You may not have heard of them... But they are already here and they want to start sounding loud! Chiquita Movida arrives; pure energy turned into music! With Rayden, Mediyama and Skiz Siete leading the vocals, and accompanied by Babe (guitar, sequences and keyboards), Jhonny (bass) and Jona (guitar), this new band is born with an identity of its own and eager to give something to talk about!

His proposal dances between rap, electronic, pop and rock, all with a freshness that demands a stage. And the demand has been heard; on October 16, 2026, Chiquita Movida will present their project for the first time at the Sala Apolo in Barcelona, making it a live musical celebration!

Monday, November 6, 2023. Michel Camilo is rehearsing in the orchestra hall of the Liceu Conservatory his concert on two pianos with Marco Mezquida. The rehearsal is over and all is joy and happiness. It's good that they both understood. They leave and meet the quartet of saxophonist Donny McCaslin, who has in its ranks drummer Antonio Sánchez, who has just settled in the Maresme. Michel advises Marco: “Now that he lives here, you have to play with him. He is one of the best.” Antonio nodded, smiled and replied: “And one day I have to play with you too, Michel.”

Well, this day has arrived, a gift to celebrate our condition as sixties: after almost two decades without playing as a trio in Barcelona, Michel Camilo returns to one of his reference venues, the Palau de la Música Catalana, with a new trio that incorporates Antonio Sánchez on drums, together with double bassist Ricky Rodríguez. Pure dynamite. With a repertoire that will most likely include Camilo originals such as Caribe, From Within, And Sammy Walked In and On Fire, as well as jazz standards associated with his prolific career such as A Night in Tunisia, Song for My Father and Perdido.

A concert of those that you can not miss.

Michel Camilo, piano

Ricky Rodríguez, double bass

Antonio Sánchez, drums

La Fúmiga announces that it is definitively saying goodbye to its audience at the Sant Jordi Club in Barcelona.

Hopper: The Chick, by Ben Stassen and Benjamin Mousquet.

Belgium, France, 2022, animation, 90 min.

Hopper is called “chicken hare” because it is half chicken and half hare. Adopted by King Peter, a famous adventurer, Hopper will have to show his courage to be accepted despite being different. Together with his loyal friends, he embarks on an exciting adventure in search of the relic known as the “Hamster of Darkness”. The mission will be complicated by having to dodge the traps that the evil Lapin will set them trying to make them fail.

Directed by Ben Stassen andBenjamin Mousquet and produced by those responsible for The Bigfoot family.

Based on the graphic novel by Chris Grine published by the publisher Dark Horse.

**With the collaboration of: ** Cinemes Verdi Barcelona and Barcelona City Council.

Recommended age: for all audiences.

Free entrance. Limited capacity.

Álvaro García presents his new tour Punto de Encuentro, a tour through the songs that have marked his path and through a new artistic stage that is more mature and personal. Linked to music from a very young age, he started singing at the Carnivals of Cádiz and has been developing his own project for more than eight years with which he has toured stages throughout Spain.

With an unmistakable voice, a strong artistic personality and an absolute commitment to music, Álvaro García consolidates himself as one of the realities of Spanish pop.

This is a tour designed for the live, upcoming and exciting, where artist and audience share much more than songs.

Blaumut presents El mejor que we've done, a new song and tour celebrating more than a decade of the band's career. This tour closes the cycle of the album Abisme, reviews the highlights of his career. With an intimate and authentic spirit, Blaumut is committed to calm and creativity, reaffirming his way of making music based on coherence and emotion. A unique opportunity to relive the great successes of the group in this concert that will mark the end of the tour.

Families explore the less obvious corners of the Pavilion — thresholds, reflections, discontinuities — to construct small drawn sets that imagine new ways of occupying them. It is about transforming what is apparently residual into narrative spaces, proposing ephemeral microarchitectures that dialogue with the purity of the building.

Everything can be exchanged: books, music, plants, toys, food, clothing, furniture, films, appliances, tools, stationery, decoration items, computer equipment,...

