MISC. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF RECYCLING
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CCCB. December 19th-January 4th. www.drapart.net The Drap-Art recycling festival showcases art trends that use found objects and discarded materials as a resource for creating art, sculpture and design. The non-profit organisation behind Drap-Art, which was founded in Barcelona in 1995, is dedicated to the promotion of creative recycling through festivals, exhibitions, markets and workshops. Drap-Art ’14, the International Festival of Recycling Art of Catalonia, is a platform for emerging artists, designers, craftspeople and other creative professionals from all over Europe who seek to do something a bit more useful and creative with their rubbish. Through group exhibitions of art and designer objects made from recyclable materials, a traditional art and design market, performances, workshops and environmental cinema, Drap-Art makes a statement for a sustainable planet. With every festival, every showcase, Drap-Art functions as a campaign to acquaint the public with the dangerous effects of overconsumption and encourages people to consume more responsibly by respecting the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle.
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Jan 3rd festival de la infancia
Fira de Barcelona. December 27th-January 4th. Back with its usual abundance of games and activities after celebrating its 50th anniversary last year, the Festival de la Infancia aims to provide a fun and educational environment for children to pick up values of solidarity, culture and sustainability through play. There will be lots of hands-on experiences: kids can learn to milk a cow and grow their own organic garden in the farm area, visit the section dedicated to understanding how a city functions or experience being a doctor, firefighter or police officer for the day. Other features include lots of different sports, dancing, theatre, music and cookery lessons. With so many activities to keep parents and children entertained for hours, the festival offers the perfect antidote to boredom over the school holidays.
TANGO FESTIVAL BARCELONA
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Jan 4th
December 31st-January 3rd. www.festivalbarcelonatango.com Dance in the new year with style at the Tango Festival Barcelona. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, Barcelona was an entry point into Europe for many of Buenos Aires’ greatest tango artists—including the legendary Carlos Gardel—who would flex their musical muscles here before heading to Paris. World-renowned tango dancers Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa will be hosting classes and workshops throughout the festival, accompanied by music from the New Tango Orquesta Exilio. Plaza Hotel Catalonia will be the venue for the festival highlight: a New Year’s Eve dinner and the first milonga of 2015. Other events will be held in the Xalet on Montjuïc and the Hotel Catalonia Berna. Sign up for as many classes as you like on their website.
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