Two musical 'revivals' and two masterful interpretations: what you can't miss this week

The week ahead, with Jordi Garrigós

Some of the things we hope not to miss in the next seven days

I will watch the new documentary series produced by the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, La ciència de l'art, which unveils some secrets of the MNAC's works. Available on CaixaForum+ and directed by Roser Toll, it follows the center's restoration and conservation teams, in an investigation that may appeal to both art lovers and those who enjoy almost detective-like matters. The inner workings of one of our great museums as they have never been seen before.

I will go to the Belle & Sebastian concert, who will perform on Friday, July 17th at Poble Espanyol in Barcelona. The band of Stuart Murdoch, one of the great references of Scottish indie pop, visits us to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the album that put them on orbit, the mighty If you're feeling sinister. Furthermore, they will not only play this marvelous album in its entirety, but they will also tackle other of their countless hits.

I will enjoy ofUna noche sin luna, the acclaimed play that speaks of Lorca from a 21st-century sensibility. After selling out all tickets last season, it has returned to the Tívoli Theatre with the performance, said to be spectacular, by Juan Diego Botto and the direction of Sergio Peris-Mencheta.

The week that ends, with Thaïs Gutiérrez Vinyets

Notes on what we have seen, heard, tasted, and, in short, experienced in the last seven days

I have seenPermagel at Espai Texas. This adaptation of Eva Baltasar's novel is directed by Victoria Szpunberg and masterfully performed by Maria Rodríguez Soto, who alone on stage defends the text and all its emotional intensity and interprets different characters with no other help than some musical moments. A very successful adaptation that made the audience stand up and applaud. 

I went to Cruïlla, one of my favorite summer festivals, both for the lineup it offers and because the audience remains eminently local. This year I went to enjoy a very powerful revival day with Pixies, Suede and Garbage, who remind us that the 90s were a great decade musically, combined with Mishima, Standstill, Maika Makovski and the fantastic Alosa.

I have bought tickets to enjoy the nights on the rooftop of Palau Güell, an initiative by the Diputación de Barcelona that, every Thursday in July, allows you to enjoy live music in this unique space, where Antoni Gaudí first conceived the chimneys as architectural sculptures. It features five recitals of jazz, pop, bossa nova, bolero, hip-hop, singer-songwriter music, and folk by young performers from the Taller de Músicos.

I haven't been able to stop thinking about the interview that the magazine Smoda did with Isabel Calderón, who has just debuted as an actress in the series Millennial mal. The screenwriter and co-creator of the podcast Deforme semanal reviews current events with her sharp critical eye and lashes out against capitalism, liberal feminism, false progressivism, and the lack of role models. 

More proposals for plans and activities:

• What can you do this weekend
• Things to do with children
• Series premiering this month
• Video games releasing this month
• What you can do in the Girona regions
• New restaurants to discover
• The human tower schedule