Sala Marte Independent Music Festival & Other May Events

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May (2010) Events in Salamanca

FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS

  • III Festival Sala Marte de Música Independiente
    When? May 5 - 7
    Where? CAEM
    What? Third edition of the Sala Marte Independent Music Festival, featuring concerts by Juana Molina and Louie Austen (May 5); Matt Elliott and Anni B Sweet (May 6); and DJ Jesús Ordovas and Digital 21 (May 7).
  • Feria municipal del libro
    When? May 8
    Where? Plaza Mayor
    What? Salamanca's book fair, featuring booksellers and cultural activities in the emblematic Plaza Mayor.
  • III Festival de Cortos en Vídeo de Salamanca
    When? May 27
    Where? Café Granero
    What? Salamanca's short film festival.
  • VI Festival Internacional de las Artes de Castilla y León
    When? May 30 - June 12
    Where? See Festival Guide.
    What? A wide variety of film, music and theatre shows.
  • El Cielo de Salamanca
    When? May 28
    Where? Rua Mayor
    What? To celebrate the 12th anniversary of Salamanca being named European Capital of Culture, the city is putting on a spectacle of poetry, light and sound in which 12 poets read poems from the book "El cielo de Salamanca" from the windows of the Casa de las Conchas. Before the event, 4,000 free copies of the book will be handed out.

EXHIBITIONS

  • Imitación de la rutina / Imitation of Routine
    When? Until May 30
    Where? Casa de las Conchas
    What? Collective exhibition.
  • Retratos desde la prisón / Portraits from Prison
    When? April 9 - May 30
    Where? Centro Documental de la Memoria Histórica
    What? An exhibition featuring a series of caricatures b Pedro Antequera and David Alvarez during their time spent in prison at the time of Francisco Franco's dictatorship.
  • Atrapados en el hielo
    When? April 21 - June 6
    Where? Hospedería Fonseca
    What? An exhibition of nearly 170 photographs of Antarctica taken by Sir Ernest Shackleton. The exhibition is complemented by activities, projections, documentaries, conferences, interactive materials and a guided tour by a specialist.
  • Sol Martínez
    When? May 28 - September 12
    Where? DA2
    What? An exhibition of the poetic sculptures and bas-reliefs of young Argentinean artist Sol Martínez.
  • El legado artístico de Gaya Nuño / The Artistic Legacy of Gaya Nuño
    When? April 1 - June 30
    Where? Sala Caja Duero
    What? An exhibition dedicated to historian and art critic Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño.
  • Crisálidas / Chrysalis
    When? Until June 13
    Where? DA2
    What? An exhibition featuring the works of Fernando Gutiérrez.
  • Black Wings
    When? Until May 30
    Where? DA2
    What? An exhibition featuring the works of Marta Serna.
  • Pinturas / Paintings
    When? Until May 8
    Where? Galería Artis
    What? An exhibition featuring the works of Enrique Jiménez.
  • Españoles en los campos de concentración nazis / Spaniards in the Nazi Concentration Camps
    When? April 29 - May 30
    Where? Santo Domingo de la Cruz
    What? An exhibition dedicated the experiences of Spaniards who spent time in concentration camps. Includes sculptures, models of concentration camps, barbed wire from the Mauthausen camp, paintings and various other objects.
  • Merrie Melodies
    When? March 12 - May 30
    Where? DA2
    What? An exhibition named for the Merrie Melodies cartoons created by Warner Brothers between 1931 and 1969 and dedicated to the creation and comprehension of cartoons.
  • Arctic Hysteria
    When? March 30 - June 27
    Where? DA2
    What? Works by 20 Nordic artists in which they explore irrational fantasies, intense emotions and visions of Utopia. Includes a wide variety of genres, ranging from drawings and photography to film, dance and music.
  • Where One Sun
    When? Until May 2
    Where? DA2
    What? Exhibition of works by artist and creator Juan Zamora González
  • Espacios urbanos, ciudades invisibles / Urban Spaces, Invisible Cities
    When? January 19 - June 30
    Where? Sala de Exposiciones de la Fundación La Gaceta
    What? An approach to contemporary art by way of a collection of paintings that revolve around the city as a central theme.

