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Museums in Spain
Bicentenary of the 2 May 1808
The historical rising of the Spanish people against the invasion of
French troops is to be remembered in this city of monuments in the
Castile-León Region.
8th April - 14 November 2008
Rare Spanish Art Treasures Exhibition
El Greco Museum and the Nobility Archives
The aim is to display a series of works and items forming part of
Spain's historic heritage that are largely unknown to the general
public.
26 to 30 June 2008
Expo Zaragoza 2008
Classical Music Season
Expo Zaragoza 2008, three months of
classical music held in the city Auditorium, featuring international
stars such as Montserrat Caballé and Daniel Barenboim.
12 June to 12 September 2008
Goya
to Gauguin
The 19th century in the Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts
16 June to 28 September 2008
The Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts has a
valuable collection of more than 300 paintings and sculptures from the
19th century. 
EXPO Zaragoza 2008
14th June to 14th
September 2008
Spain and the great museum fiesta 18 May 2008 In May, museums all around the world are getting ready for a party. 18 May sees International Museums Day, and just a few hours later, Museums Night - an original initiative in which 1,200 cultural institutions around Europe take part. Come and live this huge art fiesta in Spain, and take part in the activities programmed for the two sessions International Youth Film Festival Film makers under 35 years of age get the chance to screen their work for the first time. 25 to 28 June 2008 Point of View, Navarre International Festival of Documentary Cinema Point of View, Navarre International Festival of Documentary Cinema, has been held in Pamplona since 2005. It is a new version of the Navarre Festival of Audiovisual Creation that started in 1993. 15 - 23 February 2008 Teatro Real Theatre 5th September 2007 to 27 July 2008 The beautiful Royal Theatre in Madrid presents a wide variety of opera and classical song and dance to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Gran Teatro del Liceo Theatre. 2007/2008 Season 5 September to 27 July 2008 Gran Teatro del Liceo Theatre in Barcelona presents a programme of shows including opera, dance, concerts and recitals, as well as a range of complimentary activities, such as film projections and the Petit Liceu, theatre performances designed especially for children. Castile and León International Arts Festival 2-17 June 2008 This is a multidisciplinary event combining all kinds of shows, with theatre-dance, electronic music, multimedia theatre, performances, dance, indoor theatre, graffiti, etc. Cadiz Ibero-American Theatre Festival 16 - 27 October 2008 Spanish and Latin American theatre companies, with shows centred on the performing arts. Theatre performances, montages and a broad range of associated activities make up the event programme. Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia 21st December to 16 May 2008 Auditorio y C. Congresos Víctor Villegas-Sala Narciso Yepes Murcia Misterio de la Pasión - Mystery of the Passion Mystery of the Passion (Lleida) Historic religious play where more than 500 local peole play roles that has been shown since 1481 2 March - 27 April 2008 Itálica European Youth Festival of Greek and Roman Theatre 1 - 4 April 2008 Santiponce An attempt to bring classical theatre back to life, the event features tragedies and dramas from the Greek and Roman periods, performed by amateur university groups from around Europe Festival del Teatro Medieval - Medieval Theatre Festival Festival of Medieval Theatre in Hita Along with representations of medieval plays there are also processions and popular dances. 5th July 2008 Al Carrer International Theatre and Entertainment Festival Vildecans, Catalonia 6-9 July 2008 A wonderful, enchanting event where every street is a giant stage where artists and theatre companies from all over the world offer their best ideas in theatre, dance, circus, music and street entertainment. COS. International Festival of Mime and Gestural Theatre 24 - 28 October The event takes place on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the last weekend in October, on different stages around town. Spanish and international theatre companies take part in the festival, Corral de Comedias – Corral de Comedias Theatre Almagro 
