Fortuna y la máquina de lluvia (23 and 24 October) Author: Eleonora Luna Reyes Directed by: Cynthia Miranda With: Elisa Forcano, Adí Bar-Gera, Roberto Enríquez (voice over) and María Morales (voice over) This play tells the story of the emotional and vibrant journey of...

On the island of São Vicente, in Cape Verde, a homeless person feels enigmatic mystical whispers. Some islanders consider him a lunatic, others an artist or a philosopher, but no one really knows the truth. They only know his name: Kmêdeus, which means "eat god."...

Mû Mbana is a composer and performer of multiple string instruments. A native of the island of Bolama, in Guinea-Bissau, he grew up influenced by the religious songs sung by the women of the Brame (Mancanha) and Bijagos (Bidjugu) ethnic groups. Multinstrumentalist...

"A tree that has no roots cannot grow," recalls Germaine Acogny. This is how she tells herself: through the words of her father, the memory of her grandmother, this story rooted in Benin, where she was born, and in Senegal where she grew up, opens to all the lands of...

The central allusion of the piece is the 'reed dance', widely known in South Africa (and increasingly as an attraction for international tourists) as a colorful cultural celebration that aims to promote respect for young women and preserve the custom of girls remaining...

Since their inception in Dakar in the 90s, Faada Freddy and Ndongo D have worked to create a bridge between their culture and the rest of the world. His engaging texts in Wolof, English or French have always conveyed the hope for a better world with unwavering optimism...

Born in Portugal, Ari Tavares started his music journey during his childhood in Cape Verde, where he specialised in beatbox and percussion. Drawn by samples and frecuencies, through his computer he found a way to produce all types of sounds, from afro jazz to funky...

The pandemic made it impossible for 2020 to be the 'Bécquer Year' that the poet from Seville deserved. For obvious and inevitable reasons, cultural activities to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his death ended up being rather lacklustre, when they didn’t have to be...

Galería is defined as a contemporary and multidisciplinary show in which three languages are combined: dance, which uses flamenco as an initial axis; plastic art, through an exhibition of pictorial work and the live creation of a new work; and audiovisual language, with...

Un cadavre exquis II , a dance solo by Pau Aran is dedicated to encounters, to the direct link with our ancestors and to gratitude, in a subtle, shy and somewhat abstract way. Three gazes, three moments of life (past, present and future) mark our stories relentlessly...

LAS COSAS DE MIS ABUELOS A glimpse inside the Teatro Español by the theatre team Following on from our previous exhibition, Alegría , which owes its existence to the ideas, words and hands of the entire team at the Teatro Español and the Naves del Español at Matadero...

By and large, we associate the summertime with good humour, holidays, fun and games, high temperatures... And, above all, with life in the great outdoors, which draws people to the pleasures of the beach, the mountains, the parks... We are reminded of the Swedish...

With author Lydia Cacho , director José Martret and actor Marina Salas . Hosted by Lorena Berdún . Post-show talk will be broadcasted online on Instagram (@teatroespanol_madrid)

In the bar of the Roma Hotel, in the city of Turin, a journalist is talking to her newspaper’s editorial staff while she waits for two people to arrive for what is to be a really important interview. The first to appear from among the shadows is Primo Levi, a world...

"Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always dreamt about getting up on a stage and singing. I remember sneaking into the assembly hall at my school one break time. Everything was dark but I switched on the lights, grabbed a microphone and started singing to rows and...

Vicente Navarro’s music flows between Spanish and Latin American folklore and urban and electronic music. In June 2019, Vicente released his first album, Casi Tierra , on the El Tragaluz label. It was nominated for best world music and fusion album at the MIN Awards and...

Leon Impala, a name that refers back to the surnames of its founder members, emerged in Madrid in the winter of 2016 and is the musical project of actors Chema León and Diana Palazón. It wasn’t long before Queque Maroto and Ester Rodríguez joined the project. They...

A FESTIVAL OF JAZZ, SOUL, R&B AND BOLEROS Thanks to the Anïmales Mixtøs series for getting the band back together again. For the past 20 years or more, we’ve played together in all manner of jazz clubs, concerts and jazz festivals whenever I’ve been able to get away...

We already know that the arts are beneficial to human beings and that children grow best if they develop artistic activities. That is why we believe there is a need to create a project where boys and girls and their families are the protagonists. Every day there is more...

Vicente Navarro’s music flows between Spanish and Latin American folklore and urban and electronic music. In June 2019, Vicente released his first album, Casi Tierra , on the El Tragaluz label. It was nominated for best world music and fusion album at the MIN Awards and...

With adaptator Álvaro Tato , director and adaptator Helena Pimenta and actors Haizea Baiges, Carmen del ValleJosé Tomé, Rafa Castejón, Patxi Pérez, Sacha Tomé, Victoria Salvador and David Soto Giganto. Hosted by Espido Freire . Post-show talk will be broadcasted online...

22 April: Apeirón Author: Anja Hilling Directed by: Pilar Valenciano With: Joaquín Notario, Jaime Soler, Ana Caleya and Víctor Palmero Recomended age: +16 years 24 April: La polla de oro Author: Rebekka Kricheldorf Directed by: Celia Morán With: Ana Caleya, Juan Carlos...

With actors Eneko Sagardoy, Miren Gaztañaga, Mitxel Santamarina and Koldo Olabarri . Hosted by Lorena Berdún . Post-show talk will be broadcasted online on Instagram (@teatroespanol_madrid)

With actor Carlos Hipólito , director José Luis Arellano and co-author José Luis Collado . Hosted by Lorena Berdún . Post-show talk will be broadcasted online on Instagram (@teatroespanol_madrid)

Rosa Montero's excellent novel, La carne [The Flesh] , contains a small hidden gem. It is the imaginary history of Josefina Aznárez, a formidable, passionate, magical character, one of those that appear very infrequently but stay with you forever. Josefina is a luckless...

Teresa Malfatti, Ludwig van Beethoven’s platonic love, asks the Viennese genius to compose a piano piece dedicated to a young prodigy who has just arrived in the city: Elisabet Barensfeld, who she affectionately calls “Elisa”. Teresa Malfatti confesses to Beethoven that...

With director Julio Manrique and actors Mireia Aixalà, Joan Amargós, Màrcia Cisteró, Norbert Martínez, Jordi Oriol, Mima Riera, David Vert and Ernest Villegas . Hosted by Espido Freire . Post-show talk will be broadcasted online on Instagram (@teatroespanol_madrid)

Dance, theatre, film... These disciplines have crossed the path of this singer more than once during her career. And they do so once more in a creative laboratory run by artists from different backgrounds that is a celebration of interdisciplinarity. Throughout her...

In the transcript of the trial of Joan of Arc, when asked how she knew that the voice she heard was that of Saint Michael, she replies: “−Because he had the voice of an angel. −How do you know it was the voice of an angel? −Because I had the will to believe it.” Ever...

Live music, dance, theatre and technology come together in this delicate and yet intense proposal. La luna en un cazo (un espectáculo incomprendido) is a trip through the deepest emotional corners of a moon in constant search for its essence. Happiness as an...

Celebración is a play in documentary theatre format and the first stage project in the La Senior series of events: In this performance we will hear and see our protagonists -actors and actresses over the age of seventy- recount their experiences in the world of theatre...