They can also offer services, knowledge and everything you can think of. **Remember that the only condition is not to use the money! **

In this market, there will be an information point for Trocasec, Las Espigadoras, Cuidem Montjuic, Aula ambiente Poble Sec and other entities and collectives of the cooperasec network. In addition, we will have stops to support different campaigns of collectives in the neighborhood.

The British band returns to Barcelona for a high level concert at the Sant Jordi Club.

Deep Purple will be joined on October 19 by the young and promising UK hard rock band Jayler.

After their historic show at Barcelona Rock Fest 2024, Deep Purple returns to Barcelona on October 19, 2026 to offer one of the most important concerts they will have performed in the Catalan capital. The English line-up will arrive with a show full of the hits that have marked a trajectory full of hits that have captivated millions of fans around the world. The British continue to offer their best version after almost six decades on the stage.

Artistic sheet

Lea Desandre, sopraano

Thomas Dunford,

Program

Songs by Hahn, Satie, Charpentier, Lambert, De Visée, Debussy, Barbara and Offenbach

_Heat Shimmer, Hips Quiver, Open Smother, Lipped Lover _proposes a curatorial approach based on the dialogue between the performative and installative work of Noela Covelo Velasco and Estanis Comella, in conversation with the textual practice of Quim Pujol and the scenographic production of Alejandro Andújar. The exhibition process takes shape from a shared research in which scenography, text and performance operate as catalysts. Space is not understood as a container, but as a dramaturgical structure capable of activating the body, voice and gesture, and opening layers of work, research and formalization. The collaboration allows to deploy substrates that relate methodology and work, process and result, with an emphasis on the conditions of production and thought that sustain each of the respective projects.

Margot E. Cuevas (Barcelona, 1995) is an independent curator and art historian. Her curatorial practice combines research and production, with special attention to independent contexts and new creation processes, often through individual exhibitions and accompaniment. She is the founder of Raccoon Projects (l'Hospitalet, 2021), a space for continuous curatorial research that focuses on site-specific projects and new production. He has worked for different spaces in Barcelona, such as the Blueproject Foundation or the Bombon Projects gallery.

The singer and trumpeter from Sant Andreu, faithful to her annual appointment with the jazz festival of her city, proposes an unprecedented duo with the great guitarist Yamandu Costa, another commission of her own that will be premiered in Barcelona.

Andrea Motis, trumpet and voice

Yamandu Costa, seven-string guitar

After the success of the first edition, presented at the DHub in 2023, Digital Impact II returns to delve into the expressive, critical and sensory possibilities of contemporary digital art. The exhibition will bring together a selection of works by internationally renowned digital artists and local artists, shaping an immersive journey that invites the public to experience art from a fully digital experience.

The exhibition proposes an open reflection on the transformations that digital technologies introduce in artistic creation, in the perception of images and in the way we relate to the environments we inhabit. Through audiovisual installations, interactive pieces and experimental formats, Digital Impact II blurs the boundaries between the physical and virtual worlds, placing the visitor at the center of the experience.

Aimed at all audiences, the exhibition is understood as a space of exploration and discovery that combines visual impact, sensory immersion and critical thinking. The works presented not only show the current state of digital art, but also point to future trends in contemporary creation, while raising questions about the role of technology, artificial intelligence, virtual environments and new visual narratives.

Curator: Pep Salazar

The activity consists of a guided route through the green space occupied by the old Pegaso truck factory, transformed into an urban park since 1986. During the tour you can discover the current biodiversity of the park and learn about its history, as well as its relevance as one of the most popular spaces in the district.

Organized by: Barcelona Environmental Equipment Network

Penny Siopis (Veryburg, South Africa, 1953) lives and works in South Africa, where her family, of Greek origin, settled after World War II. Her artistic practice explores the intersection between personal and collective memory, and deals with issues such as the struggle against apartheid or the settlers' repressive policies on the indigenous population.

His work, polyphonic and interdisciplinary, moves between painting, drawing and cinematographic fact combining the intimate with the historical and the symbolic with the political. Among his most significant projects stands out Shame (Shame), an extensive corpus of works in which shrunken or diluted bodies shape a universe where shame is a narrative and emotional axis. Siopis traces a history of humanity marked by humiliation and violence, but also by the possibility of recognition and catharsis.