Unmatched setting. This is the only 17th-century theatre preserved with its original structure Read More Temporada Alta. International Theatre Festival 10 May to 12 August 2008 This event aims to offer a high-level theatre programme, with a series of shows by companies from all over the world, and the participation of renowned creators and artists. Innovative dramatisations, first performances and new productions from Spain and abroad complete the festival programme. La Passió - The Passion 2 March - 1st May 2008 Esparreguera 
La Passió de
Esparraguera From the 16th century the Great Theatre of La Passió has been acting in Esparreguera, reminiscent of the old, medieval 'autos'. Concert Season at the Palau Barcelona, Spain 01 Sep 2007 - 31 Jul 2008 Concert Season at the Palau is a fabulous programme of symphonic concerts performed in the magnificent Palau theatre which was built in modernist style in 1905 and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Each year the festival presents a programme of some of the finest works of the great composers including Bach, Handel and Mozart. There is also a traditional St Stephen's concert each Christmas Palau 100 Concert Season Barcelona, Spain 05 Sep 2007 - 15 Jun 2008 The Palau de la Musica is one of the world's leading concert halls and certainly the most opulent in Barcelona. So good, in fact, that it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. Over the course of each winter this magnificent venue stages the Palau 100 Concert Season, featuring an impressive programme of conductors, orchestras and soloists of international repute Palau de la Musica Calle St Francesco de Paula 2 Barcelona Catalunya 08003 Spain Mérida Classical Theatre Festival 21 June to 30 August 2008 Dedicated to theatre, and while the fundamental core of texts are of Greco-Latin origin, the festival is also open to the dramatic arts in general and includes music performances and a film season. Festival: “Noches de Embrujo” (Enchanting Nights) 1st June to 30 September 2008 The list of events is immense: theatre performances, classical music concerts, poetry recitals, film, equestrian shows, flamenco shows, dance, guided walks, conferences… In total, more than 200 events that comprise a major cultural fiesta Cáceres Classical Theatre Festival 11 June to 1 July 2008 Cáceres Classical Theatre Festival aims to showcase quality performances of the best classical texts with prestigious companies on the contemporary dramatic scene, and highlight the conjunction between Golden Age theatre, music and dance. Shakespeare Festival 20-30 July 2008 
The programme includes Spanish and international theatre companies
performing different theatre, dance and music shows based on the works
of William Shakespeare.
Exhibition: Durero and Cranach. Art and
Humanism in Renaissance Germany
Museo
Thyssen-Bornemisza - Thyssen-Bornemisza MuseumPaseo del Prado, 8 28014 Madrid (Madrid) Tel. +34 913690151 /Fax +34 914202780 Exhibitions in Spain. Arts and culture in Spain. Painting. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid presents an exhibition on German art from the end of the 15th to the mid-16th centuries. The exhibition centres on two fundamental aspects within this period: the image that the artist had of his environment, and the role that these images played in aspects such as religion, politics and war. It also analyses the duality between the Germanic culture's own, specific ideas, and exterior influences, principally from the Italian Renaissance. The exhibition centres on the figures of Durero and Lucas Cranach The Elder, and alongside works by them, you can also see pieces by other major artists from this broad historical period Dates: 10/9/2007 - 1/6/2008 Valladolid International Film Week. SEMINCI 26 October to 3 November 2008 The main stage for The Valladolid International Film Festival, SEMINCI. Calderón Theatre, although films will be screened at other venues throughout the city. La Mar de Músicas Festival-Cartagena 30 June to 22 July 2008 The Mar de Músicas Festival is held annually in Cartagena (Murcia) and is one of the most important events in the field of World Music. |
Grec Festival 2008
Barcelona
The performing arts are at the centre of this important cultural event.
This year, special attention will be placed on the most innovative
ideas, to attract new audiences, as well as shows for the whole family,
with puppets and circus performances.
