Las Santas by Jordi Surribas

It’s been a motley few months of blood, sweat and experimentation for makeshift contemporary dance circus Secció Irregular, who end their residency at Mercat de les Flors this month (May 16, 8.30pm).

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A razor sharp sense of satire, a steely, succinct nerve for candor and a dusting of lyricism where possible? Alena Kh has these in spades. (Mar 29 – Apr 30)

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Crackling crescendos and ethereal, orchestral vocals have made for a resounding and anthemic run of sold-out live shows (Mar 30, 8.30pm).

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William Eggleston

The way we inhabit the world – change it, appropriate it, finally leave our mark – is among our most pressing questions. (Feb 23 – Jun 16)

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Vincent Cavaroc

As career U-turns go, Xavier Le Roy’s, who leaped his way from molecular biology to conceptual choreography, seems especially incongruous. (Feb 24 – Apr 22)

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This month they tour their third, self-titled album, whose darker, more cinematic electronics is getting rave reviews. (Feb 23)

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Miguel Brieva

There can be no doubting Barcelona’s credentials as democratic party-thrower for the struggling arts. (Feb 18)

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CCCB continues to stage its glittering new year’s agenda with weekender art festival The Influencers, a kaleidoscopic tour de force of “radical entertainment.” (Feb 9–11)

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Juan Arturo Piedrahita

This month, La Felpa programs a second offering of Hipocampo, a performance-based series which seeks to shine a light on the intricacies and rhythms of the creative process itself. (Feb 4)

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New creative solutions for the unglamorous realities of waste and skyrocketing consumerism are no longer just an ideology shared by a struggling few. (Dec 16–30)

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We interviewed Diane Pernet, creator of the A Shaded View on Fashion blog and upcoming A Shaded View on Fashion Film festival.

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For Diane Pernet, whose magnum opus, a Shaded View on Fashion Film festival, descends upon the city this month, the moving image is the ultimate canvas to style. (Jan 24–27)

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Waving its trademark rainbow-colored stiletto flag for the sixth year running, El Zapato Rojo unfolds its wooden stalls in Born’s Sant Agustí convent. (Dec 17)

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Barcelona’s contemporary dance torch passes this winter through the institutional doors of Mercat de les Flors. (Dec 14 & Jan 25)

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If first impressions are that a wine and cava-themed film festival may not have the widest of appeals, then Most Festival is not as niche as it sounds. (Nov 10–13)

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“Create, Send, Exhibit, Share” reads the maxim on the Papergirl poster, for what has rapidly become a phenomenally worldwide bid to make art more accessible. (Nov 12–13)

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It is difficult to overstate the cumulative impact of Pina Bausch and Merce Cunningham on the course of Western contemporary dance. (Nov 13 & 27)

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Marvin&WOW

For Halloween, short-film fanatics Marvin&Wayne will transform MauMau into "an authentic castle of terror" …

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This Born bar-restaurant-club opposite Ciutadella Park will be hosting a party for its fifth birthday this month. (Oct 31)

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An open installation at Espai Cultural Caja Madrid which includes video, sculpture, audio, photography and a takeaway piece. (Sep 21 – Nov 6)

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Bonnie “Prince” Billy is now a critically lauded, much-admired crafter of folky-alternative-country Americana. (Oct 27)

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On the eve of an accomplished ninth edition, we spoke to festival director Christian Pascual about this formula for fusing music and film. (Oct 27 – Nov 6)

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Sara Corujo Garcia

This September the second-hand flea market descends once again upon Barceloneta’s Plaça del Mar. (Sep 25)

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Whatever its genre, Marhaug’s creation is a musical force to be reckoned with, or as one critic put it, “metal bulldozing music.”

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There’s an oddly theatrical quality to dining outdoors at nighttime. (Sep 16–17)

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