In Siopis's work, shame unfolds as a territory of shared pain and collective catharsis that, from a Lacanian perspective, alludes to the loss of the symbolic place of love and bond. At the same time, this space opens up to a dimension of enjoyment: the body, in its fragility, seeks in the impulse of death a possible space of redemption and sublimation. Shame questions the limits of the body and of history and reveals how the wound, personal or collective, can become poetic and political matter, a form of resistance to oblivion.

The show will also include Charmed Lives _ (_Lucky Lives, 1998-1999), a large canvas of found objects that acts as a collective memory woven from individual experiences. On the other hand, the archive occupies a central place in the work of this artist: cabinets with sealed drawers evoke a hidden memory, invisible by hegemonic discourses. This exhibition, which presents Siopis's work in Barcelona for the first time, intertwines the relationships between the memories of the north and the south.

**Curated by: ** Imma Prieto, director of the Tàpies Museum.

The Solitude Tour

Again an exclusive assignment for the festival. In December 1955, a jazz legend landed in Barcelona: Louis Armstrong, Satchmo. To celebrate the 70+ years of that historic milestone of jazz at the Barcelona pre-festival, the Barcelona Jazz Orquestra, directed by Dani Alonso, pays tribute to the trumpeter from New Orleans with a very special guest, also the son of the birthplace of jazz: Leroy Jones.

Dani Alonso, musical director

Victor De Diego, Lluc Casares, Koldo Munné, Artem Zhuliev, Jaume Badrenas, saxophone

Matthew Simon, Raul Gallego, Oriol Vallès, Víctor Carrascosa, trumpets

Dani Alonso, Marina Planellas, Pablo Martín, trombone

Marc Martín, piano

Albert Martínez, double bass

Esteve Pi, drums

Artistic file

Deborah Cachet, sopraano

Mélissa Petit, sopraano

Hugh Cutting, kontratenor

Jakub Józef Orliński, contratenor

Alex Rosen, bass

Andreas Wolf, bassbaritone

Les Arts Florissants Paul Agnew, conductor

Program

G. F. Handel: Riccardo Primo

After touring Spain with 125Km Tour, we are very excited to announce this special date. We have prepared a unique show to say goodbye to the tour all over the top.

The two nights at Razzmatazzo filled into a three and nothing, and we look forward to seeing everyone who was there again and also to give another chance to everyone you ran out of entry.

The penultimate stop will be in Barcelona, at the Sant Jordi Club, a perfect place to live together this long-awaited finale.

Confessaries tots els teus pecats a l'scenari davant de tot el public? David Navarro yes.

Since he is a comic, David Navarro has not let go of being angry at the scene with all those who read the life impossible i amb tot aquell that he posed of nerves. Now the time has come for fer-ho on your mateix.

To “I Have No Remedy”, the artist from Jaén is sincere, for the first time, about all of his sins, the seven stupid manies, the unbearable that he could come to be in search of redemption, the forgiveness of Déu and of tots els altres, even you.

Una comèdia on no pararás de riure i on et trobarás al David Navarro més autèntic.

Ha arribat l'hora de la seva redempção.

Not recommended for children under 16 years old.

The Challenge Barcelona Triathlon already has confirmed dates for its 2026 edition, which will be held on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October. After the success of the last edition, which brought together nearly 3,000 participants and consolidated the incorporation of the Middle Distance, the event will once again make Barcelona the international epicenter of triathlon.

Registrations will open on Thursday, November 13, 2025 through the official website [www.triathlon.barcelona] ( https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com%2Fwis%2Fclicktime%2Fv1%2Fquery%3Furl%3Dwww.triathlon.barcelona%26umid%3D4a059f2e-c96c-4fa5-a0a3-d19cdef4634d%26rct%3D1762507312%26auth%3Df72782e47d1a3f5871e60165462057628606b2a1-e6919d935db223fbd569b2524c98e4cf694a3faa&data=05%7C02%7Cbigestio%40bcn.cat%7Cdd8d75abd1214f9a0c7808de1ddf1977%7Ce7891cc3dac94121b2dafd8ccf4d0855%7C0%7C0%7C638981042916984123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C800 00% 7c%7c%7c&sdata=w8dpvyf1cuj941pmnphcw8acxandzix7aknfymbwnpw%3D&reserved=0), with limited places for each modality.