25th June to 2nd August 2008
VO
VOS page
VO VOS Films
English Language films shown in their
original format
Costa Blanca North
Javea
http://www.cinesxabia.com/
http://www.cinesxabia.com/evf.htm
Cinemas in Madrid and Barcelona Barcelona and Madrid receive the latest films quite quickly and many are shown dubbed into Spanish. The cinemas listed below show mainly original language foreign films; watch out for "V.O." which means original language in the film listings. Most cinemas have one night per week when entry is discounted (usually a Monday or Wednesday). The Barcelona film festival is held end of June/beginning of July and the International Festival of Horror and Fantasy is in nearby Sitges in October. Also in Sitges around October, a gay and lesbian film festival looks set to become an annual event. Madrid Cines Icaria-Yelmo C/de Salvador Espiru 61, Olimpica, Barcelona Metro: Ciutadella website tel: 221 75 85 Fifteen screens showing "V.O." films, sessions start midday and there are late night showings on Friday and Saturday. Discounts on Monday. Bellas Artes C/Marqués de Casa Riera 2, Madrid tel: 91 522 50 92 Metro Banco de España/bus all routes to Plaza de Cibeles. Originally a theatre, the Bellas Artes became a cinema in 1937, pioneering foreign film screenings and providing film notes 30 years later. It mixes high tech cinema experience of Dolby surround sound with old world charm of the popcorn seller walking the aisles Imax Madrid Parque Tierno Galvan tel: 91 467 4800 Metro: Mendez Alvaro Nicknamed "The Cinema Of The Future" this is well worth a visit if you are starved of cinematic experiences. Special Midnight pass on Saturdays Verdi C/Verdi 32, Gracia, Barcelona Metro: Fontana tel: 237 0516 Five screens showing quality "V.O." films. Late night showings on Friday and Saturday. Discounts on Monday. La Vaguada. Centro Comercial La Vaguada, Madrid Metro Barrio del Pilar. tel. 91 730 06 22. A relatively new cinema complex renovated in 1997 with an award winning design by Eugene Aguinaga Churruca and Jose Maria Jiménez Urrutia. With 8 screens. Filmoteca Cine Dore Santa Isabel 3, Madrid tel: 91 369 1125 Shows excellent, classic V.O. films that are changed daily Multicines Ideal Doctor Cortezo 6, Madrid tel: 91 369 2518 Your best bet for catching a new release in its original version is here, half of the nine theatres are usually showing English-language art films Filmoteca Avda. de Sarria 33, Eixample, Barcelona Metro: Hospital Clinic tel: 410 75 90 Excellent programme, showing three or four different films every night. You can buy a pass allowing entry to ten films here Renoir-Les Corts C/Eugeni d'Ors 12, Barcelona Metro: Les Corts tel: 490 55 10 Six screens showing good "V.O." films. Late night showings on Friday and Saturday. Discounts on Monday Alphaville Martín de los Héroes 14, Madrid tel: 91 559 3836 Renoir Martín de los Héroes 12, Madrid tel: 91 559 5760 Renoir Plaza de España: Martín de los Heros 12. Metro Plaza de España Renoir Princesa: Princesa 5. Metro Plaza de España Renoir Retiro: Narváez 42. Metro Ibiza Verdi: Bravo Murillo 28. Metro Quevedo Alphaville c/ Martín de los Heros 14 (Metro Plaza de España) - Tel: 91 559 3836 Martín de los Heros 14. Metro Plaza de España California - c/Andrés Mellado 53 (Metro Moncloa) Tel: 91 5440058 Ideal Yelmo Complex - c/ Doctor Cortezo 6 (Metro: Tirso de Molina) Tel: 91 369 2518 Doctor Cortezo 6. Metro