Catalan filmmaker gets honorary prize in Guadalajara
Ventura Pons received the Mayahuel award from the top Latin American film festival on Tuesday
March 14, 2018 11:47 AM
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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
The first witches in Europe were in the Pyrenees
Victims of the witch hunt in Catalonia were accused by neighbors and 90% of those sentenced were women
March 13, 2018 04:25 PM
Top Latin American film festival kicks off with Catalonia as guest of honor
More than 30 Catalan productions will be displayed at the event in Mexico, including Anchor and Hope, by Carlos Marqués-Marcet
March 10, 2018 11:56 AM
Controversial ‘political prisoners’ exhibit goes on display in Lleida
Censored artwork featuring jailed Catalan public figures opens to public today until April 22
March 7, 2018 07:16 PM
Cambrils International Music Festival reveals first acts on lineup
Big international names to be disclosed when world tours announced
March 7, 2018 04:56 PM
Txarango, Cat Empire, Valtonyc: Clownia festival lineup released
The event will be held in northern Catalonia in June, and tickets are already on sale
March 6, 2018 04:34 PM
Gabriel García Márquez and his life in Barcelona
The celebrated Colombian writer and journalist would have been 91 years old today
March 6, 2018 03:55 PM
The Passion of Christ revamped with bigger female presence
Annual theatrical renditions of religious story in two Catalan towns run up to May 1
March 5, 2018 03:55 PM
New dance performance explores the unconscious
Choreographed by Thomas Hauert, ‘Inaudible’ relies on the dancers to “invent” on stage
March 5, 2018 03:17 PM
Cap Roig festival announces strong line-up for 2018
Luis Miguel kicks off Costa Brava’s top musical event on July 13 with Juanes, Sting, Texas and James Blunt all to follow
March 2, 2018 12:51 PM
The Black Music Festival kicks off in Barcelona
Soul and funk music concerts will be held throughout Catalonia until March 18
March 2, 2018 12:15 PM
Two Dalí paintings sold for €7m at auction
Pieces 'Maison pour érotomane' and 'Gradiva' were owned by an Argentinian family
March 1, 2018 12:35 PM
'Post-War art in Spain' opens at London gallery
Works by Brossa, Tàpies , Saura, and Feito on display as “disruptive” artists with the Galeria Mayoral
February 27, 2018 02:28 PM
‘Political prisoners’ artwork to go on display in Lleida
The exhibit featuring jailed Catalan leaders pulled from Madrid art fair last week to be shown in Lleida Museum until April 22
February 26, 2018 07:37 PM
Animation festival vindicates artistic freedom of expression
Animac, the International Animation festival in Lleida, kicked off this week to run until February 25 with special guest Normand Roger
February 23, 2018 01:37 PM
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