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Primavera Sound BarcelonaWell, it won't be in 2021 either, so we'll dance in 2022. Primavera Sound Barcelona postpones its next edition to next year, in June. All tickets purchased will remain valid and it will be possible to request a refund from June 2, the day on which the program of the 20th anniversary of the festival will be revealed. Primavera Pro will hold a hybrid edition this year 2021, from June 2 to 4.

Claudia AndujarKBr Fundación MAPFRE begins its 2021 program with the largest exhibition to date devoted to the work of the Brazilian artist Claudia Andujar (born in Switzerland in 1931). For more than five decades, Andujar has dedicated her life to photographing and protecting the Yanomami, one of the largest and most threatened indigenous groups in Brazil. Selecting the material for the exhibition took four years of research in the photographer's archive.

Americana FIlm Festival | North American independent cinemaThe Americana Festival of North American independent film will celebrate its eighth edition in two cities and one platform: from March 2 to 7 in Barcelona, ​​from March 12 to 14 in Madrid and from March 2 to 14 at FILMIN. The Americana is an indispensable festival in which you can see films that usually do not reach our screens. The opening, which is attended by invitation, will be on Tuesday March 2 in the Phenomena room with the film "Driveways", directed by Andrew Ahn; It is a film that knows how to play the right keys to thrill us, a delight nominated for two awards at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Mars. The Red MirrorIn recent years Mars has taken on special relevance in space exploration. But the red planet is not the new moon. The arrival of human beings on Mars is not framed within a context of cold war and propaganda: being the first to reach the Moon seemed almost the only objective. This CCCB exhibition also goes further and addresses, through different approaches and disciplines, our relationship with Mars from ancient times to today. Science, art and literature interact in a great exhibition project that investigates our condition and future as a species, and that also coincides with the arrival of three space missions that will renew our knowledge of the Red Planet.

Carnival in BarcelonaThis year 2021, as you can imagine, the Carnival will be different. There will be no parades and the Arribo and the end of the Carnival will be a show that will be broadcast online. There will be no parades, but they will organized face-to-face activities such as concerts, exhibitions, contests and workshops will be organized in civic centers, neighborhood centers and party houses, which in this year's edition gain prominence. Many of the activities can also be followed virtually. Although most of the proposals are for a family audience, the program also includes activities designed for a young audience and for older people.

Tàpies a los 30Tàpies at 30 is framed in the celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Foundation, and focuses on the period when Tàpies was in his thirties, that is, between 1953 and 1963. In that period, Tàpies reached his artistic maturity with the creation of the so-called material paintings, which were characterized by the density of the textures and by the use of a range of colors in which gray, ocher and earthy tones predominated. These paintings enabled Tàpies to occupy a prominent place in both Spanish and international avant-garde circles.

BCNegraThe black novel festival BCNegra 2021, which reaches its sixteenth edition, has positioned itself as one of the most important events of the black genre in terms of the number of participating writers, the variety of content and the commitment to other cultural expressions in relation to gender and the success of the public in all the activities carried out. All BCNegra activities are free and you can attend talks, round tables, screenings, exhibitions and guided tours, which in this year's edition will be held virtually and you will be able to see or retrieve until the last day of the event (the guided tours can follow them on podcast and do them on your own).

The concerts of the Palau de la Música CatalanaOne of the most visible activities of the Fundació Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música Catalana is the organization of classical music concerts, which is reflected every year in the Palau de la Música season. But this modernist building designed by the Barcelona architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, also hosts concerts for the whole family and concerts by other organizers in which, in addition to classical music, they offer other kinds of musical styles such as jazz, flamenco, folk, rock or pop.

New Year's Eve parties in Barcelona?This year, due to the sanitary regulations established to reduce coronavirus infections, entertainment venues such as discos, party rooms, clubs, restaurants, bars, etc., will not be able to organize New Year's Eve Parties in Barcelona. So there will be no choice but to celebrate the transition from 2020, the fateful 2020, to the hopeful 2021 at home. Not even street celebrations will be allowed, but fireworks can be seen from most of the city. Remember that only celebrations with a maximum of 10 people will be allowed (preferably from usual circles) and that the curfew has been extended until 1:30 a.m. Take this into account if you are going to another place.

The Christmas of the Museums of BarcelonaThe museums and other municipal cultural spaces of Barcelona have prepared a Christmas adapted to the current situation, but with a great diversity of proposals aimed at the family audience, but also at the adult audience. Until January 6, the cultural centers will be filled with exhibitions, guided tours, workshops and other activities. Many of the exhibitions are already underway or are part of the museums' permanent collections. In these cases, new activities are organized around them. You can also access museum houses, such as Casa Vicens, with a discount.