The Backpackers Hostel Blog

Sat 13 & Sun 14 Sep 2008

At CCCB (C/Montealegre 5) Buy tickets 10€ day pass, 20€ night pass, 35€ full pass

Within the framework of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, “Hipnotik Meeting 2008” will be held for the 5th time in 2008, is all about the culture of Hip Hop.

It will include a wide range of activities: workshops, battle of the MCs, Break dance: Crew to crew, Playground Hipnotik, the 3rd video competition; hipnotik aktion, the 3rd photography competition: fotohipnotik, and a graffiti competition.

The night stage will be hosting don’t-miss concerts by Violadores del Verso, Tote King and Falsalarma, and for the first time the meeting includes the biggest break dance battle at international level: the Battle of the Year Ibèrica 08. (Taken from www.cccb.org).

9:30am - 9pm at L’Aquàrium de Barcelona (Moll d’Espanya del Port Vell) Adults 16,50; Kids 11,50; Seniors 13€  Buy tickets

In L’Aquàrium de Barcelona, as well as the tanks and the displays, you can enjoy the different services we offer you for your visit to be as pleasant as possible (cafeteria / self-service, L’Aquàrium shop, souvenir photo, the auditorium, etc).

The Oceanarium in Barcelona, the only one of its kind in Europe, is the largest tank and the one with the greatest number of species in L’Aquàrium de Barcelona.

It has a diameter of 36 metres and 5 metres in depth, it contains 4,500 m3 of water. Such diverse species are found as giltheads, morays, ocean sunfish, rays and two kinds of sharks: the sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) and the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), the true stars of L’Aquàrium.

(Taken from www.aquariumbcn.com)

Fri 26 Sep

8pm at Razzmatazz (C/Almogàvers, 122) 25-28€ Buy tickets

This duet composed with the actress and singer Najwa Nimri and the producer Carlos Jean, started in 1997 with “Like Those Roses”.

Now they are promoting their new album “Till it breaks”.

Sat 13 Sep 08

5pm at Parc del Forum 55€ Buy tickets

Weekend Dance returns to unfold its electronic artillery. The most suggestive sides of the current electronics will have of new room in a placard for all the inclinations.

Artists
Fatboy Slim
Groove Armada Djs
Isis
Robyn
The Prodigy

Tue 16 & Wed 17 Sep 08

9pm at Mercat de les Flors (Lleida, 59)  22€  Buy tickets

Akram Khan cultivates the art of the encounter, in search of an identity that goes through all borders from a dance energetic and full of personal stories that become universal.

This work, carried out with the training of classical ballet of China, supposes a continuation of the eagerness for Khan to combine different traditional dances with the goal to create a new vocabulary and original in this field. In “bahok”, a word Bengali that means “carriers”, dancers coming from different cultures, traditions and origins (Chinese, Koreans, Indians, South Africans and Catalans) show the updated version of the tower of Babel.

Akram Khan is one of the most prestigious choreographers of the international scene and one of the more distinguished dancers of his generation, famous for his intercultural and interdisciplinary collaborations and to challenge the conventional ideas about the traditional forms of dance.

The National Ballet of China - NBC, headquartered in Beijing, was founded on December 31, 1959, and is the only national ballet troupe of the country. Master Peter Gushev from the former Soviet Union laid a solid foundation of classical ballet for the NBC.

NBC has produced Chinese ballets, Western ballets, modern ballets, as well as modern dances. Many NBC dancers have won gold, silver and bronze medals at various international ballet competitions. (Taken from www.mercatflors.org & www.wikipedia.org)

Fri 19, Sat 20 and Sun 21 Sep 08

Buy tickets

The DTM, the German touring car championship, will be held at Circuit de Catalunya. The 2007 season will see the battle between the premium brands of Audi and Mercedes-Benz.

At Circuits de Catalunya (Montmelo - Barcelona) How to get there

(Taken from www.circuitcat.com)

Thu 11 Sep 08

9pm at Gran Teatre del Liceu (La Rambla, 51-59) 17,00 - 53,53€ Buy tickets

Marina Rossell is a Catalan singer that performs in Catalan and Spanish language.

She’s one of the most important singers in modern Catalan song. She has sung traditional and revolutionary classical Catalan songs, “habaneras” and her own compositions.

Rosell has collaborated with such diverse artists as: Georges Moustaki, Montserrat Caballé, Luis Eduardo Aute, Carlos Cano, Pedro Guerra or the flamenco guitarist Tomatito. She has made numerous tours by Europe, Latin America and the north of Africa. (Taken from www.portalatino.com & www.wikipedia.org).

Thu 11 Sep 08

The Arc de Triomf, gate of entry to the Ciutadella.

The first act passed by the Parliament when it was created in 1980 declared September 11th as the Catalan National Day in the following terms: “(…) In times of struggle, the Catalan people used to mark a special day, the eleventh of September, as the National Day of Catalonia. A special day which, while representing the painful memories of the loss of liberties, on the eleventh of September 1714, and an attitude of struggle and active resistance to oppression, also embodied the hope of total recovery of its nationhood.

Catalonians celebrate their National Day with concerts, demonstrations and parades throughout Barcelona and hanging red-and-yellow striped Catalonian flags from their balconies. In the “Parque de la Ciudadela”, organisations and political parties make floral offerings to the monuments of Rafael Casanova and Josep Moragues. After that several artistic performances are offered to the public. (Taken from www.gencat.net).

Wed 10, Fri 12, Sat 13 & Sun 14 Sep 08

8pm (Exc. Sun at 5pm) at Gran Teatre del Liceu ( La Rambla, 51-59) 14,25 - 95,75€ Buy tickets

Pina Bausch is a german modern dance choreographer and a leading influence in the development of the Tanztheater style of dance. She is the artistic director and choreographer of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch company, based in Wuppertal in Germany. The company has a large repertoire of original pieces, and regularly tours throughout the world.

Her work is also known for infusing humor with sadness. Male-female interaction is a theme found throughout her work, which has been an inspiration for-and reached a wider audience through-the movie Talk to Her, directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Her pieces are constructed of short units of dialogue and action, often of a surreal nature.

Pina Bausch was awarded in 2008 with the Goethe Prize of Frankfurt-am-Main.

Programme

Café Müller - Music: Henry Purcell

Spring’s Consagration - Music: Igor Stravinsky

- Coreography: Pina Bausch

(Taken from www.wikipedia.org, http://www.pinabausch.de/& )

Sat 30 Aug

5pm to 4am at Parc del Fòrum (Rambla Prim 2-4)  25-30€  Buy tickets

The public will be able to enjoy of a diverse styles variety: flamenco, reggae, ragga, hip hop, Brazilian and above all racially mixed music that unites all kinds of kinds; with its better national and international representatives.

Programme

5:00pm Reigbord
6:00pm D’Callaos
7:00pm Morodo
8:05pm Tiken Jah Fakoly
9:20pm Le Peuple de l’Herbe
10:35pm Asian Dub Foundation
23:55pm Amparanoia
01:15am Canteca de Macao
02:30am Zuco 103
& after La Banda del Surdo
& after Always Drinking Marching Band

(Taken from www.cruilladecultures.com)