Noche de los Teatros & Other March Events

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March (2010) Events in Madrid

FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS

  • Noche de los Teatros / Night of the Theaters
    • When? March 27
    • Where? Numerous theaters
    • What? Theaters and venues offer discounted tickets to shows while open-air theater performances are held in the streets.
  • Festival Creadoras en el Metro / Creators in the Metro Festival
    • When? March 7 - March 9
    • Where? Chamartín metro station
    • What? Third edition of this free concert series held in the metro, featuring well known singers like Lolita, Amaya Montero and Malú. www.creadoras-metro.com
  • Eurojazz
    • When? February 26 - June 26
    • Where? Three venues: Colegio Mayor San Juan Evangelista, Museo Reina Sofía, Escenario Puerta del Ángel
    • What? European jazz festival.

EXHIBITIONS & CULTURAL EVENTS

  • Thomas Schütte. Retrospection (1980 - present)
    • When? February 17 - May 17
    • Where? Museo Reina Sofía
    • What? An exhibition of works - installations, watercolors, photographs, sculptures, etc. - by Thomas Schütte, one of the most important German artists of his generation.
  • The Art of Power
    • When? March 8 - May 23
    • Where? El Prado
    • What? An exhibition featuring paintings and portraits alongside historical military artifacts, thus allowing viewers to see portraits of armor-clad monarchs alongside centuries-old armor.
  • Jorge Oteiza: Los límites de la transparencia
    • When? February 25 - April 25
    • Where? Fundación Canal
    • What? An exhibition featuring 34 works by Basque sculptor Jorge Oteiza.
  • Dayanita Singh
    • When? January 20 - May 2
    • Where? Fundación Mapfre Vida, Sala Azca
    • What? An exhibition of 110 photographs taken by renowned Indian photographer Dayanita Singh. The photographs show an evolution from photojournalism to photography of a more personal nature.
  • Miquel Barceló
    • When? February 10 - June 13
    • Where? CaixaForum Madrid
    • What? An exhibition of 140 works by Miquel Barceló. A variety of sculptures, ceramics, drawings, paintings, posters and more from through the last 25 years of work.
  • Richard Hamilton: Picasso's Meninas
    • When? March 23 - May 30
    • Where?
    • What? An exhibition featuring pop artist Richard Hamilton's homage to the Las Meninas paintings by both Diego Velázquez and, centuries later, Pablo Picasso.
  • Impresionismo. Un nuevo Renacimiento
    • When? January 15 - April 22
    • Where? Fundación Mapfre
    • What? An exhibition featuring 90 works on loan for Paris' Musée D'Orsay by all the great impressionist paints: Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, Pisarro, etc.
  • Beijing Time. La hora de China.
    • When? December 18 - March 21
    • Where? Matadero Madrid
    • What? An exhibition that serves as a panoramic vision of artistic creation in contemporary China. Works by 17 Chinese artists of diverse genres are on display.
  • Generaciones
    • When? February - March
    • Where? Casa Encendida
    • What? An exhibition that propels new Spanish artists of a variety of genres into the national and international spotlight. Just 25 pieces are chosen to be included out of hundreds of entries.
  • Tesoros de las culturas del mundo. Treasures from the cultures of the world
    • When? December 13 - May 10
    • Where? Centro de Arte Canal
    • What? An exhibition of 280 pieces, on loan from the British Museum in London, that cover diverse periods of history and offer a history of the world's cultures in a single trip through time.
  • Monet and Abstraction
    • When? February 23 - May 30
    • Where? Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
    • What? An exhibition of works by Claude Monet that focuses on his little-analyzed, post-WWII period of work.
  • Holandeses en El Prado
    • When? December 3 - April 4 (2010)
    • Where? El Prado
    • What? A selection of Dutch paintings featuring the most representative works of a variety of genres. Pieces by Rembrandt, Swanevelt, Both and others.
  • El mayor espectáculo del mundo: Juguetes de circo
    • When? December 19 - March 7 (2010)
    • Where? Museo del Traje
    • What? An exhibition based on the world of the circus featuring related objects - toys, posters, dolls, puppets, games, etc. - that recreate tents, animals, acrobats, clowns and other typical circus elements.

