Having just celebrated Dance and Book Day, their ramifications in Lanzarote continue with several dance shows and the dramatization of texts by José Saramago. The week also includes classical and traditional Canarian music concerts, humor, theater, cinema, a talk about the islands and art and another about the candomblé music of Brazil.
MUSIC
- Bel Canto. Candelaria González and Canary Quartet
From the hand of soprano Candelaria González Torres and the Canary Guitar Quartet, this project shows emblematic arias by composers such as Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini, Mozart, Offenbach, Giménez, Bizet, Debussy,
Verdi and Puccini.
When: Friday, April 25 at 8:30 p.m.
Where: Casa Museo del Timple, La Villa de Teguise.
Ticket at 10 euros.
- Teguise Music Showcase
Teguise Music Showcase will bring together eleven bands and artists from Lanzarote this Saturday, April 26, in the historic center of Villa de Teguise, offering the public an uninterrupted musical day distributed in three
stages located in different enclaves of the historical complex.
When: Saturday, April 26, from 12:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Where: La Villa de Teguise.
Free admission.
- ‘Immortal Puccini: 100 years of passion and drama’
The II Cycle of Dramatized Concerts promoted by the Lanzarote tenor Pancho Corujo continues, in charge of the dramaturgy and which will also feature the participation of Yeray Betancor, actor and narrator; Laura del Río, soprano; and Fernando Briones, on the piano.
When: Saturday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Casa de la Cultura Agustín de la Hoz, Arrecife.
Free admission until full capacity.
- IV Teguey Festival
The San Bartolomé City Council celebrates the IV Teguey Festival this weekend, a tribute to Canarian popular music and its traditions.
When: Saturday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Municipal Theater of San Bartolomé.
Free admission with reservation.
DANCE
- Suelo y Aire. Pieces I. Contemporary Dance Show
The contemporary dance show Suelo y Aire offers a careful selection of pieces in which movement becomes the central axis of artistic expression. In this first selection of pieces you can
enjoy the proposals of Nangilima Project, Raquel Jara, Compañía Flamenca Rocío Pozo and Teresa Lorenzo.
When: Thursday, April 24, two performances, at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Where: Teatro Víctor Fernández Gopar “El Salinero”
Ticket at 10 euros.
- Suelo y Aire. Pieces II. Contemporary Dance Show
The contemporary dance show Suelo y Aire continues. This time the pieces are by the artists Guadalupe Torres, Compañía Wettribute, Alicia Hernández Butragueño and Richard Mascherin.
When: Friday, April 25, two performances, at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Where: Teatro Víctor Fernández Gopar “El Salinero”
Ticket at 10 euros.
- Road to hip hop
Within the programming of Suelo y aire 2025, an urban dance show is presented that covers the various aspects of hip hop culture.
When: Saturday, April 26, two performances, at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Teatro Víctor Fernández Gopar “El Salinero”
Ticket at 7 euros.
- Dance Gala
The Municipal Sports Hall of Tías will offer a gala this Sunday, whose full name is XIV International Dance Day, on the occasion of the anniversary that was celebrated last Tuesday. The show will feature hundreds of dancers from 14 dance schools from all over the island. They will include everything from classical dance to flamenco, jazz or urban dances.
When: Sunday, April 27, two performances, at 5:00 p.m.
Where: Municipal Sports Hall of Tías
Free admission until full capacity.
CINEMA
- Lanzarote Film Club. La Umbría
Lanzarote Film Club returns, in collaboration with the Isla Literaria Association and within the framework of activities of the III Book Fair, presents a milestone of Canarian cinema: La Umbría, by Pepe Dámaso. It is a
1975 film adaptation of the theatrical poem by the Gran Canaria writer Alonso Quesada, author honored on the Day of Canarian Letters
Canarias 2025. After the screening there will be a talk.
When: Saturday, April 26, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: El Almacén
Free admission with reservation.
- Documentary about Blas Cabrera Felipe. History of Physics
This documentary is a journey through the life and contributions of the illustrious universal Canarian scientist Blas Cabrera Felipe. From his humble
beginnings in Lanzarote to becoming a prominent physicist consecrated internationally, forming part of the scientific elite
European in the first half of the 20th century.
When: Wednesday, April 30, at 7:00 p.m.
Where: El Almacén
Free admission with reservation.
HUMOR
- Txabi Franquesa. Scotland
The humorist Txabi Franquesa presents Scotland, his most mature show. And with that he doesn't deceive, because inevitably, the last one is always the most mature. That's where
the “generational itch” comes from. The struggle of a man already in his 40s, straddling youth and old age.
When: Wednesday, April 30 at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Teatro Víctor Fernández Gopar “El Salinero”
Ticket at 15 euros.
THEATER
- Escénicas. The dance of Lunja and her shadows
From the hand of the Escénicas festival, this show arrives, which through the metaphor of shadows, invites us to reflect on how the search for
acceptance leads us to project an image of ourselves that often differs from reality.
When: Sunday, April 27 at 8:30 p.m.
Where: Haría Sports Hall.
Free admission with reservation.
LITERATURE
- Whispers of Saramago
In the José Saramago House Museum of Tías, a theatrical show will be held with fragments of various literary and theatrical works by the Nobel Prize winner for Literature.
Actors and actresses from Portugal, Tenerife, and Lanzarote perform.
It will be this coming Friday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m., in the Gardens of A Casa Museo José Saramago, in, Tías, Lanzarote.
When: Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: A Casa Museo José Saramago, Tías.
Free admission.
TALKS
- The islands
On the occasion of the closing of the exhibition of the same name. The artists Elo Vega and Rogelio López will offer a talk to delve into the themes addressed in their works and the relationship between art, history and the
social phenomena that have marked the island reality.
When: Saturday, April 26 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Casa de la Cultura Agustín de la Hoz.
Free admission.
- Candomblé: music on the shores of mysticism
Within the programming of the No me hables de música cycle, the teacher and researcher specialized in music and culture of Brazil, Carlos Castro Brunetto, will talk about the origins of Brazilian music and its link with the religions of candomblé and umbanda, whose origin is found in the spiritual rites of African slaves who arrived in Brazil since the 17th century.
When: Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: El Almacén.
Free admission.