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Let the day take shape

Museums, a market and open space between the appointments. Choose one anchor for the day and leave time for the journey. The linked places hold the addresses and visiting information.

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Los Fabliaux: Rapsodia para un actor

Pietro Quadrino inhabits multiple bodies and voices in a physical-theatre performance inspired by medieval tales. Minimal scenery leaves the transformations to the actor, with an age recommendation of sixteen and above.

Fri 16 OctFrom €18
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Following the Sun: Uncovering the Gaze

Museu Tàpies’s recurring programme invites artists to test how we perceive everyday life. The autumn sessions use different creative approaches to loosen habitual ways of looking; choose the contributor as well as the date.

Sat 17 Oct€5
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Carne quemada

Two men on a boat become the starting point for Joaquín Daniel’s darkly comic examination of power. The play questions belonging, inherited beliefs and the manufacture of enemies; recommended from age sixteen.

Wed 30 SeptFrom €18
On the house
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Cor de Vi: Autumn edition

Local businesses, wine and gastronomy meet around Girona and Consell de Cent. Admission is listed as free, while tastings and purchases may cost extra; the organiser has not yet announced the hours.

Sat 3 OctFree
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Guillermotta

Jordi Vidal creates an alter ego for an intimate tribute to Guillermina Motta, accompanied by Jordi Cornudella at the piano. El Maldà’s small scale suits a programme of songs, irony and theatrical character.

Mon 19 Oct€24
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Dinner with Stars at Fabra Observatory

Dinner above the city is followed by a science talk and an observatory visit. Check the language and menu when booking; telescope observations depend on the evening’s conditions.

Today · 20:15From €84
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Assassinat per a dos

Two actors play thirteen characters and the piano in this musical murder mystery. Dídac Flores and Mikel Herzog Jr turn a crowded suspect list into a rapidly changing comic performance.

Tue 20 Oct€23
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Lorca’s indómitas

Atalaya brings together women from Lorca’s dramatic world instead of staging a single play. The production revisits their desires and constraints from a contemporary perspective, recommended for ages sixteen and above.

Wed 7 OctFrom €21.75
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Sonrisas y lágrimas

Theatre Properties brings Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical to Teatre Apolo. Maria, the Von Trapp children and the changing world around them anchor a large theatrical outing built around familiar songs.

Today · 17:00From €35
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Palo Market Fest

Design stalls, food and live music fill Palo Alto on selected weekends. Tickets are sold for separate daytime and evening sessions, so choose a time slot before building the rest of your Poblenou plan.

Sat 3 Oct€6.50
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Una habitación propia

Virginia Woolf’s argument about women, literature and independence becomes a stage performance. The Raval production draws on the wit and directness of her lectures, inviting attention to the power of the spoken text.

Today · 19:00From €23
On the house
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La invenció del Barri Gòtic

A guided walk from Pati Llimona examines the Gothic Quarter’s history, details and received ideas. The route finishes by the cathedral; the municipal programme lists free admission with advance registration.

Sat 3 OctFree
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Yi & Jo

Yibril and Joel share a late-evening comedy bill at Teatre Muntaner. The organiser recommends the show for adults, so choose it as an evening performance rather than a family matinee.

Sat 10 Oct€18