As a great novelty, the new edition recovers the Olympic Distance, one of the distances most requested by triathletes. Its reincorporation responds to the demand of the sports collective and consolidates Barcelona as a city capable of offering challenges for all levels and profiles of athletes.

On Saturday, October 24, the previous day will take place with three events dedicated to swimming and Aquathlon:

• Aquathlon: 750 m of swimming and 5 km of running.

• Open Water 1,900 m: a lap around the sea circuit of the Mar Bella.

• Open Water 3,800 m: two laps on the same circuit for lovers of long distances.

On Sunday, October 25, the great triathlon day will arrive, with four distances open to all profiles of athletes:

• Middle Distance: 1,900 m of swimming, 88 km of cycling (with the route premiered in 2025 between Barcelona and Mataró) and 21 km of running.

• Olympic Distance: 1,500 m of swimming, 40 km of cycling and 10 km of running on foot, ideal for triathletes looking for a challenge balanced between intensity and endurance.

• Sprint Distance: 750 m of swimming, 20 km of cycling and 5 km of running on foot, the most classic and popular distance of the Challenge Barcelona Triathlon.

• Junior Challenge: 300 m of swimming, 7 km of cycling and 1.5 km of running, for young people between 12 and 17 years old.

Three Expo

TRI EXPO is the best meeting point between the participants of the Challenge Barcelona Triathlon and any lover of Triathlon or endurance sports such as swimming, cycling and running. Here you can find out the latest news from the brands in the sector. Access to the TRI EXPO is free for all audiences, that is, for participants, companions or anyone who likes sports and especially Triathlon.

At theTRI EXPO participants will be able to collect all the material they will need during the competition (swimming cap, bracelet, bib, etc.) and their gifts, as well as other services they have contracted. You can also purchase all the merchandising products that the Challenge Barcelona Triathlon has prepared.

Place

CEM La Mar Bella: Av. del Litoral, 86-96, Sant Martí, 08005 Barcelona

Timetable

• Friday 23 October from 3 pm to 7 pm

• Saturday 24 October from 9 am to 6 pm

For 31 years, the Association of Merchants of Sarrià has been organizing the Street Trade Show and the twenty-fifth Gastronomic Exhibition, in the Sarrià neighborhood.

Every year the results achieved and the reception received, is greater if any, both by the number of participants and the number of spectators, neighbors and neighbors of Sarrià.

It should be noted that this year it is the 31st Street Trade Show, 34th Art and Crafts Exhibition, 25th Gastronomic Exhibition. All this accompanied, from the Children's Park composed of Tobogan Flipper, Carousel and Sustainable Boat.

**Curators: ** João Sousa Cardoso and Yannick Le Guillanton

The exhibition_ Marion Scemama/David Wojnarowicz: An American History_ is built on the historical and current perspectives of issues such as gender, identity and creation as an emergency in the face of death and the affirmation of a counterculture in the sociopolitical context of the United States in the 1980s and early 1990s. Eight themes have been defined to reflect on the unique relationship between David Wojnarowicz and Marion Scemama, in which the latter is revealed as an artist in her own right and not as a colleague or mere assistant of Wojnarowicz, who has since become an iconic figure of contemporary art.

All the works in the exhibition reflect a benevolent society of the Reagan years and its conservative revolution, governed by violence, money, power and social success, against the backdrop of the growing AIDS epidemic. It is also about the cultural fever of a New York city that reinvents itself and emerges as a new urban center inhabited by a liquid, rebellious and anti-capitalist youth. These works cross all the media and the various forms of expression of the time to raise awareness and give voice to the values and demands of a community located on the margins of the social order.

