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Hotel Europa is a company formed by André Amálio (Portugal) and Tereza Havlíčková (Czech Republic). They have been developing documentary theatre performances that explore the boundaries between theatre, dance and performance. They use in their work an overlap of autobiographical material, family stories, national histories, testimonies, interviews and historiographical research. They deal with unaddressed issues […]
In 2020, we celebrated our 35th anniversary as a theatrical company. From the start, we have focussed on the projection of theatrical projects from the Canary Islands to the world. Our professional activities include 27 productions covering a wide range of contents and styles, such as drama, comedy, contemporary theatre, gestural theatre and street theatre. […]
Salvador Sobral has lived in the United States, Mallorca and also Barcelona, where he studied jazz for two years at the prestigious Taller de Músics school. During that time abroad, he composed his own songs, formed several projects and discovered his musical identity. In 2016, he launched his first solo album ‘Excuse Me’. In 2017, […]
The voice of Sílvia Pérez Cruz is one of the most emotive to emerge in recent years. Jorge Drexler defined it as ‘the kind of voice that marks a generation’. A singer and composer with eight solo recordings, she has collaborated with many artists from Spain and abroad. She frequently interacts with other forms of […]
The formation “Silencio volcánico” (volcanic silence) is comprised of electronic artist Başak Günak (alias Ah! Kosmos, born in Turkey and based in Berlin), pianist and composer Hara Alonso (Gran Canaria) and visual artist Pedro Maia (Portugal). The three seek new ways to integrate acoustic instruments with electro-acoustic resources (analogue, modular synthesisers, and software). Combining signal […]
Six Organs of Admittance is the primary solo project of Ben Chasny, an American guitarist dedicated to the genres of indie rock and psychedelic folk. Largely guitar-based, Chasny’s music is often considered new folk, although it also reflects other influences with its use of drones, chimes and eclectic percussive elements. His performance as the […]
Rey Marciali Producciones is an independent theatre group from the city of Córdoba (Argentina), which performs free versions of national and universal classics. Its productions have received awards, mentions and recognitions at national and international level (USA, Panama, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Spain). The most relevant are The Three Sisters (2013), by Anton […]
Alizulh is a musical project on which the artists Héctor Matacherry (Anhelo) and Santi Pérez (Svesda) embarked in 2022 in Gran Canaria. The creative duo use musical research to infuse a repertoire of their compositions with combinations of electronic and electric-acoustic sounds, to which they add organic elements and sounds taken from everyday life and […]
With a vision and vocal style that is as unique as it is precise and all-embracing, Lisa Gerrard has established herself as one of the world’s most highly acclaimed film composers, winning a Golden Globe for her work on the score for ‘Gladiator’ with Hans Zimmer. Her musical journey began in the early 1980s when […]
The Debussy String Quartet has built a reputation graced with international acclaim through their many recordings and live performances. Since its creation in 1990, they have enlivened the chamber music world with their stylish and stimulating performances. Based in Lyon and honored as Winners of the Evian International String Quartet Competition, the quartet performs about […]