PICK OF THE WEEK: Andorra (Pyrenees)
Main places:
Andorra la Vella, Escaldes-Engordany, San Julia de Loria, La Massana, Ordino, Encamp, Canillo, Pas de la Casa
PICK OF THE WEEK: Monday, 27th May – Sunday, 2nd June, 2019
MUSIC
Wednesday, 29th May at 21.30h at the National Auditorium, Ordino. (Tickets: 15€, side gallery seats: 8€. Carnet jove with advanced booking, 15% discount.
The 2019 Season of the National Auditorium Christina Rosenvinge: A Blond Man. We are pleased to present the winner of the 2018, Spanish National Music Awards and Spain’s most experienced singer-songwriters. In 1991, she created the band Christina y Los Subterráneos, with which she released the album Que me parta un rayo to huge success in Spain and South America. Her latest works: Lo nuestro (2015) and Un hombre rubio(2018) will be presented at the Auditorium. The critics agree that A Blond Man is a disc of high compositional merit, as much melodically as lyrically. In the lyrics of A blond man, the singer has departed from the dictionary definition of the word ‘man’ to play with different masculine identities: son, father, lover … She has also left open the possibility that, by using the masculine generic, she is actually talking about herself… We invite you therefore to discover A blond man, a work that follows in the classic wake of pop-rock, but with a more poetic text.
Friday, 31st May at 21h at the Sports and Sociocultural Complex of Encamp. (Tickets 5€ from the Encamp Andorran Secondary School and La Valireta del Comú d’Encamp Cultural Centre.) Cor de Rock and Black Thursday in concert. Encamp’s Cor de Rock is the only state school choir in Andorra dedicated to the interpretation of choral versions of pop, rock and chart hits. Their repertoire is based on musical themes arranged for three and four voices in combination with choreography. Notably they have performed abroad at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, at the UN headquarters, Times Square in New York and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
With their passion and enthusiasm, more than 100 singers, together with the Black Thursday rock band, will be performing at the now traditional annual concert live in Encamp. They will play pieces from West Side Story, by Leonard Bernstein, and their usual repertoire of artists such as Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake and Queen.
Saturday, 1st June at 18h at FNAC Andorra, in the basement of Pyrénées department store, Andorra la Vella. Shuffle Express at the FNAC Forum. The Andorran Blues band will present its first album, Old Man Blues, composed of twelve compositions in different styles of blues such as shuffle, calypso, funk, swing, rock … The songs on the disc, which has been released thanks to the support of the SDADV, were recorded in their entirety in Andorra and has already been heard on radio stations in Spain, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Australia and the United States. During the event you can also enjoy the great work that visual artist, Paula Ovejero, did for the album cover. In addition, Classic Vins will lighten the event by marrying good blues with good wine.
DANCE
Sunday, 2nd June at 18h at the Cultural and Congress Centre Lauredià, Sant Julià de Lòria. (Free) Patufet, where are you? A show by the sections: Initiation, Children and Youth of the folkdance group Esbart Laurèdia of Sant Julià de Lòria
FESTIVALS
15th FESTIVAL OF THE YOUTH OF ANDORRA LA VELLA, LA JUVE
Friday, 31st May and Saturday, 1st June Festival exclusively for young people aged 12 – 17. (ID proof needed.) Gifts for first 200 attendees.
*Sign up for La Central card during the week or before 17h, 1st June.
FRIDAY starting at 18h at Parc Central, Andorra la Vella. 3 a side, Open Volley Ball Competition, 1st prize 30€ Vilodomat Voucher at the beach volley ball courts. 19h National Championships of Rap Battles, 1st prize 80€ voucher in the Sala Enjoy (upstairs at la Buda Restaurant) with the participation of: Tano & Ramos with West Dikton and Wido Almanac project.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON: From 16h in Parc Central, Music with Dj Germi. 17.30h Fridays for Future invite you to a grand Obstacle Race for Climate Change. Make up teams of 4 and overcome 11 tests. 1st prize: 4 vouchers for river rafting with Roc Riu (worth 360€) + 4 solar chargers + 4 entrances to Serradells sports complex + 4 T-shirts. 19.30h Clown Workshop run by students who participated in the French Embassy & Andorra workshop.
