After a long and unusual summer of San Martín, experts say that the cold is really coming. Nothing better than winter to go to a cinema, a theater, a museum or a concert hall (that is not outdoors). La Vanguardia has visited the season's exhibitions, has spoken with the film directors who are releasing films, has visited several theaters and has taken a musical break with the stars who will perform this weekend. Things to do in Barcelona the weekend of December 16 and 17:
One of the successes of last season in the Fabià Puigserver room of the Teatre Lliure was Yerma by Federico García Lorca directed by Juan Carlos Martel, with scenery by Frederic Amat and music by Refree. The production was also presented in Madrid, at the National Dramatic Center, and toured. Martel confessed at the time that he “needed to set up a Lorca.” As director of the Teatre Lliure he has the power to direct any production, and he opted for this reference Lorca. More information: Martel says goodbye to the Teatre Lliure with Lorca.
Eight years later, Àlex and Bruno, the protagonists of that great love affair, seek to redefine their lives.
Neil Labute's famous comedy continues to ask if, in the name of art, you can do whatever is necessary.
From a daytime disco that will turn the Oval Hall of the MNAC into a large dance floor to participatory shows such as The Sound Machine at the Museu de la Música or nougat workshops at the Reial Monestir in Santa Maria de Pedralbes... Visit the museums As a family it is always a good plan, but it is now, around Christmas, when adults and children will find enough incentives to do it together. Because to the attraction of the exceptional exhibitions on the billboard (Miró-Picasso, in the artists' two Barcelona headquarters; Antonio López in La Pedrera, artificial intelligence at the CCCB, humanity wounded by war at the MNAC...), These days there are a multitude of activities designed for the little ones.
Traditions must be respected. Or at least, the good ones. That is what the Mishima people of Barcelona must most likely think, as they continue year after year determined to celebrate a Christmas concert, which usually turns into a pleasant evening among generational colleagues who have grown up in Catalonia with their songs. Faithful to the self-imposed custom more than a decade ago and that not even the pandemic was able to interrupt, the band led by David Carabén returns next week to what is one of its temples in the Catalan capital, the Apolo room.
Malian singer and songwriter Rokia Koné joins Raül Refree in a show that uses traditional songs from northern Mali to reflect on death and immortality. A performance that is part of the Clàssics Festival and will feature the participation of Ana Rujas, who coincided in the series La Mesías de los Javis with Refree, producer of artists such as Rosalía, C. Tangana or Rodrigo Cuevas.
The Empordà duo heads the bill for the HCXHC charity festival, where they will offer the songs from Casa linda, the fourth album by Juan Delgado and Aleix Turon, where social criticism of the difficulties of young people in finding a home is accompanied by the rock sound that characterizes them. . Zarza, Tano! will also perform. and Pinpilinpussies in an evening that will raise funds to fight childhood cancer.
