Lliure and the city

The UNLOCK THE CITY! project, which is part of the Europa Creativa programme since 2023, is continuing forward. The project spans six countries through the alliance of four theatre institutions and three universities: the Toneelhuis Foundation of Antwerp (Belgium), the Piccolo Teatro of Milan (Italy), the Teatrul Tineretului in Piatra Neamț (Romania), the Politecnico University of Milan, the Akademi for scenekunst in Oslo (Norway), the DAMU of Prague (Czech Republic) and the Teatre Lliure.

We at the Lliure are working to create two theatre proposals within the project this season with Anna Puigjaner [Estudi Maio] in Històries de la cuina and Alexandra Laudo [Heroínas de la cultura] in Ferida lluminosa.

From 1 to 5 October, the Teatre Lliure also hosts the project’s Creative Lab at l'Espai Lliure, a meeting with representatives of all the equipment and artistic collectives involved. On 02/09 an open session is organized so that the public can know the project and participate in the debate generated by the themes that it crosses. Experts, artists and participants will discuss to try to answer questions such as:

• How have relations between citizens been re-woven after the pandemic?
• How can an art project stimulate trust between participants?
• If suggesting an artistic activation in the public space becomes a political act that wants to be a motor of change, how is this change measured?
• What role does public space play in artistic performances?

DATE
02/10

PLACE
Espai Lliure

PRICE
Free with prior reservation

LANGUAGE
In English

Come to the premieres in the Sala Fabià Puigserver and stay to celebrate with Embassa’t.

The Vallès’ independent music festival is moving to Montjuïc with a selection of DJs in a dialogue between music and theatre.

OPENING NIGHTS
— 21/05 La brama del cérvol with nahomie!


PREVIOUS PEMIERES
— 03/10 La gavina with Lucient
One of the thinking heads of Lapsus and the A&R of the renewed CEE seal. 20 years of career and having played in the main venues and festivals in the country make it a guarantee in the booth.

— 22/11 The Employees with DJ Chica Acosta
Cumbias, merengues and reggaeton are hanging out in the sessions of this DJ and Venezuelan radio host. The roots of Afro-Caribbean and Antillean rhythms, she makes them dance in their sets towards club culture showing the darker side of house music and tropical bass music.

— 04/12 El misantrop with Villamel DJs (Pau Roca & Pablo Torres)
"Villamel are our sound shelters, real or imaginary." Thus begins the manifesto that is read to each radio program Villamel, which saw the light in 2018 as a show on underground radio Dublab and now has its own entity as an itinerant podcast. The Villamel project, led by the city’s DJs Pau Roca and Pablo Torres, also explores other formats to build new interpretations of their "sound shelters": from DJ sets through to curating nights or radio shows. Villamel’s sessions are characterized by being extensive sets to exploit his musical eclecticism. Sound journeys that can take you from the balearic, modern funk or boogie, through more electronic drifts with techno or house music as a common element.

— 15/01 El público with Sonido Tupinamba CANCELLED

— 22/02 L’herència with DJ Vilalta
Born in 1998 in Barcelona, Vilalta’s musical journey started with guitar strings. The charm of electronic music found it in the dance floors, learning from different styles and parties with house music always at the top of their priorities. The 2018 introduced him on the beaches as a DJ, with the mission to move. He started playing Tech House, but his sound landscape quickly evolved into different musical records; from the groovy minimal reels to the more funky and deep tech house cuts. He is co-owner of Diggin', his own party brand, and resident DJ at UNMUTED Barcelona, one of the big names in the great city party scene. From Pacha to the Atlantic Club, you can find Vilalta’s songs painting Barcelona nights.

— 02/04 Fantàstic Ramon
To understand Spacer, you need to dance with her. A cultural agitator of the Barcelona underground scene, she lives in those territories where experiences shaped her values and artistic vision, fueling her desire to explore beyond dance (a career she initially pursued). Spacer is obsessed with synthetic sounds and a staunch enemy of labels and genres. Therefore, describing her sound in terms of styles is pure invention. Spacer connects with the audience in a way that few DJs do. She creates immersive environments and guides her audience on a sonic journey that is as introspective as it is euphoric, as personal as it is communal, as dark as it is sheer bliss.

This season the Lliure returns to participate in the cycle Per amor a les Arts of the Filmoteca de Catalunya. An opportunity to cross artistic disciplines in which three directors/directors of productions of the Lliure present films linked to the creative process of their show at the Filmoteca.

Yet another year we are partnering with Barcelona Draws, the drawing festival organised by the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona and the Museu Picasso, which is celebrating its 14th edition this year. The goal of the festival, which commemorates the anniversary of the artist’s birth, is to promote drawing not only as a technique of creation and expression but also as a tool of learning, communication and intellectual processing.

This time, the workshop that held at the Lliure, Siluetes sorpresa, will be led by Raimon Rius, an illuminator, stage designer and illustrator, who will connect drawing with light.

DATE
20/10

PLACE
Espai Lliure

In addition to the exhibition on Clowns Without Borders at our Gràcia venue, this season we have also enlisted the NGO’s collaboration in Plaça Margarida Xirgu. As always, two shows are held. The first, on 2 November, is being carried out by the Duo Las Sureñitas. The second, on 5 April, has 'Mesieu Moustache' in charge.

DATES
02/11 and 05/04

VENUE
Plaça Margarida Xirgu