THEATRE & DANCE

  • Les Luthiers
    • When? March 2 - March 21
    • Where? Palacio Municipal de Congresos
    • What? Performance by famed Argentinean musicians and comiedans Las Luthiers. Part of their "Mastropiero Awards" tour.
  • Frankenstein
    • When? March 11 - April 7
    • Where? Teatros del Canal
    • What? Theatrical version of Mary Shelley's famous book.
  • Sara Baras
    • When? March 23 - April 11
    • Where? Teatro Häagen-Dazs Calderón
    • What? Famous Spanish flamenco dancer Sara Baras.
  • Nebbia
    • When? March 25 - May 2
    • Where? Teatr Compac Gran Vía
    • What? Contemporary circus act featuring a combination of dance, theater and acrobatics in the exploration of dreams and imagination.
  • Forever King of Pop
    • When? March 13 - April 25
    • Where? Teatro Lope de Vega
    • What? A musical starring over 40 singers and dancers and featuring 30 songs from throughout Michael Jackson's career.
  • Chicago
    • When? November 27 - March 14
    • Where? Teatro Coliseum
    • What? Production of the popular Broadway musical. Taking place in the 1920's, it's a story of fame, fortune, murder and passion told through great music and dancing.
  • 2036 Omena-G
    • When? March 4 - April 4
    • Where? Teatros del Canal
    • What? The Els Joglars theater company celebrates their upcoming 50th anniversary with this comedy. The subject of the play is the hypothetical celebration of the company's 75th anniversary and the actors - now living in an old people's home - still try to act as best they can.
  • Disney On Ice: Sueños de princesas
    • When? March 4 - March 7
    • Where? Palacio de Deportes
    • What? An iceskating production featuring seven of Disney's most famous princesses in the moments in which they fulfill their dreams.
  • Lang Toi
    • When? March 3 - March 21
    • Where? Teatro Circo Price
    • What? Vietnamese circus production filled with originality that creates a cultural collage of the Asian country.
  • L'abore di Diana
    • When? March 17 - March 26
    • Where? Teatro Real
    • What? Opera. A dramma giacoso in two acts by Vicente Martín i Soler with a libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. Diana, the goddess of chastity, has a tree in her garden that bears large and beautiful fruit... as long as her nymphs stay chaste. If they sin, the fruit turns black and falls off. However, the god of love is alarmed by such an extreme law and enters the garden disguised as a woman.

CONCERTS & MUSIC

  • Josh Rouse
    • When? March 4
    • Where? Joy Eslava
    • What? www.joshrouse.com
  • La Oreja de Van Gogh
    • When? March 6
    • Where? Plaza de Toros de Moralzarzal
    • What? www.laorejadevangogh.com
  • The Cranberries
    • When? March 12
    • Where? Palacio Vistalegre
    • What? www.cranberries.com
  • Joan Baez
    • When? March 12
    • Where? Palacio de Congresos
    • What? www.joanbaez.com
  • Yo la tengo
    • When? March 13
    • Where? La Riviera
    • What? www.yolatengo.com
  • Florence and the Machine
    • When? March 15
    • Where? Sala Heineken
    • What? www.florenceandthemachine.net
  • Spandau Ballet
    • When? March 15
    • Where? Palacio Vistalegre
    • What? www.spandauballet.com
  • Edita Gruberova
    • When? March 21
    • Where? Teatro Real
    • What? Opera recital featuring singer Edita Gruberova and the Symphonic Orchestra of Castilla - León.
  • Hayseed Dixie
    • When? March 25
    • Where? Caracol
    • What? www.hayseed-dixie.com
  • IAMX
    • When? March 26
    • Where? Caracol
    • What? www.iamx.eu

* Want to see past months' events? Take a look! Madrid Events

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