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Antonio Díaz (illusionist)
Antonio Díaz Cascajosa ( Badia del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain, 1986), better known by his stage name El Mago Pop, is a Spanish illusionist. Theatre Antonio Díaz began exhibiting his shows in Spanish theaters at the age of 17. After several shows (''Dreams'', ''The Night Abbozzi'' and ''The Amazing Story of Mr. Snow'') he created ''The Great Illusion''. Premiered at the Teatre Borràs in Barcelona in December 2013, it moved to the Teatre Coliseum. At the end of 2014, it moved to Madrid's Gran Vía. The Great Illusion was relocated to the Coliseum Theatre in Barcelona in April 2015. From September 2015 to April 2016, the show was performed at the Teatro Calderón in Madrid. ''The Great Illusion'' ended in July 2017 at the Starlite Festival, after having been seen by more than 800.000 spectators in three years. In September 2017, the new ''Nada Es Imposible'' premiered at the Rialto Theater in Madrid. Antonio Díaz, El Mago Pop, announced in 2018 that he will take his sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Levy Descubre Una Placa Que Homenajea A Antonio Díaz (cropped)
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being Elia ( Elias), Enea ( Aeneas), Luca (Lucas), Mattia (Matthias), Nicola (Nicholas), Tobia ( Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starlite Festival
Starlite Festival is an international music festival that take place in a natural outdoor space inside the quarry of Nagüeles, located in the Spanish city of Marbella. Starlite has become the cultural festival of reference in Europe with a daily programme that includes music, fashion, art, film and gastronomy opening its doors every day for a month with shows at the only club in the world inside a quarry. Its auditorium only counts with 2.200 seats to offer intimate and close concerts where the audience lives a unique experience with the stars. In addition, Starlite dedicates one night to philanthropy celebrating Starlite Gala hosted by Antonio Banderas, which has become the largest charity event in Spain. In previous years , the festival brought together political, intellectual, athletes and celebrities with more than a hundred public figures, positioning it as one of the most significant social events of this country. In just two years of existence, the international press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Magicians
Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Spanish cuisine consists of the cooking traditions and practices from Spain. Olive oil (of which Spain is the world's largest producer) is heavily used in Spanish cuisine. It forms the base of many vegetable sauces (known in Spanish as ''sofri ... Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * Spanish (song), "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is a Broadway theater at 241 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1928, it was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in the Elizabethan, Mediterranean, and Adam styles for the Shubert family. The theater, named in honor of actress Ethel Barrymore, has 1,058 seats and is operated by the Shubert Organization. Both the facade and the auditorium interior are New York City landmarks. The ground-floor facade is made of rusticated blocks of terracotta. The theater's main entrance consists of two archways and a doorway shielded by a marquee. The upper stories contain an arched screen made of terracotta, inspired by Roman baths, which is surrounded by white brick. The auditorium contains ornamental plasterwork, a sloped orchestra level, a large balcony, and a coved ceiling with a dome. The balcony level contains box seats topped by decorative arches. The theater was also designed with a basement lounge and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channel was the third most widely distributed subscription channel in the United States, behind now-sibling channel TBS and The Weather Channel; it is available in 409 million households worldwide, through its U.S. flagship channel and its various owned or licensed television channels internationally. It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but by the 2010s had expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment. , Discovery Channel is available to approximately 88,589,000 pay television households in the United States. History John Hendricks founded the channel and its parent company, Cable Educational Network Inc., in 1982. Several investo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricicle
