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AGENDA | FLAT SWEET HOME MADRID | DECEMBER 8-14

Madrid is a city where passion runs through every inch of its streets, and where love stories spring on every corner. Perhaps none of those romances are as idyllic as the love story from the legendary Dirty Dancing, the iconic film from the 1980s. The romance between a working-class rake played by Patrick Swayze and the good girl Jennifer Gray crossed borders and generations. For instance, their final dance has been endlessly imitated by those wanting to experience it firsthand. In the end, the myth has turned into a fun musical that will make you feel young again in your seat at the Nuevo Teatro Alcalá. You’ll find yourself singing Hungry Eyes or The Time Of My Life when you’re back to your cozy Flat Sweet Home Velazquez Apartment.

However, other dances are reserved for the best classical dancers, who turn to the Russian Ballet as the most demanding academy in the world. The world’s most prestigious ballet brings its peculiar revision Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, with beauty capable of overshadowing Christmas itself, in two special shows at the Nuevo Apolo Theater on December 12 and 21.  

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The Bolshoi’s magic is half way between your Flat Sweet Home Prado Apartment, located right in the center of Madrid at Barrio de las Letras, and the electronic spell of Crystal Castles‘ performance in the heart of the bohemian Malasaña district. This volcanic duo has transformed popular electronic music by merging the calm of our living rooms with stylish clubs, and vice versa. Evidently, the band’s powerful yet elegant style makes it essential in any situation.

Treat yourself with beautiful songs by Alondra Bentley.  Through her beautiful voice, she seems to whisper her longing for freedom from a cage of gold. Naturally, her music has captivated folk fans and those who enjoy delicate stylish pop. Alondra will be at Contraclub on December 9 to release her power pop in this beautiful corner of Madrid. Her fine voice would be the ideal musical thread for the exhibition Sorolla in Paris, a retrospective that runs through the international success of the great Valencian painter through his most valued works. A sensational summary by the work of the master of the light available for a limited time in the Madrid museum, after a huge success in Germany and France.

Come Christmas, and you’ll want to get a gift for you and one for your loved ones after your unforgettable stay in Madrid. One of the classiest Christmas markets in the city is Molly Market at the headquarters of the College of Architects of Madrid (COAM), a few steps from your Flat Sweet Home Fuencarral Apartment Flat. In this market, you can find alternative fashion, elegant design proposals, surprising gastronomy, and various cultural events and activities for children. There’s no better way of feeling Madrid’s passion for the avant-garde and Christmas.

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Find out more about the FLAT SWEET HOME MADRID events and shows schedule 

Dirty Dancing – from December 1 – Tuesday to Thursday: 20.30 h / Friday to Sunday: 18 h and 22 h – Nuevo Teatro Alcalá – calle Jorge Juan, 62 – 19.9€-59.9€

The Nutcracker by the Russian Ballet – December 12 – 21.00 h / December 21 – 20.30 h – Teatro Nuevo Apolo – Plaza Tirso de Molina, 1- 31-€39

Crystal Castles – December 9 – 20 h – Barcelo Theatre – calle Barceló, 11 – €30

Alondra Bentley – December 9 – 22 h – Contraclub – calle Bailén, 16 – 11€

Sorolla en Paris – until March 19 – Tuesday to Sunday – 9.30 to 20 h / Sunday from 10 to 15 h – Museo Sorolla – calle General Martínez Campos, 37 – €3

Molly Market – December 10 and 11 – from 11 to 20.30 h – COAM – calle Hortaleza, 63 – free access

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AGENDA | FLAT SWEET HOME MADRID | October 27 to November 2

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Spending the Halloween week in Madrid can be a unique experience. Fear not, the spirits of the bewitching night are pure art in this city, as myths become music and poetry. That’s the case with Don Juan. The character created by Zorrilla keeps breaking hearts in his path, and his verses have turned into a musical that promises to be pure emotion, as the story of the rivalry between Tenorio and Luis Mejía moves along. With a brilliant choreography by Antonio Calvo, both will compete for the love of Ana de Pantoja in the Teatro Philips de la Luz (Gran Vía, 66). The Gran Via you will escort you to your Flat Sweet Home Gran Vía. Continue Reading

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Kandinsky. A retrospective.

About to celebrate 150 years since the birth of this great artist, CentroCentro offers a retrospective, through 100 pieces runs the entire career of this master of abstract art. The exhibition runs through key periods of the life of Kandinsky, from the early years in Germany, through his years in Russia and ending with their stay in France, through fundamental works as Alte Stadt II (old town II, 1902), Mühle, Im Grau (in grey, 1919), Holland (mill, Netherlands, 1904), Gelb-Rot-Blau (yellow-red – blue, 1925) and Entassement règle (colorful set 1938). Until February 28th 2016 Flat Sweet Home recommends

Districts

MALASAÑA 24 HOURS

Both a traditional and hipster city, you can’t leave Madrid without enjoying at least one entire day in this neighbourhood. Google is never wrong ─ If you search “coolest neighbourhoods in Madrid”, Malasaña will come up in most links. Actually, if you expand the search worldwide, the Madrilenian neighbourhood will still show up in the first positions. It’s got to be for a reason, right? Continue Reading

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Jazz, jazz, jazz

Until January 24, in the Madrid Circle of Fine Arts, we can enjoy this wonderful exhibition where the most famous jazz figures (Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, etc.) look at us from the black and white photographs and leave us enter the atmosphere of smoke and blues of the golden age of jazz. Flat Sweet Home recommends

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Upfront. War photojournalists.

ALEPPO FRONTLINE

A group exhibition that brings together the work of 23 Spanish and Latin American war photographers, who share over time, not only times of danger but above all a questioning look. It is not easy to see, but is a must. At Conde Duque until January 31th 2016. Flat Sweet Home recommends