The Casino L’Aliança del Poblenou starts the season with new shows

September is packed with cultural programming to kick off the season at Casino l’Aliança del Poblenou. Here’s an overview of all their upcoming offerings:

Sunday, September 8 at 6:30pm – Visca la Sarsuela!

After the success of the past edition of the Festes de la Marcé, the theatre Casino Aliança del Poblenou hosts this second edition for the Fiesta Mayor, led by the comic actress Thanya Santos and baritone Joan Garcia Gomà. They will offer a taste of the greatest hits of the “género chico” and some other surprise, with a fresh, fun, relaxed and different touch.

We will laugh, sing, dance and remember those songs that marked a lot of people’s lives in this show packed with joy and good energy, two characteristic elements of the Fiesta Mayor atmosphere.

Tuesday, September 10 at 7:00 PM – ALONSO DEL RÍO I ELS QUATRE ALTARS

Alonso del Río in concert and screening of the film “Els Quatre Altars (The Four Altars)” starring the talented Silke Klein, returning to cinema with this film, and the great Mexican actor Damián Alcazár. Don’t miss this wonderful fusion of music and conscious cinema in the heart of the beautiful city of Barcelona.

Wednesday, September 11 at 12:00 PM – ESBART CIUTAT COMTAL – EN5D: Traditional dance and music

Don’t miss the opening performance of the popular culture series in the “ateneos”. L’Esbart Ciutat Comptal presents EN5D, a show with live music by the band “Criatures”. As if it were our own heart, the most organic part of music, pulse, will drive the show. It is in this vital part where the rhythms and beats that evoke the traditional Catalan dance originate.

A reinterpretation of tradition where music and dance intertwine in a narration where the rhythm guides us from start to end. Points, lines, circles form a polyhedric shape in which all elements fit together in perfect harmony and conjunction. A “Contrapás”, a “Bolangera”, a “Ball pla”, a “Farandola”, a “Sardana”, a “Corranda”… a dimension in which the movement of the body and the different patterns of Catalan dance fit together with the melody and rhythm as they were shapes in a kaleidoscope. Dance, music, light, space, sensations, five dimensions, one contemporary view of our roots.

Thursday, September 12 at 8:00pm – Banda Municipal de Barcelona

The Barcelona Municipal Band (1886) is an essential institution for understanding the history of music in Catalonia. Its role has gone beyond organizing concerts and participating in official events; it has been a guarantor of musical dissemination, bringing some of the greatest works in history to its music stands. The driving force behind the band’s success was Joan Lamote de Grignon, who gave it an artistic personality and turned it into an internationally renowned ensemble. Even Richard Strauss conducted the band nearly a century ago.

In 2007, the band’s project took a major step forward, as it became the resident ensemble of the Auditori de Barcelona, initiating a stable concert season in collaboration with key local and international artists and ensembles. Ten years later, in 2017, the band was invited to the **Wasbe Conference** in Utrecht and the **World Music Concert (WMC)** in Kerkrade, Netherlands, where the band reaffirmed its status as an international reference.

Additionally, the band is committed to making music accessible to vulnerable communities through concerts and activities organized with  ApropaCultura. Today, the  Barcelona Municipal Band  is a socially engaged group, in tune with its time, and an active protagonist in Barcelona’s musical scene.

Pick up your free tickets from September 2 on the Casino L’Aliança el Poblenou tickets window (open Monday to Friday from 6:00pm to 8:oopm, except holydays)

Friday, September 13, and Saturday, September 14 at 7:00 PM – BARCELONA LINDY EXCHANGE

Don’t miss the Barcelona Lindy Exchange festival, organized by BCNswing. This annual festival, now celebrating its 10th edition, aims to:

– Promote high-quality live music and social dancing (no competitions)
– Build connections between hoppers from around the world and Catalonia
– Showcase our modernist city and its incredible heritage, welcoming all visitors.

Sunday, September 15 at 6:30 PM – HAVANERES WITH PORT BO

The Port Bo group was founded in 1966 in Calella de Palafrugell to mark the presentation of the book *Calella de Palafrugell i les havaneres*. The original trio, composed of Josep Xicoira, Carles Mir, and Ernest Morató, was often accompanied on piano by maestro Frederic Sirés, who composed the popular havanera “La gavina.” The group, along with other lovers of the genre, initiated the havanera singing tradition in Calella de Palafrugell, participating in all its editions.

In 2022, Lluís Bofill (second voice and guitar) and Xavi Jonama (bass voice) took over from Irineu “Mineu” Ferrer and  Carles Casanovas (who continues as musical director) and, together with Pep Nadal, they carry on the group’s mission to continue this popular genre, bringing to the stage the songs originally sung in taverns, now accompanied by new tunes that maintain the style of their ancestors.

Saturday, September 21 at 8:00 PM – HITCHCOCK “THE COMEDY”

Isidre works at a cinema where an ad for “McGuffin, XIII Intrigue Short Film Festival” is being shown. On the same screen, the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, appears and suggests that Isidre enter the short film competition, offering to help him make the film.

Directed by Hitchcock, Isidre and his girlfriend Lili (although she cannot see him) will film a short, using the old techniques of Hitchcock’s films. It will all be shot in a single studio, inside the cinema where Isidre works, except for finding famous actors known as “cameos” in cinema, which will give the short film a touch of distinction. They will have to go out and find these actors, coming up with the most absurd reasons to get them to participate.

Thursday, September 26 at 8:00 PM – AYLA SCHAFER

Ayla returns to Barcelona after last year’s overwhelming success, and we are thrilled to welcome her back.

Ayla is a multilingual world folk singer and songwriter and a visionary musical artist who weaves an impressive repertoire of original poetic songs with traditional and tribal music. With a growing international presence, she has become known as “A Voice of the Earth” and is a powerful sound in the world of healing music and the eco-spiritual movement. Her music has taken her around the world, with live performances that provide a sacred, intimate space that opens the heart of all who are present. This artist sings the song of the spirit and embodies the stories she tells, expressing music that resonates with deep heart, wisdom, and soul. Experiencing the essence of this impressive singer is embarking on a musical journey that ultimately brings us back to the core of our own inner existence.