarón de la Isla’ presents his Europeu d’Art Modern (Barra de second album ‘Canta y sueña’. Ferro, 5). M: Jaume I (L4). 14 €. (Includes: museum visit, concert and

48 Time Out BCN Guide December 2012 light meal). The Modern European Guineueta (Parc de la Guineueta). M: Art Museum, located in a striking 18th Via Júlia (L4). Traditional Catalan century palace, offers classical music folk dance. and food every Saturday. Jazz Flamenco 8.30pm 9pm Barcelona Jazz Orchestra Sala De flamencos y otras aves Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 113). M: festival: El Torta & Diego del Paral·lel (L2-L3). 8.30pm. Barcelona’s Morao Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, big band, with a long tradition on their 113). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Juan shoulders, bring rhythms and melodies Moneo ‘El Torta’, one of the most for jazz lovers of all ages. Their shows gifted flamenco singers to emerge in are Heaven on Earth for lindy hop recent years, accompanied onstage by dancers. guitarist Diego del Morao. 8 & 10pm Daniel Nel·lo & Company Jazz Jamboree (Pl. Reial, 17). M: Liceu (L3). 9pm 8 & 10pm. Barcelonan saxophonist Cege Giannotti La [2] de líApolo presents his latest compositions. (Nou de la Rambla, 111). M: Paral·lel (L2-L3). Canadian by birth, Barcelonan by adoption, Cege Giannotti present his Kids new project ‘Escape’. The Royal Postman receives children’s letters to the Three Wise Men Poble Espanyol (Av. de World music Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13). M: 9pm Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). De 11 a 14 i Millenium Festival: Chambao de 15 a 17 h. From 27 to 30 Dec. Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1- 6pm L4). The band from Malaga, known Millenium Festival: Macedònia for their mix of flamenco and chill Palau de la Música Catalana (Palau de out, conclude this year’s tour at the la Música, 4-6). M: Urquinaona (L1- mosernist venue Palau de la Música. L4). From 12 to 20 €. Children’s pop group Macedònia present their new Pop album’Despierta’. 10pm Manuel Carrasco Sant Jordi Club Monday 31 (Passeig Olimpic, 5-7). M: Espanya (L1-L3-FGC). 22 €. The Spanish Athletics singer returns to Barcelona to close FREE San Silvestre Open race his current tour, promoting his latest & ‘Cursa dels Nassos’. New album ‘Habla’. Balance Grand Prize Carrer Selva de Mar/Plaça de Ramon Calsina (Plaça de Ramon Calsina). One of the year’s most Sunday 30 eagerly anticipated sporting traditions, the ‘Nose Race’ refers to the tradition of Classical music the ‘Home dels Nassos’. the Nose Man, 6pm a character from Catalan folklore who Barcelona Municipal Band: New has as many noses as there are days left Year Concert L’Auditori (Lepant, in the year. 150). M: Glòries (L1), Monumental (L2) & Marina (L1). 6pm. 14 €. The Municipal Band plays Strauss’s INFORMATION classic waltzes and polkas, as well as Tchaikovsky’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. AND SALES

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Imax Architecture (Moll d’Espanya). M: Drassanes (L3) Basílica de la Sagrada Família & Barceloneta (L4). 93 225 11 11. (Mallorca, 401). M: Sagrada Família Check times and programme at www. (L2-L5). 93 20 804 14 9am-6pm. 13 €. imaxportvell.com. 8.70 €. Put on your Barcelona’s most iconic building, glasses, and take a seat for the most begun by Antoni Gaudí in 1891 and exciting virtual reality experience that which remains unfinished to this day. the latest 3-D technology can provide, Ticket sales help fund the ongoing in Barcelona’s best-equipped large- construction works. The most visited format cinema. tourist attraction in Spain. G Experiència Casa Batlló (Larrard, 41). M: Lesseps (L3). 93 285 (Pg. de Gràcia, 43). M: Passeig de 44 40. 10am-8pm. 9 €. Reduced: 7.5 €. Gràcia (L3-L4). 93 216 03 06. 9am- Only 150 yards from the steps of Park 8pm. 18.15 €. Another of Gaud’’s most Güell, you’ll find a doorway that takes emblematic works. Spaces include the you inside the mind of Antoni Gaudí. former residence of the Batlló family, A fascinating interactive exhibition the roof terrace with its decorated designed to help you understand the chimneys, (and the scaly spine of the creative genius of Barcelona’s most dragon defeated by Saint George,) and famous architect. the marine-themed light well. The tour ends with the stunning entrance hall Tibidabo Funfair and main staircase. (Plaça del Tibidabo, 3-4). T. 93 211 79 42. Wed-Sun, 12am-11pm. 25,20 € La Pedrera (Those under 120cm, 9 €). With over a (Provença, 261-265). M: Diagonal hundred years of history, Tibidabo is (L3-L5). 902 400 973. 9am-6.30pm. one of the oldest funfairs in the world, 16.50 €. Reduced entrance, 14.85 featuring classic rides, old favourites €. The building many Barcelona and brand new attractions to residents consider to be Gaudí’s guarantee an exciting day out. masterpiece – the roof terrace is one of the joys of Modernisme. Some of its Port Aventura apartments are still private homes. (Av. Alcalde Pere Molas. Km. 2. Vila Seca ()). Train: Port Palau Güell Aventura. T. 977 779 000. (Nou de la Rambla, 3-5). M: PortAventura is a theme park located Drassanes (L3) & Barceloneta (L4). south of Barcelona, between Vila-seca 93 472 57 75. Tue-Thur, 10am- and Salou. Six themed zones 7.30pm. 10 €. Reduced: 8 € Built by (Mediterranean, Far West, Mexico, Gaudí in the late 19th century, this China, Polynesia & SésamoAventura) mansion belonged to his main patron. occupy 119 hectares, with 30 The roof terrace is the highlight, but attractions, 100 live processions daily, the whole house is a fascinating 75 places to eat and 27 craft and introduction to Gaudí’s revolutionary souvenir shops. use of materials and space. Zoo de Barcelona (, s/n). M: Arc de Leisure Triomf (L1) & Ciutadella/Vila Aire de Barcelona, Arab Baths Olímpica (L4). T. 93 225 67 80. (Pg. de Picasso, 22). M: Barceloneta 10am-5pm. 17 €. Infantil (3-12 (L4) & Jaume I (L4). Mon-Thur: first anys): 10.20 €. , in session: 10am. Fri, Sat & Sun: first Ciutadella Park, has a 100-year session, 8am. Wed, Thu, Fri. & Sat: history and is one of the city’s best- last session, midnight-2am.Aire de loved attractions. At present it Barcelona is in the Born, and recreates houses 315 species and more than a traditional hammam. 2,000 animals.

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