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See also: May Events in Barcelona
Each event is listed with contact details and the nearest metro stop.
Events Throughout May in Madrid
The following events run for the whole month (or the majority). See the next page for a Daily Calendar of Events for May in Madrid.Throughout May
WE WILL ROCK YOU
Teatro Calderón (c/Atocha 88, tel: 91 420 3797 - Sol (Lines 1, 2, 3) or Tirso de Molina (Line 1) www.teatrocalderon.com)
Ben Elton takes the sound of Queen and melds it into a musical production.
Throughout May
LA FÁBRICA
La Fábrica Galería (c/Alameda 9, tel: 91 360 1325 - Atocha (Line 1)
This modern art venue will feature an exposition by Korean artist Kimsooja, after her successful installation in the Crystal Palace, called 'A Wind Woman' until May 26. An exhibition of photography by Brazilian artist Rosangela Rennó follows from May 31 until July 14.
Throughout May
CÍRCULO DE BELLAS ARTES
(c/Alcalá 42, tel: 91 360 5400 - Banco de España (Line 2)
Spanish artist Luis Faga presents an exhibition called Lugares de la Pintura with his most recent abstract expressionist paintings until May 20. Raphaël Lonné's exhibition of drawings in pen and colored pencil shows until May 20.
Until May 13
TINTORETTO
Museo Nacional del Prado (Paseo del Prado, tel: 90 210 7077 - Banco de Espana (Line 2) and Atocha (Line 1)
Venetian Renaissance paintings.
May 12 to June 30
GALERÍA HELGA DE ALVEAR
c/Doctor Fourquet 12, tel: 91 468 0506 - Atocha (Line 1)
Slater Bradley's exhibition features videos of this New York-based artist, who focuses on popular and celebrity-obsessed culture.
Until May 20
ROY LICHTENSTEIN: FROM BEGINNING TO END
Fundación Juan March (Castelló 77, tel: 91 435 4240 - Nuñez de Balboa (Lines 5 & 9)
Art inspired by advertisements and comic books, Lichtenstein uses bright colors, bold outlines and tiny hand-painted dots to imitate how mass media portrays reality.
Until May 20
EL ESPEJO Y LA MÁSCARA - EL RETRATO EN EL SIGLO DE PICASSO ?
Museo Thyssen Bornemisza (Paseo del Prado 8, tel: 91 369 0151 - Banco de España (Line 2)
This temporary collection shows the development of portraiture in the 20th century through the art of Picasso, van Gogh, Gauguin, Dalí, Warhol and others.
Until May 20
LOS PRODUCTORES
Teatro Coliseum (c/Gran Vía 78, tel: 91 547 6612 - Plaza de España (Lines 3 & 10)
A hit the world over, this Tony Award-winning production is laugh-out-loud funny. It tells the story of two scheming men and their sneaky plot.
Until May 26
MARTIN PARR - MEXICO
Galería Espacio Mínimo (Doctor Fourquet 17, tel: 91 467 8331 - Lavapiés (Line 3) www.espaciominimo.com)
In his latest book, 'Mexico', Parr makes his point by "taking clichés and exposing them and making them so clichéd that they become something else," a trademark of his work.
Until June
EINSTEIN 1905, CIEN AÑOS DE FÍSICA (100 YEARS OF PHYSICS)
CosmoCaixa (c/Pintor Velázquez s/n, tel: 91 484 5205 - Plaza de Castilla (Lines 1 & 10) then bus 157)
An exhibit aimed at simply explaining Einstein's complicated discoveries like nuclear energy and special relativity. The whole family will leave a little smarter.
Until June 2
Pilar Parra & Romero Galería de Arte (Conde de Aranda 2, tel: 91 576 2813 - Retiro (Line 2)
American artist Christian Schumann brings his surrealistic artwork to Madrid with the show 'Tottering Tongues of Argot'. His paintings combine graffiti, graphic design and text.
Until August 20
LOS CINETICOS
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (c/Santa Isabel 52, tel: 91 774 10 00 - Atocha (Line 1)
This exhibit is a collection of modern art from museums across the world, celebrating the modern Latino and Spanish artists of the last century.
Until August 26
ECUADOR: TRADICIÓN Y MODERNIDAD
La Biblioteca Nacional de Madrid (Paseo Recoletos 20, tel: 91 580 7800 - Colón (Line 4)
An exhibition of more than 180 pieces of Ecuadorian art from pre-Hispanic to colonial to the 20th Century.
May 4 to June 3
ME ACORDARE DE TODOS VOSOTROS
Teatro de La Abadía Temporada (c/Fernández de los Rios 42, tel: 91 448 1627 - Moncloa (Lines 3 & 6) www.teatroabadia.com)
Playwright Ana Vallés returns to the Teatro de La Abadía with her new show. Inspired by Federico Fellini, the show is a study of the actors' interaction with the theatrical text.
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