Tres Tombs & Other January Events
January (2010) Events in Barcelona
FESTIVALS
- Festes dels Tres Tombs
When? January 17
Where? Sant Andreu and Eixample neighborhoods
What? Festival celebrating Saint Anthony Abbot, the patron saint of animals. Festivities revolve around the traditional procession of horse-drawn carriages that does three turns - or tres tombs - in the Sant Andreu and Eixample districts. Many folks also bring their beloved pets to the Ronde Sant Pau to be blessed.
- BAC!
When? December 1 - January 3 (2010)
Where? CCCB (main exhibition space) as well as other venues.
What? The 10th edition of Barcelona's International Festival of Contemporary Art, featuring pieces contributed by galleries around the world. Various media are represented, ranging from murals to multimedia installations.
EXHIBITIONS
- Armando Andrade Tudela
When? January 20 - June 6
Where? MACBA
What? An exhibition featuring works - sculpture, drawing, photography, etc. - by Peruvian artist Armando Andrade Tudela. - Aga Khan
When? October 9 - January 17
Where? CaixaForum
What? An exhibition of important pieces dating back to the numerou historic dynasties of the Muslim world. - Ciudad y espacio público
When? October 8 - June 27
Where? CCCB
What? An exhibition that reflects on the contemporary city life, urban culture and the concept of public space. - Gaudí: el triunfo de la arquitectura moderna. Gaudí: the triumph of modern architecture
When? October 15 - January 31
Where? Museu Diocesà de Barcelona
What? An exhibition featuring objects and creations from Gaudí's life and work. - A través del bosque. Rodney Graham. Through the forest. Rodney Graham.
When? January 29 - May 8
Where? MACBA
What? An exhibition of books, sculptures, artwork and installations created by Canadian artist Rodney Graham between 1978 and 2008. - Picasso: Erotic Prints
When? November 5 - February 15 (2010)
Where? Museu Picasso
What? An exhibition featuring works between the years of 1964 and 1970, when all of Picasso's creations showcased sexually explicit themes.
- 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.
- 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.
- John Cage: A Retrospective
When? October 22 - January 4 (2010)
Where? MACBA
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
What? An exhibition of film, art and discussion that explores the concepts and contradicitons of of "modernity".
THEATRE
- 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.
- Llits
When? December 17 - January 3 (2010)
Where? Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
What? A production combining music and circus which revolves around the beds that mark our lives: birth, love, desire, death.
- Cirque du Soleil Saltimbanco
When? January 10
Where? Palau Sant Jordi
What? Production by avant-garde circus performance group. - Momentum
When? January 17
Where? Teatro Coliseum
What? Performance group that combines music with movement, acting, rhythm and dance. - Un marit ideal
When? October 17 - January 31
Where? Teatre Goya
What? Stage performance of Oscar Wilde's comedy An Ideal Husband. - Boulevard
When? November 6 - February 21
Where? La Villarroel
What? A play about what goes on behind the scenes of a play. - La petita flauta mágica. The Little Magic Flute.
When? January 14 - January 29
Where? Gran Teatre del Liceu
What? Production of Mozart's famous opera, adapted for younger audiences. - Desiguals. Unequals
When? October 15 - January 31
Where? Teatre Gaudí de Barcelona (TGB)
What? A play about the lives, emotions and relationships of three friends. - Tristan und Isolde
When? January 23 - February 20
Where? Gran Teatre del Liceu
What? Opera.
CONCERTS
- Eli Paperboy Reed
When? January 8
Where? Apolo
What? www.elipaperboyreed.com - Nacho Vegas
When? January 9
Where? Palau de la Música
What? www.limbostarr.com/nachovegas.html
- Michael Bolton
When? January 14
Where? Palau de la Música
What? www.michaelbolton.com - Stratovarius
When? January 17
Where? Razzmatazz
What? www.stratovarius.com - Europe
When? January 23
Where? Razzmatazz
What? www.europetheband.com - Dropkick Murphys
When? January 23
Where? Razzmatazz
What? www.dropkickmurphys.com - Joyce DiDonato Recital
When? January 24
Where? Gran Teatre del Liceu
What? Recital by opera singer Joyce DiDonato.
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