SATURDAY NIGHT from 21h – 01h in the Comú Stadium sports hall. Come and enjoy a brilliant evening with Flaix FM and the country’s young Djs and Dj Marc Montalvo. Photo-booth, glow makeup for all assistants offered by the makeup students from the Centre de Formació Professional d’Andorra plus performances by The Dance School, Primer Pas and many more surprises. AFTER PARTY (5€) at Enjoy Andorra with Dj performances by Marc Montalvo, Dj Shin and the winning Dj from last year’s La Juve. Young, over 16s, free entry to the Sala Enjoy with *La Central card. After 02h with a card get a 50% discount.
CINEMA
Monday 27th – Thursday, 30th May 2019 at the Cinemes Illa Carlemany, Esclades-Engordany. Disney’s Aladdin. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scot. A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
OTHER
Wednesday, 29th June at 19h in the Tobacco Museum, Sant Julià de Lòria. A conference, in Catalan: What is bipolar syndrome? with Dr Obiols and Yolanda Nadal and with the participation of Angí Duró and Cecília Santañes, authors of the book Bip-Bip – Marxem al Planeta Bipolar.
Thursday, 30th May at 20h at the National Library of Andorra, Casa Bauró, Andorra la Vella. (Pre-registration required: +376 826 445 [email protected]) Within the series, Local Products, Heritage of All: #3 Cosmetic uses of plants in Andorra with Montse Capdevila of the local company Pocions de lluna nova (Potions of the New Moon) and Manel Niell (biologist). An activity in collaboration between The National Library and producers associated with the Marca Agrícoles i Artesans d’Andorra brand and this time also incorporating the Cenma-IEA (Center for Snow Studies and the Mountain of Andorra) since the subject has been chosen to give prominence to the plants that are found in Andorra and, in particular, to their uses in natural cosmetics.
The activity aims to showcase the plants that we have in our environment and what uses we can make of them and the processes to follow, while showing a practical case of using these plants to create a brand of natural cosmetics (made in Aldosa).Upon completion, the products presented by the producer can be tested to discover which plants have been used to prepare them. The activity will be complemented with a sample of bibliographical material related to the treated subject matter.
Saturday, 1st June from 19h – 20.30h leaving from the Portal de la Vall, Andorra la Vella. (5€. Activity for all ages. Registration open at portal@madriu- perafita-claror.ad. Limited places). A dramatized guided tour (stories and legends in Catalan) of the Madriu-Perafita- Claror Valley, accompanied by the Somhiteatre company.
Sunday, 2nd June from 10h – 16h at the Prat del Roure, Escaldes-Engordany. An Environmental festival. Games: eco-poetic machines; Workshops: honey-making, recycling paper, making a bird-feeder, games made from left-overs; Entertainment shows: Environmental challenge; Recycling made clear; Exhibitions: insect shelters … and at 14h Arrossada! (risotto) 2€.
GASTRONOMY
Thursday, 30th May at 20h at the Carmen Thyssen Museum, Escaldes-Engordany. GastroArt al Thyssen with the Femina Feminae exhibition. Carmen Thyssen Andorra Museum presents a new pairing between gastronomy and arts, a sensory activity in collaboration with the Fourteen Restaurant. This time, the inspiration of the works of the style POP ART will lead the evening, which will begin with the artistic director and curator of the exhibition Guillermo Cervera, giving explanations in front of the work. To complete the unique sensory experience, the thematic taster and cocktail will be proposed next, thanks to the collaboration of Fourteen Restaurant.
Thursday, 30th May at 21.30h at the Restaurant El Traguet, Av. de la Cortinada 15, Ordino. (20€ Reservation essential: tel. 862 266) The Taste of Music: Music of the 80’s with La PeCera.
Until Sunday, 2nd June at Angelo Pizzeria, La Massana. Tasting the Spring: Menu Maridatge (pairing) 26.90€. A four course, set menu with a different wine chosen to accompany each dish.
STREET MARKETS
Saturday, 1st June from 10h – 14h in the Plaça dels Arínsols, Encamp. Encamp Saturday market. The Encamp Entrepreneurs Association (AEE) recommences their traditional market as a showcase for trade in the parish. This initiative, which was launched in 2014 with the collaboration of the Comú d’Encamp, has had numerous auxiliary activities such as botifarrades (sausage barbeques) children’s face painting, magic, musical performances or batucades (drum bands).
Saturday, 1st June from 11h – 21h in the Historic Centre, Andorra la Vella. Vall Market. On the first Saturday of every month from May to October, the Vall de la Vall market stalls will offer you creative crafts, art and agrifood products. There will be workshops in the morning and entertainments in the afternoon.
Culturally yours,
Clare.
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