This exhibition is a coproduction with MAC/CCB - Museu de Arte Contemporânea e Centro de Arquitetura do Centro Cultural de Belém (Lisbon).

BOE No. 63, of March 15, 2022, pages 30916 to 30917

In the coming years the start of winter time will occur on the following dates:

• 2026: Sunday, October 25

Artistic sheet

Julia Fischer, violin

Daniel Muller-Schott

cello London Philharmonic Orchestra

Edward Gardner, Dirigent

Program

J. Brahms: Double concerto for violin and cello, in A minor, op. 102

J. Sibelius: Symphony No. 5, in E flat major, op. 82

Simple Plan will return to Barcelona in October 2026 as part of its “Bigger Than You Think! Europe Tour”.

They will be accompanied by Neck Deep as a guest artist, making each date a must-see celebration for pop-punk fans.

The Canadian quartet's return coincides with their 25th anniversary, a key moment they are celebrating with new releases and the premiere of the documentary The Kids in the Crowd.

In addition, the group continues to present their album Harder Than It Looks, where they have consolidated their characteristic sound while exploring new creative facets. After selling more than ten million records worldwide and remaining a global reference in the genre, Simple Plan faces this new stage with renewed energy.

This concert promises to be a unique opportunity to reunite with one of the most beloved groups in pop-punk today.

Andre Ricard. Design in use is a tribute to one of the most relevant and pioneering figures of contemporary design, an indisputable reference and a key voice in the projection and defense of home-made design. The exhibition claims a trajectory marked by the desire to influence everyday life through objects designed to be used, understood as tools at the service of people and society.

The exhibition proposes a double reading that allows us to approach Ricard's work from different layers. On the one hand, it presents a selection of emblematic objects, conceived as timeless pieces, integrated into everyday contexts that highlight their functionality, formal clarity and validity. On the other hand, the exhibition invites to delve into the principles and values that have guided his professional practice, as well as his work as a theorist, disseminator and promoter of Catalan and Spanish design, a role that is often less visible but fundamental to understanding his legacy.

With a didactic and informative approach, but also open to reflection, André Ricard. Design in use presents design as a committed discipline, closely linked to use, social responsibility and critical thinking. Far from passing fashions or trends, the exhibition emphasizes a way of understanding design based on coherence, ethics and public service, and invites us to rethink the role of the designer in the contemporary world.

Produced by Disseny Hub Barcelona, La Fábrica and FAD.

Curator: Marina Povedano and Arnau Pascual

Parade “trick or treat" in shops

In the last edition of the festival, Valeria Castro conquered the Auditor Forum by filling it with glue. Now, the Canary Island faces a tour of large venues that will arrive at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on October 30, by the hand of Banco Mediolanum Guitar BCN26.

The announcement comes after a wonderful stage marked by the release of his second album El corporal après de todo, the Premio Ondas for Musical Phenomenon of the Year, his third consecutive nomination at the Latin Grammy, the global viralization of his song Cuídate -located among the most listened songs on Spotify in countries in Europe and Latin America- and the recent LOS40 Music Awards. Her international impact has brought her music to new audiences and strengthened her position as one of the most influential voices of her generation.

Based on his interest in the kinetic possibilities of the architecture of the Miró Foundation and the way in which they affect the circulation in the building, Victor Ruiz Colomer's exhibition is driven by his interest in thermodynamics, which leads him to look for slips that break with the normative use of space.

In recent years, Ruiz Colomer's work has focused on spatial creation, proposing systems and structures that experiment with their perceptual relationships. In this way, materiality in the circulation of value, the invention of forms of annotation and writing within pedagogical and self-managed dynamics, and the consumption of energy are recurring aspects of his practice.

Curated by Alejandro Alonso Díaz.

30 years after the publication of Omega, the truth of an essential album and work is reborn. A musical pronunciation that forever changed music; misunderstood, ignored and undervalued at the time. Omega is not just an album: it is the struggle of artists defending that work against all odds. Kiki Morente now represents youth and perspective within Omega. From his childhood gaze in 1996, because Omega was a family affair for the Morentes, to his responsibility in 2026 to maintain his father's legacy. Lizard Nick now symbolizes the experience, the past in search of the young soul of the project.

