In-Edit Beefeater & Other November Events
November (2009) Events in Barcelona
FESTIVALS
- ArtFutura
When? October 29 - November 1
Where? Auditorio IMAGINA (Av Diagonal 127) & Arts Santa Mónica (La Rambla 7)
What? Major digital art festival centered on videogames, animation and new media.
- In-Edit Beefeater
When? October 29 - November 8
Where? Club Coliseum and Aribau Clubs 1 & 2
What? Barcelona's International Music Documentary and Film Festival, which gives us the opportunity to glimpse into the lives of music legends.
- Barcelona International Jazz Festival
When? October 18 - December 6
Where? Various venues.
What? Music festival featuring Latin-jazz, big band, gospel, bebop and other music styles.
- II Festival Internacional de Comèdia de Barcelona
When? November 24 - 29
Where? 10 different venues throughout Barcelona.
What? Barcelona's second annual comedy festival, featuring a wide range of genres: stand-up, music theatre, drag queens, clowns, monologues and more.
EXHIBITIONS
- World Press Photo
When? November 10 - December 20
Where? CCCB (C/ Montalegre 5)
What? Regarded as the world's most important display of photojournalism, World Press Photo is a large exhibition featuring award-winning photographs. Barcelona is one stop on its 100+ city tour.
- Picasso: Erotic Prints
When? November 5 - February 15 (2010)
Where? Museu Picasso (Carrer de Montcada 15-23)
What? An exhibition featuring works between the years of 1964 and 1970, when all of Picasso's creations showcased sexually explicit themes.
- Cuerpos de luz. Mayte Vieta Bodies of light. Mayte Vieta.
When? October 9 - December 8
Where? Fundació Joan Miró
What? A photography installation by Mayte Vieta in which the reflection of light on the nighttime sea reveals the shape of a nude woman.
- El Camp de Concentració de Bram, 1939 The Bram Concentration Camp, 1939
When? September 29 - November 29
Where? Centre d'Art Santa Mònica
What? An exhibition of photographs by photojournalist Agustí Centelles, who was sent to the Bram concentration camp, located in France, for over six months towards the end of the Spanish Civil War.
- Frantisek Kupka: Obras del Centre Pompidou Frantisek Kupka: Works from the Centre Pompidou
When? November 28 - January 24 (2010)
Where? Fundació Joan Miró
What? An exhibition of works by Czech artist Frantisek Kupka, whose unique abstract works - examples of the orphic cubism style - explore the relationship between music and painting.
- Isaac Albéniz. Artista y mecenas. Isaac Albéniz. Artist and patron.
When? June 18 - November 23
Where? Museo Diocesano
What? An exhibition featuring the personal art collection of pianist and composer Isaac Albéniz. Also on display are letters between him and other notable people at the time - Manuel de Falla, for example -, personal objects, photographs, books from his library and more.
- El Horror de la Guerra The Horror of War
When? September 20 - November 20
Where? Museu d'Història de la Ciutat
What? An exhibition featuring over 700 photographs taken primarily by members of Hitler's SS. The exhibition marks the 60th anniversary of the libration of Nazi concentration camps.
- Números de buena familia Numbers of Good Family
When? July 16 - February 14 (2010)
Where? CosmoCaixa
What? An exhibition that explores the history of numbers and the role of numbers as an essential language in both day-to-day life and in the fields of technology and science. Focuses on the creation of "families" of numbers (real, natural, rational, whole, etc.) to solve problems and to help us organize, calculate, encode, etc.
- Ray Johnson. Completar y devolver, por favor. Ray Johnson. Complete and return, please.
When? November 6 - January 10 (2010)
Where? MACBA
What? An exhibition of collages by influential yet largely unknown American artist Ray Johnson.
- Instruments de la Mediterrània Instruments of the Mediterranean
When? August 27 - November 8
Where? Caixa Manresa
What? An exhibition featuring 67 instruments from 18 Mediterranean countries.
- John Cage: A Retrospective
When? October 22 - January 4 (2010)
Where? MACBA (Plaça de Àngels 1)
What? An exhibition dedicated to the career of American composter John Cage and featuring films, music scores, documentary footage, sound recordings and more.
