Next week comes with high-quality film proposals, as well as up to four literary events, such as the one with Cristina Fernández de Cubas, who, through the Lanzarote Literature Festival, offers a talk on the unusual and disturbing aspects of stories.
In theater, there is the opportunity to attend the play Proyecto Fausto on Friday, and the Zarzuela Gala on Saturday. In addition, three photographic exhibitions will simultaneously premiere at El Almacén this Friday.
La Voz offers you this summary of the week's most interesting cultural events in Lanzarote, in collaboration with the Department of Culture of the Government of the Canary Islands.
CINEMA
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The Human Hibernation. Cine Buñuel
The Buñuel Cinema at El Almacén presents the film The Human Hibernation, a fable that challenges the imagery of classic science fiction and asks us about the problems of our current relationship with nature.
When: Thursday, October 23rd at 8:00 PM.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Tickets €3.
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. Lanzarote Film Club.
Cine Club Lanzarote celebrates the centenary of the birth of the American director Sam Peckinpah, a visionary filmmaker who defied the narrative and aesthetic conventions of his time.
His cult film *Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia*, one of the most personal and controversial works in his filmography, will be screened.
When: Saturday, October 25th at 8:00 PM.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Free admission with invitation.
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Returning to You. Buñuel Cinema
The Buñuel Cinema at El Almacén presents *Wildland*, by Danish director Jeanette Nordahl, a conscientious domestic melodrama that celebrates love and commitment. The film explores how, in a relationship frozen by routine, the reality of bonds and the need for care can change everything.
When: Wednesday, October 29 at 8:00 PM.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Tickets €3.
LITERATURE
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Book of Poems Presentation. The Moon
Vanessa Díez presents La Luna in Lanzarote, a collection of poems full of intricate landscapes and twists, reflecting the confusion and challenge of confronting the deepest fears and secrets.
When: Tuesday, October 28th at 7:30 PM
Where: Casa de la Cultura Agustín de la Hoz, Arrecife.
Free admission.
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Cristina Fernández de Cubas. Lanzarote Literature Festival
The Lanzarote Literature Festival 2025 continues with writer Cristina Fernández de Cubas in a conversation about the unusual, the fantastic, and the mastery of the short story as a literary form. The author will talk about the power of the unsettling, of how the strange insinuates itself from the everyday with a precise and evocative prose.
When: Tuesday, October 28th at 7:30 PM.
Where: El Fondeadero Civic Center, Puerto del Carmen.
Free entry with registration.
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Literary Conversation. Land of Sea
Taking Sergio Erro's book of stories, Tierra del mar, as a reference, the author will hold a conversation with his counterpart, Eduardo Laporte, to discuss the sea and the island of Lanzarote as settings for interesting stories that recreate the past through tales where reality and fiction merge.
When: Tuesday, October 28th at 7:30 PM.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Free admission.
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Literary meeting
Next Wednesday, October 29, the Agustín de la Hoz House of Culture will host a literary meeting with the authors Pepe Betancort, Myriam Ybot, and Alba Cantón.
When: Wednesday, October 29th at 7:30 PM.
Where: Agustín de la Hoz House of Culture, Arrecife.
Free admission.
THEATER
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Faust Project
The theater company Regañiza brings to Tías the play Proyecto Fausto, which tells of the disappearance of that ship called Fausto that departed from El Hierro, but never reached La Palma.
When: Friday, October 24th at 8:00 PM.
Where: Tías Municipal Theater.
Ticket from 10 euros.
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Zarzuela Gala
The 2025 edition of the Lanzarote Opera Festival begins with an evening dedicated to zarzuela, featuring a journey through emblematic pieces such as the lyrical sainete La revoltosa (Ruperto Chapí), the duet from La africana (Manuel Fernández Caballero), El barberillo de Lavapiés (Francisco Asenjo Barbieri), and Luisa Fernanda (Federico Moreno Torroba).
The soprano Carmen Mateo, the mezzo-soprano Andrea Niño, and the baritone Manuel Más sing, along with the pianist Ernesto Alemán, in a tribute to the Spanish lyrical genre.
When: Saturday, October 25th at 7:00 PM.
Where: Tías Municipal Theater.
Ticket from 10 euros.
EXHIBITIONS
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Earthly Happiness. Daniel L. Fleitas
Daniel L. Fleitas' exhibition 'Earthly Happiness' is born from the discovery of an abandoned zoo that became a refuge and creative engine for the artist.
Through photography, she reflects the parallel between human fragility and nature's capacity to be reborn, even in ruined spaces.
When: Opening on Friday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. On view until January 17.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Free entry.
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Secret Garden. David GP
El Almacén also hosts the exhibition ‘Secret Garden’, a poetic and critical reading of the territory through photography. The images capture small interventions by anonymous or amateur artists, visible from the public space, inviting us to rethink the everyday landscape from an artistic perspective.
When: Opening on Friday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. On view until January 17.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Free entry.
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The Incurable. Miguel Morales
El Almacén also presents the art installation ‘The Incurable’ by Miguel Morales, which explores the tension between the everyday and the dreamlike through photography. His work delves into the need to cling to normality through the collective.
When: Opening on Friday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. On view until January 17.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Free entry.
MUSIC
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Alexander Álvarez. Noon Festival
The Noon Canarias Festival brings classical guitarist Alexander Álvarez to Arrecife this Saturday, where he will perform a concert at the Agustín de la Hoz House of Culture.
When: Saturday, October 25th at 7:30 PM.
Where: Agustín de la Hoz House of Culture, Arrecife.
Free entry.
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Opus 22. Yaiza Sonic Nature
The duo Opus 22, composed of violinist Claudia Guerra Martín and guitarist Daniel León Sánchez, will offer the fourth concert of the Yaiza Naturaleza Sonora cycle, which brings music to natural and emblematic spaces in the southern municipality.
When: Saturday, October 25th at 7:30 PM.
Where: Las Casitas playground, Femés.
Free admission.