Omega 30 Aniversari is based on the different artistic encounters of the album. The encounters overlap: Enrique Morente — Leonard Cohen, Morente — Lizard Nick, Morente — Cohen — Lizard Nick. And Federico García Lorca as master of ceremonies. The album Omega is performed live almost entirely, expanded with the songs that were left out of the album but very much within the show. An in-depth review to sublimate the essence of a disruptive and transformative project.

Omega: Enrique Morente, Lizard Nick, Leonard Cohen, Federico García Lorca. Barcelone.

A night for history in our flamenco series _ ¡De Cajón! _

Kiki Morente, lead vocals

Gang (Lizard Nick)

Antonio Arias, voice and bass

Juan Codorniu, guitar and vocals

Eric Jiménez, drums

Juan José Machuca, keyboards

Israel Galván, ball

Antonio Rey, flamenco guitar

Popo Gabarre and Curro Conde, percussion

Dani Bonilla and Noemi Humanes, hearts and palms

Verónica Morales, stage director

Víctor Martínez, musical director

Israel Galván, choreography

Antonio Valiente, lighting design

Renowned singer and composer Jorge Drexler returns to Barcelona with the premiere of his new album, which is expected to be released in 2026, and will perform for the first time at the Palau Sant Jordi.

After the success of his last tour -presenting Ink and Time he toured more than 35 countries for almost 3 years-, the artist will return to the stages, with the expectation he always generates before his next artistic steps.

Admired for his sensitivity, lyrical depth and innovative sound fusion, the Uruguayan continues to consolidate a unique bond with his followers, bridging cultures with the commitment of an exciting evening.

After running out on stages such as the Gran Rex, Arena CDMX, Arena Monterrey, Palau Vistalegre and Salle Pleyel, and as part of its 2026 global expansion —with new dates in Athens and Singapore—This Is Michael returns to Barcelona with a totally renewed show.

Considered one of the most impactful shows dedicated to Michael Jackson's artistic legacy, the production combines dazzling staging, live band, international dance corps, state-of-the-art visuals and a musical performance that thrills from the very first minute.

With overwhelming energy and iconic moments recreated with precision and respect, This Is Michael is presented at the Palau Sant Jordi in a single performance on November 1, 2026, in a night that promises to be unforgettable.

An essential experience for those who grew up with his music and for new generations discovering its magic for the first time.

The celebration of the centenary of John Coltrane, born on September 23, 1926, is the starting point for the meeting of two of the most iconic jazz figures of our day: Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves. Saxophonist and vocalist have taken as a reference a very special recording from Coltrane's discography, which he co-starred with vocalist Johnny Hartman (1963). It is certainly not one of the saxophonist's canonical records such as A Love Supreme, but it is the undisputed soundtrack of many people who have rallied more than once listening to the tenderness of Hartman's voice alongside Coltrane. The challenge for Dianne Reeves and the Branford Marsalis quartet (with Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis and Justin Faulkner) is therefore huge, and will also have a translation on an album due to appear on Blue Note this fall. Barcelona is also the only Iberian date and the start of the European tour of this project.

Brandford Marsalis, tenor and soprano sax

Joey Calderazzo, piano

Reuben Rogers, double bass

Justin Faulkner, drums

Special guest:

Dianne Reeves, voice

The inaugural concert of the Artist Portrait that we dedicate this 2026 to the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, to celebrate its first 20 years of life, brings together an octet of all-stars from the Barcelona formation gathered around two major figures in the history of 20th century music, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong.

The band, directed by Joan Chamorro, has two very special guests, Edu Ferrer and Ricard Gili, founder and leader of the unforgettable Black Locomotora. Two very different crooners that will make us relive the incredible magic of two icons. Exquisite swing and subtle elegance revived in a night that proposes a repertoire full of arrangements created for that evening, starting point for another Artist Portrait of our festival that promises many emotions.

