Come see some excellent flamenco at Cardamomo, the well known and decently priced tablao and bar that is a few steps away from Sol. The duo of dancer Paloma Fantova and singer Isabel Rodriguez will be performing their exciting act from the 9th to the 14th of March. Fantova has been one of the young stars of the flamenco scene in the past few years, performing in several of Madrid’s best known tablaos like Casa Patas and El Corral de la Moreria. If you are not convinced check out a sample of her work here, and for a more detailed description of Cardamomo click here for Map Magazine’s own review of the place.
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El Corral de la Morería is Madrid´s best known tablao, offering arguably the best flamenco performances in the city. Flamenco isn’t its only strength: the food has earned the hard to get recognition of the Michelin Guide. The flamenco spectacle runs from 22 to 23:30 and then again from 24 to 1:30 in the morning—the musicians are first rate and the dancers are amazing, most are young artists that have risen to be among the best of their generation. As for the food, the menu has a wide selection of exquisite Spanish delicacies than can be ordered á la carte or by fixed menu. It is an expensive place—the cheapest starter is 17 euros and fixed menus can cost up to 99 euros—that also charges 34 euros as cover charge for the show. For detailed information and reservations click here.
To go to the main Flamenco in Madrid page click here
To go to the main Food and Tapas page click here
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El Matadero will be showing Rock ‘n’ Roll, the new play by Tom Stoppard, from February 24th through March 14th. It has been a huge success both in England and the U.S. and promises to exhibit the historical conscience and stimulating dialogue that characterizes Stoppard´s work. The play begins during 1968´s Prague Spring and ends with the fall of the Berlin Wall, thus recounting an intense chapter of European totalitarianism and its symbolic antagonist, rock music. Playwright of the classic play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and author of numerous film scripts including Shakespeare in Love, Stoppard is a talent that is not to be missed. Tuesday´s through Saturday´s at 20:00 p.m. and Sundays at 18:00 p.m., tickets are 22 euros (25% off on Wednesdays).
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Come by the Auditorio Marcelino Camacho on Saturday February 13th at 23:00 p.m. to see some entertaining and potentially freaky sights. A chirigotas competition with a six-hundred euro prize has been set up for the best performance. Yes, chirigotas are short theatrical performances by small groups of people, and this year the theme is carnaval. Entrance is free and the acts are supposed to be short and sweet—unless of course you’d like to participate, in which case you can sign up by calling the Centro Cultural Perez de la Riva (91 640 98 80).
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Saturday, February 13th, and Sunday, February 14th, at 20:30 p.m. will be a translation of David Hare’s 1995 play, “Skylight.” “Skylight: El Enorme Cuadro De Luz Que Ella Veía Desde Su Cama” examines two days and one night in the life of a teacher whose old lover has suddenly shown up again because, after the death of his wife, he feels horrible, guilty and alone. Teatro Pradillo. (Metro: Alfonso XIII, Cruz del Rayo or Concha Espina) Tickets are 12 euros; 6 euros for students, Carnet Joven, Carnet Salas Alternativas. Show runs from February 25th to the 7th of March. For more information click here.
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On Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th, for a much less language-intensive experience, try getting to the Matadero for a production by the Swiss company Zimmermann & de Perrot. “Öper öpis” is a combination of dance and circus arts performed on a shifting stage that moves in reaction to the performers’ movements. To complicate matters, as their blurb describes it, “any movement could put in danger the stability of the rest.” It opened the London Mime Festival just a few weeks ago—a reviewer in the Guardian complained that the show “lacks real warmth,” but says that it was nonetheless “hugely enjoyable,” and left her “open-mouthed in admiration.” Shows are at 8 p.m. Metro: Legazpi. Tickets 22 euros. For more information click here.
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February 11th and February 12th you can, if your Spanish is up to it, try to take part in hello myself. Don’t be fooled by the English title. Not only do you need to more-or-less understand Spanish being thrown at you, but you’ll also need to be able to respond to a long, complicated set of interview questions. I think. Actress Paloma Calle is going to interview people as part of a search for her double—the person most resembling her both in internal and external characteristics. The chosen double will have a dinner with Paloma wherein she will offer herself up to to the double for a day to do whatever the double doesn’t want to do or suffer whatever the double wants her to suffer. A small audience is allowed at the dinner. Call 689 435 846 to get more information or to make an appointment.
Interviews will be happening between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. February 11th and February 12th. Dinner for the chosen double is Saturday at 9 p.m . Or, you can just watch. Tickets are 3 euros and you can get them at the Reina Sofia museum (Sala 305 Sabatini).
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Houdini Sala de Magia claims to be the only place dedicated exclusively to magic in all of Europe, and although this statement is as implausible as it is impossible to prove, the Sala is nonetheless a rare place. Not only is it used for all kinds of magic shows that are supposed to be top of the line, the locality itself is a stylized museum of magic: it is filled with authentic posters and artwork, some of which are over a century old, and has a collection of old artifacts used in old magic shows and actual rituals (including satanic ones!) from the golden age of superstition and witchery. It is open Tuesday’s to Friday’s, since events and scheduling are subject to change, check out updates here.
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Jo Stromgren’s work is so odd that he’s had to form his own theatrical company to carry out his ideas on stage. Now for the first time in Madrid the Norwegian artist comes with “The Society”, a theater and dance hybrid that incorporates body language, tragic comedy, traditional Chinese music and tunes from The Doors. Not sure what all this entails? Let me clear it up by summarizing the plot: somewhere in central Europe, a group of caffeine fiend friends are shocked to find a used tea bag in their drinking spot and will stop at nothing to find who the tea drinking traitor is. The play, Stromgren promises, serves as a serious metaphor for today’s flawed society…we’ll just have to take his word for it. The play will be on at the Sala Fernan Gomez from February 10th to the 14th with a price of 18 Euros (14 on Wednesday). For more information go here.
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More drama at the Teatro Español: not long after the premiere of “La Charca Inutil”, a serious play about madness and desolation, comes the much buzzed about “Futuros Difuntos”, another drama that deals with those that hang from society’s margins. Don’t get too depressed though, because this play seems to be a cause for celebration. Written by veteran Eusebio Calonge and directed by famed director Paco de la Zaranda, it is a creative and evocative production that centers on the lives of a group of forgotten souls in a forgotten asylum. It will run from February 11th to the 28th with tickets between 4 and 22 Euros. For more information click here.
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