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Preview: Sydney Dance Company
Alx Phillips anticipates the arrival of the Sydney Dance Company, who are coming to Barcelona to show off their wonderful choreographed routines
Nov 4, 2011 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT (1 Comments)
Foto by Sasha © V&A Images
Review: Els Ballets Russos de Diaghilev 1909-1929
Alx Phillips reviews the Els Ballets Russos de Diaghliev exhibition, which tells the fascinating story of one of Europe's most influential dance troupes
Oct 28, 2011 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Photo courtesy Temporada Alta
Raising the curtain
Moves are afoot to raise the accessibility and international profile of contemporary Catalan theatre
Oct 28, 2011 by Alx Phillips in LIVING (3 Comments)
Still by Milomir Kovacevic Strasni
Review: 1395 Dies Sense Vermell
Co-produced by MACBA and the work of two artists Šejla Kamerić and Anri Sala, these haunting films take us back to the harrowing siege of Sarajevo
Sep 28, 2011 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Preview: LEM 2011
If you're a fan of experimental music then make sure you head to Barcelona's most established music festival
Sep 28, 2011 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Revolutionary Tutus - Ballet Nacional de Cuba
Alx Phillips celebrates the triumphant history of Cuba's National Ballet as they start a run of Swan Lake here in the city
Sep 7, 2011 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
painting by Giovanni Boldini
Review: Retratos de la Belle Époque
Alx Phillips takes us through this study of pre-war art from the start of the 20th century
Aug 31, 2011 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Photo by Richard Houghton
Akram Khan
British choreographer Akram Khan brings his latest work 'Vertical Road' to the Mercat de les Flors
Feb 28, 2011 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
DocsBarcelona
Peter Greenaway is the special guest director at this year's film festival dedicated to documentaries from around the world
Jan 30, 2011 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Yesterday's tiles
From the archive: New lives for old Barcelona tiles
Sep 23, 2010 by Alx Phillips in LIVING
Photo by Alx Phillips
Interview with Rodney Graham
In Barcelona for the inauguration of the retrospective show of his work, Rodney Graham answered questions from Metropolitan about his art
Feb 26, 2010 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Photo by Alx Phillips
Telling tales
The eclectic output of Canadian artist Rodney Graham is currently on display at the MACBA and the Museu Picasso
Feb 26, 2010 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Photo by Marta Ramoneda
Captured
FotoPres displays the best Spanish photojournalism of recent times
Feb 1, 2010 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Nahid Persson Sarvestani
Select images
The documentary film festival DocsBarcelona succeeds by being picky
Jan 28, 2010 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Faith in art
The Islamic world is portrayed through its art at this CaixaForum exhibition, reviewed by Alx Phillips
Dec 1, 2009 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Photo by Ross Welser; Copyright: John Cage Trust
Sound affects
Now on at Barcelona's MACBA is a retrospective of the work by experimental musician John Cage. Read our exclusive web review of the show here
Oct 28, 2009 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
Photo by Ana Sánchez
Newspeak for 1984
Tim Robbins spoke to the press in advance of the inauguration of his production of '1984' that has just finished its run in Barcelona. Metropolitan's Alx Phillips went to hear what the US actor had to say about the relevance of Orwell's work in 2009
Sep 30, 2009 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT
CaboSanRoque
This Barcelona group not only recycles instruments, it recycles musicians
Oct 1, 2007 by Alx Phillips in GOING OUT