- Modernologies
When? September 23 - January 17 (2010)
Where? MACBA (Plaça de Àngels 1)
What? An exhibition of film, art and discussion that explores the concepts and contradicitons of of "modernity".
THEATRE
- Bollywood Love Story. A Musical.
When? October 29 - November 22
Where? Teatre Victòria
What? A musical production telling the love story of two young Indians, Rahul and Priya, and ending with a big Indian wedding.
- El Casament d'en Terregada
When? October 15 - November 22
Where? Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
What? A tragicomedy set in lower class 20th-century Barcelona about the crazed wedding of Terregada to Patanda, a prostitute.
- El Ball
When? November 20 - January 3 (2010)
Where? Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
What? A production combining theatre and dance in bringing to life the words of novelist Iréne Némirovsky.
- Event. Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
When? November 17 - 22
Where? Mercat de les Flors
What? Several choreographed dances created by the great choreographer Merce Cunningham.
- La Bella Durmiente. David Campos. Sleeping Beauty. David Campos.
When? November 25 - December 13
Where? Teatre Romea (C/ Hospital 51)
What? Ballet performance of Sleeping Beauty.
- La Bella y la Bestia. Beauty and the Beast
When? October 31 - November 15
Where? Barcelona Teatre Musical
What? Production of the hit Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast, featuring the music by Alan Menken and words by Linda Woolverton.
- Ópera y Flamenco. Opera and Flamenco.
When? September 6 - November 29
Where? Poliorama and Palau de la Música Catalana
What? Opera music combined with flamenco dance.
- Cármen
When? September 23 - November 1
Where? Coliseum
What? Flamenco interpretation of Prosper Mérimée's Cármen, starring famous flamenco dancer Sara Baras.
- Urtain
When? September 3 - November 22
Where? Teatre Romea (C/ Hospital 51)
What? Play about the life, career and quest for success of famous Spanish boxer Urtain.
CONCERTS
- Alexisonfire
When? November 5
Where? Sala Apolo (C/ Nou de la Rambla 111)
What? Concert by Canadian hard rock band Alexisonfire.
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- Rammstein
When? November 12
Where? Pavello Olimpic de Badalona (Avinguda d'Alfons XIII, Badalona)
What? Concert by German metal band Rammstein.
www.rammstein.de
- Rise Against
When? November 13
Where? Razzmatazz (C/ Pamplona 88)
What? Concert by American hardcore and punk band Rise Against.
www.riseagainst.com
- Marillion
When? November 14
Where? Casino L'Aliança Poble Nou
What? Concert by British rock band Marillion
www.marillion.com
- Hardcore Superstar
When? November 15
Where? Sala Apolo (C/ Nou de la Rambla 111)
What? Concert by Swedish heavy metal band Hardcore Superstar.
www.hardcoresuperstar.com
- Simple Minds
When? November 17
Where? Razzmatazz (C/ Pamplona 88)
What? Concert by legendary Scottish pop rock band Simple Minds.
www.simpleminds.com
- Depeche Mode
When? November 20 & 21
Where? Palau Sant Jordi (Passeig Olimpic 5 - 7)
What? Concert by internationally known British electronic band Depeche Mode.
www.depechemode.com
- Porcupine Tree
When? November 23
Where? Sant Jordi Club
What? Concert by British psychedelic rock / progressive rock band Porcupine Tree.
www.porcupinetree.com
- The Horrors
When? November 24
Where? Razzmatazz (C/ Pamplona 88)
What? Concert by British garage rock / punk band The Horrors.
www.thehorrors.co.uk
- Muse
When? November 27
Where? Pavello Olimpic de Badalona (Avinguda d'Alfons XIII, Badalona)
What? Concert by British alternative rock band Muse.
www.muse.mu
- Juliette Lewis
When? November 27
Where? Sala Apolo (C/ Nou de la Rambla 111)
What? Concert by American actress-turned-rocker Juliette Lewis with her band The New Romantiques.
www.myspace.com/juliettelewis
- The Sounds
When? November 28
Where? Sala Apolo (C/ Nou de la Rambla 111)
What? Concert by Swedish pop rock band The Sounds.
www.the-sounds.com
* Want to see past months' events? Take a look! Barcelona Events
