Barcelona information
Theatre and Dance
Barcelona and the stage arts: growth
and quality
Barcelona has a long-standing tradition of theatre, but it has
also opened its arms to the latest avant-garde currents and the
most radical and daring new work. In fact the city today is a
focus of theatrical innovation for the whole of Spain.
Barcelona boasts a theatre-going public numbering more than 2
million people a year, and the city is currently witnessing a
significant expansion of theatre and dance activity as a vital
part of its wider cultural panorama, exemplified by the opening
of the Ciutat del Teatre, ('Theatre City'), the new home of the
Institut del Teatre -one of the most modern centres of training
in the stage arts in Europe- and the inauguration of the new Teatre
Lliure in the remodelled Palau de l'Agricultura.
The range of Barcelona's stage facilities can be differentiated
in three main blocs: public theatre (examples here are the Teatre
Grec, which gave its name to the city's annual Grec Summer Festival,
the Mercat de les Flors and the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya);
private theatres (with a highly diversified commercial circuit),
and a series of alternative theatre venues.
In the field of dance, Barcelona regularly welcomes leading international
companies. The high level of interest and support is reflected
in the number of venues that have staged dance performances (the
Mercat de les Flors, the Teatre Nacional, L'Espai, the Sala Beckett
and La Porta) and in the prominent presence of dance in the Festival
Grec.
Theaters of Barcelona
Barcelona's theatre scene does not enjoy the same international
reputation as Madrid's does, however, what it lacks in literary
authority, it makes up for in the visual and audio spectacle of
its performances. The theatre scene in the city is lively and
well aended, including work by regional and international playwrights.
Popular venues include:
Teatre Lliure
Carrer Montseny 47
Gràcia tel: (93) 218 9251
website: www.teatrelliure.com
Teatre Tívoli
Carrer Casp 8
tel: (93) 412 2063
Teatre Poliorama
La Rambla 115
tel: (93) 318 8181
A varied programme of drama, music and dance is on offer at:
Teatre Nacional de Catalunya
Plaça de les Arts 1
tel: (93) 306 5700
e-mail: info@tnc.es
website: www.tnc.es
El Mercat de les Flors
Carrer Lleida 59
tel: (93) 426 1875
Palau de la Música
Catalana
Gran Teatre del Liceu