The week arrives full of cultural events in Lanzarote, several film proposals, including a classic of mystery cinema from the Lanzarote Negra Literature Festival. The book "El Emperador del Sahara" is also presented, and there are three theatrical proposals, including "Campeones 2" directed and performed by Juan Manuel Montilla, El Langui. There is also a show by Kike Pérez at El Salinero.
In music, there are numerous offerings, especially in Costa Teguise for the Christmas market, but also in Arrecife with concerts by CIEM, Calicanto, and the Coral de Teguise. Additionally, the island's young timple players will perform at the Santo Domingo convent in La Villa.
La Voz offers you this summary of the most interesting cultural events of the week in Lanzarote with the collaboration of the Ministry of Culture, Universities, Science and Innovation of the Government of the Canary Islands.
CINEMA
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Three Friends. Buñuel Cinema
This Thursday, Cine Buñuel is showing the second and final screening of the dramatic comedy *Three Sisters*, by French director Emmanuel Mouret, which explores the relationship between three women and the relationship frustrations they face, in a tangle of friendship and desire.
When: Thursday, December 11 at 8:00 PM.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Admission for 3 euros.
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Blue Sun Palace. Buñuel Cinema
The Buñuel Cinema is also showing this week, specifically next Wednesday, the film Blue Sun Palace, the debut feature by Chinese-American director Constance Tsang. The story explores the feelings and motivations of a triangle of characters marked by desire, grief, and the search for a place in the world.
When: Wednesday, December 17 at 8:00 PM.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Admission for 3 euros.
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The Bait. Cine Club Lanzarote
Cine Club Lanzarote, in collaboration with the Lanzarote Negra Noir Festival, is reviving El Cebo, one of the great classics of Spanish cinema and one of the most unsettling thrillers of its time.
When: Saturday, December 13 at 7:00 PM.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Ticket free with invitation.
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Battleship Potemkin. Modern Times Festival
The last film of the IV edition of the Modern Times Festival will be Battleship Potemkin (1925) with music by Natalia Nikolaeva to experience it as it was over a century ago: with live pianists creating the soundtrack for each film.
When: Saturday, December 13 at 8:00 PM.
Where: Agustín de la Hoz House of Culture, Arrecife.
Free admission.
LITERATURE
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Lanzarote Negra Literature Festival
The Municipal Archive of Arrecife will be the venue from Thursday, December 11, to Saturday, December 13, for the second edition of Lanzarote Negra, the last noir festival of the year in Spain.
When: From Thursday, December 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Municipal Archive of Arrecife.
Free admission.
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The Emperor of the Sahara
Jesús Giráldez Macía presents his latest book in Lanzarote, which narrates the story of the French billionaire Jacques Lebaudy, who proclaimed himself emperor of the Sahara and began his conquest with unprecedented utopian principles. His adventure came to bother European leaders, in the midst of the colonialist race.
When: Saturday, December 13 at 11:00 AM.
Where: Agustín de la Hoz House of Culture, Arrecife.
Free admission.
PERFORMING ARTS
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My Night Library
The 2RC Teatro group presents a play in which two characters have escaped from the library and are found by Infinito, who encourages them to find what they have lost.
When: Friday, December 12 at 7:00 PM.
Where: Haría Municipal Library.
Ticket free with invitation.
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Saints and sinners
"Santas y perversas" (Saints and Sinners), by Compañía Regañiza, is a comedy that transforms a convent into a stage for entanglements, secrets, and laughter.
When: Friday, December 12th at 8:30 PM.
Where: Municipal Theater of Tinajo.
Free admission.
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Champions in the theater 2
Jameos del Agua hosts the play “Campeones en el teatro 2,” directed and performed by the versatile artist Juan Manuel Montilla, ‘El Langui,’ accompanied by many of the actors from the Campeones saga.
The play tells the story of Claudia, an actress who is doing well, but feels she hasn't yet landed that great role that could make her famous. She is offered a character with a disability, and to prepare for it, she contacts her cousin
Gloria, who has Down syndrome.
When: Saturday, December 13 at 8:00 PM.
Where: Jameos del Agua.
Free admission.
HUMOR
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Kike Pérez. Tickets "ProhiVidas".
The imminent arrival of his forties leads Kike Pérez to wonder if he has reached the summit or an abyss. This show moves between these two vital waters, alluding to all those things that, due to age or dignity, life prohibits us from doing.
When: Friday, December 12 at 8:00 PM.
Where: Víctor Fernández Gopar “El Salinero” Theater, Arrecife.
Ticket for 18 euros.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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Conversation with David GP and Daniel L. Fleitas
Commissioner Adonay Bermúdez brings together two well-known photographers from the Lanzarote art scene to discuss their work and creative processes.
When: Tuesday, December 16 at 7:30 PM.
Where: El Almacén, Arrecife.
Free admission.
MUSIC
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Rainbow Gospel Choir
Rainbow Gospel Choir is a Canary Islands group whose repertoire focuses on contemporary, spiritual, and classic gospel, although they incorporate R&B, pop, and even occasional fusions with tango, dance, or salsa
When: Thursday, December 11 at 5:30 PM.
Where: Las Cucharas Amphitheater, Costa Teguise. Full Program of the Costa Christmas Market.
Free admission.
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Nena Daconte
In the Amphitheater of Playa Las Cucharas in Costa Teguise, Nena Daconte will offer a concert full of catchy melodies, emotional lyrics, and a style close to melodic pop with touches of rock and folk.
When: Saturday, December 13th at 8:30 PM.
Where: Las Cucharas Amphitheater, Costa Teguise. Full Program of the Costa Christmas Market.
Free admission.
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CIEM Christmas Concerts
The Insular Center for Musical Education (CIEM) presents its Christmas Concerts, featuring various ensembles from the center, of all ages.
When: Tuesday, December 16 and Wednesday, December 17 at 7:00 PM.
Where: Víctor Fernández Gopar “El Salinero” Theater.
Free admission with invitation.
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Calicanto
The musical group from Lanzarote offers a concert that fuses traditional rhythms with other genres such as jazz and pop.
When: Friday, December 12 at 8:00 PM.
Where: Recova Municipal of Arrecife.
Free admission.
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Teguise Polyphonic Choir
The Teguise Polyphonic Choir will perform a concert at the Agustín de la Hoz House of Culture in Arrecife to mark the upcoming Christmas holidays.
When: Wednesday, December 17 at 7:00 PM.
Where: Casa de la Cultura Agustín de la Hoz, Arrecife.
Free admission.
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Little Timple Players
Several music schools in Lanzarote will present the results of the joint work between teachers and students, offering a showcase of the effort and dedication they have put into their learning
When: Sunday, December 14 at 8:00 PM.
Where: Santo Domingo Convent, La Villa de Teguise.
Free admission.