Joan Chamorro, double bass and musical direction

Edu Ferrer, voice

Lola Peñaranda, tenor sax and clarinet

Koldo Munné, alto sax and clarinet

Bernat Benavente, baritonsax

Elsa Armengou, trumpet

Luc Martín, trombone

Marc Martín, piano

Arnau Julià, drums

Special guest:

Ricard Gili, voice and trumpet

Artistic sheet

Sabine Devieilhe, sopraano

Xenia Puskarz Thomas, mezzo-soprano

Kieran Carrel, tenorea

Laurence Kilsby, tenorea

Huw Montague Rendall, bariton

Ensemble Pygmalion Raphaël Pichon, conductor

Program

A. Bruckner: Christus factus est, WAB 11 F.

Mendelssohn: Miserere (parody of the Kyrie, MWV A 3), Eastern Time, MWV B 18 (orchestration by Robert Percival)

F. Schubert: Lacrimosa son io, D. 131b

A. Bruckner: Ave Maria, WAB 6

F. Mendelssohn: Da nobis pacem (parody of Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich, Wo05)

W. A. Mozart: Grand Mass in C minor K. 427/417a

The world superstar Pitbull (Mr. 305/Mister Worldwide) returns to Europe with new dates added to his great “I'M BACK” tour, thus responding to the continuous demand of his fans throughout the region, on November 4 he will perform at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.

After a string of successful international performances and a viral fan movement that has turned stadiums into a sea of bald wigs, Pitbull is about to deliver another electrifying and multigenerational live experience, full of hits from his entire career, easily recognizable anthems and endless festive energy.

The DHub presents an exhibition that vindicates the figure of Asunción Bastida Pibernat** (Barcelona, 1902—1995), a key creator of 20th century fashion and the only woman who was part of the most prominent nucleus of Spanish Haute Couture. Despite the recognition achieved in his time, his name was progressively overshadowed by male figures such as Cristóbal Balenciaga or Pedro Rodríguez. The exhibition recovers its trajectory and places it in its rightful place in the history of design and fashion.

Bastida's career was marked by personal and professional obstacles. His father forbade him to dedicate himself to sewing, and it was not until his marriage to Marcelino Mases that he was able to start his creative path. In 1926 he opened a knitwear business in Carrer Girona in Barcelona and, a few years later, participated in the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition, where he contributed to giving visibility to fashion made in Catalonia.

During the 1930s he consolidated his haute couture house, first in Barcelona's Gran Via and later with a branch in Madrid. She participated with great success in the Exposición del Arte del Vestir of 1935 and became one of the most recognized couturiers of the moment. The Civil War interrupted this stage, but in 1939, after a trip to Italy and contact with the great fashion houses of Milan and Rome, he reopened his establishment in Barcelona and resumed the regular presentation of collections.

Installed in Passeig de Gràcia 96, in the former home of the painter Ramon Casas, theCasa Bastida became a benchmark of Haute Couture. He was part of the Cooperativa d'Alta Costura and the group of the Cinco Grandes, (with Manuel Pertegaz, Pedro Rodríguez, Santa Eulalia and El Dique Flotante) with parades in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville. At a key moment in his career, he obtained the authorization of Christian Dior to reproduce and sign some of his models, a fact that testifies to his international prestige.

Also a pioneer in the diversification of the sector, Bastida promoted boutique and ready-to-wear lines such as Asunción Bastida Sport and Jeunes Filles. His work is characterized by the innovative use of materials such as cotton and linen in evening dresses, by fanciful embroidery and by references to regional clothing and Catalan modernism. Between 1952 and 1968 he directed the magazine El Boletín de la Moda, reinforcing his role as an influential voice in the sector.

The exhibition brings together textile pieces, period photographs, original drawings and figurines, documentary material, magazines, advertising and audiovisual archives. A choral story that recovers a pioneering figure and invites us to rethink the canonical stories of the history of fashion.

Exhibition produced by Disseny Hub Barcelona and La Fábrica.

**Curator: ** Laura Ballarín

In the autumn of 2026, thetwenty-twelfth edition of the most recognized exhibition in the field of photojournalism on a world scale takes place. The exhibition brings together the winning photographs and multimedia productions of the World Press Photo contest.

