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(flamenco and dinner shows) are best passed up in favour of the smaller clubs
and restaurants that put on performances. If you’re here at the end of April,
don’t miss the wild flamenco shows and parties of the
Feria de Abril de
Catalunya
, a ten-day festival held down at the Fòrum site, and there are also
two other flamenco festivals each year, in May and June.
Dance venue
Mercat de les Flors
c/de Lleida 59, Montjuïc
T
934 261 875,
W
www.mercatflors.org;
M
Poble Sec.
The city’s old flower market
serves as the “national centre for movement
arts”, with dance the central focus of its
varied programme – from Asian perform-
ance art to European contemporary dance.
Flamenco clubs
El Tablao de Carmen
Poble Espanyol, Montjuïc
T
933 256 895,
W
www.tablaodecarmen.com;
M
Espanya.
The long-standing
tablao
in the
Poble Espanyol at least looks the real deal,
sited in a replica Andalucian street and
featuring a variety of flamenco styles from
both seasoned performers and new talent.
Prices start at around €35 for the show and
a drink, rising to €70 and upwards for the
show plus dinner. Advance reservations
essential. Tues–Sun, shows at 7.45pm
& 10pm.
Tarantos
Pl. Reial 17, Barri Gòtic
T
933
191 789,
W
www.masimas.com;M
Liceu.
Some purists are sniffy about the experi-
ence, but for a cheap flamenco taster you
can’t beat
Tarantos
– a couple of rows of
seats and a small bar in front of a stage
where young singers, dancers and guitarists
perform nightly at 8.30pm, 9.30pm &
10.30pm. Entry is just €6.
Sardana performances
Sardanes Populars
Sardanes
are danced
outside the cathedral, La Seu, in Plaça de la
Seu (
M
Jaume I), every Sat at 6pm from
Easter until the end of Nov You’ll also see
them danced at festivals and other public
occasions.
Flamenco dancer at Tarantos
Film
All the latest films reach Barcelona fairly quickly, though at most of the larger
cinemas and multiplexes (including the Maremàgnum screens at Port Vell)
they’re usually shown dubbed into Spanish or Catalan. However, several cinemas
do show mostly
original-language
(
versión original
or V.O.) foreign films; the
best are listed below.Tickets cost around €7, and most cinemas have one night
(usually Mon orWed) –
el día del espectador
– when entry is
discounted
, usually
to around €5. Many cinemas also feature
late-night
screenings (
madrugadas
) on
Friday and Saturday nights, which begin at 12.30 or 1am.
The city hosts several small
film festivals
throughout the year, including an
international festival of independent short films, plus festivals devoted specifi-
cally to animation, women’s, gay and lesbian, and African film.The Generalitat’s
FilmoTeca is often the venue for festival screenings. The sci-fi, horror and
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