Día de la Música

Posted by on May 28, 2012 in Blog Sherpa, Culture | 0 comments

Another festival? Yes! Because it is the season. But this one is in Madrid so no need for hotel booking or camping, nice and easy…the way we like it! Día de la Música takes place in el Matadero the 22nd and 23rd of June and some of the groups that are coming are Two Door Cinema Club, Metronomy, Twin Shadow, James Blake, Maxïmo Park, Azealia Banks, Love of Lesbian and many more. Tickets for the day are 40€  and abonos for both days...

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Primavera Sound 2012

Posted by on May 5, 2012 in Blog Sherpa, Culture | 0 comments

From all the upcoming festivals Primavera Sound is especially one to look out for. They have an incredibly lineup: The Cure, Franz Ferdinand, Beirut, Wilco, Justice, The Rapture and many many more. And don’t worry, you don’t have to be adolescent to enjoy this festival as you can leave your typical festival-wear such as your rubber boots at home. No mud, no tents, this festival is organized in the middle of Barcelona at sea…!...

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Vida y muerte de Marina Abramovic en el Teatro Real

Posted by on Apr 13, 2012 in Blog Sherpa, Culture | 0 comments

El Real arriesga y acierta con este espectáculo a medio camino entre el teatro, la performance y la ópera. Las interpretaciones magistrales de Willem Dafoe y el cantante Antony, dejan en segundo plano a la propia Abramovic. El hilo conductor de la obra lo lleva Dafoe, cuya representación deja al público hipnotizado y boquiabierto. Para entender bien el espectáculo hay que documentarse previamente sobre Marina Abramovic, ya que muchos de los...

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La Cenicienta – a play for kids and their parents

Posted by on Jan 9, 2012 in Blog Sherpa, Culture, Kiddies | 1 comment

A couple of weeks ago when the weather was not as nice as it is now, the kids were producing a noise level in our apartment that my downstairs neighbor would not easily forget so I decided to take them to see a play. After having found some last-minute tickets at Atrapalo we were off to see Cenicienta (Cinderella). To my surprise the play was actually really entertaining for grown-ups as well – I even caught myself laughing out loud quite...

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Truffaut Time

Posted by on Sep 27, 2011 in Culture | 0 comments

Feel like soaking in some French New Wave? The French Institute is showing Truffaut’s work this month for FREE (first-come, first-served)! Tonight at 20h they are showing La Peau Douce (The Soft Skin) but you better be on time because yesterday’s showing of Jules & Jim was already complete when we arrived… Monday 3rd of October: Fahrenheit 451° Tuesday 4th of October: La Nuit américaine Friday 14th of October: Le Dernier...

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Cine de Verano

Posted by on Aug 19, 2011 in Culture | 0 comments

For those like me, who only just realized that summer almost has gone by without enjoying a single session of ‘cineverano’ it’s not too late. For the ones who are willing to defy the ‘’papamovíl´ roadblocks (I just love that word, papamovíl), there are actually 2 pretty good movies scheduled for tomorrow night: the 2nd Millenium  movie is playing on the terrace of cultural center Paco Rabal (22h15, Felipe de Diego 11, station El...

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