The Great New Year’s Concert by the Strauss Festival Orchestra has been seen by five million spectators around the world. The concert has been performed at venues all over Europe, from the Musikverein in Vienna to the Berliner Philarmonie, the Musikhalle Hamburg and the Auditorium Parco della Musica, in Rome. The programme takes its inspiration…
Month: December 2018
‘Nit de Llufes’ fire run in Barceloneta
On 28 December (All Fools’ Day here), the Diables de la Barceloneta group will be filling the neighbourhood with gunpowder and fire. The ‘Nit de Llufes’ fire run reaches its eleventh edition this year. The fire run follows the seafront in the neighbourhood before ending up in Plaça del Poeta Boscà with a fire display….
First swim of the year
The Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta is organising the 22nd edition of the ‘First swim of the year’, an activity for hardy souls brave enough to start 2019 by taking a dip at the beach. A solidarity registration cost of three euros was introduced last year. In addition, for everybody signing up to take part, the Club…
‘Toruk (The First Flight)’ by the Cirque du Soleil
The film Avatar, by James Cameron, is the inspiration for this show by the Cirque du Soleil. Visual effects, puppets, cutting-edge scenography and a cinema-style soundtrack transport the spectator to the amazing world of Pandora. The show combines James Cameron’s imagination with the artistic vision of the Cirque du Soleil, thanks to the directors and multimedia…