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Heroe or villain: The bat

June 1, 2020May 31, 2020

Heroe or villain? The perception of the bat has been ambivalent for centuries. With the spread of the coronavirus the fear of murciélagos returned. But the history of the heraldic animal of Palma tells a completely different story. Actually the bat assumed the role of the dragon. This traditional symbol of power was used by the kings of Aragón. When Jaume I. conquered Mallorca in 1229 he carried a dragon on his helmet. Some suspect that the beast should not only make him appear more powerful…

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Play it again: Woman Tango Ballet

April 12, 2020April 11, 2020

Here is a special Easter present from Pasodos Dance Company. Today and tomorrow, only, the Palma based troupe offers an encore of their last production online. Woman Tango Ballet has been a tremendous success on Mallorca last year. It’s the story of a young woman struggling between professional career, family and self-fulfillment. The powerful choreography uses elements of classic, modern and contemporary dance and is fueled by passionate Argentine tango. What a wonderful gift for Easter…

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Under the boardwalk: Indiferencia

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

Abraham Calero is one of the most political street artists in Palma. Just now he did a series of shipwrecked bodies along the boardwalk of El Molinar. Art, and street art in particular, often plays with the interaction between the art work and…

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Cinema Paradiso: CineCiutat

December 29, 2019February 12, 2020

“Tengo un cine” reads the slogan on the t-shirt that I have been wearing proudly for almost eight years, now. And indeed I owned an – admittedly small – share in CineCiutat. The phoenix who rose from the ashes of Renoir. When the movie theater…

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Slowing down: Hibridaciones

December 20, 2019

It’s these days between Christmas and Los Reyes when everything seems to slow down. We seize the days to spend time with our loved ones. And together we watch a movie or visit an exhibition that we have missed so far. If you haven’t seen…

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Big screen: Street Art in Palma

November 20, 2019February 12, 2020

Mallorca has always been an inspiring place for artists. Particularly painters love the extraordinary light of the Mediterranean. And the creative atmosphere of an island where people from many different places come together. With its numerous…

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Fire & Earth: Guillem Nadal in Berlin

October 25, 2019October 27, 2019

Some of the narrow parallel lines that are winding across the canvasses remind me of topographic maps. Others resemble rice fields or the lines that waves draw on the sandy bottom of the sea. The artwork by Guillem Nadal is mostly abstract. But…

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Open sesame: Las Puertas de Toledo

October 7, 2019October 9, 2019

It’s that wonderful tale of 1001 Nights where Ali Baba’s greedy brother Kasim knows the entrance but forgot the key. In hotels today it often happens the other way round. We have the key but don’t remember the door to it. Something that Toni…