THEATRE & DANCE

  • El hombre de en medio
    When? May 6
    Where? Cines Van Dyck
    What? Performance by the La lengua theater company.
  • Cuentos de amor, de locura y de suerte
    When? May 6
    Where? Biblioteca Torrente Ballester
    What? Story teller performance for adults, featuring the "Liliana Ciento" theater company.
  • Nino Bravo, El Musical
    When? May 8
    Where? Multiusos Sanchez Paraiso
    What? A musical paying homage to one of Spain's most famous musicians and commemorating the 37th anniversay of his death.
  • La Dama del Alba
    When? May 8
    Where? Teatro Liceo
    What? The esfinge Teatro theater company puts on this drama in which the main character is death personified.
  • Glorious! La peor cantante del mundo
    When? May 14
    Where? Teatro Liceo
    What? A comedy that tells the story of the notoriously out-of-tune American soprano singer Florence Foster Jenkins and her unlikely rise to fame.
  • Petipá in memoriam
    When? May 23
    Where? Teatro Liceo
    What? Ballet performance paying homage to famous classic ballet dancer Marius Petipá. Features three pairs of ballet dancers.
  • Teatro a la cama con esposa y fusta
    When? May 27
    Where? Bibliotecta Torrente Ballester
    What? Performance by the Aficionados en Escena Company.
  • El hombre de en medio
    When? May 27
    Where? Cines Van Dyck
    What? Performance by the La lengua theater company.
  • ¿Somos o no somos?
    When? May 27
    Where? Bar El Rastrel
    What? Performance by the Intrusión Teatro Company.
  • Cuento de la noche de San Juan
    When? May 28
    Where? Biblioteca Torrente Ballester
    What? Performance by the A Dos Velas Company.
  • El vestido
    When? May 29
    Where? Biblioteca Torrente Ballester
    What? Play for children by the Marionetas de la Esquina Company.

CINEMA

  • El espiritu de la colmena
    When? May 4
    Where? Teatro Liceo
    What? Screening of the film "El espiritu de la colmena" (1973), by Victor Erice. Part of the film series "Películas que burlaron la censura en España" (Movies that Escaped Censorship in Spain).
  • Los furtivos
    When? May 11
    Where? Teatro Liceo
    What? Screening of the film "Los furtivos" (1975), by José Luis Borau. Part of the film series "Películas que burlaron la censura en España" (Movies that Escaped Censorship in Spain).
  • El desencanto
    When? May 18
    Where? Teatro Liceo
    What? Screening of the film "El desencanto" (1975), by Jaime Chávarri. Part of the film series "Películas que burlaron la censura en España" (Movies that Escaped Censorship in Spain).
  • El crimen de Cuenca
    When? May 25
    Where? Teatro Liceo
    What? Screening of the film "El crimen de Cuenca" (1979), by Pilar Miró. Part of the film series "Películas que burlaron la censura en España" (Movies that Escaped Censorship in Spain).
  • III Festival de Cortos en Vídeo de Salamanca
    When? May 27
    Where? Café Granero
    What? Salamanca's short film festival.

CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES

  • Micrófono Abierto / Open Microphone
    When? May 3
    Where? Bar El Esperpento
    What? Music and poetry jam session
  • Coro y grupo vocal de mujeres
    When? May 4
    Where? Conservatorio Superior de Música de Salamanca
    What? Women's choir and vocal group of Salamanca's conservatory of music.
  • Shuarma
    When? May 7
    Where? Sala Camelot
  • Joven Banda Sinfónica de Castilla y León
    When? May 8
    Where? CAEM
  • Big Band of the University of Salamanca
    When? May 9
    Where? Hospedería Fonseca
  • Micrófono Abierto / Open Microphone
    When? May 10
    Where? Bar El Esperpento
    What? Music and poetry jam session
  • Semana de conciertos en la biblioteca
    When? May 10 - 14
    Where? Biblioteca Torrente Ballester
    What? Concert series held in the Torrente Ballester library.
  • Música de Cámara
    Whene? May 13
    Where? Casino de Salamanca
    What? Chamber music concert. Part of the "Musical Thursdays in the Casino of Salamanca" series.
  • Joan Manuel Serrat
    When? May 14
    Where? Multiusos Sanchez Paraiso
  • Jerri G. Trío
    When? May 14
    Where? Auditorio de la Hospedería Fonseca
    What? Homage to Miles Davis.
  • Quique Gonzalez
    When? May 15
    Where? CAEM
  • "M.A.S. Post Lost: sesión de micro abierto
    When? May 24
    Where? Bar El Esperpento
    What? Open mike session.
  • Joven Orquesta Sinfónica "Ciudad de Salamanca"
    When? May 28
    Where? CAEM
    What? Young Salamanca Symphony Orchestra concert.
  • Concierto de David Olivera y Claudia Vior
    When? May 25
    Where? Conservatorio Superior de Música de Salamanca
    What? Concert featuring David Olivera (playing the tuba) and pianist Claudia Vior.
  • Andrés Sudón
    When? May 25
    Where? Santa Ana Café
  • Consort de Violas de Gamba de la Universidad de Salamanca
    When? May 25
    Where? Hospedería Fonseca
    What? Viola da gamba ensemble from the University of Salamanca.
  • "Miguel Muñóz, Carlos A. Nicolás, Llorenç Prats." Concierto de Cámara.
    When? May 26
    Where? Palacio de Maldonado: Plaza San Benito
    What? Chamber ochestra concert.
  • "Rubén García. Recital de piano."
    When? May 26
    Where? Casino de Salamanca
    What? Piano recital by Rubén García.

CONFERENCES, BOOKS & POETRY

  • Book presentation
    When? May 3
    Where? Teatro Liceo
    What? Presentation of the publication "El ático vacío" by Araceli Sagüillo.
  • Poetas chilenos
    When? May 3
    Where? Facultad de Filología
    What? Poetry reading of works by Chilean poets.
  • Premios "Ciudad de Salamanca" de Poesía y Novela 2009
    When? May 8
    Where? Plaza Mayor
    What? Presentation of the winners of the "City of Salamanca" Poetry and Novel Awards. Winners for 2009 were Ramón Crespo for "Palabras que acepta el fuego" (poetry) and Luis Diaz Gonzalez for "Los últimos paganos" (novel).
  • Tras la huella de un ala
    When? May 14
    Where? Plaza Mayor
    What? Poetry reading by José Manuel Suárez.
  • Lejos de paraiso
    When? May 17
    Where? Teatro Liceo
    What? A project created by poet Eduardo Boix and musician José María Pastor following the main characters' journey from childhood to adulthood.
  • Book presentation
    When? May 24
    Where? Sala de la palabra
    What? Presentation of the book "Mi huida del auto de fe de Valladolid", attributed to 19th-century writer Guillermo Timms.
  • Poetry recital
    When? May 25
    Where? Ateneo de Salamanca
    What? Poetry recital by Montserrat Villar.
  • Presentation
    When? May 26
    Where? Patio de la Casa de Conchas.
    What? Introductory party by the Asociación de Amigos de la Biblioteca.
  • Book presentation
    When? May 27
    Where? Salón de actos de la biblioteca Casa de las Conchas.
    What? Presentation of the book "El Matute" by Domingo Sánchez Blanco.
  • El Cielo de Salamanca
    When? May 28
    Where? Rua Mayor
    What? To celebrate the 12th anniversary of Salamanca being named European Capital of Culture, the city is putting on a spectacle of poetry, light and sound in which 12 poets read poems from the book "El cielo de Salamanca" from the windows of the Casa de las Conchas. Before the event, 4,000 free copies of the book will be handed out.
  • "Bibliociencias" La ciencia toma las bibliotecas
    When? May 28
    Where? Red de Bibliotecas Públicas de Salamanca
    What? Science takes over the library.

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

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