Lights, music, and 25 tonnes of confetti in Salou
The town holds its winter festival with a 28 float parade
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Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
Two Catalan films win top prizes in Spain’s Goya awards
‘The Bookshop’ and ‘Estiu 1993’ have been awarded with a total of six prizes, including best film and best director
Catalan politics sparks interest in Valencian Falles exhibit
In this preview for the enormous statues to be set ablaze at the world-famous festival, satirical works on the independence roadmap made an appearance
'History is its own language,’ says winner of crime novel award
Celebrated American mystery novelist James Ellroy wins BCNegra festival Pepe Carvalho Award
Upcoming exhibit on food and Picasso entices visitors
There will be more exhibitions still at the Picasso Museum in 2018, including one analyzing Picasso’s time spent in Paris
Ken Loach stars in film centre retrospective
In a talk at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, the English director said he doesn’t see a social program from the independence movement “to challenge (that) of the Madrid government”
‘It goes beyond flamenco, beyond dance,’ says filmmaker
Director of ‘La Chana’ Lucija Stojevic talks to Catalan News about winning Best Documentary at the 2018 Gaudí Award
Catalan composer loses out in Grammy awards
Jordi Savall, nominated for best classical compendium, did not make final cut
Exhibition in Perpignan deals with borders and Catalan independence
Project carried out by students, with some travelling to Catalonia to better understand situation
Björk, Arctic Monkeys, and Nick Cave to headline Primavera Sound 2018
The festival, held from May 30 until June 3, also booked other names like Charlotte Gainsbourg, Warpaint, Fever Ray, Belle and Sebastian, Lorde, and many more
Summer 1993 wins big in Catalan cinema awards
Carla Simón’s autobiographical debut earns her the top Gaudí prizes in a night of vindication for women, culture, and also politics
Sixena frescoes to remain in Barcelona for now
The relocation of murals in the MNAC museum back to Aragon temporarily blocked by a Huesca judge due to their “fragility”
Serrat announces new tour around ‘Mediterráneo’ album
Internationally popular Catalan singer to play in Barcelona in December 2018
GuitarBcn 2018 festival promises to be ‘the best in its history’
Final line-up for Barcelona’s annual guitar festival announced, while Girona presents an expanded Black Music Festival
Montserrat caves to unveil video mapping presentation
From February, the 20,000 annual visitors will be shown a 17-minute video projected onto the cave walls
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