Tricicle is a humorous gestural theater company of three actors, Joan Gràcia, Paco Mir, and Carles Sans. They founded the company in 1979 to perform brief sketches in the street and at alternative venues. At that time, the three members of Tricicle were students at Barcelona’s Institut del Teatre and specialized in pantomime and in the dramatic arts. In 1982, following several seasons of performances at alternative venues, they made their debut on the professional circuit at the Sala Villarroel in Barcelona with a show comprising a collection of different sketches created during their time at the so-called cafés-teatro (bars and cafés offering live performances). The show, entitled ''Manicomic'', was both a critical and commercial success and went on to win a prize at Sitges International Theater Festival that year. History In 1982, they got their first professional engagement; a premiere at the Barcelona Theater "Villarroel" of their first production, Manicomic, a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagoll Dagom
Dagoll Dagom is a Catalan theatre company founded in 1974, mostly dedicated to musical theater. They have performed around 5,000 times in Europe and South America. Dagoll Dagom have also created television series and released soundtrack albums. In 2015 they received the Joan Coromines Prize. Works Theatre * ''Yo era un tonto y lo que he visto me ha hecho dos tontos'' (1974) * ''Nocturn per acordió'' (1975) * ''No hablaré en clase'' (1977) * '' Antaviana'' (1978), based on Pere Calders 's tales * ''Nit de Sant Joan'' (1981), with music by Jaume Sisa * ''Glups!'' (1983), based on Gerard Lauzier's comics * ''Antaviana'' (1985), ''revival'' * ''El Mikado'' (1986), (The Mikado), by Gilbert and Sullivan * ''Quarteto da cinque'' (1987) * ''Mar i Cel'' (1988), based on the homonymous work by Àngel Guimerà. * ''Flor de nit'' (1992), written by Manuel Vázquez-Montalbán * ''Historietes'' (1993), a revival of the previous plays * ''T'odio amor meu'' (1995), based on Dorothy Parker's sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatre Victòria
The Teatre Victòria ("Victoria Theatre") is a theatre in Barcelona, Spain. The theatre was designed by and was inaugurated on 22 April 1905 as the "Pabellòn Sorianno theatre". In 1980, Jaime Balaguer retired and his sons, Jordi and Ricardo Balaguer took over the theatre. In 1986, with a 20-year rental agreement, the company Tres per Tres was founded, formed by Tricicle, Dagoll Dagom and Anexa. On 22 January 2002, Tres per Tres purchased the theatre. In June 2019, it was purchased by the illusionist El Mago Pop. History Origins The pavilion was demolished and rebuilt several times from 1900 to 1905 as part of an improvement process. 1916–1954 ''La canción del olvido'' by Serrano and ''L’auca del senyor Esteve'' were presented at the theatre on 12 May 1917. Balaguer era On 8 March 1984, ''1.000 años de jazz'' was released. Its premiere was attended by the President of the Generalitat Jordi Pujol and was received positively by critics. In two articles f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gran Vía, Madrid
The Gran Vía ("Great Way") street is a street in central Madrid, Spain. It leads from Calle de Alcalá, close to Plaza de Cibeles, to Plaza de España. The street, sometimes referred to as the "Spanish Broadway", is one of the city's most important shopping areas, with a large number of hotels and large movie theatres; however, since the late 2000s, many of these theatres have been replaced by shopping centres. The Gran Vía serves as a showcase of early 20th-century revival architecture, with architectural styles ranging from Vienna Secession style, Plateresque, Neo-Mudéjar, Art Deco, among others. History Conception In the mid 19th century, Madrid's urban planners determined that a new thoroughfare should be created, connecting the Calle de Alcalá with the Plaza de España – similar to Haussmann's renovation of Paris. The projects called for the demolition of many buildings in the centre of the city, earning the project the name of 'an axe blow on the map'. Decades a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badia Del Vallès
Badia del Vallès is a town and municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. History The township has its beginnings in the 1960s by a government plan aimed at creating a residential area on the outskirts of the towns of Barberà del Vallès and Cerdanyola del Vallès made up of 11,054 homes and all services relating thereto. In 1970 the first phase began with the construction of the first 4,156 homes, 98 premises and internal development. Before the start of the construction of Phase 2, the Ministry of Public Works completed the construction of the Barcelona-Terrassa motorway and the third belt, occupying three quarters of the land prescribed for the second phase, on which only 1,216 new homes and 38 premises could be built. The works were finished in 1973 but the city was not inaugurated, under the then Prince Juan Carlos, until 1975. On April 14, 1994, the municipality of Badia del Vallès was established for the first time, separated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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