What to do in Madrid, from January 13 to 21: hairstyles with history and puppets in the clouds

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The return to the routine becomes much more bearable with a little poetry, art, theater, a virtual reality installation or a good cumbia party.

Combing well is an art and this is demonstrated by this exhibition at the Museum of Romanticism, the first monograph dedicated to this theme that is organized in Spain. In it we will see how the hairstyle, both masculine and feminine, evolved with fashion and acquired a greater socio-cultural significance throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Through the paintings of José de Madrazo, Antonio María Esquivel or Valentín Carderera, we will witness the historical changes that the hair reflected and we can see objects related to the hairstyle, such as curling irons or tongs, and even more curious, such as the pieces of jewelry intended to store hair of loved ones.

The Masquepalabras collective begins the year in style with a new installment of its already famous show Poetry or Barbarism. This time, the appointment will be in the auditorium of Conde Duque and the four guests who will hold the mic will be the young Madrid singer-songwriter Ainoa Buitrago, the 2019 Poetry Slam Madrid champion Claudia Gutiérrez, the dramatist and performer Violeta Gil - who will be presenting her first poemario– and the polypoetic duo Los Peligro. The artist Mentenguerra will put order in the room and, in addition, there will be free mic for those who are encouraged to release some verses.

 

THEATER. Elisa and Marcela

In the Spain of the early twentieth century, two women got married in a small church in A Coruña, although, at that time, the recognition of same-sex marriage was far from being a reality. However, they both set up a trick to get through the altar: one of them posed as a man, and instead of Elisa, it was Mario. His love story - which gained special prominence last year thanks to Isabel Coixet's film - now arrives at the Teatro del Barrio in an irreverent, vindictive and very musical version from the comics of the company A Panadaría.

When: From January 15 to 26
Where: Teatro del Barrio (c / Zurita, 20)
Price: from 15 to 17 euros

VIRTUAL REALITY. Experience the origins of Metro

Who has not ever considered, while waiting on the platform of the Metro looking to infinity, what would it be like to drive one of those trains? Since last December, the Community of Madrid has installed an interactive virtual reality zone within the historic train exhibition of the Chamartín Station, which allows visitors to drive classic trains in a simulator that recreates the first section of the Metro network, as well as virtual entry into the stations of the early twentieth century. A fun way to get closer to the origins of Madrid's suburban through technology.

When: From December 20 to February 2
Where: Chamartín Station (c / Agustín de Foxá, s / n)
Price: Free

PARTY. Tropical Macaw + JP Shuk

Those who have already overcome the hangover of Christmas excesses or, precisely, want to get rid of it by sweating everything on the dance floor, can not miss the great cumbia party organized this Friday by the Tropical Macaw collective. On this occasion, they will have Colombian actor Juan Pablo Shuk as a guest, who will exhibit his DJ and producer role here. The start of the year and the slope of January are infinitely more bearable to the rhythm of cumbia. Promised.

When: January 17 from 22.00
Where: Independance Club (c / Atocha, 127)
Price: From 8 to 15 euros

CHILDISH. Cloud to cloud

This work created by the puppet and playwright Mariso García tells the story of Luz, an angel who is in charge of shaping the clouds and then throwing them into the air. His world will take a turn when an aviator whose plane has broken down prevents him from returning home, so Luz, seeing him so sad, will end up giving him his wings. With very few elements and without using the word, this family show will allow the little ones - from 4 years old - to fly to the sky and jump from cloud to cloud.

 

 

NARRATION. I tell you a life: the rescued Van Gogh

Everyone knows the name of Vincent van Gogh, but surely very few people have heard of Johanna Bonger Van Gogh, the widow of Theo, the painter's brother. It was she, who became an art dealer, who took over Van Gogh's legacy, who made his signature known and who edited the correspondence between the two brothers, publishing the famous Letters to Theo. In addition, the newspaper he wrote throughout his life became an important source of information about the painter. This Saturday, the Casa del Lector offers an oral narration show by Veronica Pensosi, which will allow us to get to know this brilliant and resolute woman better.

When: January 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: House of the Reader (Paseo de la Chopera, 14)
Price: Free (with prior registration)

CINEMA. The cinema rev elado

Every Sunday until next February 23, all those interested in the interactions of cinema with other disciplines such as sound art, new media or dance, have an appointment with the fourth edition of The cinema rev elado, the project which would curate the Playtime Audiovisual platform for CA2M. This year, they will bring to Madrid proposals as interesting as those of Rose Kallal - whose film and audio performance Spectral Points combines experimental cinema and electronic music -, the world premiere of the interactive work Vanitas by Carmen Main and Elena Juárez, the radio performance of Societat Doctor Alonso or the Kopfkino scenic piece of Los Detectives about our brain's ability to build mental films. A good opportunity to see how cinema can be much more than a projection on a screen inside a room.