Tirso de Molina Luna - c/Luna 2 (Metro Callao) Tel: 91 522 4752 Princesa – c/Princesa 3 (Metro: Plaxa de España Tel: 91 541 4100 Renoir – c/ Martín de los Heros 12 (Metro: Plaza de España) Tel: 91 541 4100 Renoir Cuatro Caminos – c Raimundo Fernández Villaverde 10 (Metro: Cuatro Caminos) Tel: 91 541 4100 Raimundo Fernández Villaverde 10. Metro Cuatro Caminos Renoir Retiro – c/ Narvaez 42 (Metro: Ibiza) Tel: 91 541 4100 Rosales – c/ Quintana 22 (Metro: Argüelles) Tel: 91 541 5800 Filmoteca Española - C/ Santa Isabel 3 (Metro: Anton Martín) Tel: 91 369 1125 Seville Avenida 5 Cines Address Plaza de Armas - Avenida Marqués de Paradas, 15 Tel +34 954 29 30 25 Cines Corona Center Address Triana - c/Pages del Correo - Corona Center Tel +34 954 27 80 64 Costa del Sol La Cañada Address Carretera Ojén, Centro Comercial La Cañada, Marbella 29600 Tel +34 952 866 134 Gran Marbella Cinema Address Paseo Rivera S/N Puerto Banus Tel +34 952 81 00 77 http://www.cinesgranmarbella.com/ Yelmo Cineplex Malaga Address Avda. Alfonso Ponce León, 1 - Málaga Autovía E-15 (Parador del Golf exit) 29004 MALAGA Tel +34 902 902 103 http://www.yelmocineplex.com/ yelmo_cineplex_plaza.html Cine Sur - Fuengirola Myramar Address Avda de la Encarnacion S/N, Parque Miramar, Fuengirola Tel +34 952 19 86 00 http://www.cinesur.com/ Cine Sur - Plaza del Mar Marbella Address Av.Camilo José Cela, s/n Tel +34 952 76 69 42 http://www.cinesur.com/ UGC - Los Barrios Address Parque Comercial Las Marismas. Ctra. Nacional 340, Km. 113; 11370 Los Barrios Tel +34 956 675 720 http://www.ugc.es/reservation/ ChoixResa.jgi?TYPE=cinema Coin - Al Andalus Address C.C.LA TROCHA, CTRA.MALAGA KM1, SN 29100 - COÍN Tel +34 902 22 16 22 http://www.alandalus.es/ Albaniz Multicines Address ALCAZABILLA, 4 29015 - MÁLAGA Tel +34 902 22 16 22 Cinesur La Veronica Address C.C. LA VERONICA CTRA A343 KM 6,5, 111 Tel +34 902 22 16 22 http://www.cinesur.com/ Yelmo Cineplex, Roquetas de Mar, Almeria Address GRAN PLAZA PARQUE COMERCIAL, S/N 04740 - ROQUETAS DE MAR Tel +34 950 32 64 81 http://yelmocineplex.com/ roquetas_yelmo_cineplex.html Cine Sur Malaga Nostrum Address C.OCIO MALAGA NOSTRUM. CTR AZUCARERA INTELHOCE, S/N 29004 - MÁLAGA Tel +34 902 22 16 22 http://www.cinesur.com/ Lux Cinemas Vialia Malaga Address EXPLANADA DE LA ESTACION, SN 29002 - MÁLAGA, MÁLAGA Tel +34 Yelmo Rincon de la Victoria Address CTRA. TATALAN, C.C.RINCON DE LA VICTORIA, S/N 29730 - RINCÓN Tel +34 902 22 16 22 International Air Cinema Festival This is the only festival of its kind in Spain, and it offers a chance to enjoy the best in national and international air cinema. 4-6 July 2008 Eating 12 Grapes on New Year's Eve For a long time, Spanish people have had a traditional custom to celebrate New Year's Eve. On the last day of the year, the 31st of December , they wait until twelve p.m. Everybody has to have twelve grapes ready to eat when the clock starts to chime. It is traditional to listen to the clock from Puerta del Sol in Madrid. "City of Úbeda" International Festival of Music and Dance 9th May to 21st June 2008 It is a prestigious musical event, and each weekend during the festival sees top quality concerts from orchestras and soloists alike. Seville Royal Symphony Orchestra. 2007/2008 Season to 27th July 2008 Concerts and recitals in Spain. Music and Dance in Spain. Classical in Spain. |
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