The exhibition shows works, mostly unpublished in our country, chosen for their visual quality and offering various points of view on the current situation. Multiple and panoramic views that invite reflection, especially enriched in the guided tours.

The World Press Photo 2026 will include winning authors from the six territories in which the competition divides global participation: Africa, Asia-Pacific and Oceania, Europe, North and Central America, South America and Western, Central and South Asia. For each of the territories there are three categories: Individual Photographs, Graphic Reports and Long Term Projects.

Aurelia Munoz. It traces an exhaustive tour through the work of a figure absolutely central to understanding contemporary textile art both inside and outside Catalonia.

The first collages, of surrealist and gothic influence, and Muñoz's large pictorial embroideries will give way to an unprecedented selection of large macrame structures from institutional collections in Spain, Europe and the United States. The emblematic star sculptures and the latest installations made with handmade paper will also have a key presence in the exhibition, which also includes a vast selection of drawings and models never before shown.

Despite the artist's initial links to movements such as the Nouvelle Tapisserie and the Escola Catalana del Tapís, Muñoz's practice transcends the realms of weaving, fibre or handicrafts. Combining ancestral techniques and contemporary resources, Muñoz responded to the incipient crises of the post-industrial world, paying attention to the impact on terrestrial, aquatic and aerial ecosystems, which emerge as major motives in its production.

The title of the exhibition, Aurèlia Muñoz. Ens, refers to one of the fundamental concepts in the work of this artist. The proposal addresses more than fifty years of his multifaceted practice, offering unprecedented insight and opening new perspectives on his unique legacy. The retrospective is organized by MACBA with the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) in Madrid and has been conceived as a choral project by the research platform einaidea (Fundació Eina, Barcelona) in close dialogue with the Aurèlia Muñoz Archive. Under the scientific direction of Manuel Cirauqui, director of einaidea, the project is curated by Rosa León, curator and researcher associated with einaidea; Sílvia Ventosa Muñoz, head of the Aurèlia Muñoz Archive and curator specialized in textiles; and Aída Roger, associate curator of MACBA.

An innovative catalogue will accompany the exhibition, with contributions from guest authors such as Melody Jue, theorist and professor at the University of California; and Ana Ramo, Spanish-Brazilian anthropologist and academic, as well as an updated documentary apparatus that will serve as a definitive reference for the artist's historiography.

Aurelia Munoz. We also have an interdisciplinary Scientific Committee made up of: Emma Ingala, full professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, Complutense University of Madrid; María Elena del Solar, doctor in anthropology and expert in textiles from the Andean context; Victoria Rabal, artist and director of the Museo Molí Paperer de Capellades, Lleida; Elvira Dyangani Ose, director of the MACBA; and Manuel Segade, director of the Reina Sofía Museum, Madrid.

The exhibition, which can also be seen at MNCARS from April 28 to September 7, is one of the proposals of the Aurèlia Muñoz Commemorative Year program. The complete program, led by MACBA, will be presented coinciding with the artist's date of birth and is coordinated with einaidea and the Aurèlia Muñoz Archive, with the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Exhibition organized by the MACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and curated by einaidea (Fundació Eina, Barcelona), under the scientific direction of Manuel Cirauqui, and with the participation of Rosa Lleó, curator and researcher associated with einaidea, and Sílvia Ventosa Muñoz, head of the Aurèlia Muñoz Archive curator specializing in textiles.

The Journey of Ernest and Célestine, by Jean-Christophe Roger and Julien Chheng.

France, 2022, animation, 90 min

Ernest and Célestine return to Ernest's country to fix their precious broken violin. Then, they discover that music has been banned across the country for years. For them, it is impossible to live without music! With the help of their accomplices, including a mysterious masked vigilante, Ernest and Célestine try to put an end to this injustice so they can bring joy back to the land of bones.

**With the collaboration of: ** Cinemes Verdi Barcelona and Barcelona City Council.

Recommended age: for all audiences.

Free entrance. Limited capacity.