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MARCH / APRIL 07
| Beyoncé Live – Stockholm The first leg of Beyoncé’s European tour sees the multi-award-winner and former Destiny’s Child frontwoman strutting her stuff at Stockholm’s Globe Arena. Expect to be blown away by a high-budget stadium show with plenty of booty-shaking dancers. She’s sure to perform plenty of numbers from her newest solo album, B’Day. 3 May. www.globearenas.se |
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| Jan van der Heyden – Amsterdam A pioneer of the painting of cityscapes, Dutch master Jan van der Heyden (1637–1712) had a remarkable eye for detail that means there’s still plenty to see in his depictions of public squares, canalsides and courtyards. A piece of trivia for you: Heyden at one time designed fire engines and is even credited with inventing the hose. Until 30 April. www.rijksmuseum.nl |
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| Happy Birthday Miffy – London One of the Netherlands’ biggest exports, iconic storybook rabbit Miffy weathers everything life throws at her with the same ambiguous facial expression, lending her an enviable air of Buddhist detachment. She turned 50 last year, but still looks super-cute. This is the last chance to attend her birthday exhibition of illustrations by Dick Bruna. Until 18 March. www.museumofchildhood.org.uk |
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| Night Of The Jumps – Berlin You may not think a motorbike is the most graceful of objects, but the jumps, stunts and tricks at the Night Of The Jumps event could make you think again. The night features freestyle stunt displays from motocross bikers, who normally ride cross-country – the sport’s profile has been on the rise since singer Pink married motocross star Carey Hart last year. The event takes place at the Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle arena; advance tickets cost from €49. 31 March–1 April. www.ifmxf.com |
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| Déja Donné – Prague If you’re visiting Prague, it’s worth remembering that the city’s Archa theatre prides itself on welcoming visitors who don’t speak Czech. That’s one of the reasons that they support contemporary dance in Prague, and this March, punky Czech-Italian dance troupe Déja Donné will perform My Name Is King, a high-energy dance piece that takes today’s consumer society as its subject. The show’s bohemian feel is very Prague. 9–10 March. www.archatheatre.cz |
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| Poets’ Springtime – Paris Paris is steeped in the literary legends of poets like Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, and the tradition continues. Poets’ Springtime will see over 5,000 poetry-based events take place, from guerilla street performances and coffee shop readings to workshops on diction and translation, in venues all over Paris. This year’s theme of love poetry should set some pulses racing. 5–18 March. www.printempsdespoetes.com |
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| Copenhagen Catwalk – Copenhagen Designed to be accessible to everyone, Copenhagen Catwalk takes a guerilla approach to promoting style in the Danish capital. As well as conventional runway shows, there are style makeovers available in the city’s boutiques and catwalk shows where you least expect them: last year, organisers sent their models to pose for passengers on the city’s metro trains. 29–31 March. www.copenhagencatwalk.com |
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| Spring Festival – Budapest Hungary’s largest annual arts event will this year comprise about 200 events across the city, including classical music recitals, dance performances, art exhibitions, film screenings and more. Works by Mozart and Wagner will be performed by the Budapest Philharmonic and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, and Puccini’s Turandot is at the state opera house. 16 March–1 April. www.festivalcity.hu |
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| Sant Jordi – Barcelona If you’re going to be in Barcelona with your other half this April, know that the 23rd is Sant Jordi (St George’s Day), Barcelona’s equivalent of Valentine’s Day. Florists make a small fortune as every girlfriend is the recipient of a red rose, and more unusually, every woman buys her lover a book. Hundreds of book sellers appear overnight on Las Ramblas, so if you’re not spending the night with anyone special you can at least curl up with a good read. 23 April. www.barcelonaturisme.com |
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| Sargent’s Venice – Venice America-raised painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was actually born in Italy and had a lifelong love affair with Venice. This beautiful exhibition comprises about 60 of Sargent’s Venice water colours and oil paintings, made during his many painting trips to the city. 24 March–22 July. www.museiciviciveneziani.it |
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