Here is what interesting events await residents and visitors of Torrevieja, as well as nearby towns in the province of Alicante, at the end of this week.
May 1–3. Exhibition of works by Picasso, Warhol, Murakami and other great artists
Until May 18, the Maritime Museum of Santa Pola is hosting an exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Takashi Murakami, Marc Chagall and other great Spanish and international artists from the Vicente Aguilera Museum of Contemporary Art in Vilafamés (MACVAC) and from the collection of Mariano Poyatos and Filomena De Lorenzo (Espai Nivi gallery). Many of the works on display are previously unpublished paintings and recent additions to the MACVAC holdings and the Espai Nivi collection, making the project a unique opportunity to discover them. The two collections, built around four themes – “Body”, “Rituals”, “Landscapes of the Soul” and “Transcendence” – invite visitors to follow a path leading from the most physical and biographical experience to the realms of abstraction and sign. As the exhibition curators note, “it does not offer a closed discourse, but rather represents a process of searching, a journey inward, in which each work becomes a threshold, and each room a dwelling where visitors exist at their own rhythm”.
- Opening hours – from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00 (Tuesday-Saturday), and from 11:00 to 13:30 (Sunday).
May 1–3. Trip to Tabarca Island
Every day from the port of Torrevieja, Santa Pola or Alicante, you can take a boat to Tabarca Island – the largest and only inhabited island in the Valencian Community. Travelers will be able to enjoy underwater views, discover rich marine biodiversity, taste dishes in local restaurants and visit historical monuments. The boat has capacity for 250 passengers, including people with reduced mobility and pets, and food and drinks can be brought on board.
- Departure – from 9:30 to 18:45, return – from 10:30 to 19:30, ticket prices from Torrevieja – 27 euros for adults and 19 euros for children.
May 1. Friday market in Torrevieja
Every Friday, the Torrevieja street market operates in Parque Antonio Soria – one of the largest small-business centers in the Vega Baja region. On an area of 82,000 sq. m., there are up to 700 stalls and sales points offering food, clothing, footwear, accessories and other goods at affordable prices compared with major supermarket chains. The Torrevieja market has many conveniences – such as free parking, public toilets and a taxi stand. Every 20 minutes from 8:00 to 14:00, a bus departs that is accessible for people with reduced mobility or wheelchair users.
From Friday to Sunday, starting at 19:30, an amusement and games park for all ages is open here.
May 2. Musical show “¡Idols! La revolución K-POP”
The Grand Theatre of Elche will host the family musical show “¡Idols! La revolución K-POP”. In a dystopian future where sound has been banned and rhythm has become a demonic weapon, the dangerous WI-MA and Season SÁJAS seek world domination. Three young artists – the “Warriors of Rhythm”, united by friendship and the power of K-POP – discover that their music can awaken, liberate and change everything. In the end, they save an entire world… using rhythm as a weapon.
- Start – at 17:00, ticket prices – 18, 22 and 24 euros.
May 2. Concert “Las Cuatro Estaciones de Vivaldi”
At the Archaeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ), the string quartet Arde Quartet will perform as part of the Candlelight concert series, dedicated to the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi. The program includes the cycle of violin concertos “The Four Seasons”.
- Start – at 18:30, ticket prices – from 31.5 euros.
May 2. Concert in honor of Queen and ABBA
On the same day, the Noor Quartet string quartet will perform at the Archaeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ). The following world-famous hits by Queen and ABBA will be performed: Dancing Queen, SOS, Money, Money, Money, Bohemian Rhapsody, I Want to Break Free, Waterloo, Super Trouper, Mamma Mia, Don’t Stop Me Now, We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions.
- Start – at 20:30, ticket prices – from 28 euros.
May 2. Concert by the band “Sidecars”
The International Auditorium of Torrevieja will host a concert by the band “Sidecars”, which will present its new album “Everest” – a work that demonstrates the musicians’ maturity and their approach to life: moving step by step, learning from each experience and enjoying the journey.
- Start – at 20:00, ticket prices – from 20 euros.
May 3. Concert by Abraham Cupeiro and the Arnova Ensemble orchestra
The International Auditorium of Torrevieja will host a concert by Abraham Cupeiro and the Arnova Ensemble orchestra, who will present their new program “Pangea”. Around 200 million years ago, there was a single giant continent on our planet – Pangaea. It began to break apart and over time gave rise to the modern continents. The journey offered to the audience during this concert is a unification of different parts of the planet through the music of Abraham Cupeiro and María Ruiz, accompanied by the Arnova Ensemble orchestra, made up of 21 talented musicians. During this show, which was recorded with the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, melodies will be heard from Southern Oceania with echoes of its shells to the mysterious Chinese mountains, from the vast North American plains to the South American jungle, and much, much more.
- Start – at 19:00, ticket prices – from 30 euros.
May 3. Concert in honor of International Jazz Day
The Principal Theatre of Alicante will host a concert in honor of International Jazz Day, which is celebrated under the auspices of UNESCO on April 30 in almost 200 countries around the world. For the fifteenth time, dozens of local, national and international jazz musicians will take part in the event to raise funds for charity.
- Start – at 19:00, ticket prices – 12, 16 and 22 euros.
May 3. Play “The Bench”
The experimental theatre El Faro invites audiences to the lyrical play “The Bench”, based on the play of the same name by Alexander Gelman. Sincerity and lies, contempt and tenderness, longing and closeness intertwine minute by minute in an incredible mosaic of emotions. Alexei Panin and Veorika Kutsenko live through the full range of these feelings on stage.
- Start – at 20:00, ticket prices – 35, 45, 55 and 75 euros.
