Culture blooms in our house!

We have almost not given you time to miss us, because of here nothing begins a new quarter full of impressive activities. Between the new cycle about historical memorythe exhibition of Memory windows and the activities of the Festa Major on the right of the Eixample (plus everything else, which is not little), this spring you will have to mark many dates in the calendar. And if not enough, all activities are free. What else can you ask for?

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‘If I told you …’ Cycle on Historical Memory

Knowing (and understanding) the past is essential to be able to draw our future. That is why we wanted to program some of the activities with the same thread: the historical memory. In the cycle If I told you … We invite you to take a tour of several recent historical events, which we will move through different formats and artistic disciplines: workshops, exhibitions, cinema, performing arts … Consult here All the information!

Classics and not so much

Friday at 7.30pm

It April 25 We begin our cycle aimed at lovers of the classical music. We do it with the guitar concert of En Joan Furió Vivaswhich will delight us with a very varied program: from Sor and Bach, to Ben Yami, Lali Vivas or Albéniz, among others. We will continue with the violin and harp of the duet Flight of dreams (2/5)with whom we will enjoy pieces of composers such as Vivaldi, Debussy, Saint-Saëns or Piazzolla.

Then comes the concert Lied recital and song (9/5)in collaboration with the ESMUC: A journey through this intimate genre that combines music and poetry. We will also host one of the most popular operas in the operatic repertoire, Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini (16/5)by the Opera Foundation in Catalonia. We will end with Chose (23/5)a not so classic proposal of author, root, contemporary and analog music. This concert will be in the courtyard, within the framework of the Festa Major on the right of the Eixample.

Matching

Friday at 7.30pm

Creation Music right now at Matching of spring! Opening the cycle, will go up to our stage Ana Rossi (30/5)which will present songs of composition typical of his latest work, A house. We will know the universe of Eliën & Jorge Da Rocha (6/6): She, a Dutch artist who has shot around the world and who presents this year Roamand he, a Portuguese musician established in Catalonia who has co -produced this album. We will continue with the mix of flamenco and jazz by guitarist Abraham Lojo at his concert Calle cruces (13/6). Will close the cycle Lina Bastos (20/6)with a project influenced by Afro -Colomb music that fuses other genres such as jazz, pop and soul.

Performing arts

Thursday at 7.30pm

Most shows this quarter revolve around the concept of historical memorywithin the cycle ‘If I told you …’. We will start with the proposal of Alex Brendemühl and Nora Buschmann, Exile (15/5)a project that combines literature, music and audiovisual, within the framework of the Barcelona Poetry Festival. Within this same theme we will also host: Trampantojo, or the story of the history of Spain (5/6)a show in relation to the Andalusian past of the Iberian Peninsula by Espurna Teatre; The silence of the looms (12/6) by Maria Casellas, based on the testimony of women of different generations who lived and worked in the textile colonies; and The red thread (26/6)by Sílvia Teruel and Lucía Lerendegui, from the life cuts of women suffered by the Francoist institution of the First -person Women’s Protection Board.

As part of the Festa Major on the right of the Eixample, the May 22 We will celebrate two passes of The Hole & Corner Travel Agencyat the 18 and the 7.30pman itinerary as you never had done for the Casa Elizalde, by Marga Socias.

And finally, the dance piece The (des) wait (19/6)a critique of the bureaucratic processes by the CIA. The divert.

Exhibitions

In the Montserrat Roig room, you will enjoy Textile plots. Subject, capital and work (7/5 – 26/7)in the frame of Memory windows and care of Marta Dahó. This exhibition is based on the desire to get closer to the material history of some interiors in the Eixample, focusing on the presence of tissues. From the dialogue with the sculptures of the artist Paula García-Masedocreated on the occasion of this project, the exhibition is articulated through a selection of photographs in order to reconnect spreading links from the social memory associated with the Eixample. We are waiting for you at the inauguration it May 7 at 7pm! You can consult all related activities here.

At the same time, in the Carme Biada Room you can visit Sonos Ludum. The sound landscape of the game in Catalonia (30/4 – 26/7). Her Maria Papallardi and in Carlos Jorge They have traveled the Catalan lands to collect the tradition of popular games, recording first hand and visually documenting the games, traditions, their people and their environment. The exhibition, which we inaugurate the April 30 at 7pmwill be complemented by a series ofactivities.

In the Off Space, you will find the exhibition Future memories (2 – 28/6)a project where the 4th year ESO students of the Escola Escola Eixample has built their idea of ​​what the Eixample of the Future will look like, through the collage and the archive material of the photographic background of memory windows. As part of the Festa Major on the right of the Eixample, you can also visit Water (7 – 26/5)which is part of the Young Art Show Escolàpies Llúria, and Eixample accompanies us (19 – 24/5)by the Art Space Planeta Bea.

Cinema

Tuesday at 7pm

In this Lookwhich is also part of the cycle ‘If I told you …’we will know the sharp sense of irony and the deep satirical spirit of Berlanga. By the hand of the audiovisual researcher Bea Bordanovethat will moderate the discussion What we will do after all sessions, we will see how the director denies the false illusion of the so -called Labor Conciliation. We will do it with the viewing of four of his films: Bienvenido, Mr. Marshall (6/5), The vegetable (13/5), The national shotgun (3/6)and The height (10/6). In addition, you can also participate in the related activity Removing chain (11/6 – 6 pm)where we will create a short piece from the removal of different “remains” of films.

As usual, we will also have the projection of three of the best documentaries of the Docsbarcelona: Fragments of a loving biography (29/4), Camp who can (27/5) and Small acrobats (17/6).

Memory windows

In addition to the exhibition Textile plots. Subject, capital and workyou can also enjoy other activities in relation to our Project to recover the visual memory of the Eixample.

Returns a new edition of the Photographic social gatheringswhich will now be at Casa Elizalde. We will do three activities, including two outings, with the photographer and teacher Roser Salarich: What has been made of the neighborhood shops? (25/4 – 11.30 am) and From the camera to the streets! (30/5 – 11.30 am)and What happened to our neighborhood? (27/6 – 11.30 am).

To celebrate the Festa Major on the right of the Eixampleyou can also enjoy two guided visits At the Elizalde House (21/5 – 10.30 and 12.30 h)by the historian and teacher Oleguer Biete. In addition, On Saturday, May 24 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.you will find us in the family space that will be in the interior courtyard of the Sofia Barat Library. You can prepare your collage with old photos of the bottom!